Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
SAg1 Structure of the Degree
(a) The minimum duration for the qualification is 8 semesters.
(b) The qualification requires that a set of modules with a total credit value of at least 512 be passed, subject
to the following conditions:
(i) at least 96 credits shall be at each of Levels 1, 2 , 3 and 7;
(ii) a maximum of 160 credits shall be at Level 1;
(iii) a total of at least 224 credits shall be at Levels 2 and 3;
(iv) a total of at least 224 credits shall be at Levels 3 and 7;
(c) Students may not proceed to any Level-7 module until they have obtained a total of at least 128 credits from
Levels 2 and 3 including at least 64 credits at Level 3.
(d) Candidates will elect to undertake one of the programmes listed in Rule SAg2, where the actual modules required
for the programme of study are given. All elective modules must be chosen in accordance with Rule SAg1(b) and
require approval by the Dean.
Rules of Combination for Majors
Microbiology (Westville)
Year 1 - BIOL101(16), BIMI120(16), CHEM110(16), 120(16), MATH133(16), PHYS131(16)
Year 2 - MICR213(16), 216(16), 218(16), RDNA202(16)
Year 3 - MICR303(16), 304(16), 305(16), 311(16)
(a) The minimum duration for the qualification is 8 semesters. (b) The qualification requires that a set of modules with a total credit value of at least 512 be passed, subject to the following conditions: (i) at least 96 credits shall be at each of Levels 1, 2 , 3 and 7; (ii) a maximum of 160 credits shall be at Level 1; (iii) a total of at least 224 credits shall be at Levels 2 and 3; (iv) a total of at least 224 credits shall be at Levels 3 and 7; (c) Students may not proceed to any Level-7 module until they have obtained a total of at least 128 credits from Levels 2 and 3 including at least 64 credits at Level 3. (d) Candidates will elect to undertake one of the programmes listed in Rule SAg2, where the actual modules required for the programme of study are given. All elective modules must be chosen in accordance with Rule SAg1(b) and require approval by the Dean. Year 1 - BIOL101(16), BIMI120(16), CHEM110(16), 120(16), MATH133(16), PHYS131(16) Year 2 - MICR213(16), 216(16), 218(16), RDNA202(16) Year 3 - MICR303(16), 304(16), 305(16), 311(16)
Campus Health Clinics sick Notes are divided into two:
Clinic Attendance note : which only indicates that the student was attended at the clinic on that particular date and time. It does not excuse the said student from attending lectures, tests, exams etc.
The sick certificate is the one that excludes the students from attending lectures, writing tests, exams etc, because of the nature of the sickness of the students."
It is clear that only sick certificates can be used to exempt students from pracs, tests and exams.
Departmental
Students must have 80% attendance at practicals and 40% class mark in all modules in order to obtain a DP.