REGULATION 3.45 DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING AND BACHELOR OF SURVEYING
1. (1) There shall be a degree of bachelor of Engineering and a degree of bachelor of Surveying each of which may be conferred either as an ordinary degree or as a degree with honours.
(2) A candidate for the degree of bachelor of Engineering or the degree of bachelor of Surveying shall, after matriculating, pursue a course of studies for four Years.
2. The subjects of the course for each of these degrees, and the years to which they pertain, shall be as prescribed by the Academic Board on the recommendation of faculty.'
3. During each Year, and between Years of the course, a candidate shall perform laboratory, drawing office and field work, attend demonstrations and excursions, and undergo experience of such an extent and in such a manner as is prescribed from time to time by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the faculty unless he satisfy the faculty that he has had appropriate training elsewhere.
4. The faculty may allow a candidate to substitute for any subject of his course another subject or subjects of a University course which in its opinion is of at least equal standard. A candidate may compete for the exhibition, scholarship or prize in any subject which he is allowed so to substitute.
5. (a) To pass a Year of a course a candidate shall comply with one of the following conditions—
(i) he shall pass at an annual examination in or obtain credit for each subject of that Year; or
(ii) he shall be passed by the faculty in the Year of the course as a whole. In awarding such pass the faculty shall take into account his performance in all subjects in accordance with principles determined by the faculty from time to time and approved by the Academic Board. A candidate passed by the faculty in the Year as a whole who has not passed at the annual examination in or obtained credit for any particular subject shall not be recorded as having passed in that subject, but shall be allowed to proceed with subjects of a later Year of the course for which a pass in such subjects may be prerequisite.
(b) Except where otherwise provided or where special permission is given by the faculty a student shall pass one Year of the course in accor- dance with the preceding sub-section before being allowed to proceed to any subject of the succeeding Year of the course. In no case shall he proceed to any subject of the Third Year unless he has passed the First Year, nor to any subject of the Fourth Year unless he has passed the Second Year. But the holder of a recognized Technical College diploma entering on the Second Year of the course may, without special permission, include with subjects of the Second Year not more than one First Year subject for which he has not obtained credit.
(c) A candidate who before the beginning of any academic year has not passed a Year of the course in accordance with sub-section (a) hereof must take or repeat in that academic year or in a subsequent year the whole of that Year of the course which he has not completed, unless special permission to do otherwise is granted by the faculty.
(d) When a candidate's course has been varied in accordance with the provisions of section 4, the faculty shall define what is the content of the student's Year for the purpose of this section.
1 For lists of subjects consult the Faculty of Engineering Handbook. Section 10.
6. A candidate who obtains honours in any subject of a Year may be awarded a prize, exhibition or scholarship in that subject only if at the examination concerned he has passed that Year in accordance with the provisions of section 5.
7. A candidate who has passed or obtained credit for each Year of the course, and completed the work prescribed pursuant to section 3, may be admitted to the appropriate degree.
8. (1) The faculty shall, after considering the whole of a candidate's course, publish a final honour class list which shall contain in order of merit the names of candidates who have obtained first class, second class or third class honours.
(2) Candidates who have been so classed may be admitted to the appropriate degree with honours.
REGULATION 3.61 DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF APPLIED S C I E N C E
1. (1) There shall be a degree of bachelor of Applied Science which may be conferred either as an ordinary degree or as a degree with honours.
(2) Candidates for the degree of bachelor of Applied Science shall, after matriculating, pursue a course of study for four Years and fulfil the conditions hereunder prescribed.
2. (1) The several courses for this degree and the subjects of such several courses and the Years to which they pertain shall be as prescribed by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the faculty of Engineering.
(2) In this regulation the expression "faculty" shall mean the faculty of Engineering.
3. During each Year of the course and between Years of the course, a candidate shall perform laboratory, drawing office and field work, attend demonstrations and excursions, and undergo experience of such an extent and in such a manner as is prescribed from time to time by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the faculty unless he satisfy the faculty that he has had appropriate training elsewhere.
4. The faculty may allow a candidate to substitute for any subject of his course another subject or subjects of a university course which in its opinion is of at least equal standard. Subject to the approval of the appropriate faculty, a candidate may compete for the exhibition, scholarship or prize in any subject which he is allowed so to substitute. Approval of any such change must be obtained from the faculty before entering for the subject concerned.
5. (1) To pass a Year of a course a candidate shall comply with one of the following conditions:
(a) he shall pass at an annual examination in or obtain credit for each subject of that Year; or
(b) he shall have been passed by the faculty in the Year of the course as a whole. In awarding such pass the faculty shall take into account his performance in all subjects whether passed at one examination or more, and may take into account his performance in any work done during the Year, in accordance with the principles determined by the faculty from time to time and approved by the Academic Board. A candidate passed by the faculty in the Year as a whole who has not passed at the annual examination in or obtained credit for any particu- lar subject shall not be recorded as having passed in that subject, but shall be allowed to proceed with subjects of a later Year of the course for which a pass in such subject may be prerequisite.
(2) Where a candidate's course has been varied in accordance with the provisions of section 4, the faculty shall define the content of the candidate's Year for the purpose of this section.
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6. Except where permission is given by the faculty a candidate shall pass one Year of the course in accordance with the preceding section before being allowed to proceed to any subject of a succeeding Year of the course.
7. A candidate may be awarded honours in any subject of a Year except those designated in the details of courses as of pass standard only. A candidate who obtains honours in any subject of a Year may be placed in the class lists and be awarded a prize, exhibition or scholarship in accordance with the conditions prescribed in the regulations relating to that particular subject. Subject to such condition a candidate may be awarded a prize, exhibition or scholarship only if he has passed or obtained honours in not less than three subjects (including the particular subject in question) at the annual examination of the Year concerned.
8. For the purpose of completing a qualification for the degree a candidate shall not except by special permission of the faculty retain credit for any subject for more than seven years.
9. A candidate who has passed in or obtained credit for each Year of the course and has fulfilled the requirements of section 3 may be admitted to the degree.
10. (1) The faculty shall, after considering the whole of a candidate's course, publish a final honour class list which shall contain in order of merit the names of candidates who have obtained first class, second class or third class honours.
(2) Candidates who have been so classed may be admitted to the degree of bachelor of Applied Science with honours.
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