Courses

• Laboratory/workshop practical
• Tests in class
• Assignment

CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION/AWARD OF DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE.

• At least a pass in all courses of the programme.
• Satisfactory performance in the course work
• Pass in project work which is a course its (where applicable)
• Satisfactory conduct.
• Satisfactory completion of industrial attachment.
• Other conditions as may be required by each department.

CHANGE OF COURSE

THE SEMESTER AND COURSE UNIT

Semester system

The semester system and the course unit system as approved by the academic board have been in operated in the Institute since 2003/2004 session.

The semester system breaks an academic session into two periods of 15 – 17 weeks. A normal academic session usually commences in October and ends in July of the following year giving a total of 37 weeks.

The breakdown is usually as follows:

First Semester

Second semester

• Late registration will attract a fee to be determined by the academic board.
• The registration exercise must be completed within the specified periods in each of the semester (4 weeks for the first semester and 3 weeks for the second semester).
• Any student who fails to register within the time specified above shall be deemed to have withdrawn voluntarily from the polytechnic.

Note: All new students shall register at their respective schools/department.

The Course Units System

The Course Units System (CUS) is a credit system based on the premise that fields of knowledge can be broken down into small components called courses/modules that can be arranged in some convenient pedagogical way.

Although, it is now practical to the CUS with the semester system. It is also to be noted the the combination is not necessary imperative.

One of the objectives of CUS is the provision of flexibility through a variety of combination of approved courses.

Among its advantages are the following

• Because courses are broken down into modules with examinations given, at the end of each semester, the former practice of conducting one comprehensive examination at the end of the session is eliminated.
• Students transfer from one institution to another or one programme to another is more easily facilitated
• Students can progress at their own pace.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

A course carries a minimum of one course unit and maximum of four course units. The maximum number of course units a student can offer per semester is 24 and the minimum is 16 for full-time students. The corresponding figures are 16 and 12 respectively for part time students.

c. Core Courses: these are major required to be taken and passed by all students in a particular field of study.
d. Compulsory Courses: These are required to be taken and passed by all students, e.g General Studies is a compulsory course.
e. Elective Courses: These are courses which are not necessarily taught as part of a programme of study, but which a student decides to take. it is observed however that in good number of the department, students do not take any elective courses.
f. Optimal Courses: These are major courses from which a student can select his or her specified area of interest.
g. Pre-requisites: Pre-requisites courses are essential to the understanding of another higher course and which must be passed before the student can take the higher course.

Course Code

e.g STC – Science Technology
BAM – Business administration
EEC – Electrical Engineering etc.

The following represents the level of programme
Eg.
0 – Certificate/Preliminary
1 – ND!
2 – ND2
3 – HND1
4 – HND2

GRADING

i. Grading is done using the four point grading system and student’s performance in a semester is recorded as the grade point average (GPA) which is a function of the course units and the weighted grade point (WGP). The table below shows the letter grades in use and the corresponding percentage scores and weighted grades as follows;

ii. Grade Point Average

A student GPA in any semester is obtained by dividing his/her WGP by the total course units taken. Consider the following table that shows a hypothetical case of second semester performance of an ND2 Science Technology student who has taken 6 courses.

The Grade point Average (GPA) for this student and for the semester in question is given as

iii. The Cumulative Grade Point Average: The cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) is the weighted average of the GPA of all semester.

iv. If a student absents himself/herself from examination where the student has not official withdrawn from the course, a score of ZERO will be entered for the student in that course.

v. Sick Grade: The Grade “S” shall be recorded only in case of health for the student during the semester examination. A grade “S” shall be replaced by “F” if the examination is not written the very next it is offered. A grade of “S” shall not be used in computing a GPA.

GRADING OF PRE-ND COURSE

In each subject, the following grades will be awarded:

• The pass mark for each Pre-ND course shall be 40%
• The duration of any Pre-ND progarmme shall be one academic session.
• The final assessment shall be average of the 1st and 2nd semester scores.
• The 2nd semester examination score shall be final.
• To proceed to nay programme, the student must pass in at last five subjects including all those listed as minimum entry requirement for the programme.
• To proceed to any programme, the student must pass in at least five subjects including all those listed as minimum entry required for the programme.
• At the end of the session, any student who fails more than two of the subjects offered shall be withdrawn.
• No repeat of Pre-ND/Certificate programme is allowed.

Certificate Progarmme

• The grading of courses shall be the same as those for ND and HND programme
• A student who fails the certificate programme shall be allowed to resit not more than three consecutive times from outside the polytechnic

CLASSIFICATION OF DIPLOMA

Diploma and Certificate are classified form distinction to ordinary pass according to CGPA. The following the table illustrated.

Score	CGPA	Grade	Remarks
70 – 100	3.50 – 4.00	Distinction	Pass in all subjects
60 – 69	3.00 – 3.49	Upper credit	Pass in all subjects
50 – 59	2.50 – 2.99	Lower credit	Pass in all subjects
40 – 49	2.00 – 2.49	Pass	Pass in all subjects
0 – 39	Below 2.00s	Fail	Pass in all subjects

CGPA below 2.00 constitute FAILURE

Honor roll

A student who has accumulative grade point average of 3.25 and above at the end of any academic session shall be put on the Institute honors roll.

ACADEMIC STANDING

The following terms are used to determine a student’s academic standing at various stages of his/her course:

• Probation: A student is put under probation if at the end of the second semester, his/her GPA fails below 2.00 provided his/her CGPA is not less than 1.50
• Warning: If a student obtains a GPA of less than 2.00 at the end of the first semester, such a student would issued with a LETTER OF WARNING.
• Carry over: Under the course unit system, there is no RESIT of examinations or REPEAT of class. In place of this, is the CARRY OVER (CO) FACULTY. All failed courses (i.e below CGPA 2.00) are treated as CARRY OVER provided the conditions under PROBATION is satisfied. All such carry over courses must be taken at the appropriate semester i.e when such are available.
• Withdrawal: at the end of second semester, a student with cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) OF below 2.00 will be asked to withdraw from the Institute. Withdrawal does not apply after the first semester examination.
• Voluntary withdrawal: A student who absents him/herself from the classes of two consecutive semesters without official permission or who fails to register for two consecutive semester shall be classified as having voluntary withdrawal from the polytechnic.

CONDITIONS FOR GRADUATION

A student is deemed to have graduated if he/her fulfills the following conditions:

• If the score passed is between 72 – 80
• CGPA is not less than 2.00
• The project is successfully completed
• The student’s attendance at lectures is not less than 75% per semester.
• The student has successfully completed his/her Industrial Attachment.
• All prescribed core courses are passed.
• The ND student has successfully completed SIWES programme.

POLYTECHNIC EXAMINATION RULES AND RGULATIONS

Students are to provide themselves with the following materials.

• Pen
• Pencil(s)
• Eraser
• Sharpener
• Ruler
• Mathematical set (when necessary)
• Non-programme calculator
• Drawing instruments (if requires)
• Any other material specified by the Institute Examination Committee.
• On all items listed above, there should be no jotting, writing or inscriptions whether relevant or irrelevant to the course being examined.
• No programmable calculator , unathourized calculators shall be allowed; and where an examination forbids the use of calculator, no calculator shall be allowed into the examination hall.

ARRIVAL OF STUDENTS AT THE EXAMINATION HALL

Each student is required to be present at examination hall at least 25 minutes before commencement of a paper, carrying on authorized materials as listed above.

• No student shall be allowed into examination hall without his/her valid Identity Card. No association/department identity card shall be allowed in place of Institute identity card.
• Each student shall be thoroughly searched before entering the examination hall during the examination.
• After the search, each student will immediately proceed into the hall and sit on his/her designated chair.
• Each student shall pick pieces of paper under his/her desk and floor around him/her before the commencement of examination. Such pieces or paper shall be disposed in front of the examination hall.
• Any student arriving at the examination hall 30 minutes after the commencement of a paper will not be permitted to sit for that paper.

STUDENTS CONDUCT DURING EXAMINATION

• A student for written examination should not be allowed to take handbag, wallet, purse, book or any paper into the examination.
• Students are not allowed to write the names on examination scripts. Only matriculation numbers shall be used as the examination number.
• Only answer scripts, sheets and table supplied by the Institute for examination must be used.
• The student’s Identity Card shall conspicuously displayed on his/her desk during examination.
• Any/all rough work should be done in Institute answer booklet provided for the examinations but should be neatly cancelled.