1.                  Definition of Course Credit System

 

This shall be understood to mean a system whereby subject areas are broken into units which are taught and examined at the end of each semester in such a way that no course extends to the second semester a 10unit course shall be equated with 15hours of teaching in one semester. A 1-unit of laboratory work shall be equated with 3 hours of laboratory practice. Projects are, however, to be weighted with a maximum of 6 units which could be spread over two semesters, but credited in the second semester.

 

2.                  Unit of Taught Courses

 

No course shall carry less than 1 unit or more than 3 units with the proviso only that when the need arises to exceed the maximum of 3 units, the Faculty shall seek and obtain Senate approval. Under no circumstances shall any course carry more than 4 units.

 

3.                  Student Workload for Full-time Students

 

Students’ workload shall be a minimum of 15 credit units with the proviso that a graduating students can take 12 units subject to Senate approval. The maximum workload of students shall be 21 units with the proviso that, for graduating students, the approval of the Faculty Board must be sought to exceed the maximum by not more than 3 additional units, and that no approval for extra units can be granted to any student with less than a CGPA of 2.4.

 

4.                  Staff Workload

 

The minimum staff workload shall be 8 units per week except in case where courses are not available.

 

5.                  Duration of Courses

 

The normal duration of a Bachelor’s degree programme shall be 8 semesters for students admitted to 100 level and 6 semesters for students admitted to 200level.

Certain degree programmes required longer periods of study as may be prescribed by Faculty regulations. The maximum period of study permissible for the Bachelor’s degree programme shall be: 10, 12, and 14 semester for the 3-year, 4-year and 5-year courses respectively. Leave of absence shall not count as part of the maximum period.

 

6.                  Course Codes

 

Each course shall be identified by a code made up of three letter designating the teaching unit and a three-digit number, the first of which shall indicate the level of the course.

 

7.                  Status of Courses and Definitions

 

(i)                 Compulsory Courses

These are Departmental courses which students must take and pass in order to graduate

 

(ii)               Required Courses

These are University-wide general courses which students must take and pass before they can graduate.

 

(iii)             Elective Courses

These are courses within or outside the Faculty of students which they should take to meet the minimum number of units

 

(iv)             A Pre-requisite Course

This is one which a student must take and make at least 35% to be able to register for certain courses.

 

8.                  Admission and Withdrawal from Courses

 

1. Admission into course closes at the end of the registration period of each semester
2. A student can withdraw from a course without penalty only if he/she had been permitted by the Faculty Board. Any student who withdraws without due permission will be deemed to have failed except in special cases of approval by Senate.

 

9.                  Continuous Evaluation

 

The progress of the students enrolled in each course shall continuously be assessed by means of tests; written assignments, reports and/or such other means as may be consistent with the objectives and conduct of the course as determined by the Department.

 

10.              Examinations

 

1. Each course shall normally be examined at the end of the semester in which it is offered.
2. The length of an examination shall be a period of not less that one hour and not more that three hours.
3. There shall be no re-sit examination in any course.

 

11.              Final Marks

 

1. Each course shall be grade on the basis of 100 total marks with proportions for continuous assessments and course examination as determined by the appropriate Faculty board. In no case shall the proportion for continuous assessment be less than 20% or grater than 30% except in cases specified by the Faculty Board.
2. Each course shall be graded out of a maximum of 100 marks and the score for ach course shall be assigned appropriate letter grades and grade points as follows:

 

MARKS (%)              LETTER GRADE     GRADE POINTS

                        70 – 100                                  A                                 5

                        60 – 69                                    B                                  4

                        50 – 59                                    C                                 3

                        45 – 49                                    D                                 2

                        40 – 44                                    E                                  1

                        0 – 39                                      F                                  0

 

12.              Academic Standing

 

1. A student shall be deemed to be in good academic standing as long as his cumulative CPA is not below 1.0.
2. A student shall be given a warning if his CGPA is below 1.0 for the first time. This shall be indicated by the mark ‘WN’ against the name of such student on the result sheet.
3. A student shall be placed on 1^st probation marked with ‘P1’ if his CGPA is below 1.0 for the second consecutive semester; if his CGPA is below 1.0 for the 3^rd consecutive semester, he shall be placed on 2^nd probation marked with ‘P2’.
4. A student with a CGPA of less than 1.00 in his/her 4^th consecutive semester shall be required to withdraw from the department. Such a student may be allowed to seek admission into a level not higher that 200 in any other Department/Faculty in the University. A students required to withdraw shall seek and obtain admission into any other Faculty or Department within 4 weeks of the notice of withdrawal after which the withdrawal notice shall stand.

 

13.              Graduation Requirements

 

To be eligible for the award of a Bachelor’s degree of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, a student must pass the following minimum total number of units, inclusive of the University courses requirements:

 

Faculty                        3-year Programme     4-year programme     5-year Programme

      Arts                              94                                124                              -

      Education                     94                                124                              -

      Law                             -                                   124                              150

      Science                        108                              144                              -

      Social Science              94                                124                              -

      Mgt Science                 94                                124                              -

 

 

The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) shall be obtained by:     

a.                   Multiplying the Grade Point assigned to the letter grade obtained in each course by the number of units assigned to the course to arrive at the weighted score for each course.

b.                  Adding together the weighted scores for all courses taken up to that time.

c.                   Dividing the total weighted score by the total number of units.

 

14.              Classification of Degrees

 

For the purpose of computation of results for graduation, all courses taken by a student shall count. Degree classification shall be based on the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) obtained by each student as follows:          

 

CGPA                                           CLASS OF DEGREE

4.50 – 5.00                                    1^st Class (Hons.)

3.50 – 4.49                                    2^nd Class (Hons.) Upper Division

2.40 – 3.49                                    2^nd Class (Hons.) Lower Division

1.50 – 2.39                                    3^rd Class

1.00 – 1.49                                    Pass

Below 1.00                                    Fail