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UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

IMPORTANT NOTICE 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 13
UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR’S MESSAGE 15
STUDENTS’ UNION PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 16
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (COBAM) 17
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (COHS) 17
FACULTY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (FOBE) 18
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL STUDIES (FELS) 18
FACULTY OF LAW (FOLW) 18
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING (FENC) 19
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND SPORT (FOSS) 19
JOINT COLLEGES OF MEDICINE, ORAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY SCIENCES 20
UTECH JAMAICA, WESTERN CAMPUS 20
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, RESEARCH & ENTREPRENEURSHIP 20
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT 21
THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE UNIVERSTY 23
THE EMBLEM AND ITS USE 23
ACADEMIC CALENDAR YEAR 2019/2020 24
SCHEDULE OF COLLEGE/FACULTY MEETINGS 32
SECTION A 33
GOVERNANCE 38
INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIVERSITY 35
SECTION B 49
DIVISION OF STUDENT SERVICES AND REGISTRY PERSONNEL 50
DIVISION OF STUDENT SERVICESAND REGISTRY 50
SECTION C 69
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS 70
SECTION D 91
STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES 92
SECTION E 129
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES 130
EXAMINATIONS 131
SECTION F 147
SECURITY 148
STUDENT LIFE 152
STUDENTS’ UNION COUNCIL MEMBERS 2019–2020 161
SECTION G 163
GRADUATION INFORMATION 164
PRESIDENT’S HONOUR ROLL/DEAN’S LIST 165
SECTION H 167
REGULATION 3 – ACADEMIC PROGRESSAND GRANTING OF AWARDS 168
ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND GRANTING OF AWARDS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 182
REGULATION 5 (STATUTE XIII) 196
ORDINANCE 1999/14 – STUDENT DISCIPLINE 210
SECTION I 225
ADD/DROP POLICY AND PROCEDURES 226
CREDIT ALLOCATION FOR MAJOR AND MINOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES OF STUDY SPECIALIZATION POLICY 228
GRADE FORGIVENESS POLICY 229
INDEPENDENT STUDY 231
POLICIES GOVERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT 235
POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND MULTIMEDIA/MOBILE DEVICES IN CLASSROOMS AND THE CALVIN McKAIN LIBRARY 237
POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING STUDENT COMPLAINTS 239
RE-DO EXAMINATION POLICIESAND PROCEDURES 246
TRANSFER CREDIT AND EXEMPTION POLICY 247
CHANGE OF GRADE POLICY 255
SECTION J 259
OTHER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ’s) 259
IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS 263
THE UNIVERSITY SONG 273
GLOSSARY 274
INDEX 276

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