Academic Regulation

Academic Regulations

1. A student who does not register within 7 days from the commencement of training will be requested to pay a fine to be determined by the college.
2. A student who fails to register within the first 14 days from commencement of training shall forfeit his / her right to register for the semester.
3. Registration and orientation dates will be on the academic calendar.
4. The duration of both programmes is 6 semesters, and this period is calculated from the date of first registration.

1. Registration for courses must be done online in person under the guidance and supervision of college authorities.
2. Registration of courses shall begin from the first (1st) week of the semester and close by the end of the second (2nd) week.
3. All courses being offered in the college/school are compulsory.
4. Registration is subject to full payment of fees.

1. Students shall attend all lectures, tutorials and/or practical sessions as specified for each course.
2. Students should be punctual to lectures and should be seated at least five (5) minutes before the lecture begins.
3. Lateness to lectures is strictly prohibited.
4. All students shall take part in every quiz, test, assignment, patient care study, research work, and mid and end-of-semester examination specified for each course.
5. The performance of each student shall be assessed and graded at the end of each semester.
6. Any student who absents himself/herself for a cumulative period of twenty-one (21) working days shall not be permitted to sit for the end of semester examination.
7. A Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) shall be computed for each student at the end of each academic year.
8. A student shall maintain a minimum CGPA of 1.5 to proceed to the next level of the academic programme.
9. A student shall obtain a minimum final CGPA of 1.5 to qualify for the award of a diploma.
10. A student who is referred in one or two papers with a CGPA of 1.5 or more must be made to write the referred papers but must proceed to the next class, but a student who is referred in three or more papers must repeat the class.
11. No use of mobile phones during lectures.

1. He/she has registered and followed the approved course as a regular student has not absented himself/herself and has more than the equivalent of three (3) weeks of contact hours for the course; or 40% attendance in any course.
2. He/she has continuous assessment marks for relevant subject areas.
3. He/she is not under suspension from the institution.
4. He/she has paid up all examinations and any other fees current for the period.

1. The examination will take place at approved venues indicated on the timetable. It shall be the duty of the candidate to consult the Timetable and ascertain the papers to be written.
2. The students should be spaced out adequately in the Examination room.
3. No unauthorized material or script is allowed into the examination room.
4. The following constitute gross examination malpractice:
5. Exchanging examination scripts, question papers, plain papers, or printed materials with a colleague(s) in the examination hall.
6. Any form of communication with colleagues in the examination hall.
7. Spying on a colleague’s answer script or sheet.
8. Leaving the examination hall without permission.
9. Leaving the examination hall with either unused or used answer booklets, sheets or scripts.
10. No student shall be permitted into the examination hall when he/she is thirty (30) minutes late.
11. No student shall be allowed to leave the examination hall until after thirty (30) minutes of the commencement of the examination.
12. Any student who is permitted to go out of the examination hall to urinate/vomit/take medication or do any other thing outside the examination hall shall be escorted by a security guard or invigilator.
13. Cell phones (mobile phones) are strictly not allowed in the examination hall.
14. Students shall allow themselves to be searched before entering the examination hall. Female tutors are to search female students and males are also to be searched by male tutors.

1. Candidates must ensure that they sign the examination attendance sheet. On receipt of answer books, the candidate should carefully read the instructions on the front cover of the answer books and enter their index number and other details as required.
2. No part of the answer book may be torn, and all used answer books must be left on the table. Rough work must be done in the answer books and should be crossed out to show that it is not part of the answer.
3. It shall be the candidate’s responsibility to provide for themselves such materials as pen, pencil, eraser, ruler, and calculator for the examination. Borrowing of these materials will not be allowed. Candidates are to ensure that they are given the right question paper and other material(s) needed for the examination.
4. Under no circumstances should a candidate write his/her name on any part of the answer book provided. Candidates are required to use only their index numbers throughout the examination period. Unless otherwise instructed, candidates are to sit according to their index numbers for all written papers.
5. There should be no verbal or any other form of communication between candidates during the period of the examination.
6. Candidates would be told by the invigilator(s) when to start answering the questions. Candidates would be allowed reading time to check that the question paper is the correct one, all questions are readable and there are no missing pages.
7. As soon as the ‘stop work’ order is announced, candidates are to STOP writing. Candidates should remain seated for their answer books to be collected by the invigilator/invigilation assistant before they leave the examination room. Candidates have personal responsibility for ensuring that their answer books are collected by the invigilator/invigilation assistant.

1. He/she shall pay a fee to be determined by the college.
2. He or she shall address the request for re-marking to the principal through the academic committee.
3. After remarking the student will be informed of his/her results.
4. The request shall be made within one month after the publication of the result by the academic board.
5. The academic committee shall appoint a specialist in that area from within or outside of any other health training institution to remark.

Students' performance in a course shall be graded as follows: