Regulations for t he l>etow or KactM'1or olCommc:Ke (8. Corn.)

U1 UCATION ACT , 198iI

(,\Cf NO. XX IVOF 19118 )

Regulations for t he l>etow or KactM'1or olCommc:Ke (8. Corn.)

IN exercise of the powersconfcrred upon him by scction5 28(5) and

29(6) of the Eduemion Act. 1988. the Chlmeellor of the Universi ty of

~h l t ~ has promulgated the following rcgulatioru> maOc by the Senate o f

the Uni\'ersi ly of ~hlta in \'inue of the powers confelTed upon it by

section 33 of the Sol id Act.

Citation

Th ese Regulh tions may be ci ted as the Regulat ions for t he Dt:grec

o f Bachelor of Commerce.

REG UI.AT IONS FO R T il E DEG REE Ot' H,\ CUE'.O R OF CO MltU; RCI:: - H. Corn.

(Applica blr to f our.;es st",ti ng in Od~r 1988 ur late r)

Ad m b;sion

1.1 To be eligible for the award of the degree of Bache lor of Commerce (B.

Corn .) a ca nd idate must

(a ) be registered as a matriculated 51l1de nt in terms of the Admission

Regulations of the Un iversity;

(b)

satisfy the Special Course Requireme11lS in accordance with regula tions3

below

(c) complete the eoUI'Sl' of studies. qualify in Ihe ClIaminations. and satisfy

any other requirement s prescribed in these regulations; and

(d) sa tisfy any other requiremcnQ; pn:seribcd in any other relevant statutes

and regulat ions of the Uni''Crsi ty .

Dura tion of Cou rse

2. I.T1Ie COUI'SC of sllulio::s leading to the degree of Bachelor of Commerce - B.

Corn. shall ex tend O\'er a minimum period o f three years. A candidate may rIOt ta ke the

Fi nal Exam in ations earlier tha n three a.::ademie )'eal'$ or later than four )'ears from first

admbsion to th e course of studies. c~cept with the permission of (he Scn~( c .

SpKial CtKI~ Requlrmw.nlS

3. 1 A candidate may proceed tu the Cou rse of B. Corn. with Econom ics.

Managemen t. Public I'olie)' and Bank ill); l!lld Financ.:: a~ major areas of study provided

he is in possession of the Uni" ersi t)' Entr)' Requirements.

3.2 A ca ndidat c admiucd to 1he 0 . Com. degree ~"()urse and ..... ho desires to

proceed to a Major in Accotuuancy must be in possession of a pass at Ad ~a nccd Le,·cI

orequivalent in Accountingand Ecooom ic! al G rade C Ofbener on admission to the B.

Com. course. Sludeots admilled to the D. Corn. degree course in or after Octobe r 1990

who desire 10 pt"Oceed to a Major in ACCOU nlan-cy must be in possession of a pass at

Advanced Le,·cI or eq uivalen! in Accounting m Grade C o r bener on admiss ion tu the

B. Corn. course.

Courseof Sludies

4 .1 ·1111' course of st udies consists of a number of study units 10 each of ..... hich a

specified number of credi ts is assigned .

4.2 A catalogue of study units. with the o;:r"L-dilS assigned tu each. will be published

before the start of each academic year .

4 .3 The a llalogue shall specify the core study units and any prerequisites for Pan

I of the COurse and for each major and minor areas of study in Part 11 o f the course

mentioned in regulation 4.4.

4.4 The study units shall be in the follo ..... ing areas of study: Accounlaocy.

Managemen t, Economics. Public Policy. Danking and Finan« and any ot her areas

approved by the Sena te. followi ng lite reoommcnda tionsof the Facuhy Board.

4.5 In o rder to complete t he course of studies leading to the U. Corn. degree a

candid ate must obtain not less than sixty fou r cred its.

4.6 Credits arc awa rded to candidates who su<xcssfully complele study unils.

(One credi t is normally gained for a successfully completed study unit o f about 14

teaching hours.)

4 .7 (i) Credits will be gnlded A to 0: A being the highcst and D the lowest pa.~s

grade. indicating the standard attained by the can didate in the work done throughout

the stu dy un 't and in the test held~! the cnd of il. n.e tes t may con5is! o f a writtc n part

andlor an ora l part and/o r an assignment prepared during the study unit .

(i i) A candidate ",·ho fails to oblain the credits assigned to a study uni t will be

given a Grade F and may be allowed to repeat the study un,t when offe red.

4.8 1111' ~"()urse of studies consists of a minimum number of study units with the

following number of credits

Pan One - Twenty four credits 10 be awarded on passing the Pan O ne

Examination as pro~idcd in regulation 5.4

Pllrt Two - (i) Twenty credits in a major area of study; and (iil either twenty

credi ts in another major area of study or ten credits in each of two m'lK)T areas o f

study.

4 .9 In each )"earof P~rt Two ofthc course. acandidllle must register for ~ number

of study units fo r which not less than si~tcen and not more than twenty eight credits arc

assigned .

4.10 The number of required study units. the choice of sludy uni ts and the order

in ..... hich they arc 10 be taken by tile candida[;,. mus[ ha~e [he approval of the Faculty

Boord. (Some study unilS ate .;equcnt ial. and admission 10 Ihem may require , lhe

previous successful compic tion of other specified st udy units andfor ot he r qualific-.a tions

indicated in the catalogue of study un its. ,

4 .1 1 The Faculty Board may u empl a candidate from the req uiremcnh of

obtaining a credil cert ificate for a partkularstudy unil and/or the Part One Examinalion

if he h ~ s obtai ned from the Universit~ or an instit ution n:oognised by the Senale for the

purpose. a qualificatiun Ihe stuuy for which is. in the opinion o f the Faculty Board.

eq uivalent in ('Ontent and standard \U thut req uired for the credit certifica te concerned

or for Part One Examinalions.

~:!l'limilUl t ions

5. 1 There shall be uaminalions held alllle e nd of Part One and I' art Two o f the

('Ou rse of ~ tudi es.

5. 2 A candidate is deem ed 10 hl ... e passed an examination if he has oblained one

o f the foll,)win); grades: A. ll. C or 0 in each o f tile papers.

5.3 The re shall be twO sessions of examinations in each yea r: o ne session is

normally held in May/June and a supplementary session is n"nnall~ he ld in September/

O ctober.

5. 4 ExllmilUllioll flt the eNl ojPtJnO"e

(i) A candidate will be required to sit for the Part One Examination after

having pursued a number of st udy units for wh ich a to ta l of twenty four eredilS are

assigned .

(ii) In the Ex aminH tion hel d at the cnd of Part Onc. six papers ..... iII be sel in

the areas of study covered in the Part One of the course. In the case of students

ad mitted to the U. Corn . degree course before October 1990. the examination held

a t the cnd of Part One will consisl of fou r papers in the areas of s1udies oovered in

Part Onc: of the course.

(i ii) A candidate who has passed the Part Onc Examinmion is deemed to

ha ve o btained the twen1y four credits o f the Part One of the oourse of studi es. A

candidate will not be allowed to proceed beyond the Pan Onc leve l of the B. Corn.

unlcss he

(a ) has passed ParI Onc examina tions or has been e~empted the refrom

in tcrmsof regulat ion 4. 11 : or

(b) nu ~ becn referred in nOt more Ihan onc pape r of the Part O ne

exam ination as deta iled in regulat ion 5.7 (iii).

(iv) The names of candidmes who pass the cxa minmi()ns at 1he end of Part

One shall be publi$hed in al phabet ical order.

5.5

Final EXDmination

(iJ Al the cnd of the coun;e of studies and after obtaining the 'lipulalcoJ

minimum si~ly fOUT credits a cllrld idmc will be rcqu il\'d [0 sit for the Fim,1

E~ amination in ei ther two major areas of study or in one m;.jor and lWO minor

arcasof stooy.

(iil In the Final Exam imllion~. four paper.< will be ~t in cilch "f Lhe !lll.jUT

areas of slUdy. and two plIpeD in each of [he minor are as of study. A ";1'11 HKt'

cxamina lion may also be held .

<i) The o\'crall c,'alu3 lion of a c:mdid:lle rn, tile degree of B. Corn. will take

into account his pe rformance allhe Pan Oncand Fina l En mi oalions. aswcll as Ihe

credit certificates and grades obtained during his course of stud ies.

(iil The names of calldidales ,,'00 qualify for the al'''B,d of the R. Corn.

degree sha ll be published in alphabetical order in a list di"ided into the catc:~ries I.

II A. II B and Ill.

5.7 Supplrmr ni(lry t:~am""'liDlIll",d T~rmillllfiDn of Cou,ns

(i) A candidate who fails the Part Onc or Final Examinat ion may be allol ... ed

to sit for the Supplementary Examination in Ihe fnllowing session in tile papers

fa iled.

{iil Wllere a ,andidalt., fai ls in more than onc p;'pe r in bolh sessions of Ihe

Part Onc E~~mination as dClailed in regulation 5.3 lie will be required to repent

Pa rt Onc of the course of studies.

(iii) A ,andidate who fails in IHlly onc paper of tile Supplemen tary Session of

the Part Onc Examinatiorl ..... ill be referred in that paper.

Such a candidate .... ill be: considered rn; a provisional student in Part Two

ofthecourscofst udiesand will be:cxpe(1:ed topass tile fai led paper in tile following

Examina tion Session (i .c. no su pplementary session).

(iv) A candidate may only be allo .... ed to repea t the Part One o r Part T .... o

Examina tion oncc.

Applicability

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These Regul ation s shall apply to courses starting in (klobl'r 19811 or la ler.

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