Regulations

Entrance Qualifications

Entry requirement will be the Diploma in Adult Education with a Credit pass or its equivalent qualification obtained from NUL or only other University recognized by NUL Senate. If quota is not full, then applicants with a pass grade in the Diploma with at least an OWM of 50% plus two years work experience after graduation may be considered for admission.

Assessment Regulations For B.Ed in Adult Education

Below is a list of core courses in the B.Ed degree programme. Required courses must be passed. Electives may or may not be passed. The total OWM calculation of 36 credit hrs each year is composed of core courses plus all the highest marks obtained in both the required as well as elective courses.

Degree One: Courses

ADE101-6        Introduction to Adult Education

ADE102-6        Introduction to Community Development

ADE103-6        Adult Literacy Teaching Methods

ADE104-6        Comparative Studies in Adult Education

ADE105-6        Adult Education and Development

ADE106-6        Introduction to Distance Education

ADE109-6        English Language Practice

ADE110-6        Introduction to Guidance and Counselling

Degree Two: Courses

ADE201-6        Historical Foundations of Adult Education

ADE202-6        Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education

ADE203-6        Psychological Foundation of Adult Education

ADE204-6        Principles and Practice of Adult Education

ADE205-6        Mass Communication in Adult Education

ADE207-6        Planning and Implementation of Community Development Projects

ADE209-6        Adult Education Teaching Methods and Techniques

ADE210-6        Principles and Practices of Guidance and Counselling in Adult Education

Degree Three: Courses

ADE301-6        Media Techniques in Community Education

ADE302-6        Psychology of Adult Learning

ADE303-6        Organisation and Administration of Adult Education

ADE304-6        Research Methods in Adult Education

ADE305-6        Budgeting and Financing of Adult Education Programmes

ADE307-6        Management Techniques in Adult Education

ADE308-6        Adult Education Gender and Development

ADE310-6        Sociology of Adult Education

Degree Four: Courses

ADE401-6        Curriculum Design and Development in Adult Education

ADE403-6        Evaluation in Adult Education

ADE404-6        Training and Manpower Development

ADE405-6        Practicum in Adult Education: Seminars, Conferences and Workshops

ADE406-12      Research Project

Assessment

Assessment in the degree programme will consist of three assignments. Each of the Assignments shall be graded over 10 to make 30% for continuous assessment. The weighting of the final total grade will comprise of:

(a)                Continuous assessment examination scoring 30%

and

(b)                Final semester examination scoring 70% marking a total of 100%

Each course, except for the final year project, shall normally be examined by three hour paper.

Performance Assessment To Move To The Other Class

For any student to proceed to the second year of the degree programme, the student must score overall weighted mean of not less than 50%.

First Year

A student must pass the 5 compulsory courses i.e. ADE101, ADE102, ADE104, ADE106 and ADE109 and any other two chosen from the required courses. Thus making a total of seven courses that must be passed out of ten courses in the first year in order to proceed to the next class.

Second year

A student must obtain an overall weighted mean of not less than 50%.

The following compulsory courses must be passed:

ADE201, ADE202, ADE203, ADE204 including the following required courses ADE205, ADE209 and ADE206. The students are advised to take any two elective courses from among the following courses, ADE206, ADE207, ADE208 and ADE210.

Third year

To have passed a course, a minimum score of 50% is required in each subject apart from an overall weighted mean of 50% in order to be able to proceed to the next class.

The following compulsory courses must be taken and passed i.e. ADE302, ADE304 and all the required courses i.e. ADE301, ADE303, ADE305, ADE307, ADE308 and ADE310 making a total of eight courses. ADE306 and ADE309 are elective courses and students are encouraged to take one of the two.

Fourth Year

A student must score a minimum of 50% in any course and record an overall weighted mean of 50%. The three compulsory courses which are ADE403, ADE405 and ADE406 must be passed. ADE401 and ADE404 are required courses which must be taken and passed.

Supplementary Examination

There shall be an opportunity for a student to supplement a maximum of courses in which he/she has obtained a grade E i.e. 40-49, provided however that such a student has obtained an overall weighted mean of at least 45 computed from compulsory and required/or elective courses taken during that session.

The maximum mark obtainable by any student in a supplementary examination shall be 59 taking into account the earlier continuous assessment mark recorded.

Repeat/Carry Over

A student who has attempted and failed supplementary examination in not more than two courses may be allowed to carry such course over to the next class provided he/she will not be having more than a maximum of six courses in the semester when the failed courses would be offered.

Any student who has failed up to three or more courses at the end of any session with or without a supplementary opportunity will not be allowed to proceed to the next class but be asked to repeat the whole year in the courses failed in the same class.

A student who fails in the second attempt in the same class will enjoy a supplementary examination opportunity provided his/her grade qualify him/her to supplementary stage at any level, he/she will be asked to withdraw from the programme and apply afresh after a year’s recess.

No student will be allowed to proceed to another higher level while still having outstanding courses in a lower level that is to be in year three for instance, you cannot be allowed to have a year one course to take.

Official Withdrawal

A student who for genuine reasons withdraws from the programme at any level can only be permitted to do so in writing and such will last for a maximum period of one year. in that respect, the student can start his/her studies after a year, particularly from the level/class he/she has withdrawn. Any period of stay away from the programme beyond this time limit will amount to the forfeit of the position and the student will therefore be required to reapply afresh to start the degree programme.

Unofficial Withdrawal

A student who wilfully withdraws from the programme and at any level or time without any approved written permission from the authority shall be taken to have unofficially withdrawn from the programme and shall normally not be re-admitted.

A student who wishes to be re-admitted after she/he has unofficially withdrawn from the programme will be expected to apply afresh for admission considerations, and this can only be entertained after two years of stay away from the time of his/her initial unofficial withdrawal.

Remarking of Examination Scripts

There is the opportunity for any dissatisfied student with the outcome of his/her result grade to apply for a remarking of his/her examination script. If he/she is so convinced that she/he has been unjustly assessed by the lecturer(s) in charge of such a course, the student will be expected to apply to the University Registrar through his/her head of department with payment of US50.00 to the Bursary Department before his/her case can have merit of being looked into by the University Senate.

Award of degree

In computing the overall degree result, all relevant courses from the first to the fourth year will be used.

All compulsory courses at all levels of the programme will be used plus any of the highest scores obtained from the required and the elective courses at all levels.

The final grade for the award of a B.Ed degree in Adult Education shall be calculated using the simple overall weighted using the simple overall weighted mean obtained at each of four levels. Consequently the average shall be converted into classes as shown below.

OWM scores shall be computed using procedures stated in the University general regulations and the final degree shall be classified thus:

70% and above First class

70-74 second class upper division

60-69 second class lower division

50-59 Pass

49 and below

Diploma in Adult Education

AED P 1.00     Entrance Qualification

Possession of a certification in adult education

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) Third Division or above, with a pass in English at 7 level or less, with one year working experience in informal or non-formal education.

GCE, plus English and 3 credits in other subjects plus relevant experience.

To complete the Diploma in Adult Education, the students would have acquired a maximum of 54 credit hours per three programmes.

Each level must be passed with 18 credit hours as shown below:

Year I                           18 credit hours

Year II                          18 credit hours

Year III                         18 credit hours

Assessment and Examination Regulations

Assessment of each student’s performance in each course shall be based on 30% required course work (Assignments, tests and any given projects ) plus 70% of the final examination.

Examinations Regulations

Semester courses will be written at the end of that semester. Full year courses will be written at the end of the academic year. A students may not be granted permission to write examinations if he/she has failed to attend 75% of the class sessions, or has not competed all the required course work assignments for that year.

Mark Grading

The final mark in each subject shall be determined at the end of each year by combining marks for the years’ work assignments, any projects given plus the mark from the examination as provided in AED 1.01.

Proceed

In order to proceed from Year I to Year II and to Year III a student must normally:

i.                     Obtain an overall weighted Mean of 50 and

ii.                    Score not less than 50 in any course.

Award

In order to qualify for the award of a Diploma, a student has to satisfy AED 1.04 (I) AED

(ii) above.

Supplementaries

i.                     At the end of years 1, 2, and 3 a student may be allowed a supplementary examination in courses in which a final mark of at least 45% has been obtained if the students’ own can be raised to at least 50% by supplementation.

ii.                    In order to supplement, a student should have scored at least 50% of the course work.

iii.                  The maximum final course mark that a student can earn in supplementary examination is 59.

iv.                  A student may be allowed to supplement a maximum of 2 courses in any one 

Year.

Repeat

i.                     A student who obtains an OWM of 40 cannot proceed but must repeat the year.

ii.                    A student who fails up to three courses but has an OWM of 50 and above shall not proceed, but must repeat the failed course(s)

Discontinue

i.                     A student who has repeated a course or a year twice and still fails after three attempts at the same grade level shall be discontinued from the programme to re-apply after two years.

ii.                    A student who obtains an OWM of 39 and below shall be discontinued from NUL.

Remarking of Examination Scripts:

If after the publication of the approved Senate results, a student feels dissatisfied, believing that he/she has been wrongly assessed to have failed any course in any particular year, such student may wish to apply for a remarking of his/her script. in this regard, the student would have to write a letter of plea to the University Registrar through his/her head of department. The student will consequently obtain from the Registrar’s office, a designated form for this purpose after the payment of a non-refundable fee, equivalent to US$50.00. Therefore, the University Senate can approve that the Registrar should put in place, the necessary machinery to expeditiously facilitate the remarking of the examination script in question.

Progression from One Level to Another

Symbol            Score(%)                   Classification

A                      80+                           Proceed with Distinction

B                      70 – 79                      Proceed with Merit

C                      60 – 69                      Proceed

D                     50 – 59                      Proceed

E                      40 – 49                      Supplement

F                      39 and below             Fail

End of Programme

OWM                           Classification

70+                              Pass with Distinction

60 - 69                          Pass with Credit

50 – 59                         Pass

40 - 49                          Fail

Sub-Degree Courses

AED 150:3        Effective Communication in Adult Education

AED 155-3      Fundamentals of Adult Education

AED 165:3       Introduction to Income Generating Programmes in Adult Education

AED 170:3       Adult Education and Health Issues

AED 175:3       Adult Education and Contemporary Issues

AED 250:3       Introduction to Philosophy of Adult Education

AED 260:3        Introduction to Adult Learning and Teaching Methods

AED 265:3       Introduction to Psychology of Adult Education

AED 270:         Introduction to Research Methods in Adult Education

AED 355:3       Management and Administration in Adult Education

AED 360:3       Introduction to Sociology of Adult Education

AED 365:3       Community Education for Development

AED 370:3       Research Seminar in Adult Education