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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.17
LICENTIATE IN SACRED THEOLOGY - S.TH.L. - 
DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS
19th November, 1990
LEGAL NOTICE 196 of 1990.
Citation.
Theology Degree Course Regulations, and these regulations are
applicable to courses which started in or after 1987.
Admission.
Sacred Theology a candidate must:
( a ) be registered as a matriculated student in terms of the
Admission Regulations of the University;
( b ) satisfy the Special course requirments in accordance
with regulation 3;
( c ) complete the course of studies, qualify in the
assessments and examinations and satisfy any other
requirements as prescribed in these regulations;
( d ) satisfy any other requirements prescribed in any other
relevant Statutes and Regulations of the University.
Duration of course.
extends over a period of two years.
2.2 On the recommendation of the Faculty Board, Senate may
allow a candidate to complete the course in a longer period under
such conditions as the Faculty Board may deem necessary to
impose.
Course 
requirements.
3.1 A candidate may apply for admission to the course leading
to the Degree of S.Th.L. if he has obtained the degree of Bachelor
of Sacred Theology of this Faculty or an equivalent degree in
Theology from a University recognized by the Faculty Board for
this purpose.
3.2 A candidate who has followed a course in Theology in
another institution recognized by the Faculty Board for this purpose
to a level considered sufficient may apply to the Faculty for
admission to the course leading to the S.Th.L.
Such a candidate:
(i) will be required to sit for an examination of the
same standard, and which may be the same as,
the Final examination for the S.Th.B.;
(ii) will be required to satisfy such other conditions
as the Faculty Board may in each case
determine.
Course of studies.
specific area or areas of Theology.
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4.2 Cadidates may choose only that area or one of those areas
of study which the Faculty will be offering at the time.
4.3 The course of studies shall consist of a number of study-
units to each of which the Faculty Board shall assign a specified
number of credits.
4.4 The syllabus, listing the study-units for the field or fields
of specialization, shall be published at the beginning of the course.
4.5 To complete the course of studies a candidate shall be
required to obtain a minimum of 40 credits.
4.6 The Dean may exempt a candidate from a maximum of one
third of the number of credits provided that the candidate presents
sufficient academic testimonials attesting that the study-untis, from
which exemption is required, have been substantially covered.
Assessments and 
final examination.
5.1 There shall be an assessment at the end of every study-unit
and a written comprehensive Final examination at the end of the
fourth semester.
5.2 The teacher of a study-unit will assess the performance of
every candidate at the end of each study-unit as specified in the
syllabus. In case of failure, the candidate is entitled to one re-sit
session, which shall be held within six months.
5.3 A candidate, who in the re-sit fails in a study-unit or study-
units to which, in all, three credits or less are assigned in a
particular semester, amy register again for the study-unit or study-
units in which he has failed and submit for a re-assessment. In this
case, the study-unit or study-units shall be covered in a form to be
established by the teacher/s concerned in consultation with the
Dean. This concession may be availed of only once during the
course of studies.
5.4 No candidate shall be allowed to sit for the comprehensive
examination before obtaining all the required credits.
5.5 A Board of Examiners shall conduct the Final examination.
The Board of Examiners may seek the assistance of other members
of staff who have lectured in the S.Th.L. course both for the setting
of papers and for their markings.
5.6 A candidate who fails the Final examination may be
allowed by the Faculty Board, on the recommendation of the Board
of Examiners, to sit for the examination at another session to be
held not earlier than six months and not later than twelve months
after the first examination. A candidate shall be allowed only one
re-sit.
Dissertation. 6.1 A candidate shall write a dissertation on an approved
subject to show his ability to do satisfactorily scientific research in
Theology.
6.2 The title of the dissertation shall be submitted to the
Faculty Board for approval before the end of the first year of the
course of studies.
6.3 The Faculty Board shall appoint a member of the Faculty
to act as supervisor for each dissertation.
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6.4 A candidate may submit his dissertation for examination
after the beginning of the fourth semester.
6.5 Each dissertation shall be examined by a Board of
Examiners consisting of two members appointed for the purpose.
Unless the Faculty Board recommends otherwise, the supervisor
shall be one of the examiners.
6.6 The candidate shall defend his dissertation orally before
such other persons as may be nominated by the Faculty Board.
6.7 The dissertation may not be submitted for examination
later than twelve months after the candidate has passed the Final
examination. The Faculty Board may extend this period by six
months and, in special circumstances only, by a longer period.
6.8 The Board of Examiners may:
(i) approve the dissertation as submitted by the
candidate; or
(ii) require the candidate to make modifications to
the dissertation before re-submitting it for
further examination; or
(iii) reject the dissertation altogether.
6.9 A candidate who is required to make modifications to the
dissertation must submit his dissertation with the appropriate
modifications indicated by the Board of Examiners within three
months of the notification of their decision.
6.10 If the dissertation is considered to be inadequate, the Board
of Examiners may recommend to the Faculty Board that the
candidate undertake further research in the subject-matter of the
dissertation, after which he would be permitted to present it once
more in a revised form within a period of time not exceeding
eighteen months.
Results.
a study-unit and have passed the comprehensive final examinations
shall be published in aplhabetical order. The mark awarded will be
communicated to candidates at their request and in confidence.
7.2 A candidate who passes study-units after re-sit in terms of
regulation 5.2 or the comprehensive final examination in terms of
regulation 5.6 shall be only accredited with a pass mark in these
study-units or this examination for the purposes of the degree
classification.
7.3 The degree classification shall take into account the results
of the study-units, the results of the Final examination and of the
dissertation according to the following proportion:
Study-units 50%
Comprehensive Final Examination 25%
Dissertation 25%.
7.4 The names of the candidates who have passed the S.Th.L.
examination and whose dissertation has been approved shall be
published in alphabetical order in the categories:
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Passed with highest distinction (Summa cum laude)
Passed with distinction (Magna cum laude)
Passed with credit (Cum Laude)
Satisfactory (Bene Probatus)
Pass (Probatus)
Re-Admisssion to 
the course.
8.1 A candidate, who for special reasons acceptable to the
Faculty Board is unable to complete the course in the stipulated
time, may be permitted to join another course under such
conditions as the Faculty Board may in each case determine. Such
permission shall in no case be given more than once.
