BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - B. Sc. (HONS.) SPA - UNDER THE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.450

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL

ACTIVITY - B. Sc. (HONS.) SPA - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL

EDUCATION AND SPORT

19th July, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE 191 of 2013, as amended by Legal Notice 327 of 2016,

172 of 2017, 270 of 2020 and 276 of 2024.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sport and Physical

Activity - B. Sc. (Hons.) SPA - under the auspices of the Institute

for Physical Education and Sport.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the institute for Physical

Education and Sport;

"the Certificate" means the Certificate in Sport and Physical

Activity - Cert. SPA;

"the course" means the programme of study leading to the

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sport and Physical

Activity B. Sc. (Hons.) SPA;

"the Degree" means the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(Honours) in Sport and Physical Activity B. Sc. (Hons.) SPA;

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity

- Dip. SPA; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2020 or later.

(1) To be registered as regular students in the course,

applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University.

(2) Applicants admitted under regulation 2(2)(a)(iii) of the

Admission Regulations must be in possession of those

qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Board that

they have reached the academic standard required to follow the

course with profit. The eligibility of such applicants shall be

decided by the Board, following an interview conducted by an

interviewing board appointed for the purpose. The interviewing

board appointed by the Board shall be composed of at least three

persons.

(3)

Applicants admitted in terms of paragraph (2) of this bye-

law shall be in possession of a pass in an English language

proficiency test as approved by the University before being

admitted to the course, provided that applicants in possession of a

Secondary Education Certificate pass at Grade 3 or higher in

English or a pass at the same standard in a comparable

qualification, shall be exempted from sitting for the proficiency

test.

(4) Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Sport and

Leisure Studies may also be admitted to the course. Subject to the

provisions of the Principal Regulations, such applicants may be

allowed by the Board to transfer the credits obtained in the

Diploma to the course. The number of credits so transferred shall

not exceed 90 credits ECTs.

(5)

All applicants shall

(a) submit a medical fitness certificate, as per prescribed

form provided by the Institute of Physical Education

and Sport, dated not earlier than two months prior to

the submission of the application;

(b) submit a Police Good Conduct Certificate issued by

the Commissioner of Police; and

(c) submit documented evidence pertaining to any relevant

experience listed on the appropriate form provided by the

Institute of Physical Education and Sport..

(1)The Board may recommend to Senate the number of

students that shall be allowed to register for the full-time Course,

depending on the availability of resources. The Board shall

announce the number of available places at the time of the call for

applications.

(2) When the number of applicants that may be admitted to the

full-time Course is limited in terms of paragraph (1) of this bye-

law, and the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of

places available, the Board shall make an initial ranking according

to the following criteria, the weighting of which shall be published

at the time of the call for applications

(a) academic qualifications; and

(b) experience in the field of Physical Education and Sport.

(3) Candidates who fall within the limited number plus the

next 25% (of the limited number of students) shall be called in for

an interview. The final ranking shall be made on the totalling of

the scores acquired in the initial ranking plus the mark acquired for

the interview.

(4) The interviewing board appointed by the Board for the

purpose, shall be composed of at least 3 members.

(5) For the purpose of selection, applicants whose

qualifications were obtained by 31 August preceding the

commencement of the Course shall be considered first. If vacant

places are still available, applicants who obtain all necessary

qualifications after the 31 August and before the 30 September

shall be considered to take up the remaining places.

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-

time study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The Board shall publish the course plan at the

commencement of each course. Subject to changes that the Board

may, with the approval of Senate, be constrained to make, students

are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the credits as

indicated in the course plan they are following for the Degree,

provided that the course plan is drawn up in accordance with the

relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.

Students shall be required to register and obtain credit for

study-units to which a total of 180 ECTs credits are assigned.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which at

least 30 ECTs credits have been assigned, and opt not to proceed

with the course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete

the course, shall be entitled to the Certificate.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which at

least 60 ECTs credits have been assigned, and opt not to proceed

with the course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete

the course, shall be entitled to the Diploma.

For the purpose of the classification of the Diploma and the

Degree, the overall evaluation of each student’s performance in the

course shall be based on the results obtained in all the study-units

with all credits awarded being weighted equally.

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply

mutatis mutandis to courses followed on a part-time basis, and

subject to such changes as may reasonably be deemed by the Board

as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course.

The Course may be offered on a flexible part-time basis

with the following special provisions in terms of the provisions

outlined in the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 applicable with the necessary changes needed

(mutatis mutandis) owing to the part-time nature of the Course

(a) During each academic year, students shall be allowed

to register for a number of study-units as agreed with

the Course Coordinator, to which not less than 12

ECTS credits are assigned, provided that registration

for the study-units included in the programme of study

for each Course year (60 ECTS credits) is spread over

not more than three academic years;

(b) In order to progress regularly from one Course year to

the next, the 60 ECTS credits of each Course year

must be completed in not more than three academic

years;

(c) Students who are absent for the assessment of a study-

unit, or fail in the assessment of a study-unit, shall, if

eligible, be required to take the assessment of any

number of such incomplete study-units at the

September assessment session or at the next available

opportunity;

(d) If necessary, students may be allowed to refer the

assessment of study-units to the next academic year,

provided that not more than 12 ECTS credits may be

referred from one Course year to the next;

(e) The assessment of study-units that may be referred to

the next academic year shall be considered as

additional to the minimum number of credits (12

ECTS credits) that students are obliged to register for

during any academic year;

(f)

Students who, after having registered for all the study-

units comprising the programme of a Course year, and

after the September session lack more than 12 ECTS

credits to complete the programme for the Course year,

may be allowed, if eligible and after academic advice,

to refer them to the next academic year during which

they shall not be allowed to register for any other

study-units. If such an academic year is needed in

addition to the maximum period of three years referred

to in (b) of this bye-law, it shall be considered as an

additional year;

(g) Students who, after having registered for all the study-

units comprising the programme of the final Course

year, may, if necessary and if eligible, refer any

incomplete study-units to an additional academic year;

(h) An additional year, whether required in terms of

paragraphs (f) or (g) of this bye-law may be granted

once only throughout the Course, unless in special

circumstances and with the approval of Senate;

(i)

Students registered on the flexible part-time

programme must obtain the approval of the Course

Coordinator before they are registered on the study-

units they wish to follow in any academic year;

(j)

Subject to approval by the Board, students registered

on the Course may be allowed to change the mode of

attendance from full-time to flexible part-time or vice

versa at the beginning of the second year of the regular

programme of study. Changes in mode of attendance in

any subsequent year of the Course may be considered

by the Board, if the Course programme permits; and

(k) Notwithstanding the provisions in the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2019 owing to the nature of the Course when offered

on a flexible part-time basis that allows for a longer

duration than normal, students registered on such a

flexible part-time Course programme shall not be

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN SPORT AND

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - B.Sc.. (HONS.)SPA - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT

entitled to ever repeat a Course year in its entirety, nor

to an extension year after each Course year.