“EXC E L L E NC E THROUGH KNOWL E DG E ” RE GU L AT I ON 3 163 3.4 BACHELOR’ S DEGREE A Bachelor’s Degree is an award conferred upon successful completion of a Course of Study or training at the post-secondary level, which requires the passing of a minimum of 120 credit hours of instruction and/or other academic requirements. 3.5 DI PLOMA A Diploma is an award conferred upon successful completion of a Course of Study or training at the post-secondary level, which requires the passing of a minimum of 90 credit hours of instruction and/or other academic requirements. 3.6 CERTIFICATE A Certificate is an award conferred upon successful completion of a Course of Study or training at the post-secondary level, which requires the passing of a minimum of 30 credit hours of instruction and/or other academic requirements. 3.7 CORE MODULES Core modules are modules that define a particular course of study. Core modules are compulsory. 3.8 CREDI T HOURS i. One theory credit is given for every 15 contact hours of lecture, tutorial or seminar instruction, or the on-line learning equivalent of time-on-task during a semester. ii. One practical credit is given for every 45 hours of laboratory/practical instruction in a laboratory or workshop module. iii. Design Studio Credit: One credit hour is given for every 16–20 hours of Design Studio during a semester within the first two years of the Course of Study (see School’s prospectus). During Years 3 and 4 one Credit hour is given for every 12 hours of Design Studio. In the Design Studio, theory and practice are combined. iv. One Cooperative Education Credit is given for every 80-200 (two to five weeks of work assignments) hours of cooperative education work in an approved work location. Modules with other instructional delivery modes may require other class/student contact hours for credit assignment. These are awarded pass/fail grades. Fees for redoing such modules will be determined on a per credit basis. 3.9 CREDI T MODULE A credit module is an approved University module for which credit towards a University degree, diploma or certificate may be earned. Credit is granted when a student achieves a passing grade within the University’s grading scheme for a module approved as a credit module. Pre-university modules are assigned zero credit and do not contribute to the determination of the class of an award. 3.10 ELECT IVE An elective is a module that the student chooses to take outside of those prescribed by the Course of Study. Electives may be at the university, school or course of study levels. 3.11 MODE OF ATTENDANCE A student’s mode of attendance is determined at the beginning of each semester, based on the
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