| Curriculum and Period of Study |
| FBA2 |
The curriculum shall extend over four years of
full time study. |
| FBA3 |
The curriculum of the degree shall
include a minimum of sixty four credits. |
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| Change of Programme |
| FBA4 |
Any candidate who desires to change
his/her choice of academic programme shall obtain the approval
of the Head of the School of Management Studies. A candidate
shall not be permitted to change his/her programme unless he/she
is suitably qualified and there are sufficient candidates to
justify the provision of the courses required for that
programme. If the change should involve a deviation from the
prescribed curriculum, permission of Senate must be obtained for
the substitution of any course or courses for those normally
required.
NOTE: Students who fail to qualify for admission to a
programme's Honours course will be required to change their
programme in consultation with the School of Management Studies.
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| Deviation from Prescribed Curriculum |
| FBA5 |
A candidate may, in special circumstances, apply
to Senate for a concession to deviate from a programme
curriculum prescribed in the schedule. |
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| Promotion Rules |
| FBA6 |
A candidate will normally be required to
complete all compulsory and optional courses prescribed for each
year of study for the degree in order that he/she may proceed to
courses prescribed for the following year (subject to the rules
concerning transfer of other degree courses from this or other
approved Universities); provided that: |
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(a) |
A candidate who fails no more than two courses
in any year, but whose overall performance in all courses is of
a satisfactory standard, may be permitted, on the recommendation
of the Board of the Faculty of Commerce, to proceed to the next
year of study. He/she will be required to repeat the courses
which he/she failed. He/she will be required to comply with rule
FBA7 below, and, if necessary, to defer to a subsequent year one
or more of the courses prescribed for the year to which he/she
is permitted to proceed. The candidate's curriculum for the
remaining years of study shall be approved by the Dean of the
Faculty after consultation with the Head of Department in which
the candidate has chosen his/her special honours field; |
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(b) |
A candidate who fails a course in his/her final
year and is required to re-attend and repeat that course may be
permitted to take additional courses but no credits shall be
given for these courses in assessing the candidate's honours
grading; |
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(c) |
When a candidate completes a course which he/she
has previously failed he/she shall be given no credit for that
course in the assessment of the honours grading to be awarded
for the degree; |
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(d) |
Except by permission of the Head of Department a
candidate who has not successfully completed all courses
prescribed for a year of study shall not proceed to courses
prescribed for subsequent years of study for which Senate
requires as a prerequisite completion of one or more courses not
completed by the candidate. |
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| Readmission Rules |
| FBA7.1 |
Except with the permission of Senate a student
shall not be permitted to renew registration in the Faculty if
he or she |
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(a) |
fails any course required for the degree more
than once and/or |
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(b) |
has not completed the equivalent of |
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four semester courses qualifying for the degree by the
end of the first year of study |
| (ii) |
ten semester courses qualifying for the degree by the
end of the second year of study |
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eighteen semester courses qualifying for the degree by
the end of the third year of study or |
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has failed the equivalent of seven or more
semester courses during the period of registration for the
degree. |
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| FBA7.2 |
Except with the permission of the Senate a
student, other than a special admission programme student, who
has not completed all the requirements for the degree shall not
be permitted to register at the University for more than six
years. |
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| Readmission Rules Five Year GENSEC Programme |
| FBA7.3 |
Except with the permission of the Senate a
student shall not be permitted to renew registration in the
Faculty if he or she |
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(a) |
fails any course required for the
degree more than once and/or |
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(b) |
has not completed the equivalent of |
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three semester courses by the end of the
first year of study and the equivalent of |
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seven semester courses qualifying for the
degree by the end of the second year of study |
| (iii) |
thirteen semester courses qualifying for the
degree by the end of the third year of study |
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nineteen semester courses qualifying for the
degree by the end of the fourth year of study |
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has failed the equivalent of seven or more
semester courses during the period of registration for the
degree. |
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| FBA7.4 |
Except with the permission of the Senate a
GENSEC programme student who has not completed the requirements
for the degree shall not be permitted to register at the
university for more than seven years.
NOTES: For the purpose of rule FBA7.1(a) a student who
registers for MAM105H Mathematics 105 in one year and MAM106H
Mathematics 106 in the following year will be deemed to have
registered for MAM102W Mathematics 102 or MAM100W Mathematics I
(whichever is applicable) twice and rule FBA7.1(a) will be
applied in the case where such a student fails to complete both
half courses by the end of the second year.
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| Withdrawal from Registered Courses |
| FBA8 |
A student will normally be required,
subject to Rule FBA6(a) to register for the full curriculum of
the year of the degree for which he/she is registered. A student
will not, except with the permission of the Dean, be permitted
to withdraw from a course which is a requirement of the year for
which he/she is registered nor will he/she be permitted to
withdraw from a course which he/she is repeating. |
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| Maximum Number of Courses in Any Year |
| FBA9 |
Except by permission of Senate, a candidate may
not take more than the total number of courses stipulated for
the year of the Special Field for which he/she is registered. |
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| Exemptions from Courses previously completed |
| FBA10 |
Exemption from the requirements of
the BBusSc degree may be granted to candidates who have
completed courses of this University or of other approved
universities to the extent to which such courses shall be
accepted by the Senate as equivalent to those of the BBusSc
degree. However, no credit may be given for courses which have
been counted in fulfilment of requirements for a degree, diploma
or certificate awarded by this or any other University. A
candidate who has been credited with courses for such other
degree, certificate or diploma, may be granted exemption from
these courses in the BBusSc curriculum but will be required to
substitute other approved courses in fulfilment of the
requirement of the BBusSc degree. |
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| Supplementary Examinations |
| FBA11 |
Senate may permit a candidate to
write a supplementary examination in one or more courses failed.
In determining the award of a supplementary examination only the
academic record of a student shall be considered. |
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| Duly Performed Certificates Special
Admissions Programme Students |
| FBA12 |
A special admissions programme
student shall meet the duly performed requirements listed for
any course in the curriculum and in addition shall be required
to have attended at least 80% of all tutorials of the course
including special tutorials arranged for such students. Failure
to meet this requirement may result in the student not being
granted a duly performed certificate. |
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| Honours and Distinction |
| FBA13.1 |
The degree may be awarded with first or second
class honours or as a pass degree. |
| FBA13.2 |
The degree may be awarded with
distinction in individual subjects or for the degree as a whole. |
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| Exemption from or Modification of
Rules |
| FBA14 |
Any exemption from or modification of the rules
must be specially approved by Senate. |
