Bachelor of Commerce

The programme is both academic and practical in its orientation. The teaching method methods applied include lecturers, tutorials, assignments, class discussions, case analysis and research. Students are evaluated on the basis of class attendance and participation, performance in assignments, tests and in final examinations done at the end of each semester. Links with the business community, industry and other business schools provide an important component.

EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

Final examinations for all the course units are University Examinations and are governed by the relevant regulations of the University. Each registered course unit shall be evaluated through course work and a two-hour final examination.

A candidate who fails an examination in any course unit shall be allowed to sit for supplementary examination in or repeat the failed course unit. The maximum mark   awarded for a supplementary or repeat examination is 40%; A candidate who fails an examination in an elective course unit may opt to take a different course unit if the candidate is not inclined to sit for supplementary examination in or repeat the failed course unit;

 DEGREE AWARD

The degree awarded shall be Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com). The Bachelor of Commerce degree certificate shall be inscribed either in Accounting Option, Finance Option, Risk Management and Insurance Option, Human Resource Management Option, Marketing Option, Business Information Systems Option, Procurement and Supply Chain Management Option, and Operations Management Option.

CREDIT TRANSFER AND EXEMPTIONS

Exemptions shall only be applicable in levels I and II (Part I) of the programme.

Applicants who have completed course units equivalent to those offered in the B.Com programme at

Degree or equivalent level from recognized Universities or institutions may be exempted for those

units but only after passing exemption examinations and/or interviews