BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN SCRIPTURE STUDIES - B.A. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN SCRIPTURE

STUDIES - B.A. (HONS)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.685

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

ARTS (HONOURS) IN SCRIPTURE STUDIES - B.A.

(HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF THEOLOGY

21st June, 2022

LEGAL NOTICE 179 of 2022.

(1)

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for

the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Scripture Studies - B. A.

(Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Theology.

(2)

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Theology;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the

degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Scripture Studies – B. A.

(Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in

Scripture Studies – B. A. (Hons);

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Scripture Studies; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2022 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.

(2)

Applicants admitted under paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of

the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of those

qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Faculty

Admissions Committee, through an interview, that they have reached

the academic standard required to follow the Course with profit.

(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 Language,

or a pass at the same standard in a comparable qualification, shall be

exempted from sitting for the proficiency test.

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN SCRIPTURE

STUDIES - B.A. (HONS)

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of

full-time study or five years of part-time study.

The programme of study, which shall comprise study-

units to which 180 ECTS credits are assigned, 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

60 ECTS credits are assigned, and opt not to proceed with the Course

or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete the Course, shall

be entitled to the Diploma.

Students shall be eligible for the award of the Degree if

they obtain the 180 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of

study for the Course.

The overall evaluation of each student’s performance in

the Course for the purpose of the classification of the Degree and the

Diploma shall be based on the results obtained, 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.