(a) A registered student may enrol as either a full -time student or a part-time student.
(b) A full-time student normally attends day classes associ- ated with his study programme. He may, however, elect or be required to attend some evening classes.
A part-time student normally attends evening classes as- sociated with his study programme. He may, however, elect or be required to attend some day classes.
(c) The method of assessment to be used in the case of each subject will be as approved by the Academic Board and may comprise one or more of -
written and/or oral tests;
general assignments;
laboratory exercises and reports;
projects, field testing, etc.
(d) A student who submits work for assessment after the due date authorised by the Head of Department responsible for the subject may be penalised by having the work not accepted for assessment unless, prior to the due date, the student applies in writing to the examiner responsi- ble for the subject for an extension of time in which to submit the work, and is granted such an extension in writing.
(e) Students in a full -time course or a part-time course gain credits for passed units and are required to repeat failed units only.
(f) Students who pass all units in one semester of a partic- ular full-time or part-time programme as set out in the relevant course rules will be expected to enrol in the units set out for the following semester of the relevant programme in those Rules. Timetables are organised on the basis of this normal progression.
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(ii) (iii )
A pre-requisite unit is one which must be passed before proceeding to a further unit which has the pre-requisite so specified.
A co-requisite unit is one which, if not previ- ously passed, must be studied concurrently with another unit with which it is a co-requisite.
Where a pre-requisite or co-requisite unit is designated as a repeat-requisite (indicated by the post•script [R], the pre-requisite or co-requisite requirement may be satisfied by the student having attempted the unit but a passing grade is not essential • A student is deemed to have attempted the unit if all assessment re- quirements have been attempted when registered for the unit.
Pre-requisites, co-requisites and repeat-requisites are shown collectively in Section 13.
(h) Students who fail units shall be allowed to proceed with the study of some or all of the units from the next se- mester of the programme provided that -
(i) they have satisfied the pre- and co-requisite re- quirements as defined in Rule (g) and as set out in Section 13; and
(ii) the hours associated with the selected programme fall between the maximum and minimum hours defined in Rules (i), (j) and (k); and
(iii) the es tab 1 i shed ti metab 1 e permits the se 1 ected units to be studied concurrently. When timetable clashes make it necessary, full-time students may be permitted or required to attend evening classes, and part-time students may be permitted or required to attend day classes;
except that, in certain circumstances, students who fail a unit which is a pre-requisite for a second unit may nevertheless be deemed eligible to enrol in the second unit, such e
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1ity being determined by the Head of the Department administering the second unit.
(i) Except with the approval of the Head of Department, the total number of hours associated with the units selected for study by ful 1-time students should not exceed the number of hours allocated to the semester of the normal programme in the relevant course rules and from which the majority of units have been selected.
(j) Except with the approval of the Head of Department, the maximum number of hours allowable for study by part-time students is as.specified in any one year of the relevant course rules.
(k) Except with the approval of the Head of Department the total hours associated with the units selected for study shall be the number of hours allocated to the semester of the programme from which the majority of the uni ts have been selected.
(l)
No formal supplementary examinations will be offered following the semester examinations. However,
i fan examiner considers such action justified, a student may be recalled for further assessment. On the basis of this additional testing, a pass may be granted.
A student who is required to present himself for further assessment should contact the School to ascertain the nature of the further assessment. In all cases the re- quirements for further assessment must be completed by a date not later than the end of the first week of the following semester.
(m) Exemptions. Rules concerning the granting of exemptions are detailed under 'Rules Relating
t~Student Matters'.
(See page 30.)
(n) Some essential teaching activities conducted off-campus involve field trips. The Academic Board is required to approve essential field trips for each semester and stu- dents are expected to attend all such field trips.