Academic Regulations

Foreword

A copy of the regulation concerning academic progress is enclosed and students should familiarise themselves with its contents. Any student who does experience difficulty with his or her studies should discuss the matter at an early stage with the Department(s) concerned.

Academic Regulation on Academic Progress

1.

1. A student is permitted to proceed with his or her approved course of study only if he or she maintains acceptable progress as evidenced by attendance at classes, satisfactory performance in examinations and the proper completion of such other work as may be allotted to the student.
2. A student whose academic progress is unsatisfactory may be:
   1. excluded from examinations in whole or in part;
   2. required to withdraw from University for a period or permanently.
3. The Deans shall have power to require a student whose academic performance is inadequate to:
   1. be excluded from examinations in whole or in part; and/or
   2. withdraw from University for a period or permanently.
   Such requirements may be either absolute or conditional on the student in question failing to comply with a requirement relating to his or her studies which has been imposed by a Dean.

Academic Progress Committee

2.

1. An Academic Progress Committee (APC) shall be established by the Senate. The members of this Committee shall be:
   1. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs).
   2. The Deans of Arts, Social Sciences, and Science (or alternates).
   3. The Senior Tutor.
      The Quorum for the Committee shall be three.
2. The function of this Committee shall be to consider appeals made by students arising out of decisions made by Deans, the Faculty Examining Boards or a Committee of Enquiry into allegations of Unfair Practice, as established under the Academic Regulation on Unfair Practice.
3. Neither the Dean of the relevant faculty nor any other member directly concerned with the student's studies shall participate in or be present at the decision of the Committee. He or she may provide information and respond to questions by the Committee.
4. For appeals based on medical evidence that relates to the Semester 1 Boards but does not come to light until the Semester 2 Boards, the following procedures will apply:
   1. medical evidence to be considered in the first instance by the Deans' Special Cases Panel normally when it meets to consider evidence relating to the next round of examinations, to establish whether it falls within the guidelines established by the Panel;
   2. the Academic Progress Committee to consider such appeals in the light of the Panel's comments on the validity of the evidence now made available.
5. Students shall have the right to appeal to the Senate against the decision of the Academic Progress Committee.