Students are not permitted to change the major for which admission was offered. Exceptionally, however, changes may be approved as prescribed below:
Students who wish to change department within the faculty or to transfer to another faculty shall be required to fulfil the requirements for entry into the new department, except as otherwise recommended by the Faculty Board and approved by Senate.
A student authorized to transfer from one Faculty or Department to another shall be credited with those course where a pass mark was obtained which are within the curriculum of the new programme as the department or faculty may consider acceptable, but shall not carry forward failed grades obtained hitherto.
Application for change of programmes shall be considered at the end of the academic year and shall only take effect from the beginning of the next academic year after approval by senate.
A student who wishes to suspend studies must apply before the end of the semester(s) which the student wishes to suspend.