Program Duration and Course Distribution
The duration of BBA program is four years divided into eight semesters. A total of 126 credit hours have to be completed by the students in 40 taught courses, viva-voce examination and internship program. For each course unit, there will be two lectures of one and half hours each every week and each course unit will be given a weight of 3 credit hours.
A total of 126 credit hours in the BBA program are distributed as follows:
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Class Year |
Number of Courses |
Total Course Unit |
Credit Hours |
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First Semester |
Second Semester |
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Course Works |
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First Year |
5 |
5 |
10 |
30 |
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Second Year |
5 |
5 |
10 |
30 |
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Third Year |
5 |
5 |
10 |
30 |
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Fourth Year |
5 |
5 |
10 |
30 |
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Viva-Voce and Internship |
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Viva-Voce |
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3 |
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Internship |
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3 |
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TOTAL |
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126 |
EVALUATION AND GRADING
Performance of students in a course will be evaluated as follows:
| First Mid-term Test | 15 percent |
| Second Mid-term Test | 15 percent |
| Term Paper and Quiz | 10 percent |
| Final Exam | 60 percent |
| TOTAL | 100 percent |
Two examiners evaluate the scripts of final examination and the average is taken for grading. If the difference between the marks of two examiners is significant, i.e more than 20%, the scripts is evaluated by a third examiner and the avarage marks of the nearest two taken.
|
Mark Range |
Letter-Grade |
Grade Point |
Interpretation |
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80 and above |
A+ |
4.00 |
Outstanding |
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75-79 |
A |
3.75 |
Excellent |
|
70-74 |
A- |
3.50 |
Very Good |
|
65-69 |
B+ |
3.25 |
Good |
|
60-64 |
B |
3.00 |
Average |
|
55-59 |
B- |
2.75 |
Below Average |
|
50-54 |
C+ |
2.50 |
Fair |
|
45-49 |
C |
2.25 |
Poor |
|
40-44 |
D |
2.00 |
Minimum Pass |
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Below 40 |
F |
0 |
Fail |
| I | ------- | Incomplete | |
| W | -------- | Withdrawn |
For the viva-voce examinations, a student is awarded only one grade after the end of fourth year. After completion of the fourth year second semester final examination, a student is required to undergo a one-and a half month long internship program and to write a project paper. The internship program and the project paper is supervised and examined by the respective guide teacher.
COMPUTATION OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE:
The Grade Point Average (GPA) will be computed as under:
GPA =(Credit X Grade points) / Total Credit
Example:
First Semester
|
Course |
No. of Credits |
Grade Awarded |
Total Grade Points |
Grade Points Secured |
|
Col.1 |
Col.2 |
Col.3 |
Col.4= (Col.1×Col.3) |
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|
THM-111 |
3 |
A |
3.75 |
11.25 |
|
THM-112 |
3 |
A+ |
4.00 |
12 |
|
THM-113 |
3 |
B+ |
3.25 |
9.75 |
|
THM-114 |
3 |
B |
3 |
9 |
|
THM-115 |
3 |
B |
3 |
9 |
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Total |
15 |
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51 |
Earned Credit (EC) = (3+3+3+3+3) = 15
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) = (51÷15) = 3.40
Second Semester
|
Course |
No. of Credits |
Grade Awarded |
Total Grade Points |
Grade Points Secured |
|
Col.1 |
Col.2 |
Col.3 |
Col.4= (Col.1×Col.3) |
|
|
THM-121 |
3 |
B |
3.00 |
9 |
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THM-122 |
3 |
A+ |
4.00 |
12 |
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THM-123 |
3 |
D |
2.00 |
6 |
|
THM-124 |
3 |
B |
3.00 |
9 |
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THM-125 |
3 |
B |
3.00 |
9 |
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Total |
15 |
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|
45 |
SGPA = (45÷15) = 3.00
Cumulative GPA (CGPA) Calculation:
Total Credit = (15+15) = 30
Total Grade Points Secured = (51+45) = 96