The faculty offers a broad based undergraduate curriculum to its students. The available undergraduate programmes are of either three years (General Degree) or four years (Special Degree) duration. The 17 Academic Departments of the faculty that are involved in undergraduate teaching offer courses in 21 disciplines for both General and Special Degree Programmes. The Department of Management Studies offers a Bachelor of Commerce, French and Hindu Civilization courses are available only for the General Degree. In a given academic year, a total of about 650 courses are offered at undergraduate level.
The Bachelor of Arts General Degree Programme is a three-year programme of study, while the Bachelor of Arts Special Degree and Bachelor of Management Studies Degree programmes are of four years duration.
Programmes offered from the faculty is as follows.
Students are admitted to the undergraduate programme primarily on the basis of their performance at the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) Examination. The number to be admitted each year and the required performance level are determined by the University Grants Commission. In addition, a limited number of students from the following special categories are also admitted each year.
Marks | Grade | Minimum Grade Point | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
100-80 | A/A+ | 4 | Superior |
79-70 | A- | 3.7 | |
69-65 | B+ | 3.3 | Exellent |
64-60 | B | 3.0 | |
59-55 | B- | 2.7 | |
54-50 | C+ | 2.3 | Pass |
49-45 | C | 2.0 | |
44-40 | C- | 1.7 | |
39-35 | D+ | 1.3 | Weak Pass |
34-30 | D | 1.0 | |
29-00 | F | 0.0 | Fail |
---- | I | --- | Incomplete |
Year | Semester | Special Degree (4 Years) | General Degree (3 Years) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Courses | Credits | Courses | Credits | ||
1 | 1 | 3 Subjects | 9 | 3 Subjects | 9 |
2 Foundation | 6 | 2 Foundation | 6 | ||
1 English | 3 | 1 English | 3 | ||
2 | 3 Subjects | 9 | 3 Subjects | 9 | |
2 Foundation | 6 | 2 Foundation | 6 | ||
1 English | 3 | 1 English | 3 | ||
2 | 3 | 5 Subjects | 15 | 5 Subjects | 15 |
1 English | 3 | 1 English | 3 | ||
4 | 5 Subjects | 15 | 5 Subjects | 15 | |
1 English | 3 | 1 English | 3 | ||
3 | 5 | 5 Subjects | 15 | 5 Subjects | 15 |
1 English | 3 | ||||
6 | 5 Subjects | 15 | 5 Subjects | 15 | |
1 English | 3 | ||||
4 | 7 | 4 Subjects
+ 1 (diss.) |
15 | ||
8 | 4 Subjects
+ 1 (diss.) |
15 | |||
Total | 40 | 120 | 30 | 90 | |
Total with English | 46 | 138 | 34 | 102 |
Note
Course Code | Grading |
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ESL 101 | Lower Intermediate |
ESL 103 | Intermediate |
ESL 105 | Upper Intermediate |
ESL 107 | Advanced |