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A. Registration for courses:

(i) Freshmen will fill the form on the Student Information Page, which combines the:

The contents of the form would be retrieved by the appropriate quarters from the University's central database.

(ii) The list of courses to be registered for during each Semester (or Session for Faculties not operating the course unit system) will be made available by the Head of Department, and would be accessible online.

(iii) The minimum number of units are required for full-time student is 15 units while the maximum is 24 units.

B. Exemption form special electives:

(i) That graduates of the University who had previously passed the old GNS courses should be exempted automatically from taking special electives for purposes of fulfilling the requirements for graduation.

(ii) That in the case of graduates from other recognized Universities and candidates transferring from other Universities/Higher Institutions, the general studies courses taken by such students in their old Institutions should be evaluated and processed for exemption by Senate where appropriate.

C. Change of electives:

Change of electives, particularly restricted electives, should be made only within the group of courses approved for a particular semester.

D. Administration of Examination:

(a) The person who teaches a course will be charged with invigilation during the examination for that course.

(b) Where courses are large in terms of student enrolment and cut across disciplines, the Faculties in which the courses are based will be made responsible for invigilation during the examination for those courses.

(c) The setting, moderation and presentation of examination papers to students in courses based in Departments should be the  responsibility of individual Departments.

(d) Efforts should be made to ensure that examination results are ready before registration for the following Semester.

(f) Competence in terms of academic and administrative leadership should be emphasized in assigning persons the responsibility of Chief Examiners.

(g) The Departmental Examiners should meet and prepare provisional results within 4 working days after the submission of examination grades.

(h) The provisional results approved by the Faculty Board of Examiners should be used for registration purposes.

(i) Henceforth, the University should provide stationery for examinations so as to assist Faculties in processing examination results.

(j) The examination results of graduating students should be processed for the approval of Senate.  any result that is treated administratively for the purposes of NYSC should be processed later for the approval of Senate.  The results of non-graduating students should be processed later of the approval of the Committee of Deans.

F. Examination Malpractice

(i) Cases of examination malpractice should be submitted by the Invigilators to the Dean of the Faculty within 24 hours of the examination period.

(ii) The result of any student involved in examination malpractice should be withheld until the case is disposed of.

(iii) Faculty Examination Malpractice Committee should consider such cases and make appropriate recommendations to the Vice-Chancellor within two months.

G. Withdrawal from the University

(i) That for Faculties running the Course Unit System, a student should be allowed an additional period of 50% of the duration of his programme after which his studentship should be deemed to have lapsed whether or not he has a C.G.P.A. of 1.00.  The decision took effect from the beginning of 1996/97 academic session.

(ii) That for the Faculties of Clinical Sciences, Dentistry and Pharmacy, a student should not be allowed to repeat a year more than once.

(iii) That the period, i.e., the duration of programme, should exclude approved periods of leave of absence granted to the student.

(iv) That students on ground should be given additional 50% of the remaining period to complete their programmes.

(v) That the existing Regulation on probation should be retained.

(vi) The names of students asked to withdraw from the University should be processed to Senate for approval prompt.

H. Intention to graduate:

Students, in their final sessions,  must indicate their interest in concluding their academic responsibilities by filling out appropriate forms that would be made available on demand.

I. Tutorial List

A tutorial list of students is always kept in other to monitor the students taking a course and to prepare the continuous assessment details from time to time. Students should ensure that their names are correctly indicated on the list.