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2012 Prospectus - Kigali Institute Of Science And Technology

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35<br />

where, c i stands for the credit<br />

hours for a course, and p i<br />

stands for the grade point<br />

score for the module, based<br />

on the letter scale A, B, C, D<br />

and E, which relates to the<br />

percentage marks and grade<br />

points as shown in the table<br />

under item 243 above.<br />

245 The final classification of the<br />

diploma/degree shall be<br />

based on the performance of<br />

a candidate in all the modules<br />

done from the second year of<br />

study. The final score for the<br />

Diploma/Degree award shall<br />

be obtained by computing the<br />

GPA rounded to the nearest<br />

integer or two decimal points,<br />

respectively.<br />

246 The classification of the Degree<br />

award is based on the GPA as<br />

shown below:<br />

GPA Classification<br />

4.4-5.0<br />

3.6-4.39<br />

2.8-3.59<br />

2.0-2.79<br />

First Class<br />

Upper Second Honours<br />

Lower Second Honours<br />

Pass<br />

247 Diploma/Degree certificates<br />

will be awarded after<br />

successful completion of a<br />

Diploma/Degree program, and<br />

upon conferment of the award<br />

at the official graduation<br />

ceremony.<br />

248 Postgraduate degrees shall<br />

not be classified.<br />

Industrial Attachment<br />

252 For each Diploma/Degree<br />

program there shall be<br />

industrial attachment periods,<br />

spread over the academic<br />

year, as stipulated in the<br />

program specification<br />

253 Industrial Attachment shall<br />

be assessed and the grade<br />

obtained shall count towards<br />

the final diploma/degree<br />

award.<br />

254 Students will not be allowed<br />

to graduate until they<br />

complete their industrial<br />

attachment. A student who is<br />

not able to complete his/her<br />

industrial attachment for any<br />

reason shall be required to<br />

complete his/her attachment<br />

at his/her own expense,<br />

within one academic year.<br />

255 A student must complete and<br />

return to the <strong>Institute</strong>, an<br />

arrival note signed by the<br />

industrial supervisor and the<br />

KIST supervisor within two<br />

weeks of commencement<br />

of Industrial attachment.<br />

A student must obtain<br />

permission to change his/<br />

her allocated industrial<br />

attachment place before<br />

effecting the change. A<br />

student who does not go<br />

to the allocated place of<br />

industrial attachment will be<br />

deemed to have absconded<br />

and will be required to<br />

complete his/her attachment<br />

at his/her own expense,<br />

within one academic year.<br />

256 Each student must submit<br />

an Industrial Attachment<br />

report within three weeks of<br />

completing the attachment.<br />

257 Every submitted industrial<br />

attachment report shall be<br />

assessed in accordance with<br />

the existing Departmental or<br />

Faculty rules.<br />

258 Industrial attachment may<br />

only be repeated once and<br />

a student who fails the<br />

industrial attachment twice<br />

shall be discontinued.<br />

Examination Irregularities<br />

298 Examination cheating or<br />

malpractice is a grave<br />

offence. Anyone found to<br />

have cheated or to have<br />

been involved in any form<br />

of examination malpractice<br />

whatsoever shall be deregistered<br />

and expelled<br />

indefinitely from the<br />

<strong>Institute</strong>.<br />

299 Examination cheating<br />

or Malpractice shall be

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