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ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
The Federal University Otuoke operates a Course unit System. This is a system in which subjects are broken down into one or more convenient sections called Courses, which are taught and examined within a semester. A course is assigned a specific number of lectures, tutorials and/or practical work (3 hours of practical work per week for 15 weeks). Regulations guiding the operation of the course system in the University are as follows:
a) Federal University Otuoke shall adopt the Course Unit System in conducting all academic programmes.
b) A course unit is any part or whole of a subject which can be completed through lectures, tutorials and/or practical within a specified number of hours within a semester.
c) Courses are normally weighed in terms of course units ranging from one to six.
d) A course unit is defined as one hour of lecture and one to two hours of tutorial/discussion, or two to three hours of practical sessions (workshop, laboratory, or field work) per week per semester.
e) Undergraduate courses shall be allotted the following level codes:
101-199 for 100 Level students
201-299 for 200 Level students
301-399 for 300 Level students
401-499 for 400 Level students
(Odd numbers are for first semester and even numbers are for second semester)
f) A course may be evaluated in terms of lecture hours alone without tutorials or practical hours but may also be a combination of lecture, tutorial and practical hours
g) For all undergraduate programmes, the following are the general categories of courses:
i. Compulsory: Courses so categorized must be taken and passed before any student can graduate in any degree programme and not subject to choice by student.
ii. Electives: Courses so designated are left to students to choose to make up their workload or degree programmes. They may be from their fields of study or outside them but must be relevant to their programme of study on the advice of their course advisor. A prescribed number of units from such courses must be passed before a student can graduate.
iii. Required: A course that needs to be taken in order for a student to graduate. A pass grade is necessary for a specified minimum credit units.
iv. Pre-Requisite: A pre-requisite course is one which a student must have taken and passed before he/she is allowed to register for the course to which it is related, usually a more advanced one to which the course is pre-requisite. Usually, pre-requisite courses are so designated, but in general, courses at lower levels are considered as pre-requisite for higher level courses than their years of registration, except when the academic programme allows for such in the layout.
v. Concurrent/Co-requisite: A concurrent/co-requisite requirement is one that must be taken along with the course to which it is a requirement within the same semester. It must also be passed like all the other courses.
vi. Deferment of admission: A fresh student may apply to the Senate through the Registrar for deferment of admission before matriculation. Application for the deferment of admission is subject to the approval of Senate. Deferment shall be valid for only one academic year and the prevailing rules shall apply when the student comes to take up his/her admission.
vii. Student Academic Workload: All full-time students shall take a minimum of 15 credit units and a maximum of 24 credit units per semester, except where a credit load restriction is imposed as provided in this handbook. A student may apply to take less or more than the limit (provided it is not less than 9 units and not more than 30 units) through the Faculty Board for Senate’s consideration. However, only final year students and students having extra semester(s) are eligible to apply for extra credit units.
viii. Course Assessment: A course must be completed and examined within a semester and students shall be credited with the appropriate number of course units assigned to each course passed. The pass mark shall be 40%.
ix. Academic Standing: Students are expected to maintain a level of academic performance sufficient to ensure that they meet all academic requirements to receive the degree that they are pursuing. Minimally, students are expected to achieve a GPA of 1.5 each semester and to maintain a CGPA of 1.5, which is the minimum cumulative grade required for graduation. Students who fail to do so are subject to the following:
Academic Warning: A student shall be given an academic warning in any semester their GPA falls below 1.5 even if the CGPA is excellent. This will be indicated on the result slip for the semester. No further action required.
Academic Probation: A student shall be placed on probation if his/ her CGPA falls below the lower limits indicated below:
CGPA below 1.2 at the end of 2 semesters;
CGPA below 1.8 at the end of 4 semesters; and
CGPA below 2.0 at the end of 6 semesters
The student shall be informed in writing (either on their result slip or otherwise) by the Registrar of the University on advice by the student’s Dean of Faculty. A student on probation shall not take more than 15 credit hours of work a semester.
Academic Restriction:
x. Academic suspension:
A student shall be suspended from academic activities of the University for a period of two consecutive semesters if:
1. After two consecutive semesters of Academic Restriction, he or she fails to maintain a CGPA of at least 2.5; OR
2. After the first two semesters, he or she maintains a CGPA of less than 1.5 without clear evidence (through class attendance and completing assignments) that he or she is sufficiently motivated to continue studies.
Students on Academic Suspension, after two consecutive semesters, must re-apply to the University through the Office of the Dean or his/ her Faculty if they wish to resume their duties.
xi. Transfer to a new programme: A student who has been advised to withdraw from a course can seek transfer to another programme if he WITHDRAWS PASSING; otherwise, he withdraws from the University.
xii. Transfer of students from other Universities: Regulation is still under revision awaiting senate approval.
xiii. Change of programme of study: Any student who desires to change his/ her programme of study in the University may be permitted to do so under the following conditions:
- A vacancy exists in the programme of study to which he/ she seeks a change before signing him/ her out of the old programme;
- He/ she satisfies all entry requirement for admission into the desired course of study at the time the change is sought;
- Such change of course of study shall be subject to approval by Senate; and
- The student MUST have obtained stipulated CGPA of at least 2.50.
xiv. Carry-over courses: All courses failed by a student during a semester are carried over to the next available opportunity for the student to retake the course.
xv. Repeated course grade: When a student re-registers for a course failed at earlier attempt(s), and takes the examination in the course, he/ she should be credited with the actual grade scored in the repeated Examination. The new grade earned in a repeated course does not replace the ‘F’ grade in the student’s record. Both grades appear in the student’s transcript and shall be used for the calculation of CGPA.
xvi. Absence from Examination: A student, who absents himself/ herself from the Final Examination of a semester without written permission from the Head of Department or Dean of Faculty during or at the end of the semester, will be deemed to have failed the Final Examination. A student who has not met 75% attendance and has been disqualified to take the Final Examination will be deemed to have failed the Examination.
If a student is absent from the Final Examination on permission, he/ she will be allowed to write the Examination as first attempt at the next available opportunity. The units of the course(s) shall not be used to compute the student’s GPA in that semester
xvii. Registration of returning students: All returning students of the University are required to register for the prescribed courses in their programme of study on a semester-by-semester basis in every academic session. Students are expected to complete their registration within three weeks from the date of commencement of each semester. There shall be no registration or de-registration at most eight weeks to the end of the semester.
xviii. Late registration of course: The University allows two (2) weeks after normal registration for late registration: Late registration attracts a charge of N3,000.00 for fresh students and N5,000.00 for returning students. These charges are subject to change from time to time.
xix. Addition and Deletion of courses: Student is free to add or delete courses before the middle of a semester (about 8 weeks into the semester) on the approval of the course lecturer and the Head of Department.
xx. Duration of Degree Course: The University operates the semester system under which a full academic session consists of two semesters. A full semester consists of 15 weeks of lecture, tutorials and practical during which examinations are taken. The duration of the Degree of B.Sc. is four (4) years (8 semesters comprising classroom lectures, tutorials, practical, field trips and industrial work periods.
xxi. Qualifying for the award of a degree: The undergraduate programme in the Department shall lead to the award of a Bachelor of Science (Honours) .
xxii. Course grades and degree classification: Table 3 below shows the scoring and grading system:
Click here to view the scoring and grading system for the university
i. Addendum to Regulation: A final year student who fails to fulfill the graduation requirement after spending the normal 4 years duration is allowed up to two additional years to complete the requirements and graduate. In those two years, the student is classified as approved by Senate.
ii. Request for review of results: This is done on a prescribed form which the student completes and sends through his/her HOD to the HOD of the department concerned. The department then dispatches the request to the Lecturer who then takes action. The final action is then sent to the Registry (Exams and Records) who then informs the student.
2.6 EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS
· Venue: Examinations are conducted centrally in the University. There is University Examination Time-table Committee charged with the responsibility of collecting data from various departments and arranging venues and times for all examination.
· Setting: Examination questions are set by course lecturer(s) and cross checked by a designated internal Moderator for 100 to 300 Level students. At the 400 Level, an External Examiner, approved by the University, moderates the examination questions. Under normal circumstances, a lecturer types his/her questions, submits to the Head of Department for onward delivery to the examination Halls but if the need arises, the Head of Department, as Chief Examiner , takes custody of questions and makes arrangement with the assistance of the Departmental Examinations Officer for printing, photocopying and safe-keeping of the question papers.
· Delivery of Examination Question Papers to the venues: The Head of Department delivers the question papers in sealed envelopes and sufficient number of answer booklets to the examination venues indicated on the examinations Time-Tables. Examinations materials such as answer booklets, stationery, printer cartridges, etc. are supplied centrally by the university for the purpose of the examination.
Evaluation schemes: Students are examined or evaluated by a combination of the following: (i) un-announced quizzes, (ii) class examinations, (iii) home work assignments and (iv) mid-semester and final examinations. The mentioned weights attached to these schemes stand as Examination=70% and other assessments (CA)=30%. For practical courses the experiments carry 90% and attendance carries 105. After the examinations scripts are collected by the Head of Department and distributed to the course Lecturers who then evaluate using marking schemes. Chain of custody is kept for tracking to avoid loss in transition. The external examiner is expected to conduct a viva voce (oral examination) for the students in their final year with respect to their Research project. SIWES Rating: All students involved in SIWES are assessed using the Log Book, a technical report and a seminar.
a) Federal University Otuoke shall adopt the Course Unit System in conducting all academic programmes.
b) A course unit is any part or whole of a subject which can be completed through lectures, tutorials and/or practical within a specified number of hours within a semester.
c) Courses are normally weighed in terms of course units ranging from one to six.
d) A course unit is defined as one hour of lecture and one to two hours of tutorial/discussion, or two to three hours of practical sessions (workshop, laboratory, or field work) per week per semester.
e) Undergraduate courses shall be allotted the following level codes:
101-199 for 100 Level students
201-299 for 200 Level students
301-399 for 300 Level students
401-499 for 400 Level students
(Odd numbers are for first semester and even numbers are for second semester)
f) A course may be evaluated in terms of lecture hours alone without tutorials or practical hours but may also be a combination of lecture, tutorial and practical hours
g) For all undergraduate programmes, the following are the general categories of courses:
i. Compulsory: Courses so categorized must be taken and passed before any student can graduate in any degree programme and not subject to choice by student.
ii. Electives: Courses so designated are left to students to choose to make up their workload or degree programmes. They may be from their fields of study or outside them but must be relevant to their programme of study on the advice of their course advisor. A prescribed number of units from such courses must be passed before a student can graduate.
iii. Required: A course that needs to be taken in order for a student to graduate. A pass grade is necessary for a specified minimum credit units.
iv. Pre-Requisite: A pre-requisite course is one which a student must have taken and passed before he/she is allowed to register for the course to which it is related, usually a more advanced one to which the course is pre-requisite. Usually, pre-requisite courses are so designated, but in general, courses at lower levels are considered as pre-requisite for higher level courses than their years of registration, except when the academic programme allows for such in the layout.
v. Concurrent/Co-requisite: A concurrent/co-requisite requirement is one that must be taken along with the course to which it is a requirement within the same semester. It must also be passed like all the other courses.
vi. Deferment of admission: A fresh student may apply to the Senate through the Registrar for deferment of admission before matriculation. Application for the deferment of admission is subject to the approval of Senate. Deferment shall be valid for only one academic year and the prevailing rules shall apply when the student comes to take up his/her admission.
vii. Student Academic Workload: All full-time students shall take a minimum of 15 credit units and a maximum of 24 credit units per semester, except where a credit load restriction is imposed as provided in this handbook. A student may apply to take less or more than the limit (provided it is not less than 9 units and not more than 30 units) through the Faculty Board for Senate’s consideration. However, only final year students and students having extra semester(s) are eligible to apply for extra credit units.
viii. Course Assessment: A course must be completed and examined within a semester and students shall be credited with the appropriate number of course units assigned to each course passed. The pass mark shall be 40%.
ix. Academic Standing: Students are expected to maintain a level of academic performance sufficient to ensure that they meet all academic requirements to receive the degree that they are pursuing. Minimally, students are expected to achieve a GPA of 1.5 each semester and to maintain a CGPA of 1.5, which is the minimum cumulative grade required for graduation. Students who fail to do so are subject to the following:
Academic Warning: A student shall be given an academic warning in any semester their GPA falls below 1.5 even if the CGPA is excellent. This will be indicated on the result slip for the semester. No further action required.
Academic Probation: A student shall be placed on probation if his/ her CGPA falls below the lower limits indicated below:
CGPA below 1.2 at the end of 2 semesters;
CGPA below 1.8 at the end of 4 semesters; and
CGPA below 2.0 at the end of 6 semesters
The student shall be informed in writing (either on their result slip or otherwise) by the Registrar of the University on advice by the student’s Dean of Faculty. A student on probation shall not take more than 15 credit hours of work a semester.
Academic Restriction:
x. Academic suspension:
A student shall be suspended from academic activities of the University for a period of two consecutive semesters if:
1. After two consecutive semesters of Academic Restriction, he or she fails to maintain a CGPA of at least 2.5; OR
2. After the first two semesters, he or she maintains a CGPA of less than 1.5 without clear evidence (through class attendance and completing assignments) that he or she is sufficiently motivated to continue studies.
Students on Academic Suspension, after two consecutive semesters, must re-apply to the University through the Office of the Dean or his/ her Faculty if they wish to resume their duties.
xi. Transfer to a new programme: A student who has been advised to withdraw from a course can seek transfer to another programme if he WITHDRAWS PASSING; otherwise, he withdraws from the University.
xii. Transfer of students from other Universities: Regulation is still under revision awaiting senate approval.
xiii. Change of programme of study: Any student who desires to change his/ her programme of study in the University may be permitted to do so under the following conditions:
- A vacancy exists in the programme of study to which he/ she seeks a change before signing him/ her out of the old programme;
- He/ she satisfies all entry requirement for admission into the desired course of study at the time the change is sought;
- Such change of course of study shall be subject to approval by Senate; and
- The student MUST have obtained stipulated CGPA of at least 2.50.
xiv. Carry-over courses: All courses failed by a student during a semester are carried over to the next available opportunity for the student to retake the course.
xv. Repeated course grade: When a student re-registers for a course failed at earlier attempt(s), and takes the examination in the course, he/ she should be credited with the actual grade scored in the repeated Examination. The new grade earned in a repeated course does not replace the ‘F’ grade in the student’s record. Both grades appear in the student’s transcript and shall be used for the calculation of CGPA.
xvi. Absence from Examination: A student, who absents himself/ herself from the Final Examination of a semester without written permission from the Head of Department or Dean of Faculty during or at the end of the semester, will be deemed to have failed the Final Examination. A student who has not met 75% attendance and has been disqualified to take the Final Examination will be deemed to have failed the Examination.
If a student is absent from the Final Examination on permission, he/ she will be allowed to write the Examination as first attempt at the next available opportunity. The units of the course(s) shall not be used to compute the student’s GPA in that semester
xvii. Registration of returning students: All returning students of the University are required to register for the prescribed courses in their programme of study on a semester-by-semester basis in every academic session. Students are expected to complete their registration within three weeks from the date of commencement of each semester. There shall be no registration or de-registration at most eight weeks to the end of the semester.
xviii. Late registration of course: The University allows two (2) weeks after normal registration for late registration: Late registration attracts a charge of N3,000.00 for fresh students and N5,000.00 for returning students. These charges are subject to change from time to time.
xix. Addition and Deletion of courses: Student is free to add or delete courses before the middle of a semester (about 8 weeks into the semester) on the approval of the course lecturer and the Head of Department.
xx. Duration of Degree Course: The University operates the semester system under which a full academic session consists of two semesters. A full semester consists of 15 weeks of lecture, tutorials and practical during which examinations are taken. The duration of the Degree of B.Sc. is four (4) years (8 semesters comprising classroom lectures, tutorials, practical, field trips and industrial work periods.
xxi. Qualifying for the award of a degree: The undergraduate programme in the Department shall lead to the award of a Bachelor of Science (Honours) .
xxii. Course grades and degree classification: Table 3 below shows the scoring and grading system:
Click here to view the scoring and grading system for the university
i. Addendum to Regulation: A final year student who fails to fulfill the graduation requirement after spending the normal 4 years duration is allowed up to two additional years to complete the requirements and graduate. In those two years, the student is classified as approved by Senate.
ii. Request for review of results: This is done on a prescribed form which the student completes and sends through his/her HOD to the HOD of the department concerned. The department then dispatches the request to the Lecturer who then takes action. The final action is then sent to the Registry (Exams and Records) who then informs the student.
2.6 EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS
· Venue: Examinations are conducted centrally in the University. There is University Examination Time-table Committee charged with the responsibility of collecting data from various departments and arranging venues and times for all examination.
· Setting: Examination questions are set by course lecturer(s) and cross checked by a designated internal Moderator for 100 to 300 Level students. At the 400 Level, an External Examiner, approved by the University, moderates the examination questions. Under normal circumstances, a lecturer types his/her questions, submits to the Head of Department for onward delivery to the examination Halls but if the need arises, the Head of Department, as Chief Examiner , takes custody of questions and makes arrangement with the assistance of the Departmental Examinations Officer for printing, photocopying and safe-keeping of the question papers.
· Delivery of Examination Question Papers to the venues: The Head of Department delivers the question papers in sealed envelopes and sufficient number of answer booklets to the examination venues indicated on the examinations Time-Tables. Examinations materials such as answer booklets, stationery, printer cartridges, etc. are supplied centrally by the university for the purpose of the examination.
Evaluation schemes: Students are examined or evaluated by a combination of the following: (i) un-announced quizzes, (ii) class examinations, (iii) home work assignments and (iv) mid-semester and final examinations. The mentioned weights attached to these schemes stand as Examination=70% and other assessments (CA)=30%. For practical courses the experiments carry 90% and attendance carries 105. After the examinations scripts are collected by the Head of Department and distributed to the course Lecturers who then evaluate using marking schemes. Chain of custody is kept for tracking to avoid loss in transition. The external examiner is expected to conduct a viva voce (oral examination) for the students in their final year with respect to their Research project. SIWES Rating: All students involved in SIWES are assessed using the Log Book, a technical report and a seminar.