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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.232
BACHELOR OF PLANNING (HONOURS) - B. PLAN. 
(HONS.) - DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS
15th July, 2003
LEGAL NOTICE 178 of 2003.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Bachelor of
Planning (Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons) - Degree Course Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Architecture and
Civil Engineering;
"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed by
Senate for the course, which shall include academic members from
the Faculty and from the International Environment Institute;
"the course" means the course of studies leading to thc Degree of
Bachelor of Planning (Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons); and
"the Degree" means the Degree of Bachelor of Planning
(Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons).
Applicability.
October 2002 or later.
Eligibility for the 
Degree.
3. To be eligible for the award of the Degree students must:
( a ) be registered as regular students in terms of the
admission regulations of the University;
( b ) complete the course of studies, obtain all the credits
indicated in regulation 15, and satisfy any other
requirements as prescribed in these regulations; and
( c ) satisfy any other requirements prescribed in any other
relevant statutes, regulations and bye-laws of the
University.
Duration of course.
time study, or the equivalent in part-time study. This period may be
extended by a further year by the Board, and, under exceptional
circumstances, by another further year by Senate.
Admission 
requirements.
5. To be admitted to the course, applicants must be eligible
for admission to the University as regular students.
Course of studies.
120 credits are assigned.
Catalogue of 
study-units.
7. The Board shall draw up a catalogue of study-units. The
catalogue shall indicate the code, title, description, and type of each
study-unit, the credits assigned to each study-unit, which study-
units are compulsory, concurrent or pre-requisites for other study
units, and the methods of teaching and assessment. The Board shall
publish the catalogue for the course prior to its commencement,
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following the approval of Senate.
Assessment and 
progress.
8. Credits shall be assigned according to the following grades
in descending order of merit: A+, A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, and D.
Failure shall be indicated by F. Incomplete work due to justifiable
reasons (illness, approved absence, etc.) shall be indicated by I. In
all other cases the results of uncompleted study units shall be
indicated as F.
Failure to obtain 
required number of 
credits.
9. (1) In the first three years of the course, students who at
the first sit in any one year of study fail to obtain at least eighteen
credits, or who fail any resit taken for failed study-units, shall be
required to repeat the year of study.
(2) In the fourth year of the course, students who at the first sit
fail to obtain at least twenty two credits, or who fail any resit taken
for failed study-units, shall be awarded a Bachelor of Planning
degree and shall be classified as indicated in regulation 19(2),
taking into consideration the grades obtained during the first three
years of the course.
Re-sit. 10. Saving the provisions of regulation 9, students who fail any
study-unit shall be allowed to take a resit in the failed study-unit on
one occasion only. If successful, the maximum grade that may be
awarded shall be D.
Absence. 11. Students who fail to attend more than one-third of the
lecturing of any study-unit, and who would have been warned in
writing by the Board of Studies about their absence, shall not be
eligible to be assessed in the study-unit in question and shall be
awarded a Fail, except under extraordinary circumstances which
the Board of Studies deems as justifying such absence, and after
making up for missed elements as directed by the Board of Studies.
Repeat year. 12. (1) Students who are allowed to repeat a year shall be
required to repeat and be assessed again in all the study-units for
that year.
(2) In the first assessment of a repeat year any grade may be
obtained; in a supplementary assessment, the maximum grade that
may be awarded shall be grade D. The grades obtained during the
repeat year shall be taken into consideration in the final
classification of the Degree. The results obtained during the failed
year shall not be taken into consideration for the award of the
Degree and shall not be included in the students’ academic record.
Average grade. 13. Students whose average grade at the end of the first three
years of the course is less than Grade C+ shall not be allowed to
proceed to the fourth year of the Course.
Fourth year of the 
course.
14. Students shall not be allowed to directly enter into the
fourth year of the course unless they have first covered successfully
the first three years of the course, and subject also to the provisions
of regulation 13.
Award of Degree. 15. Students shall be considered to have successfully
completed each year of the course on obtaining the 30 credits
assigned to the year concerned, provided that the Board may allow
students to progress conditionally to the next year of the course if
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they have obtained not less than 26 credits. Students who progress
conditionally shall be required to obtain the referred credit/s by the
end of the following academic year. Any study-unit may be
referred to the following year once only.
Type of degree.
course shall be awarded the Degree. Students who successfully
complete only the first three years of the course shall be awarded a
Bachelor of Planning degree.
Notification.
the course, students shall notify the University about whether they
intend to pursue the fourth year of the course or not.
Results.
Planning (Honours) degree, each year of the course shall be
weighted as follows in adjudicating the students’ final
classification:
( a ) the first year of the course shall carry a weighting of
20%;
( b ) the second and third years of the course shall each
carry a weighting of 25%; and
( c ) the fourth year of the course shall carry a weighting of
30%.
(2) For the purpose of the award of the Bachelor of Planning
degree, each year of the course shall be weighted as follows in
adjudicating the students’ final classification and in weighting the
grades for the purpose of regulation 13:
( a ) the first year of the course shall carry a weighting of
28%; and
( b ) the second and third years of the course shall each
carry a weighting of 36%.
Classification.
Bachelor of Planning (Honours) degree shall be published in a list
in alphabetical order classified as follows:
First Class Honours
Second Class Honours (Upper Division)
Second Class Honours (Lower Division)
Third Class Honours.
(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the
Bachelor of Planning degree shall be published in a list in
alphahetical order classified as follows:
Category I
Category IIA
Category IIB
Category III.
