Calendar 2002–03

AssociateStudents 477 7.2 Only under very special circumstances may a student apply for permission to withdraw from a course or enrollin a new course after the second week of the teaching term. Such applications shall be made on a prescribed form and submitted to the department/programme/graduate division concerned/ Office of Academic Links for consideration. 7.3 A stu dent wh o with draws f rom a cour se without go ing th roug h the prescribed procedure shall be given a grade of ‘F’ for the course. 8.0 Class Attendance and Lea ve of Absence 8.1 A studen t shall attend classes, tests and examinations as required by the teachers of the courses in which he has enrolled. 8.2 A stu dent who has been absent for any p eriod sh all be responsible for applyin g to the teach er/s concerned for permission to make up for any required work missed. 8.3 In case of illness necessitating absence exceeding one week, a student shall obtain permission from the Registrar/Director of Academic Links through written application. Such applications shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by a registered medicalpractitioner and shall require the endorsement of the department/programme/graduate division concerned. 8.4 A stu dent who wishes to obtain a leave of ab sence exceeding one week for non-medical reasons shall obtain prior permission from the Registrar/ Director of Academic Links through written application. Such applications shall state the reasons for which leave of absence is sough t an d sh all require the endorsement of the department/programme/graduate division concerned. 8.5 A stud ent who, without permission to take leave, has been absent for a con tinu ous p eriod exceedin g on e mon th shall be co nsid ered to h ave withdrawn from studies at the University. 8.6 A student shall be required to take leave of absence if the condition of his health is consider ed as constitu ting a d efinite hazard to the Univer sity community. At the end of the prescr ibed period of absence, the student shall obtain a certificate of good health as required before he can apply to resume classes. 9.0 Course Asse ssment and Grades 9.1 A student shall be assessed for every course he has reg istered for on the basis of his performance in the course. Criteria for assessment may include any one or any combination of thefollowing: attendance, class work,written work, laboratory work, field work, research papers, tests, examinations, and any other criteria. 9.2 Course grades, their standards and converted points used in reporting shall be as follows: