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The conditions under which the University grants degrees, diplomas and certificates are laid down in the Rhodes University Act (No 15 of 1949) as amended, the Rhodes University Statute printed in Government Notice No. R749 of 18/5/62 as amended, the Higher Education Act (No 101, 1997) and these rules framed in terms of Section 32 of the Higher Education Act (No 101, 1997).
G.1
A candidate for a degree, diploma or certificate in any
Faculty must comply with the conditions and meet the
selection criteria set out in the University's admissions
policy. The Council has the right to refuse admission to
any student should it consider it to be in the interests of
the University to do so.
G.2
Students are required, on admission, to register by
signing the official registration form. Students must
also pay the prescribed registration fee. They must
renew their registration and pay the prescribed fee
annually as long as they continue to be students of the
University; provided that students may be refused
permission to renew their registration for any year of
study if they fail to satisfy the prescribed minimum
requirements of study. (See Rule G.7.)
G.3
Candidates for a degree in any Faculty must be
registered as matriculated students of the University
and for this purpose must be in possession of a
Matriculation Certificate issued by the Matriculation
Board, or an Exemption Certificate of that Board
stating that they have satisfied the conditions of
exemption from the Matriculation examination. In
addition, applicants for admission may be required to
have attained such minimum standard in a specified
subject or subjects at the Matriculation or equivalent
examination, or such other qualifications as may be
prescribed.
G.4
The Senate may refuse to admit any student to a
post-graduate course of study in any subject if the
standard of proficiency which the student has
previously attained is not, in the opinion of the Senate,
sufficiently high.
G.5
Registered students of another higher education
institution in the Republic who desire to be admitted to
the University must produce a certificate, satisfactory to
the Senate, as to their conduct at the other higher
education institution.
G.6
6.1 Students may not be admitted to any course in any
subject until their curricula have been approved by the
Senate.
6.2 Such curricula may be modified only with the
permission of the Senate.
NB Students are responsible for ensuring that there are no timetable clashes in their proposed curriculae.
In the rules which follow, unless otherwise specified or clear from the context, "course" means a course that extends over one academic year. Two half- courses or two semester courses are deemed to be equivalent to one course. "Qualifying courses" means courses accepted as credits towards a degree, diploma or certificate.
G.7
The Senate may refuse students permission to renew
registration in any Faculty if they are deemed to be
unable to profit from further study, or if they have
failed;
7.1 at the end of their first year of full-time attendance
at this or any other university to complete two
qualifying courses: or
in the Faculties of Education, Humanities, and
Science
7.2 at the end of their second year of full-time
attendance at this or any other university to complete
four qualifying courses; and
7.3 at the end of their third year of full-time attendance
at this or any other university to complete six qualifying
courses, including two non-initial courses: or
in the Faculty of Commerce
as full-time candidates for the BAcc, BBusSc or BCom
degrees:
7.4 at the end of their second year of full-time
attendance at this or any other university to obtain
credit in at least five qualifying courses; or
7.5 at the end of their third year of full-time attendance
at this or any other university to obtain credit in at least
seven qualifying courses, of which at least two shall be
non-initial courses; or
7.6 at the end of their fourth year of full-time
attendance at this or any other university to obtain
credit in at least nine qualifying courses, of which at
least three must be non-initial courses; or
7.7 at the end of their fifth year of full-time attendance
at this or any other university to obtain credit in at least
eleven qualifying courses, of which at least one must be
a final course in a three-year major subject for the
degree; or
7.8 at the end of their sixth year of full-time attendance
at this or any other university to obtain credit in at least
twelve qualifying courses, of which at least two must be
the final courses of major subjects for the degree; or
as candidates for the BEcon degree
7.9 to obtain credit in less than two qualifying courses
for the degree for every year of full-time attendance at
this or any other university; or
in the Faculties of Humanities and Commerce
7.10 as part-time candidates at this or any other
university failed to obtain credit in less than three
qualifying courses for every two years of part-time
study for the degree where, for this purpose, the final
course in a major subject is reckoned to be the
equivalent of two courses. Part- time candidates may
also be excluded if they fail to obtain at least one credit
after the first year of attendance; or
in the Faculty of Pharmacy
7.11 in the year of entry into the second year of the
BPharm curriculum at this or any other university to
complete second year courses to the value of ten credit
points, plus all courses of the first year curriculum;
7.12 in the subsequent years of full time attendance at
this or any other university to complete courses to the
value of ten credit points per year.
in the Faculty of Law
7.13 candidates will be excluded if they fail 75% or
more of the courses for which they have been registered
in that academic year, irrespective of the number of
credits thus far obtained towards the degree, or if the
candidates are unable to complete their degrees within
two years of the minimum period of completion of their
degrees.
G.8
The Senate may, after the mid-year examinations in any
year, cancel students' registrations for the remainder of
that year, and may refuse students permission to renew
registration in any Faculty if the students are unable to
satisfy, by the end of the year, the minimum
requirements of study prescribed by the Faculty in
which they are registered, and if they are not
completing, will not be registered for more than one
course in the semester following the mid-year
examinations.
G.9
Except with the special permission of the Senate, a
student who has been excluded on account of failure to
satisfy the minimum requirements of study prescribed
for in one Faculty may not be admitted to any other
Faculty of the University.
NB Periods of attendance and examination results at another university are taken into account in the same manner as periods of attendance and examination results at this University.
G.10
A student may not be registered for more than one
degree or diploma at the same time, or be registered as
a student of another university, without the permission
of the Senate.
G.11
A candidate for a degree or a diploma must attend the
courses, perform the work and pass the examinations
which are prescribed for that degree or diploma.
G.12
Subject to any exceptions approved by the Senate,
students are not deemed to have attended the University
in any academic year or any semester unless they have
attended for at least three-quarters of that year or that
semester.
For the purposes of these rules "academic year" and "semester" are defined in the University Calendar (Calendar page 26).
G.13
A candidate who is not a full-time student may be
required to devote to the curriculum for a degree,
diploma or certificate at least one year more than the
normal period specified in these rules. The distribution
of the courses in the curriculum of a part-time
candidate is subject to the approval of the Dean of the
Faculty concerned.
G.14
Candidates for a degree, diploma or certificate must
comply with all the requirements which Senate has
approved for each subject taken by them for that
degree, diploma or certificate.
G.15
An undergraduate course in any subject consists of not
less than sixty separate class meetings in any year, and
half-courses and semester courses consist of not less
than thirty separate class meetings in any year.
G.16
Except as provided for in terms of Rules G.44 to G.48
or in terms of Faculty Rules, a candidate obtains credit
for a course on meeting the requirements set for that
course.
G.17
Except where otherwise provided in Faculty rules, or
where in exceptional circumstances Senate waives this
rule, students may not
17.1 enter upon the work of the second or subsequent
course in any subject unless they have obtained credit
for the preceding course in the subject; or
17.2 take examinations in more than one course in the
same subject in a single semester.
G.18
Subject to any exceptions approved by the Senate, a
student must have obtained a minimum number of
credits in first year courses, as specified in Faculty
Rules, before entering on the second course of any
subject.
G.19
Subject to any exceptions approved by the Senate, a
student may not be admitted to an examination in any
course unless the Head of the Department concerned
has certified that the student has satisfactorily attended
the class meetings for the course under examination,
and has satisfactorily performed the work of the class.
19.1 Certification of attendance and performance under
Rule G.19 (usually known as "the issue of Duly
Performed (DP) certificates") will be notified by Heads
of Departments to the Registrar after the last class
meeting for the course, and after the last class meeting
of a Summer or Winter School.
19.2 Students failing to present themselves at the June
examinations in any non-semesterized course in which
any examination is set, without a medical certificate or
other reason acceptable to the Senate, shall not qualify
for a DP certificate for that course. Exemption from this
rule may be granted by the Senate to a department
which applies therefor.
19.3 In exceptional circumstances the Board of the
Faculty, with the approval of the Head of the
Department concerned, may permit a student to write
the examinations in a particular course without the
award of a DP certificate.
19.4 The following exceptions to Rule G.19 have been
approved by the Senate:
19.4.1 DP certificates issued in another university may
be accepted by the Board of the Faculty provided the
Head of Department is satisfied that the standard and
syllabus of the other university in the course concerned
are equivalent to those of Rhodes University in that
course;
19.4.2 Candidates for the BA, BJourn, BCom, BEcon,
BSc, BSc(InfSys) or BSocSc degree who have
completed the final courses of their major subjects,
have attended the university for three years, have not
more than two subsidiary courses or four subsidiary
semester courses outstanding for the degree, and have
left the University, may write the examinations in such
subsidiary courses without re-attaining DP certificates;
provided that, where practical work is required,
evidence must be submitted to the satisfaction of the
Head of Department concerned that the candidate has
received adequate practical training.
G.20
Subject to any exceptions approved by the Senate,
certification in terms of Rule G.19 will be valid only
for the examination of the year in which it is issued.
20.1 The following exceptions to Rule G.20 have been
approved by the Senate:
20.1.1 A candidate granted a non-continuing pass may
rewrite at a subsequent examination in order to obtain
a continuing pass, provided that no special examination
has to be set for the purpose. Students who have
obtained a non-continuing pass in a course may enter
for examination in that course without earning a new
DP certificate, provided they already had a DP
certificate.
20.1.2 With the approval of the Board of the Faculty,
the validity of the DP certificate of a student who is in
attendance at the University may be extended by one
year. In the Faculty of Commerce such extension will
normally only be granted for subjects failed at the Fl
level and students would normally be required to write
and perform satisfactorily in class tests and in the June
examinations.
20.1.3 In the case of students who do not return to the
University in any year, the validity of their DP
certificates for courses in which they failed or did not
write the examination in the previous year may be
extended by one year by the Dean of the Faculty after
consultation with the Head of the Department
concerned. In the Faculty of Commerce such
extensions will normally only be granted for subjects
failed at the F1 level. Extension in terms of this rule
will not be granted, however, to students who are
refused readmission in terms of Rule G.7.
G.21
A student, before being admitted to an examination or
degree, diploma or certificate shall pay such fees as
may be prescribed in each case.
G.22
The Council may refuse to admit to an examination or
to a degree, diploma or certificate a student who has
failed to pay any fees due to the University or to an
affiliated institute.
G.23
An examination of the University qualifying in any
subject for a degree, diploma or certificate shall be
conducted by at least two examiners, of whom at least
one shall be an examiner who has not been connected
with the preparation of the students for that
examination; provided that, in the case of an
examination qualifying in a first or second year course,
other than a final course for a degree, or any
examination qualifying for a diploma or certificate, the
Senate may waive the requirement that one of the
examiners shall be a person who has not been connected
with the preparation of the student for that examination;
provided that if a student asks for a re-mark the script
be examined by an examiner other than the original
examiner.
23.1 Under Rule G.23 the University will appoint as
one of the examiners for the examinations set out below
a person who has not been connected with the
preparation of the students for that examination, and
who is not in receipt of any remuneration other than
examiner's fees from the University or from an affiliated
institute:
23.1.1 All written examinations in final courses of
degree and diploma subjects;
23.1.2 Practical examinations in final courses of degree
subjects where required by departments;
23.1.3 All method courses for the HDE;
23.1.4 The written examinations for the final year of
the Music Licentiate Diploma, and all instrumental,
practical and oral examinations in the Department of
Music and Musicology;
23.1.5 All half-courses in the Department of Religion
and Theology that are the equivalent of final papers for
BTh and BA courses and the extended essay done for
each Special Study paper in the second year of BD Part 1.
G.24
The Heads of the University Departments in which the
subject under examination is taught shall, ex officio, act
as examiners; provided that they may, with the
permission of the Senate, delegate their examining
duties to any member of the staff of their Departments.
G.25
The Senate shall be the final authority in deciding the
result of an examination.
G.26
Subject to any exceptions approved by the Senate, the
results of examinations for all courses shall be
published under seven heads, four for successful
candidates namely, class 1, class 2 (divisions A and B)
and class 3, and three for unsuccessful candidates,
namely, Failure 1, Failure 2 and Failure 3, in all cases
in decreasing order of marks according to the marks
obtained by the candidates.
G.27
The Senate may permit a student to have a re-count and
re-check of all marks, calculations and transcriptions of
marks in respect of the examination in any particular
course, on payment of the prescribed fee.
G.28
The Senate may permit students who are registered in
the Faculties of Education, Humanities or Law to have
their scripts re-examined on payment of the prescribed
fee.
(Re-examination of scripts is not permitted in the Faculties of Commerce, Pharmacy or Science).
G.29
Applications under Rules G.27 and G.28
in respect of the June or November examinations must reach the
Registrar accompanied by the prescribed fee by 15 July
or 15 January respectively. In exceptional
circumstances Senate may permit relaxation of this
rule.
29.1 The fee under G.27 and under G.28
will be refunded if the re-examination effects a change to the students'
advantage in the classification of their results.
29.2 The result of the re-examination and/or re-count
shall supersede the result of the original examination.
Thus a student who applies for a re-examination may
be awarded a lower mark and thereby forfeit any
advantage (e.g. permission to write a supplementary
examination) accruing from the original mark.
29.3 Re-examination of scripts and/or re-count and
re-check in supplementary examinations is not
permitted.
G.30
Unless the contrary should appear from the context of
these rules, an examination shall consist of such
written, oral or other form of test as the Senate may
prescribe in each case.
G.31
The examiners may require students to present
themselves for viva voce questioning, in addition to the
tests prescribed by the Senate under Rule G.30.
G.32
The results of an examination written in a subsequent
year on an extended DP Certificate shall normally be
calculated by taking into account the same component
elements, and the same proportions, as those used for
the examination for which the certificate was earned.
G.33
Students who obtain a non-continuing pass in the June
or November examinations and who re-write in
January/February will, if successful, receive an
unclassified pass.
G.34
Students who obtain a non-continuing pass and who
re-write the examination later than the
January/February immediately after the award of the
non-continuing pass, shall be placed in the class which
reflects the final mark which has been achieved.
G.35
The final marks for students re-writing an examination
in terms of G.33 and
G.34 above will be calculated in
accordance with Rule G.32.
G.36
Except as may otherwise be prescribed in these rules,
ordinary examinations shall be held only at the end of
each semester; provided that the ordinary examinations
for the degree of Bachelor with Honours in any subject
may also be held before the beginning of the following
academic year, as may be decided by the Senate;
provided further that a part-time candidate for the
degree of Bachelor with Honours may, on completion
of two years as a registered candidate, and with the
permission of the Senate, write a special examination
before the beginning of the following academic year.
36.1 Ordinary examinations will usually be held
during June and November, save that examinations for
the BEd degree will be held in February.
36.2 The Senate will permit the examinations for the
Honours degree to be held before the beginning of the
academic year only in exceptional circumstances.
G.37
The ordinary examinations may be extended by holding
supplementary examinations in November and/or
before the start of the next academic year.
37.1 The results of the supplementary examinations
shall be calculated by taking into account the same
component elements as those used for the ordinary
examinations.
37.2 The conditions under which a candidate may be
admitted to supplementary examinations shall be
prescribed by the Senate.
37.2.1 Except in circumstances provided for in this
Rule or in Faculty Rules no supplementary
examinations will be allowed in any second-or third-
year courses.
37.2.2 Candidates registered for first-year first-semester
courses may write supplementary examinations in
November if they fail the course in June but attain the
required sub-minimum.
37.2.3 Candidates in first-year courses may, on the
recommendation of the relevant head of department
after consulting examiners, be admitted to
supplementary examinations in January/February in at
most two courses (four semester-credits) in which they
have failed in the ordinary examinations in November.
37.2.4 In all cases, the number of supplementary
examinations awarded and the conditions attached to
the awards will be at the discretion of the Board of the
Faculty in which the candidate is registered.
37.2.5 Candidates who have passed all but one of the
courses (or two semester-courses) prescribed for their
degree and who have failed the examination in such an
outstanding course (or two semester-courses) may be
admitted to a supplementary examination in that course
(or two semester-courses), provided that, subject to any
exceptions approved by the Senate, such course (or two
semester-courses) is(are) not the final course(s) of a
major subject.*
In addition candidates in the Faculty of Humanities will
be subject to the provisions of Rule H.3.3.
* Exceptions approved by the Senate are: Accounting
3, Biblical Studies 3, Commercial Law 3, Economics
3, History 3, History of Christianity 3, Information
Systems 3, Legal Theory 3, Management 3, Pastoral
Theology 2, Politics 3 and Systematic Theology 3.
37.2.6 Candidates who have passed all but one of the
courses prescribed for the BPharm degree and who
have failed the examination in such an outstanding
course, may be admitted to a supplementary
examination in that course.
37.2.7 Candidates who have failed in two half-courses
for Part 1 of the Bachelor of Divinity degree, may be
admitted to supplementary examinations in such
outstanding course or courses.
37.3 Unless otherwise provided for in Faculty rules,
candidates admitted to January/February
supplementary examinations in terms of Rule G.37.2
above will, if successful, receive an unclassified pass.
37.4 In all those subjects offered at a given level as a
pair of semester-credit courses, where both credits are
not obtained, an aggregate of at least 50% in the pair
shall be deemed equivalent to credit in a 2-credit
aggregate course for that subject.
37.5 Students who do not obtain credit in both
components, but who meet the requirements of an
aggregated course, will have their academic transcripts
amended to show that an aggregated continuing credit
(ACR) or aggregated non-continuing credit (NCR) has
been achieved in the appropriate subject, as the
Department may allow.
37.6 Credit will not be given for an aggregate course in
addition to credit for one or more of its semester-credit
components.
G.38
Under exceptional circumstances, the Senate may admit
a candidate to a special examination at any time,
provided that:
38.1 The provisions of these rules are otherwise
complied with;
38.2 The full cost of such examination is paid by the
candidate.
G.39
An aegrotat examination may be granted by the Senate
to candidates who by reason of illness, duly attested by
a medical certificate on the prescribed form, or who for
other reason acceptable to Senate have been unable to
present themselves at an ordinary examination in any
subject.
39.1 Applications must be made within one week of the
date of the examination missed.
39.2 Other reason above would include the serious
illness or death of a near relative at the actual time of
the examination. In such a case evidence of the
circumstances should be attached in support of the
application.
(Forms are obtainable at the Sanatorium and from
the Student Bureau.)
G.40
Candidates who have been admitted to aegrotat
examinations in terms of Rule G.39 but who are unable
to write those examinations for similar reasons, may be
permitted, if their previous work in that subject is
deemed by the Senate to be satisfactory, to proceed to
the next course in that subject and, on completing that
course to be given credit for both courses. Alternatively
the Senate may, subject to Rule G.39 above being
complied with admit such candidates to subsequent
aegrotat examinations. Such subsequent examinations,
which may be in written or oral form are normally
required to be held before the end of the following
semester.
G.41
In cases where a student has already completed part of
an examination, the Dean of the Faculty will consult
with the internal examiners and the Head of the
Department concerned before deciding whether or not
to approve the aegrotat examination. In such cases the
Dean shall have the power -
41.1.1 not to award an aegrotat; or,
41.1.2 to award an aegrotat in the whole examination, or
41.1.3 to award an aegrotat in those parts which have
not been completed.
41.2 An aegrotat examination will not normally be
granted to candidates who have entered the examination
hall and seen any one of the papers or practicals of an
examination and who subsequently report that they
were ill at the time of the examination.
(Candidates who are unwell should report
immediately at the Sanatorium. If it is found on
medical examination that they are unfit to write, the
Sister-in-Charge will arrange for the necessary
doctor's certificate to be obtained on the aegrotat
application form, which should be submitted as soon
as possible thereafter.)
G.42
An aegrotat examination will not be granted to a
candidate who is unfit to write as a result of having
taken drugs.
G.43
No application for aegrotat examinations will be
considered unless DP certificates have been obtained in
the courses concerned.
G.44
The Senate may accept, as part of the attendance of a
student of the University qualifying for admission to a
degree of Bachelor, periods of attendance as a
registered matriculated student at another university or
institution recognised by the Senate for the purpose, or
accept examinations passed in any subject at such
university or institution, or passed by an external
student of the University of South Africa, or other
examinations recognised by the Senate for the purpose,
as granting exemption from examinations of the
University in such subject.
G.45
Students exempted in terms of Rule G.44 shall not be
admitted to the degree of Bachelor unless:
45.1 they have attended approved courses at the
University:
45.1.1 in the case of the Faculties of Humanities, or of
Science, or of Commerce, or of Pharmacy, for at least
two academic years;
45.1.2 in the case of the Faculties of Law for at least
the final two years; and,
45.1.3 in the case of the Faculty of Education for at
least the final year;
45.2 their periods of attendance at such recognised
university or institution, and at the University, are
together not less than the complete period ordinarily
prescribed for the degree;
45.3 they have passed such examinations of the
University as the Senate may prescribe;
45.4 they have paid such fees as the Council may
prescribe;
45.5 they have complied with any other requirements
for the degree.
G.46
The following rules have been framed in respect of
students who claim credit towards a degree of Rhodes
University for subjects passed at another university -
46.1 Credit for courses passed at another university
subsequent to registration at Rhodes University is
subject to approval by Senate; provided that:
46.1.1 candidates for the BCom and BEcon degrees
who have completed their major subjects may be
granted credit for not more than three outstanding
courses passed at other universities;
46.1.2 credit may be given for one final course for the
BTh degree subject to the provisions of Rule H.105;
46.2 Credit will not be given for more than half of the
courses prescribed for the degree at Rhodes University;
46.3 Candidates who have registered for a degree at
Rhodes University for at least three years, who have
completed at least one of their major subjects for the
degree, and who leave the University, may be given
credit for at most one final course of a major subject
passed at another university, provided that the Head of
the Department at Rhodes University is satisfied that
the standard of the other university in the course
concerned is equivalent to that of Rhodes University in
that course;
G.47
Graduates in the Faculties of Humanities, Science,
Commerce, or Pharmacy of the University who wish to
proceed to a Bachelor's degree in another of these
Faculties and who seek exemptions towards the degree
in the second Faculty on the ground of having already
passed in courses common to both Faculties are
governed by these rules:
47.1 Exemption may be given by the Senate in not
more than half of the courses prescribed for the degree
in the second Faculty.
47.2 Exemption may be given only for first courses in
any subject (the year in which such courses are required
to be taken being immaterial), except in the case of
three course subjects, in which exemption may be given
for the first and second courses.
47.3 Any course passed for a degree in one Faculty, for
which exemption is not granted for the degree in the
second Faculty, may not be taken again as a course for
the degree in the second Faculty.
47.4 The minimum period of attendance as a student in
the second Faculty shall be two years.
G.48
In the case of a student holding the degree of Bachelor
of Arts who wishes to proceed to the degree of Bachelor
of Music or the degree of Bachelor of Fine Art the
following rules apply:
48.1 The Senate, on the recommendation of the Board
of the Faculty of Arts, may grant exemption from not
more than two years' work towards the degree of
Bachelor of Music to specially gifted or distinguished
students who have obtained the BA degree with Music
as a major subject.
48.2 The Senate, on the recommendation of the Board
of the Faculty of Arts, may grant exemption from not
more than two years work towards the degree of
Bachelor of Fine Art to specially gifted or distinguished
students who have obtained the BA degree with Fine
Art Studies as a major subject.
G.49
The Council may on the recommendation of the Senate:
49.1 admit graduates of any other university (whether
in the Republic or elsewhere) to a status in the
University equivalent to that which they possess in such
other university;
49.2 accept as candidates for postgraduate diplomas or
degrees people who have, in the opinion of Senate,
obtained qualifications from other institutions which
are equivalent to the Rhodes qualification required for
admission to the applicable postgraduate diploma or
degree.
G.50
A graduate of any other university, who has been
admitted by the Council to an equivalent status in terms
of Rule G.49 may be accepted as a candidate for the
degree of Master or Doctor in any Faculty, upon such
conditions and on payment of such fees as may be
prescribed, and the Council may, for the purpose of
Rules G.53 or G.65,
prescribe a date from which such
status is to take effect.
G.51
A person who has been accepted as a candidate for the
honours degree of Bachelor or the degree of Master or
Doctor in any Faculty, or as a candidate for a
postgraduate diploma in any Faculty, in terms of
Rule G.49, must satisfy such conditions and pay such fees as
may be prescribed.
G.52
Persons who have graduated at another university, or
who are able to give satisfactory evidence of their
qualifications, may be specially exempted from the
Matriculation Examination of the Matriculation Board,
and may be admitted as students to courses of special
study and research at the University. Such persons
may, on completion of such courses, be admitted to a
degree of Master or Doctor; provided that they before
being so admitted:
52.1 have paid such fees as may be subscribed;
52.2 have been registered as a student of the University
for not less than two years;
52.3 have attended at the University such courses as
may be prescribed;
52.4 have undertaken research upon a subject approved
by the Senate;
52.5 have presented a satisfactory report, dissertation
or thesis upon the research undertaken; and
52.6 have complied with such further conditions as
may be prescribed by the Senate.
G.53
Subject to the provisions of Rules G.49 and G.52
candidates shall not be admitted to the degree of Master
in the Faculty of Humanities (except the degree of
Master of Music and Master of Fine Art), or of Science,
or of Commerce, or the degree of Master of Theology
in the Faculty of Humanities, until at least two years
after admission to the degree or status of Bachelor or
one year after admission to the degree of Bachelor with
Honours in such Faculty, or the degree of Bachelor of
Divinity; or, in the case of the degrees of Master of
Education by thesis, Master of Fine Art, Master of
Laws and Master of Music, until at least one year after
admission to the degree or status of Bachelor. Special
entry criteria for the degree of Master of Education by
coursework and thesis are listed in the Faculty of
Education Rules. Except with the permission of Senate
a candidate for the degree of Master of Education by
coursework and thesis will be allowed a maximum of
three years' registration in which to fulfill all
requirements for the degree.
53.1 Candidates for Master's degrees should register at
the beginning of the academic year. New applicants
may register up to 1 May.
53.2 Normally only students holding an honours
degree will be accepted as candidates for the degrees of
MA, MSc, MCom, or MSocSc. Students holding an
ordinary degree will be accepted only in exceptional
cases.
53.3 Only students who have been admitted to the
degree or status of Bachelor of Laws and who have
attained a sufficiently high academic standard will be
admitted as candidates for the degree of Master of
Laws.
53.4 Only students who have been admitted to the
degree or status of Bachelor of Pharmacy and who have
attained a sufficiently high academic standard will be
admitted as candidates for the Master's degrees in the
Faculty of Pharmacy.
53.5 Candidates who have obtained the BPharm degree
may not present their thesis for a Master's degree until
at least 18 months after the date of registration for the
MSc or MPharm degree.
G.54
No persons shall be admitted as candidates for the
degree of Master unless they have obtained the
approval of the Board of the Faculty, on the
recommendation of the Head of the Department
concerned.
G.55
Candidates for the degree shall be registered for and
attend an approved course of study or research at the
University for the period prescribed in Rule G.53:
provided that the Senate may exempt candidates from
such attendance or part thereof, and may instead require
them to perform such work as it may prescribe during
that period.
G.56
The Faculty shall appoint a supervisor, or supervisors,
to advise a candidate. At least one of the supervisors so
appointed must be a member of staff. For the purpose of
this Rule, members of associated institutes who are also
members of a faculty of the University are regarded as
members of staff.
56.1 The Senate has decided that candidates for the
degree of Master who are exempted from attendance
under Rule G.55 will be required to report in person to
their supervisors from time to time as directed by the
latter, and that the time in which such a candidate may
qualify for the award of the degree will be extended by
one year (i.e. they must be registered candidates for the
degree for at least two years); provided that Senate may
waive the additional year in the case of candidates who
are conducting full-time research under approved
conditions.
G.57
Senate may, on the recommendation of the Board of the
Faculty concerned, convert the registration of a
candidate for the Master's degree by thesis to
registration for the PhD degree if they consider that the
work is of a standard normally expected of a doctoral
student.
G.58
At least two months before the candidates present their
theses, they shall give notice in writing to the Registrar
of their intention to do so, and pay the prescribed
examination fees.
58.1 Candidates must submit their theses not later
than 15 January in the year in which they hope to
graduate.
G.59
The Senate may prescribe the form in which a thesis
shall be submitted, and the number of copies required.
59.1 Such copies, when submitted, shall become the
property of the University.
59.2 The Senate requires that two, three or four copies
of a thesis, suitably bound, be presented for
examination. The Registrar will inform the student of
the exact number of copies needed once the student has
given the written notification of intention to submit the
thesis for examination.
59.3 After the examination process has been completed
and any corrections have been made, the Senate
normally requires one loose-leaf copy of the thesis
together with a copy in a form acceptable to Senate that
can be stored and retrieved electronically.
G.60
A thesis shall be accompanied by a declaration on the
part of the candidates as to the extent to which it
represents their own work. This declaration must be
approved by the supervisor.
G.61
If, at the date of its presentation, the thesis has not been
published in a manner satisfactory to the Senate, the
University shall have the right to make copies of the
thesis from time to time, for deposit in other universities
or research libraries, and to make additional copies of
it, in whole or in part from time to time, for the
purposes of research. The University may, for any
reason, either at the request of the candidate or on its
own initiative, waive its rights.
G.62
Subject to any exceptions approved by the Senate,
candidates may not present themselves for the
examination for the degree more than twice in the same
subject.
62.1 An application to re-submit a thesis which has
been rejected shall not be entertained, but the Senate
may, on the advice of the examiners invite a candidate
to re-submit a thesis in a revised or extended form.
G.63
The degree may be awarded with distinction.
G.64
In the case of a candidate for the degree of Master of
Music, the word "thesis" includes a set of musical
compositions in such form as may be prescribed by the
Senate.
G.65
Subject to the provisions of Rules G.49 and
G.52, a
candidate shall not be admitted to the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy until at least three years after admission
to the degree or status of Bachelor with Honours (in
any Faculty), or of Bachelor of Laws, or of Bachelor of
Education, or of Bachelor of Divinity, or of Bachelor of
Music, or until at least two years after admission to the
degree of Master.
G.66
Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in
any Faculty shall be registered for and attend an
approved course of special study or research at the
University for the period prescribed in Rule G.65;
provided that the Senate may exempt candidates from
such attendance or part thereof, and may instead require
them to perform such work as it may prescribe during
that period.
66.1 Candidates for Doctor's degrees should register at
the beginning of the academic year. New applicants
may register up to l May.
G.67
Before registration, candidates for the degree shall
obtain the approval of the Senate to the subject of
special study or research which they propose to pursue.
67.1 When a candidate's subject of research has been
approved, such approval will remain in force so long as
the annual registration fee is paid.
G.68
The Senate shall appoint a supervisor or supervisors to
advise a candidate. At least one of the supervisors so
appointed must be a member of staff. For the purposes
of the Rule, members of associated institutes who are
also members of a Faculty of the University are
regarded as members of staff.
68.1 The candidate shall work in such association with
the supervisor as the Senate may direct.
G.69
Candidates shall submit a thesis on the results of their
study which shows evidence of originality and
independent research.
G.70
At least three months before candidates present their
theses, they shall give notice in writing to the Registrar
of their intention to do so, and pay the prescribed
examination fees.
70.1 Candidates must submit their theses not later than
1 November in the year preceding that in which they
hope to graduate.
G.71
The Senate shall appoint at least three examiners for
each thesis. In exceptional circumstances one examiner
may be internal to the University.
G.72
The Senate may prescribe the form in which a thesis
shall be submitted, and the number of copies required.
72.1 Such copies, when submitted. shall become the
property of the University.
72.2 The Senate normally requires that up to six copies
of a thesis be presented, typed or printed, suitably
bound except for one in loose-leaf form, the one
corrected loose-leaf copy being required after the
examination process has been completed and before the
award of the degree. The loose-leaf copies are for
deposit in the Library. In certain instances candidates
may be required to provide more bound copies than
indicated. In special cases Senate may allow some
relaxation of this rule, in respect of material other than
the text.
72.3 After the examination process has been completed
and any corrections have been made, the Senate
normally requires a copy to be presented in a form
acceptable to Senate that can be stored and retrieved
electronically. This copy is also for deposit in the
Library.
72.4 Every thesis must be accompanied by a double
spaced typewritten abstract in English of not more than
350 words. In addition, if the thesis is in a language
other than English, it must be accompanied by an
abstract in the language of the thesis. No illustrative
materials such as tables, graphs or charts should be
included. The abstract must be approved by the
supervisor of the thesis and will, in the case of
successful doctoral candidates, be submitted to
University Microfilms International for publication and
distribution. The abstract must be bound together with
the thesis and be placed immediately after the title page.
G.73
Candidates shall submit a declaration, satisfactory to
the Senate, stating to what extent the thesis is their
original work, and certifying that it has not been
submitted for a degree at any other university.
G.74
If, at the date of its presentation, the thesis has not been
published in a manner satisfactory to the Senate, the
University shall have the right to make copies of the
thesis from time to time, for deposit in other universities
or research libraries, and to make additional copies of
it, in whole or in part, from time to time, for the
purposes of research. The University may for any
reason, either at the request of the candidate or on its
own initiative, waive its rights.
G.75
Candidates may be required by the Senate, if the
examiners so recommend, to submit to a written or oral
examination on the subject of their thesis and on the
whole field of study which it covers.
G.76
An application to re-submit a thesis which has been
rejected shall not be entertained, but the Senate may, on
the advice of the examiners, invite a candidate to
re-submit a thesis in a revised or extended form.
G.77
A thesis accepted by the University, and subsequently
published in whatever form, shall bear the inscription:
"Thesis approved for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy of Rhodes University", or "Thesis approved
in partial fulfillment of Doctor of Philosophy of Rhodes
University", as the case may be.
G.78
In the case of a candidate for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy in Music, the word "thesis" includes a set of
musical compositions in such form as may be
prescribed by the Senate.
G.79
Senate may suspend or cancel the registration of any
candidates whose progress it considers to be
unsatisfactory.
79.1 If candidates have not completed their Master's
degree within three years from first registration or their
PhD degree within six years from first registration, their
candidacy will lapse unless the Senate is satisfied that
an extension is warranted.
G.80
When applicants indicate their wish to submit work for
a Senior Doctorate, the Board of the Faculty, on the
recommendation of the Head of Department, will
consider recommending to Senate the acceptance of the
work for examination.
G.81
If Senate approves the acceptance of work for a Senior
Doctorate, the candidate must submit for the approval
of the Senate, six copies of published work suitably
bound dealing with some subject falling within the
scope of the studies represented in the University, or, in
the case of the degree of Doctor of Music, a set of
musical compositions, in such form as may be
prescribed by the Senate. Such work shall constitute a
distinguished contribution to the advancement of
knowledge in that field.
81.1 Copies so submitted shall become the property of
the University.
G.82
The Senate shall appoint at least three examiners for
each candidate. In exceptional circumstances one
examiner may be internal to the University.
G.83
Every work submitted for the degree must be
accompanied by a declaration on the part of the
candidate, satisfactory to the Senate, to the effect that it
has not been submitted for a degree at any other
university.
Candidates for a Senior Doctorate should communicate with the Registrar, in the first instance.
G.84
Subject to the provisions of the Higher Education Act,
the Rhodes University Act, and the Statute, the Senate
may ex post facto condone any breach of the rules
governing a curriculum, if it is satisfied that:
84.1 the students concerned are not themselves
responsible for the breach of rules;
84.2 if the breach is not condoned the students
concerned would be put to undue hardship; and
84.3 the rule broken is not of fundamental importance.
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