Students will be eligible for graduation if they:
- complete the graduation requirements for the degree,
- achieve a CGPA of 2.00 or above (for students admitted from Semester A 2020/21 onwards) *for students admitted prior to Semester A 2020/21, the minimum CGPA is 1.70.
For students who are on programmes of (i) Normative 4-Year Degree admitted from 2020/21 and thereafter, (ii) Advanced Standing I admitted from 2021/22 and thereafter, and (iii) Advanced Standing II admitted from 2022/23 and thereafter, award with distinctions will be conferred (based on the CGPA ranking) upon the top 15% students in the respective departments/ schools graduating in the same semester/term as follows:
Award with Distinctions |
Awarded to Graduates Ranked in |
summa cum laude
magna cum laude
cum laude |
top 2%
next 5%
next 8% |
For students who are on programmes of (i) Normative 4-Year Degree admitted in 2019/20 and before, (ii) Advanced Standing I admitted in 2020/21 and before, and (iii) Advanced Standing II admitted in 2021/22 and before, they will be granted an award with classification based on their CGPA as follows:
Award Classifications |
CGPA |
First Class Honours
Upper Second Class Honours
Lower Second Class Honours
Third Class Honours
Pass |
3.5 or above
3.0 - 3.49
2.5 - 2.99
2.0 - 2.49
1.7 - 1.99 |
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