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unanimously, an additional examiner may be appointed to assist the Committee of
Examiners in making a decision.

(2) The corrections and re-examination of a thesis shall be as follows:

(a) A candidate required to make the corrections as provided under subparagraph
(1)(e)(ii) above shall submit his thesis before the expiry of the period stipulated for the
said corrections. Where the candidate fails to do so, he shall be presumed to have
failed the examination of his thesis except in special circumstances where the Dean of
the Faculty has approved an extension of the stipulated period by a period of not more
than ninety days.

(b) A candidate required to make the corrections as provided under subparagraph
(1)(e)(iii) above shall submit his thesis before the expiry of the period stipulated for the
said corrections. Where the candidate fails to do so, he shall be presumed to have
failed the examination of his thesis except where the Senate, on the recommendation
of the Committee of Examiners has approved an extension of 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.
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