S.L. 327.633 Art. 1Citation and Interpretation.

(1) These regulations may be cited as the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards.

(2) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears,

(a) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine; (b) words importing the feminine gender include the masculine; and (c) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

(3) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used shall be taken to mean as indicated in the Glossary of Terms listed hereunder:

Glossary of Terms

Term Explanation

Absence / May refer to both absence for any assessment and to Absent non-submission of work for assessment. Add/Drop A pre-announced period of time at the Period commencement of a semester during which students may withdraw without penalty from a Unit previously registered for, or register for a new Unit. "Adding" or "Dropping" Study-Units may be subject to restrictions. Area of Study / A subject or a group of related subjects taken Area together in an approved Programme of Study. Assessment All forms of assessment that are used to award a mark and/or grade that contributes towards the award of any University qualification. The method of assessment shall be as prescribed in the Study-Unit description and may include written supervised Examinations; oral Examinations; home assignments, including short or long essays or dissertations; clinical or practical Examinations; portfolios; projects; fieldwork; case studies; logbooks; continuous assessment of a placement; and any other method of assessment approved by Senate, or combinations of these, to each of which a percentage of the final mark is assigned. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE

Award The Award Classification Board appointed for each Classification Undergraduate Course. Board Board The Board of the Faculty or Institute or Centre or School responsible for a particular Course or Programme of Study. Board of The Board appointed to administer a Programme of Studies Study in terms of these Regulations. Bye-Laws The Bye-Laws approved by Senate for each Course. Catalogue of A Catalogue of Study-Units is the collection of all Study-Units the Study-Units offered by an academic entity. The detailed description of each Study-Unit shall indicate its type, level, code, title, content and learning outcomes, credit value, method of assessment, including the percentage weighting of each assessment component when applicable. The Unit description shall also indicate if other Units are prerequisites or are required to be followed concurrently. Course/s / A Course of study leading to a University Course Plan Undergraduate award. A Course Plan may include one Programme of Study or a number of Programmes of Study in particular Areas of Study.

Credit European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

(ECTS) credit. Credits are awarded for successful completion of each Study-Unit. A total of 60 credits are assigned to the Study-Units that students are expected to complete over one full-time academic year. Dean Refers to the Dean of a Faculty or the Director of an Institute or Centre or School. Dissertation A long piece of writing on an approved subject, written under the supervision of a tutor as a compulsory home assignment towards the end of the Course for the award of a Bachelor’s degree. Examination Any written assessment held under supervision on a set date, at a set time and venue and except when specifically stated, does not include oral, practical, clinical, or similar and excludes assessment of work performed over a period such as practicums and work/field placements. Faculty Refers to a Faculty, Institute, Centre or School. Final The last time a student can take an assessment of a Assessment Study-Unit assessment or a component thereof. Opportunity Normally the final assessment opportunity to take an assessment is the September assessment session in the academic year to which an Incomplete Study-Unit is referred; in exceptional circumstances Senate may approve an additional opportunity as provided for in these regulations. Incomplete A Study-Unit is considered to be Incomplete for Study-Unit students who for any reason were absent for its assessment or have failed its assessment, in both cases, with the possibility of being assessed in it at a next opportunity. Long Essay A long piece of writing on an approved subject written under the general guidance of a tutor as a compulsory home assignment towards the end of a Course. Professional A Course that imparts specific professional Course competencies and leads to an award that gives access to a regulated profession. Programme / The list of Study-Units comprising an Area of Study Programme of offered as a main or subsidiary Area of Study in a Study Course. The Programme of Study shall indicate which Units are compulsory or elective, the year of study and the semester in which each Unit is to be followed. Referral / An Incomplete Study-Unit which a student is Referred allowed to refer to the following year of her Course Study-Unit / plan or to an extension year. Referred Assessment Statutory The duration needed to complete a Course if no duration of a extension or repeat years are availed of. Course Study-Unit / A part of a Programme of Study carried out upon a Unit syllabus approved by Senate, on the recommendation of the Board, to which a specified number of credits at an indicated level is assigned, and which is capable of separate assessment. A Study-Unit may take the form of a series of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical or clinical sessions, field placements, projects, research work, dissertation, private study or a combination of such work, or any other method of teaching. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE

Compensatable / All Study-Units, whether compulsory, elective or Non- optional, are deemed to be compensatable, i.e. may be compensatable passed by compensation, as provided for in these Study-Unit regulations, with the exception of compulsory Study-Units that are declared to be non-compensatable in a Programme of Study, and provided that when a mark of at least 45% is required to be obtained in any of a Study-Unit’s assessment components, that minimum mark must be obtained for the Study-Unit to be passed by compensation. Compulsory A Study-Unit which must be followed and passed for Study-Unit the purpose of progression or successful completion of the Course. Concurrent Two or more Study-Units which must be followed Study-Units together during the same semester. Elective Study- A Study-Unit in a particular Programme of Study Unit which must be chosen from a designated list of Study-Units. Optional Study- A Study-Unit chosen from a wide range of Study-Units Unit offered by the University. Prerequisite A Study-Unit which must have been followed in order Study-Unit for a student to be able to follow a subsequent Study-Unit. Synoptic Study- Study-Units, the teaching of which helps students to Units integrate knowledge acquiredin Study-Units pursued during the Course. Whenever such Study-Units are included in a Programme of Study, these Study-Units are designated and indicated as such in their Study-Unit description and the Programme of Study, are compulsory and are taught during the last year of the Programme of Study. Study-Unit The allocation of credit to Study-Units forming part Credit System of a Programme of Study follows closely the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

(ECTS) as explained in the ECTS Users’ Guide available on the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/ education/ects/users-guide/docs/ects-users-guide_en.pdf. Supplemen- An assessment re-taken after failure at a previous tary assessment opportunity. Assessment / Re-sit University A University Pre-Tertiary Certificate, a University Undergrad- Certificate, a University Diploma, a University uate Award Higher Diploma, a Bachelor degree, a Bachelor Honours degree.