BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Written Examinations

1. All course units taken in a given semester shall be examined at the end of that semester, except where a course is not examinable. 
2. A candidate for the degree shall satisfactorily complete such coursework and practical assignments as may be required for the scheme of study. Satisfactory completion of any such requirements shall be a condition of admission to the examination at the end of that semester of study. 
3. A written examination for a course unit shall have a minimum duration of two hours. 
4. Each course unit or its equivalent shall be graded independently out of a maximum of 100 marks and the pass mark shall be 40 subject to the candidate acquiring 40% in both the course work and written examination. 
5. The complete assessment of a taught unit shall consist of course work (i.e. assignments, laboratories and continuous assessment tests) and a compulsory written examination. The contribution towards the unit aggregate shall be 50% for course work and 50% for written examination. 
6. A candidate who fails to take any prescribed examination without good cause will be considered to have scored 0 (zero) marks in that examination.
7. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in not more than one third of the units prescribed for a year of study, shall on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to take supplementary examinations in the failed units before the start of the next academic year. 
8. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in more than one third of the units prescribed for a year of study, shall on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, not proceed to the next year of study but be allowed to retake the failed units when those units are next offered. 
9. A candidate who fails to satisfy the Board of Examiners after any supplementary examination, shall on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to retake the failed units when those units are next offered.
10. A candidate who fails to take any prescribed examination with good cause may, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to take a special examination for the unit before the start of the following academic year. Examinations taken under this clause shall be treated in accordance with Clause 5.1.7.
11. Regulations 7, 8, 9 and 10 not withstanding, a candidate who

i)has failed any course unit or its equivalent after four attempts or 

ii)has failed the Second Year Project after four attempts or 

iii)fails to successfully complete Industrial attachment after two attempts or 

iv)has failed the Fourth Year Project after four attempts or

v)fails to complete the course within sixteen semesters

12. shall, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval of Senate, be discontinued from the programme.

13. A pass obtained in any supplementary Examination shall be recorded as 40% in the candidate’s academic record. 

14. In the event that this syllabus is revised, a candidate who is required to take any examination shall be required to take the examination in the equivalent course unit(s) in the revised syllabus. 

15. The final award of the degree shall be based on the assessment of the candidate’s performance in the third and fourth years of study, including the industrial attachment and Fourth year project, based on the average mark scored over all course units. 

16. For a candidate to qualify for the award the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he/she must pass the ALL the course units in the first, second and third years of study, Industrial attachment undertaken between the third and fourth years of study, four (4) compulsory course units in the fourth year of study, four (4) elective units in the fourth year of study and a project in the fourth year of study. 

17. A candidate who passes the equivalent of one third or more course units through supplementary examinations or retake in the third and fourth year of study shall not be eligible for an Honours degree. 

18. A candidate who successfully completes the first and second year of study shall be awarded a Diploma in Computer Science according to stipulated regulations for the diploma.

19. In the final year of study, a mark between 35% and 39% inclusive will qualify for application of the rule of compensation (see 5.1.19 below).

20. Compensation may be allowed in a maximum of the equivalent of two course units only and shall be made by taking two marks in one passed unit for each unit with a mark above 40% to make up for every failed mark.

Year II Project

1. A project in this context shall mean computer systems development work undertaken by a candidate or a group of candidates, in accordance to the School’s guidelines on Undergraduate Projects. 
2. The project shall be equivalent to one (1) course unit. 
3. The project shall be graded independently out of a maximum of 100 marks and the pass mark shall be 40%. 
4. A pass obtained in any resubmitted project will be recorded as 40%. 
5. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the project may, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to resubmit the project within a period of 3 months. 
6. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the first re-submission of the project may, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to redo the same or do another project during a subsequent academic year. 
7. A candidate who fails on the fourth attempt shall, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be discontinued from the programme. 

Year IV Project

1. A project in this context shall mean computer systems development work undertaken by a candidate or a group of candidates, in accordance to the School’s guidelines on Undergraduate Projects. 
2. The project shall be equivalent to four (4) course units. 
3. The project shall be graded independently out of a maximum of 100 marks and the pass mark shall be 40%. 
4. A pass obtained in any resubmitted project will be recorded as 40%. 
5. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the project may, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to resubmit the project within a period of 3 months. 
6. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the first re-submission of the project may, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to redo the same or do another project during a subsequent academic year. 
7. A candidate who fails on the fourth attempt shall, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be discontinued from the programme.

Industrial Attachment

1. The Student will undertake Industrial Attachment for a period of 8 weeks between semester 2 of year three and semester 1 of year four, in accordance to the School’s guidelines on Industrial Attachment. 
2. The Industrial Attachment shall be equivalent to 2 course units. 
3. The Industrial Attachment report shall be graded independently out of a maximum of 100 marks and the pass mark shall be 40%. 
4. A pass obtained in any resubmitted Industrial Attachment report will be recorded as 40%. 
5. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the Industrial Attachment may, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to repeat the Industrial Attachment not more than once . 
6. A candidate who fails in a repeated Industrial Attachment shall, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be discontinued from the programme.