University Regulations

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The following regulations apply to students commencing study within the 2013 academic year (January 2013-December 2013). For previously published regulations, refer to the Calendar archive (Academic Quality Assurance Unit website).

B. General Conditions for Credit

1.
A student seeking credit in any course must attend such lectures and perform satisfactorily such oral, practical, written and other work as the Head of Department/School concerned may require. The Head of Department/School shall give reasonable notice of these requirements in writing (see Section C Work and Assessment, regulations 1 and 3 below).
2.
No student may receive credit for both of two substantially equivalent courses.

Note: Courses to which this restriction applies are in general indicated as restrictions in the schedules to the degree regulations.

3.
If a specific course is offered under different course codes, a student passing such a course may subsequently elect to receive credit under any one of those course codes.
4.
A student enrolled in a course for a Certificate of Proficiency may not receive credit for that course towards a degree, diploma, certificate or professional qualification without the approval of the Dean.
5.
Credit may be withheld from any student who fails to pay any fee, fine or cost owed to the University or to a Department/School, or who fails to return University property.

Note: This applies, for example, to the refund of Student Allowances overpayment, Library and parking fines and to costs incurred on behalf of students who are required to take part in fieldwork or excursions at their own expense.

6.
A student shall take reasonable care of all University apparatus, equipment, machinery and other material with which he or she works and may be required to replace or repair, to the satisfaction of the Head of Department/School concerned, any apparatus, equipment, machinery or other material lost or damaged through lack of reasonable care on his or her part. A student who fails to comply with these requirements may at the discretion of the Academic Board, be excluded from laboratories and workshops or from using any such equipment, machinery or other material.
7.
(a)
A candidate who wishes to qualify for a degree of the University of Canterbury but is unable to complete studies for that degree as a student of this university may be permitted to credit approved courses passed as a student of another university in New Zealand or overseas.
(b)
A candidate seeking credit under this regulation must make prior application to the Academic Board.
8.
Note: This regulation is not applicable to students studying by distance, at a regional campus or flexibly, for which no special permission is required, or to students with timetable difficulties.
(a)
When attendance is expected in a course, a student enrolled in an undergraduate, Honours or Masters course may, in exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the relevant Head of Department/School, study for the course away from the University of Canterbury Christchurch campus. Such a student is not expected to attend all classes, but will complete all oral, written, practical and other work and will sit all tests and formal examinations for the course.

A student seeking approval to study away from the University of Canterbury Christchurch campus must produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Head of Department/School that they are prevented from attending classes at the Christchurch campus.

(b)
A student enrolled for a postgraduate degree programme involving the writing of a thesis, creative work or a Master's project in the Faculty of Engineering and Forestry may be permitted to study away from the University of Canterbury Christchurch campus.
i.
For a Master's project in the Faculty of Engineering and Forestry, approval to study away from the University of Canterbury is required from the Head of Department/School, and shall have effect only for the duration of the specified course.
ii.
For a Master of Fine Arts, a Master of Music in Composition or a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, approval to study away from the University of Canterbury is required from the Dean of Creative Arts. Approval may be given for the duration of enrolment in the award.
iii.
For a Master's thesis or dissertation not specified in i. or ii. above, for a period of more than one month (not including field work), and for all study and research overseas, approval is required from the Faculty Dean.
iv.
For a PhD thesis, approval to study and research away from the University of Canterbury is required from the Dean of Postgraduate Research.

In all cases, approval will be given only when it is established to the satisfaction of the person granting the approval that the student will receive adequate supervision, that the necessary resources (financial or otherwise) to support the work are available, and that there are reliable and satisfactory means of communication between the student and the supervisor/lecturer for the duration of the time away from the University of Canterbury.

Notes:
1.
See also the Master's and PhD Regulations and Guidelines.
2.
Students should consult Departments/Schools about departmental policies in relation to study away from the Christchurch campus.
9.
(a)
No candidate shall normally be eligible to graduate with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Education (Physical Education), Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Sport Coaching, Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood), or Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary), unless he or she has been credited with courses of this University which:
i.
have a total value of at least 120 points; and
ii.
include courses satisfying the 300-level majoring requirements for the degree.
(b)
No candidate shall normally be eligible to graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Music unless he or she has been credited with the following courses of this University:
i.
the courses in Group A of the Schedule to the degree; and
ii.
courses which satisfy the 300-level majoring requirements for the degree; or in the case of students who have satisfactorily completed the first two years of the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology Jazz Diploma (2002 onwards): a combination of courses from Group C of the Schedule satisfying the 300-level requirements of the degree.
(c)
No candidate shall normally be eligible to graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts unless he or she has been credited with courses at this University which:
i.
have a total value of at least 243 points from courses in Part 2 of the Schedule; and
ii.
include 81 points at 400-level in Part 2 of the Schedule.
(d)
No candidate shall be eligible to graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, Bachelor of Forestry Science or Bachelor of Forestry Science with Honours unless he or she has been credited with courses at this University which satisfy the 300 and 400-level requirements of the degree.