University Of Nairobi UoNBI Grading System…Check out the details of the University Of Nairobi UoNBI examination marking scheme below…
The University of Nairobi (UoNBI) is one of the prestigious
universities in Kenya. Like other universities of higher, they have a system of
grading for the various programmes offered in the university.
Examinations are regulated by the various examination bodies
concerned and the regulations are as follows;
1. Each registered course unit shall be evaluated through
course work and a two-hour final examination.
2. To be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce
degree, a candidate will have passed in the minimum number of course units
prescribed for each level of study.
3. All examinations shall be governed by the following
rules:
- Each
course unit shall be graded out of one hundred (100) marks;
- The
final examination shall constitute seventy per cent (70%) and coursework
the remaining thirty-per cent (30%) of the marks in each course unit
offered and taken in any semester except for the MRP;
- MRP
shall be done in only one area of specialization and is graded out of one
hundred per cent (100%);
- The
grading system in each course unit will be as follows:
|
MARKS (%) |
GRADE |
|
70 – 100 |
A |
|
60 – 69 |
B |
|
50 – 59 |
C |
|
40 – 49 |
D |
|
00- 39 |
E |
- The
pass mark in each course unit shall be forty percent (40%);
- 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;
4. On the recommendation of the School Board, a candidate
who takes the maximum number of course units (currently six) in any
semester, sits University Examinations in all and fails in a maximum of two may
be eligible for compensation in the failed course unit(s) provided that:
- His/her
mean mark for that particular semester is 50% or above
- The
score on the failed course unit does not fall below 35%
- Each
mark in the failed course unit will be compensated by a loss of two marks
in a passed course unit up to a maximum of 10 marks.
5. A candidate who, for acceptable cause, fails to sit for a
final examination at the scheduled time may, on the recommendation of the
School Board of Examiners to the University Senate, be allowed to sit for a
special examination. A special examination is a University examination in
accordance with Rule 3.4.
6. A candidate who fails to satisfy the School Board of
Examiners may, on the recommendation of the Board to the University Senate, be
required to sit for supplementary examination in, or repeat the failed course
unit not more than two times. If
the candidate fails after sitting supplementary examinations or repeating the
failed course unit twice he/she shall be discontinued from the program.
7. A candidate who passes the University Examinations and
who, in other respects qualifies for the award of the degree, shall be placed
in one of the three classes to be described as First, Second (Upper Division or
Lower Division), and Pass. Honours shall be awarded to a candidate whose
name is placed in the First Class or Second Class (Upper or Lower Division).
8. A candidate who qualifies for an award of the degree
after sitting for supplementary examination in, or repeating any course unit in
Part II twice shall be awarded a pass degree.
9. The aggregate score of the Bachelor of Commerce degree
shall be based on the assessment of the performance of the candidate in
Years/Levels I, II, III, and IV of study with 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% weights
respectively.
10. The classification of the degree award shall be based on
the aggregate score as follows:
|
First Class Honours |
70-100 % |
|
Second Class Honours (Upper Division) |
60-69% |
|
Second Class Honours (Lower Division) |
50 – 59% |
|
Pass |
40-49 % |