GRADING, CLASSIFICATION AND PROGRESSION

GRADING OF COURSES

Each course shall be graded out of a maximum of 100 marks and assigned appropriate letter grades and grade point average as follows:

Table 3.1: Course Grade Criteria

Marks % Letter Grade Grade Point

80.0 - 100.0 A+ 5.0

75.0 - 79.9 A 4.5

70.0 - 74.9 B+ 4.0

65.0 - 69.9 B 3.5

60.0 - 64.9 C+ 3.0

55.0 - 59.9 C 2.5

50.0 - 54.9 D+ 2.0

45.0 - 49.9 D 1.5

40.0 - 44.9 E 1.0

Below 40.0 F 0.0

CLASSIFICATION OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

The diploma or certificate obtained at City Polytechnic Institute shall be classified according to the CGPA as shown below:-

Table 3.2: Classification of Diploma and Certificates

CLASS/GRADE CGPA

Distinction 4.30 - 5.0

Credit, 3.00 - 4.29

Qualified Pass 2.00 - 2.99

Pass 1.0 - 1.99

PROGRESSION

Progression of a student shall be classified as Normal, Probationary or Discontinuation.

Normal Progress

Normal Progress shall occur when a student has passed all the specified Courses. This occurs when a student passes each course taken with a minimum grade point (GP) of 2.0.

Probationary Progress

This is a warning stage and it will occur if:

· A student fails a Core/Compulsory Course.

· A student obtains the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of less than two (2) at the end of any semester.

· When the Grade Point Average of a student goes up in the following semester after the student has retaken and passed the failed Courses, then the probation shall be removed.

Discontinuation

(a) When a student accumulates three consecutive probations based on CGPA he/she shall be discontinued;

(b) A student who has failed to obtain at least the Pass Mark (50%) during the Third Assessment in the same Course or Courses he/she had retaken shall be discontinued from his/her studies at the Institute;

(c) A student who has overstayed in an Academic Programme by more than Three (3) Years shall be discontinued from his/her studies at the Institute.

Re-Taking a Course

(a) A student shall retake a Course when next offered again in order to obtain at least the Pass Mark (50%) if he/she had failed during the First Assessment in the Course or Courses.

(b) A student who has failed to obtain at least the Pass Mark (50%) during the Second Assessment in the same Course he/she has retaken shall receive a warning.

(c) A student may retake a Course when next offered again in order to improve his/her Pass Grade(s) got at the first Assessment in the Course were low.

(d) While retaking a Course or Courses, a student shall:

i. Attend all the prescribed lectures/ tutorials/ Practicals/ Fieldwork in the Course;

ii. Satisfy all the requirements for the Coursework Component in the Course; and

iii. Sit for all the Examinations in the Course.

(e) A student shall not be allowed to accumulate more than five (5) Retake Courses at a time.

(f) A final year student whose final Examination Results have already been classified by the relevant School Committee and has qualified for the Award of a Diploma/Certificate, shall not be permitted to retake any Course.

(g) When a student has retaken a course, the better of the two Grades he/she obtained in that Course shall be used in the computation of his/her Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

(h) Whenever a Course has been retaken, the Academic Transcript shall indicate so accordingly.