Rules and Regulations

Degree Classification

The degree awarded by the School of Built Environment may be classified as Distinction, Merit, Credit or Pass. Senate decides the class of degree awarded to a student on the Board of Examiners. For the degree of Bachelor of Architecture, the Bachelor of Science degrees in Building, Urban and Regional Planning, and Real Estate, the classfication is determined by the student's Cumulative Weighted Average

Percentage	Class	Grade	Full Course	Half Course
86% to 100%	Distinction	A+	5	2.5
76% to 85%	Distinction	A	4	2
68% to 75%	Meritorious	B+	3	1.5
62% to 67%	Credit	B	2	1
56% to 61%	Definite Pass	C+	1	0.5
50% to 55%	Bare Pass	C	0
40% to 49%	Bare Fail	D+
0% to 39%	Definite Fail	D
	Fail in Practical/Industrial Attachment	F
	No Examination Taken	NE
	Deferred	DF
	Left Without Permission	LT
	Disqualified	DQ
	Withdrew With Permission	WP
	Pass in Practical / Industrial Attachment	P
	Compensatory Pass	P
	Barred from Sessional Exams on account of poor class attendance	DQ
	Barred from Sessional Exams on account of failed Continuous Assessment

Part 2: In addition to Senate requirements, the Weight Factor is added for the Studio Courses and the Thesis (special project) as follows:

Ref	Weighted Course	Weighted Factor
A	Architecture
1.	ESA 300	3
2.	ESA 400	4
3.	ESA 500	5

B	Building Science
1.	ESB 300 Building Studio	2
2.	ESB 400 Building Studio	3
3.	ESB 500 Thesis Project	4

C	Civil Engineering
1.	ESC 500 Final Project	3

D	Real Estate
1.	ESR 500	5

E	Urban & Regional Planning
1.	ESP 300 Urban Planning Studio	2
2.	ESP 400 Regional Planning Studio	2
3.	ESP 500 Thesis Project	2

Ref	Degree Classification	Architecture	Building Science	Civil Engineering	Real Estate	Urban & Regional Planning
1.	Distinction	81 and Above	78.5 and above	68.25 and above	71 and above	74 and above
2.	Merit	58 to 80	56.5 to 78	48.5 to 68.00	51.75 to 71.25	53 to 73.5
3.	Credit	35 to 57	34 to 56	29.25 to 48.25	31.25 to 51.25	32 to 52.5
4.	Pass (Silent)	0 to 35	0 to 33.5	0 to 29.00	0 to 30.75	0 to 31.5

Note: These degree classifications are based on the 2009 curriculum and a student starts accumulating points from the third year onwards

Distribution of Marks for Degree and Diploma Pogrammes

In all the courses offered by the School, this distribution of marks shall be as follows;
1. Degree: Continuous Assessments - 40 % ; and Final Examination - 60%
2. Diploma: Continuous Assessments - 50 % ; and Final Examination - 50%
Continuous assessment shall consist of such term examinations, exercises and other work whose content and length shall be at the discretion of the Lecturer
The Lecturer responsible for a course may bar a student from sitting final examinations for failure to meet work requirements including poor performance, non submission of Continuous Assessments or poor attendance record

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