BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2019 FOR THE

SPORT ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.666

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2019 FOR THE

DIPLOMA IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION AND

MANAGEMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND

SPORT

7th September 2021

LEGAL NOTICE 347 of 2021.

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws in terms

of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2019 for the Diploma in Sport Administration and Management

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 Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed by

Senate for the Course, on the recommendation of the Board;

"the Certificate" means the Certificate in Sport Administration

and Management;

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

Diploma in Sport Administration and Management;

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Sport Administration and

Management; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2021 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 are further required to be aged not less than 18

years within three calendar months from the commencement of the

Course.

(3) Applicants admitted as “Adult Learners” under paragraph

(c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations must be in

possession of those qualifications and experience that would satisfy

the interviewing board, through an interview, that they have

reached the academic standard required to follow the Course with

profit. Such applicants shall be required to submit with their

application a letter written in English giving their motivation for

joining the Course, together with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae.

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(4) Applicants admitted in terms of paragraph (3) 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 Language or a pass at the same standard in a comparable

qualification, shall be exempt from this requirement.

(5) The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three members.

(6) All applicants shall produce certification with regard to

their prior or current involvement in Physical Education and/or

Sport.

(7) Applicants who apply without the requested qualifications

listed above shall not be allowed to sit for the assessments of the

study-units and shall be awarded a certificate of attendance,

provided that they have attended at least 80% of the lectures.

(8) Applicants in possession of the Certificate, who have

obtained ECTS credit for study-units considered by the Board of

Studies to be equivalent to those included in the programme of

study for the Course, may also be admitted into the Course. Subject

to the provisions of the Principal Regulations, such applicants may

be allowed by the Board of Studies to transfer these credits to the

Course. The number of credits so transferred shall not exceed 30

ECTS credits.

The Course shall extend over a period of two semesters of

full-time study or four semesters of part-time study.

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to

which a total of 60 ECTS credits are assigned.

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 programme of

study for the Course.

The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the Course.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which

30 ECTS credits are assigned and who either opt not to proceed

with the Course, or having proceeded do not successfully complete

the Course shall be entitled to the award of the Certificate.

Students shall be eligible for the award of the Diploma if

they obtain the 60 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of

study for the Course.

(1) The overall evaluation of each student’s performance in

the Course for the purpose of the classification of the Diploma shall

be based on the results obtained in the Course, all credits being

weighted equally.

(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified

as follows

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Passed with Distinction.

Passed with Merit.

Passed.

(3) The Certificate shall be awarded unclassified.

The Bye-Laws of 2019 in terms of the General Regulations

for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Certificate in

Sport Administration and Management under the auspices of the

Institute for Physical Education and Sport, published as Legal

Notice 54 of 2019, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from

the 30 September 2021, provided that students registered for this

course before the 1 October 2021 shall continue to be governed by

the bye-laws that were in force at the time of their joining the

course.