College Electives
E. Regulations for Student Assessment and Verification of Standards
What processes will be used for verifying standards of achievement (eg., verify grading samples of tests or assignments?
Independent assessment by faculty from another institution) (Processes may vary for different courses or domains of learning.)
Each student admitted to the Bachelor in Computer Sciences program is assigned with an academic advisor. Student with the consultation of academic advisor selects courses in each level fulfilling minimum requirements of 12 credit hours and up to 20 credit hours based on his performance as per the B. Sc. Computer Science curriculum study plan. The faculty member of the individual course assesses the performance of student by giving Assignments, Quizzes, Tests, Projects and Presentations. Student graduates after successfully completing the graduation requirements according to the degree plan and receives his/her cumulative GPA (Grade Point Average) in range of 2.5 to 5.0. The GPA values out of 4 and 5 with its equivalent percentage of marks are presented as part of Table 1.2 .The GPA 1.0 out of 5 is representing less than 60 % of the marks, GPA 2.0 out of 5.0 is representing 60 % to 65 % of the marks, GPA 2.5 out of 5.0 is representing 65% to 70% of the marks
Evaluating Student Performance
Each student admitted to the Bachelor in Computer Sciences program is assigned with an academic advisor.
Student with the consultation of academic advisor selects courses in each level fulfilling minimum requirements of 12 credit hours and up to 20 credit hours based on his performance as per the B. Sc. Computer Science curriculum study plan. The faculty member of the individual course assesses the performance of student by giving Assignments, Quizzes, Tests, Projects and Presentations. Student graduates after successfully completing the graduation requirements according to the degree plan and receives his/her cumulative GPA (Grade Point Average) in range of 2.5 to 5.0. The GPA values out of 4 and 5 with its equivalent percentage of marks are presented as part of Table 1.2. The GPA 1.0 out of 5 is representing less than 60 % of the marks, GPA 2.0 out of 5.0 is representing 60 % to 65 % of the marks, GPA 2.5 out of 5.0 is representing 65% to 70%
of the marks and the further details of GPA and its marks are presented in Table 1.1.
Examinations System
A student will be denied to appear the final examination if he/she is absent from lectures and labs more than 25%
of classes.
ةيساردلا جهانملاو ططخلا ةنجل 93
A student cannot attend to examination room after half an hour of commencement of exam and cannot leave hall during the first half an hour.
If student fails to attend the final examination of any of his/her scheduled courses due to circumstances beyond his control, the College Council, in exceptional cases may accept the excuse and arrange a make-up examination for the student within a period not exceeding the end of the next semester.
Mostly, for every course the marks are divided into semester and final marks 50 each. The semester mark of 50 is distributed for Assignments, Quizzes, Tests, Projects, Presentations and Lab/Tutorial.
The grades of a student earns in each course are calculated as per the following Table 1.1
Table 8. Marks distribution between grades
Percentage Grade Grade Code GPA
(Out of 5.00)
95-100 Exceptional A+ 5.00
90-less than 95 Excellent A 4.75
85-less than 90 Superior B+ 4.50
80-less than 85 Very Good B 4.00
75-less than 80 Above Average C+ 3.50
70-less than 75 Good C 3.00
65-less than 70 High Pass D+ 2.50
60-less than 65 Pass D 2.00
Less than 60 Fail F 1.00
The calculation of GPA and Cumulative GPA has been shown with help of sample data in Table 1.2 and Table 1.3.
Table 9. Sample Grade Details for Semester 1
Course Cr. Hrs. % Code GPA Quality Points
012-ENG-6 2 85 B+ 4.50 9
112-ICI-2 3 70 C 3.00 9
002-MATH-3 3 92 A 4.75 14.25
111-CCS-3 4 80 B 4.00 16
TOTAL 12 48.25
FIRST SEMESTER GPA = Total Quality Points (48.25)/ Total Credits (12) = 4.02
Cumulative GPA
Cumulative GPA is the total quality points of the student has achieved in all courses he has taken since his enrollment at the university, divided by the total numbers of credit hours assigned of these courses.
ةيساردلا جهانملاو ططخلا ةنجل 94 Table 10.Sample Grade Details for Semester 2
Course Cr. Hrs. % Code GPA Quality Points
012-ENG-6 2 96 A+ 5.00 10
112-ICI-2 3 83 B 4.00 12
002-MATH-3 4 71 C 3.00 12
111-CCS-3 3 81 B 4.00 12
TOTAL 12 46.00
SECOND SEMESTER GPA=46/12= 3.83
Cumulative GPA = Total Quality Points (48.25+46)/Total Credits (12+12) = 3.93
The summer session is a period of instruction not exceeding (8) weeks not including the registration and final examination periods. The weekly duration of each course in the summer session is twice its duration during the regular academic semester.
F Student Administration and Support
1. Student Academic Counseling
Describe arrangements for academic counseling and advising for students, including both scheduling of faculty office hours and advising on program planning, subject selection and career planning (which might be available at college level).
Describe arrangements for academic counseling and advising for students, including both scheduling of faculty office hours and advising on program planning, subject selection and career planning (which might be available at college level).
Group of students (10-12) are assigned to academic advisor (faculty members) for providing academic counseling.
Students are required to meet the Student Academic Advisor at least twice per semester; the academic advisors have students’ data. Students with poor performance (GPA < 2.0) are closely monitored and are provided appropriate counseling. Students can get advice on academic matters from academic advisor. They can also have discussions on course and lecture specific problems. Each faculty members allocates 10 office hours per week in time table for students counseling. The department has a Students’ Council which act as a bridge between student’s community and department.
The student advisory list is attached in Annexure V
2. Student Appeals
Attach regulations for student appeals on academic matters, including processes for consideration of those appeals.
ةيساردلا جهانملاو ططخلا ةنجل 95 - Students can appeal to the Head of the Department in writing by filling the form available in the Head of the
Department’s office. The Head of the Department investigates the request and eventually resolves the matter. The Head of the Department may constitute a committee to look into the appeal of the student, if required.
- In some cases, the matter may be referred to the Department Council if it goes beyond the Head of the Department’s authority.
- If the students are not satisfied with any action against the appeal that he made, they can register and appeal to the student right committee with supporting documents.
- The detail policies and regulations of student appeal are outlines in the student handbook. (Annexure III).