Overview
The Department of Meteorology offers two undergraduate programmes. The first
Programme is a professional course, which leads to a BSc. degree in Meteorology.
The Department also off ers the Atmospheric Science programme for students not
specializing in Meteorology.
Structure
The course structure for Atmospheric Science programme is a 4:3:2:2. The student must take all the prescribed core units in the Department of Meteorology. In addition, students will take courses as per the School requirements from any of the following departments: Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology.
Admission Requirements
The Atmospheric Science course is open to all science-based students. The candidates must meet the minimum University and School Physical Sciences admission requirements.
Exam Regulations
1) All units shall be examined by Ordinary Examinations during the academic year in which they are taken. Such Ordinary Examinations shall consist of Continuous Assessments and a TWO-HOUR end-of-semester examination for each UNIT. Unless otherwise stated, end-of-semester examinations will comprise 70% of the total UNIT marks whereas Continuous Assessment will account for 30%. Continuous Assessment shall consist of several evaluations based on a suitable combination of practicals, tutorials, assignments and class tests
2) Each unit shall be graded out of a maximum of 100 marks, and the pass mark shall be 40%. Marks shall be translated into letter grades as follows:
70 - 100% A
60 - 69% B
50 - 59% C
40 - 49% D
39% and below E
3) A candidate may, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be admitted to special examinations at the next appropriate end-of-semester examination, in the units for which the candidate failed to sit for ordinary examinations at the prescribed time. Special Examinations shall be graded as ordinary examinations.
4) A candidate who, whether by ordinary examinations or special examinations or after repeating the year of study
a) Passes in at least TEN units in the 1st or 2nd or 3rd year of study, or at least EIGHT units in the 3rd year of study, shall on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to proceed to the subsequent year of study;
b) Passes in at least EIGHT units in the 4th year of study shall, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be considered for award of a degree, subject to have obtained an average score of at least 40.
5) A candidate who, whether by Ordinary or Special Examination or after repeating the year of study:
a) Passes in SEVEN to NINE units in the 1st and 2nd year of study, or in SIX to SEVEN units in the 3rd year of study shall, on the recommendation on the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be admitted to supplementary examinations in the courses failed. Pending the results of such supplementary examinations the candidate may be admitted into 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of study but shall not continue therein unless he/she obtains the prescribed minimum number of units in section 4.
i) For units which a candidate sits a supplementary, the marking shall be out of 100% but continuous assessment marks shall not be considered. Any score exceeding 40% shall be taken as 40%, whereas any score below 40% shall be left as such.
ii) A candidate who after sitting a supplementary examination in the first and second year passes in less than ten units, shall be required to repeat the year.
iii) A candidate who after sitting a supplementary examination in the third or fourth year passes in less that eight units shall be required to repeat the year.
iv) A candidate shall be allowed to repeat a year of study ONLY ONCE.
b) Passes SIX to SEVEN units in the 4th year of study, shall on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be subject to the degree award and classification shall be based on the average score of ALL the units taken in the 3rd and 4th years of study.
6) A candidate shall, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners and approval by Senate, be allowed to repeat the year of study if the he/she has passed FOUR to SIX units in the 1st or 2nd year of study; and FOUR to FIVE units in 3rd or 4th year of study. Repeated units shall be marked like an Ordinary Examination. A candidate repeating a year of study shall:
i) Be required to register for ONLY the units previously failed or not completed.
ii) Be required to attend lectures and tutorials as well as to carry out practicals and to sit for assessment tests in all units repeated.
iii) Be allowed to repeat the particular year of study ONLY ONCE.
7) A candidate shall be discontinued from the University if:
i) In any year of study the candidate passes in less than FOUR units.
ii) The candidate fails to follow the prescribed units of the course.
iii) The candidate after repeating 4th year of study fails to satisfy Regulation 4 (b).