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the stipulated period. For the purpose of this paragraph, the extension shall begin
a day after the expiry of the stipulated period for further work.

(c) A thesis that has been resubmitted for examination shall be sent to all the
examiners concerned for re-examination and a new report shall be prepared by
each examiner and submitted to the Committee of Examiners for its consideration.

(d) The Committee of Examiners shall after considering the examiners’ reports, the
candidate’s thesis and viva voce (if any), decide and recommend whether the
thesis of the candidate be awarded a Pass or a Fail. Where the thesis has not
achieved sufficient academic merit to be awarded the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy, the Committee of Examiners shall recommend that a Master’s in the
relevant field be awarded after being satisfied that the thesis of the candidate has
achieved sufficient merit to be awarded a Master’s degree.

(e) Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (1)(b)(iii) and (1)(e)(iii) above no
candidate shall be permitted to submit his thesis for re-examination more than
once.

(f) A candidate required to resubmit his thesis for re-examination shall continue with
his registration as a candidate and pay the registration fees concerned.

Examination assessment of programme of study by Coursework and Research

28. (1) The method of assessment for the coursework component shall be as follows:

(a) The method of assessment of a course shall depend on the learning outcomes
and course content. The contributory ratio or weight of an assessment method in
the final total marks for a course shall be determined by the Faculty and shall be
approved by the Senate.

(b) Attendance in class

(i) A candidate shall attend all classes. It is the responsibility of each lecturer
to inform the candidate of the consequences of failure to attend classes. It
is the responsibility of a candidate to ensure that the lecturer is informed
early of his non-attendance of class. The lecturer is required to keep
records of class attendance and report on any non-attendance exceeding
twenty percent to the office of the Dean of the Faculty.

(ii) Any candidate who has less than eighty percent of class attendance for a
course in a semester without any acceptable reasons or without obtaining
prior approval of the lecturer concerned may be barred from sitting for the
final examination for the course concerned in a semester by the Dean of
the Faculty. Where a candidate is barred from sitting for the final
examination of a course for a semester he shall be informed in writing by
the Dean of the Faculty at least one week before the commencement of the
semester examination concerned.

(iii) Any candidate who is barred from sitting for the final examination in a
semester shall be given a zero mark for the final examination of the course
concerned.
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