For a student to remain in academic good standing, that is not be asked to withdraw from the degree programme in his/her faculty, the following conditions must be satisfied:

  1. In each semester, the student shall register for courses totaling not less than 24 credits and not more than 36 credits.
  2. In exceptional cases and with the approval of the Dean of the Faculty, a student in good standing may be allowed to register for courses totaling up to, but not exceeding 38 credits.
  3. The only exception to the minimum credit load shall be for students who have completed the normal period of study for a particular number of credits for those course required for the obtention of their respective degrees
  4. A student who fails to obtain 32 credits at the end of the first session (2 semesters), 64 credits by the end of the second session (4 semesters), 96 credits by the end of the third session (6 semesters) or 128 credits by the end of the fourth session (8 semesters) may be asked to withdraw from the University.
  5. At the end of each semester, any student with GPA of less than 2.0 shall be put on probation and shall be warned in writing by the Dean of the Faculty. Any student with a GPA of less than 1.0 in two consecutive semesters shall be required to withdraw from the University.
  6. A student with GPA of 3.25 or more at the end of any semester shall qualify to be placed on the Dean’s list of excellence while any student with a GPA of 3.5 and above shall qualify to be placed on the Vice-chancellor’s list of excellence on condition that the student carried a full load and was not subject to any sanction.