Evaluation Criteria for Year I and Year II of BET Degree
Progression to the third year
To register for the third year of study, the students should:
- accumulate grades of C or better in course units aggregating to at least 52 credits, and grades of D or better in course units aggregating to at least further 8 credits of level 1,2 and,
- maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 at the end of the second year of study.
Re-sit examinations
Those who do not meet the requirements to register for the third year of study as per the above regulation, will be given the opportunity to sit for a re-sit examination within two weeks of release of the second year results. The maximum grade obtainable by sitting for a re-sit examination is C.
Those who fail to meet the above requirements even after the re-sit examination are not permitted to proceed to the third year until these requirements are met. Maximum number of attempts permitted to pass a particular course units is three.
Eligibility for the Award of the Bachelor Engineering Technology Honours Degree
To be eligible for the Engineering Technology Honours degree, a student must
- accumulate grades of C or better in course units aggregating to at least 104 credits, and grades of D or better in course units aggregating to at least further 16 credits of level 1,2,3,and 4, of which at least 30 credits must be from each level separately, and
- obtain grades of C or better aggregating to at least 40 credits from the area of specialization (i.e., ETMP Course units), and
- obtain grade C or better for the course unit ETMP 43018, and
- obtain grades of D or better in each generic competency for professionals course unit (GCPR course units), and
- obtain grades of D or better in English language course units (ELTU course units), and
- obtain a minimum GPA of 2.00 or greater, and
- complete the relevant requirements within a period of 6 consecutive academic years.
Award of Class
First Class
To be eligible for the Engineering Technology Honours degree, a student must
- accumulate grades of C or better in course units aggregating to at least 104 credits, and grades of D or better in course units aggregating to at least further 16 credits of level 1,2,3,and 4, of which at least 30 credits must be from each level separately, and
- obtain grades of C or better aggregating to at least 40 credits from the area of specialization (i.e., ETMP Course units), and
- obtain grade C or better for the course unit ETMP 43018, and
- obtain grades of D or better in each generic competency for professionals course unit (GCPR course units), and
- obtain grades of D or better in English language course units (ELTU course units), and
- obtain a minimum GPA of 2.00 or greater, and
- complete the relevant requirements within a period of 6 consecutive academic years.
Second Class (Upper Division)
A student who is eligible for the Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours Degree may be awarded Second Class (Upper Division) provided, if he/she must
- accumulate grades of C or better in course units aggregating to at least 112 credits, and grades of D or better in course units aggregating to at least further 8 credits of levels 1,2,3 and 4, of which at least 30 credits must be from each level separately, and
- obtains a GPA of 3.30 or greater , and
- obtain grades of B or better aggregating to at least half the number of credits for the course units considered under i. above, and
- obtains grades of B or better aggregating to at least half the number of credits in the area of specialization (i.e., ETMP Course units), and
- completes the relevant requirements within four consecutive academic years.
Second Class (Lower Division)
A student who is eligible for the Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours Degree may be awarded Second Class (Lower Division) provided, if he/she must
- accumulate grades of C or better in course units aggregating to at least 112 credits, and grades of D or better in course units aggregating to at least further 8 credits of levels 1,2,3 and 4, of which at least 30 credits must be from each level separately, and
- obtains a GPA of 3.00 or greater , and
- obtain grades of B or better aggregating to at least half the number of credits for the course units considered under i. above, and
- obtains grades of B or better aggregating to at least half the number of credits in the area of specialization (i.e., ETMP Course units), and
- completes the relevant requirements within four consecutive academic years.