Rules of Commerce and Administration


Registration Rules

1. Full-time students will be allowed to register for only four modules per term unless they are in the final year of study at the end of which they are likely to graduate.

2. No Part-time student shall be allowed, for any reason whatsoever, to register for more than two modules in a Term.


Admission Rules

1. General university entry requirements ( four level 4 passes, or better, in the NSC examination ) will apply to all B. Admin degrees whilst B. Com. Degrees will require a level 4, or better, pass in English ( either option ) and Mathematics ( not mathematical literacy ).
2. Students may gain entry to the faculty through the general mature exemption clause or successful completion of the bridging program.
3. Entry into the second year of the B. Com. ( Accounting ) and B. Com ( Banking ) programmes will require a pass mark of 60 % ( or better ) in CAFAC14.
4. No student will be allowed to register for the same module more than twice


Promotion Rules

1. From First to Second year – The student must have passed 12 of the 16 modules on the First year grid of the applicable program template.

2. From Second to Third year – The student must have passed twenty (20) modules on the applicable program template.

3. Exclusion from the faculty will occur should a student not have passed 32 modules after three years of study.
Other Rules

1. Should a student wish to deviate from the recommended module sequence, application must be made in writing to the Faculty Board through the relevant department head.

2. Course outlines will inform students of the continuous assessment methods to be used. They shall also include the weightings to be used towards calculating the final module mark.

3. Equivalent modules for semester courses are shown after departmental modules, see page __

4. For the purpose of recording a student’s performance, the following categories will apply :

0% - 49 %	Fail
50% - 64%	Pass
65% - 64%	First Class Pass
75% - 100%	Pass with Distinction

5. Supplementary assessments will be conducted in the last week of the term for those students with a final mark of between 45 and 49 percent. A candidate, after writing the supplementary assessment, must obtain a final marl\k of 50 percent to pass that module.

6. Students who at the end of an academic year are no more than two credits short of the requirements necessary to graduate may apply for a special assessment in those modules, provided:

i. They have attained a mark of not less than 35 % in such modules;
ii. Application for this special assessment is made in writing to the applicable Head of Department not later than the second week of February in the year succeeding the last time they were registered for the modules.
The special assessment will be conducted not later than the second week of March.

7. External assessors will be appointed for modules indicated with an *.

8. Marks will be controlled by the Faculty Assessment Committee.