Credit Values and Pass Marks for General and Honours Degree Programmes
General Degree
- Compulsory Course Units: A minimum grade of ‘D’ is required to pass a compulsory course unit.
- The total credit value of course units in one main subject over the three-year programme should not be less than 27 credits and should not exceed 36 credits.
- Minimum total credit requirement: 90 credits.
- Maximum total credit requirement: 99 credits.
Honours Degree
- Minimum total credit requirement: 120 credits.
- Maximum total credit requirement: 126 credits.
- Total credit requirement for the specialization subject: 80 credits.
- A minimum of 60 credits in the specialization subject must be completed during the third and fourth years.
- A candidate following the Honours Degree must obtain at least a ‘D’ grade for the Research Project to qualify for the Honours Degree.
- To be eligible for First Class or Second Class, the candidate must obtain at least a ‘C’ grade for the Research Project.
- At least 50% of the total credit value of the specialization subject course units must be obtained at the following grades for the respective class:
- First Class: ‘A−’ or above
- Second Class (Upper Division): ‘B’ or above
- Second Class (Lower Division): ‘C’ or above
Cut-off GPA Levels for the Award of Classes and Pass
| GPA | AWARDING CLASS AND PASS |
| 2.00 | Pass |
| 3.00 | Second Class (Lower Division) |
| 3.30 | Second Class (Upper Division) |
| 3.70 | First Class |