Honours

Introduction To graduate with a B.A. (Hons) or B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree , FASS students must have accumulated 160 MCs and attained a minimum Cumulative Average Point (CAP) of 3.20 and above. Generally, students must complete a minimum of 28 MCs of major modules at level-4000. Departments may specify further requirements relevant to their majors. Please check the respective Department’s website for more details.   The Honours Thesis (HT) is not a compulsory requirement to be awarded an honours degree except in the case of first class honours. In order to attain a first class honours degree, students must pass the HT with at least A- and attain an overall CAP of 4.50 or higher.   Senior students who are not eligible to access HT or do not wish to do the HT, but who wish to do some independent critical reading or reseach work can do an Independent Study Module (ISM) at level-4000.

Honours Thesis(HT) Pre requisite   The prospective HT student must:   For Cohort 2006 and Before Complete at least 100 MC and Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration minimum CAP of 4.0 or minimum SJAP* of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5 (based on a minimum of 56 MC of major requirements) Major-specific pre requisites. Please refer to the websites of the respective departments for the pre-requisites of the Honours Thesis for that Department. For Cohort 2007 and After   Complete at least 110 MC including 60 MC of major requirements. Obtain a minimum CAP of 3.5 Major-specific pre requisites. Please refer to the websites of the respective departments for the pre-requisites of the Honours Thesis for that Department.     *SJAP refers to the average grade point of all major modules read. For this purpose, it will be computed based on all major modules read at the point of registration for HT, subject to obtaining a minimum of 56 MC.   Advanced Registration for HT To help students lock in their CAP or SJAP (the minimum CAP or SJAP requirements), students are allowed to register for the HT one semester in advance. Instructions will be issued for the advanced registration exercise at the appropriate time.   Registration for HT can last only a maximum of two semesters. Students may withdraw without penalty in the first semester

Independent Study Module (ISM) What is ISM? For students who are not eligible to access HT or do not wish to do the HT, the Independent Study Module (ISM) at level-4000 gives senior students a chance to do some independent critical reading or research work.   The ISM will be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department.   Pre-requisite   The prospective ISM student must have: Completed at least 100 MC, including 56MC of major requirements and Obtained a minimum CAP of 3.2 at point of registration.