Where progress is considered so poor as to justify exclusion from a course a student is called before the Unsatisfactory Progress and Exclusions Committee.
Where scholarships are paid by the university, unsatisfactory progress may be judged by more stringent criteria, and failure in more than one subject in a single semester may be considered sufficient reason to terminate the scholarship.
Unsatisfactory progress
Students whose progress is considered unsatisfactory may be excluded from the faculty. Students will be deemed not to have made satisfactory progress if they fail half or more than half of the subjects for which they were enrolled in the last two semesters or if they fail the same subject twice. No decision will be taken to exclude a student until the student has been given the opportunity to present a case to the Unsatisfactory Progress and Exclusions Committee.
Students who are asked to show cause why they should not be excluded will, in the first instance, be invited to do so in writing. No student will be excluded without being given the opportunity to appear in person before the committee. A student excluded by the faculty can appeal to the University Exclusion Appeals Committee.
Faculty policy on subject enrolments and results
It is the responsibility of students to ensure that their enrolment is correct. The faculty board has approved the following policy for students who fail to undertake subjects for which they are enrolled or who undertake subjects for which they are not validly enrolled. Students enrolled in a subject but not submitting any work for assessment or attending the examination will receive a fail NN grade for the subject. Students attending a subject for which they are not validly enrolled will receive no results for the subject.