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Social Sciences Regulations
Aegrotat Degree, Diploma and Certificate
- A candidate taking examinations in respect
of a final degree, diploma or certificate programme
and who had been absent through illness from
one or more papers, may apply for the award
of an aegrotat degree, diploma or certificate
on the following conditions.
- Where the whole of the final
examination for a degree, diploma or certificate
is taken at the end of the final year of
the course and he/she has completed more
than half of the final examination but has
been absent from the remainder of that examination.
- Where the final examination is in two
or more parts (the award of the degree,
diploma or certificate depending on performance
in each of these parts) and he/she has successfully
completed the first one or two parts and
more than half of the final part, but has
been absent from the remainder of the examination
for the final part.
- Where the final examination is in two
parts and the student has completed the
first part (second year) with a B average
or higher and his course work during the
final year of the course has been of a consistently
high standard, but he/she has been absent
from the other part of the examinations.
- The Examiners consider that in the work
which the candidate has submitted at such
of the final examination as he/she had attended,
he/she reached a standard which, if also
reached in the remainder of the examination,
would have qualified him/her for the award
of a degree, diploma or certificate.
- All applications for an aegrotat degree, diploma
or certificate must be referred by the Registrar
to the Faculty Board of Examiners and the Board
for Examinations for a recommendation to Board
for Undergraduate Studies. Applications from
or on behalf of candidates must be accompanied
by a medical certificate signed by (a) University
Health Officer, or (b) the Dean of the Faculty
of Medical Sciences in consultation with the
appropriate members of the Medical School, (c)
or other medical personnel appointed for this
purpose by the University, and shall reach the
Registrar not later than thirty days from the
last examination paper written by the candidate.
- In assessing an application for an aegrotat
degree, diploma or certificate, reports from
the appropriate Heads of Departments on the
candidate's work should be taken into consideration.
Oral examinations, where possible, by internal
examiners may be an aspect of examinations for
the award of an aegrotat degree.
- An aegrotat degree, diploma or certificate
will be awarded without distinction or class.
- Holders of an aegrotat degree, diploma or
certificate will not be permitted to re-enter
for the same examination but may proceed to
a higher degree if accepted by the Board for
Graduate Studies.
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