| 2.3.1 WHAT CAN IT BE USE FOR
The GPA can be used for a verity of purposes, including as a criteria for admission to a program, or for assessing academic progress over a semester for progress review purposes. You may be asked to supply a GPA when applying for a job or for a place at another university
THE SEMESTER AND THE COURES UNIT SYSTEM
The course unit system
The course unit system is a credit system based on the premises that field of knowledge can be broken into small components called course/modules that can be arranged in some convenient sequential pedagogical way.
Although, it is now the practice to operate the CUS with the semester system, it is to be noted that combination is not necessarily imperative. One of the objectives of CUS is the provision of flexibility through a variety of a combination of approved courses.
Among its advantages are the following;
because courses are broken down into modules with examination given at the end semester, the former practice of conducting one comprehensive examinations at the end of the session is eliminated
Student can progress at their own pace.
Student transfer from one institution to another or from one programme to another is more easily facilities.
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