DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The University’s requirements of a minimum GPA for Postgraduate taught programmes is 2.0. Students who matriculate to the University in August 2021 and after must earn this minimum grade point average in their taught programmes. It does not apply to continuing postgraduate students. Note that individual department, college, school or programme requirements may exceed this minimum. All other existing requirements, both faculty and university, that are based on any calculated GPA will apply accordingly.
Categorization of award of degrees
| GPA | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| 3.70 | DISTINCTION |
| 3.30 - 3.69 | MERIT |
| 2.00 - 3.29 | PASS |
| < 2.0 | FAIL |
- Based on overall programme GPA
- Research project will be considered another course for the calculation of programme GPA
- Failure / repeating of any course(s) will NOT disqualify from ‘distinction’ if overall GPA ≥ 3.70
- Professional doctorates: Distinction = ≥ 3.70 in Courses + High Commendation in Research
GPA for coursework /exam
A student who fails an element of a course that counts towards the final grade (either coursework or final examination), will be deemed to have failed that course
They will be assigned the grade FWC or FWE (Fail Coursework, Fail Exam), if they obtain an ‘overall’ mark of 50% or higher
A student who passes an element of a course but does not obtain an overall mark of 50 or higher, will fall into the grade category in accordance with the mark achieved i.e., F1/F1CW/F1WE,F2/F2CW/F2WE,. F3/F3CW/F3WE
