MUCE Grading System
1.Each course will be assessed at the time of its completion and a grade awarded. The grade will be based on an end of course examination and a course work assessment. The course work assessment shall normally constitute 40% of the total course assessment. Course work assessment, may however, with the approval of Senate, constitute up to 100% of the total course assessment provided that where it exceeds 40% the assignment on which it is based shall be available for scrutiny by the External Examiner.
2.Monitoring of the student’s progress in each course will be based on the following:
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2.1 Grade to marks (%) correspondence: |
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A |
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70 |
– 100; |
C |
= |
40 – |
49; |
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B+ = |
60 |
– |
69; |
D |
= |
35 – |
39; |
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B |
= |
50 |
– |
59; |
E |
= |
0 – |
34 |
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2.2 Grade to points correspondence: |
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A |
= |
5 points |
B+ = 4 points |
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B |
= |
3 points |
C |
= 2 points |
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D |
= |
1 point |
E |
= 0 |
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2.3Course grade multiplied by the appropriate unit weighting will be accumulated over the whole period of study and will form the basis for the assessment of the degree.
3An average grade for each major subject shall be worked out by adding together, by means of weighted points, all the grade of the core course in that subject. The following points to grade correspondence shall apply in monitoring the students progress in each major subjects:
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4.4 – 5.0 = A |
2.0 |
– 2.6 = C |
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3.5 – 4.3 |
= B+ |
1.0 |
– 1.9 = D |
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2.7 – 3.4 |
= B |
0.0 |
– 0.9 = E |
4A student, who has passed courses totalling more than 97 units in the B.Sc. Education programme, shall have one or more elective courses excluded from the assessment in the degree classification.
5The average score for the degree will be computed in the same way as for the average score for a major subject. The degree classification shall be based on the 97 units provided the above regulations are fulfilled. The classification shall be as follows:
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Mkwawa University College of Education [MUCE] |
299 |
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First class |
4.4 – 5.0 |
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Upper second |
3.5 – 4.3 |
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Lower second |
2.7 – 3.4 |
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Pass |
2.0 – 2.6 |
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6To be allowed to continue with any degree programme in the Faculty of Science, a student must pass all the prescribed core courses in each of the major Science subjects and attain an overall GPA of 2.0 or above.
6.1A student not in his/her final year of study who obtains a C average in all the courses including all core courses in one major Science subject and a D average at 1.5 or above in the minimum required courses of the second major Science subject, and having an overall GPA of 2.0 or above, shall be allowed to sit for supplementary examinations. For students taking B.Sc. (Ed.) the two major subjects will be Science and Education, i.e., the Science major subject will comprise prescribed courses from the two teaching disciplines/subjects. A student taking a Science subject as a double major must score an overall GPA of at least 1.8 in all core courses in that subject to qualify for supplementary examinations.
6.2Any student who has failed a core course and does not qualify for a supplementary examination shall be discontinued.
6.3A student not in the final year who obtains a D average of less than 1.8 in all the core courses of any
two major subjects or an E average in all the core courses of any major subjects shall be discontinued.
7.Supplementary Examinations will be held once each year prior to the commencement of the subsequent academic year, for the core courses examined during the previous session. Any student, who has qualified to continue with his/her studies under regulation No. 6.1, must sit for a supplementary examination in any core courses in which he/she has failed (i.e. scored a D or E) in the examination. The highest grade awarded shall be the minimum passing grade (i.e. C).
8.With the approval of the Faculty Board and Senate, certain courses may be designated as courses where course work supplementation will not be permitted. When the course work assessment in such a course is failed, the entire course must be repeated.
9.If after taking supplementary examinations a student fails to obtain a C average at 2.0 or better in all the core courses in two of the Science subjects that he/she will be majoring in, he/she shall be discontinued from studies.
10.A grade scored in the supplementary examination shall constitute the final grade in that course regardless of the score in the original examination.
11.A student who has qualified to continue with his/her studies (under Regulations 6 and 7 above) must repeat any core course in which he/she has failed even if he/she drops the subject to which the course belongs.
12.A student who fails a supplementary examination in a core course in which he/she has enrolled twice shall be discontinued.
13.A student who has failed a practical course, which cannot be supplemented, shall be allowed to proceed to the next year of study provided his GPA in that major subject is 1.8 or higher.
14.Supplementary work in or repetition of elective courses will only be allowed in exceptional circumstances, normally only when those units are needed to complete a degree programme.
15.A special examination in a course to be regarded as constituting a first sitting shall be given to students who for satisfactory reasons were allowed by the Dean not to take the regular examination.
⇒ Normally, special examinations will be given at the time of supplementary examinations.
⇒A student who is required to sit for a special examination or who, for satisfactory reasons, has not completed an important portion of his/her course work, shall be awarded an “I” (incomplete) grade.
⇒A student who has been awarded an “I” grade during any academic year is required to clear the grade during the time of supplementary examination for that academic year. Except with the approval of the Faculty Board, an “I” grade not cleared at the time of the supplementary examinations automatically becomes an “E” grade.
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300 |
UDSM Prospectus 2012/13 |
16.No student will be enrolled in a course for which he/she has not fulfilled the prerequisites. A course for which a “D” grade or lower is obtained shall not be counted as fulfilling a prerequisite for any course unless it is a course in the same series taken during the same session.
17.To be allowed to repeat a course, in which an examination is a part of the assessment, a student must first sit for supplementary examination in that course.
18.The maximum time for which a student may remain registered in the Faculty of Science is 5 years for a 3 – year programme and 6 years for a 4-year programme. Any student who is required to repeat/ complete certain courses in order to qualify for the award of a degree shall be deemed to have failed the programme at the end of the maximum period if any of such courses have not been passed.
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