BACHELOR OF SCIENCE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

Overview

MODES OF DELIVERY

 Full-time and part-time programme

The teaching of the degree programme shall extend over a minimum of 8 semesters and a maximum period of 16 semesters.

   Each semester shall consist of 15 weeks inclusive of teaching and examinations

     Each course unit in the programme has a loading of a minimum of 45 hours

 Open, Distance and e-Learning

   This Module is offered off-campus using multimedia approach in distance education.

   The main media of instruction will be print and electronic study materials.

  1. The study materials shall be self-instructional.
  2. There will be use of limited face-to-face contact during the residential sessions.

 

   Face-to-face delivery mode shall not exceed one third of the instructional time.

  1. Counseling and guidance shall be provided using multi-media approach.
  2. The module will run for a minimum of eight semesters of 24 weeks each and a maximum of 24 semesters from the date of registration.
  3. The minimum semester load shall be two course units and the maximum shall be six course units.
  4. Each course unit in the programme has a loading of a minimum of 45 hours.
  5.   COURSE STRUCTURE AND DURATION

5.1       The programme is organized into two parts, Part I consisting of Year/Level I and Year/Level II; and Part II consisting of Year/Level III and Year/Level IV.

  1. To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Science in Finance degree, a candidate must successfully complete a minimum of 46 course units.

MODES OF DELIVERY

 Full-time and part-time programme

The teaching of the degree programme shall extend over a minimum of 8 semesters and a maximum period of 16 semesters.

   Each semester shall consist of 15 weeks inclusive of teaching and examinations

     Each course unit in the programme has a loading of a minimum of 45 hours

 Open, Distance and e-Learning

   This Module is offered off-campus using multimedia approach in distance education.

   The main media of instruction will be print and electronic study materials.

  1. The study materials shall be self-instructional.
  2. There will be use of limited face-to-face contact during the residential sessions.

 

   Face-to-face delivery mode shall not exceed one third of the instructional time.

  1. Counseling and guidance shall be provided using multi-media approach.
  2. The module will run for a minimum of eight semesters of 24 weeks each and a maximum of 24 semesters from the date of registration.
  3. The minimum semester load shall be two course units and the maximum shall be six course units.
  4. Each course unit in the programme has a loading of a minimum of 45 hours.
  5.   COURSE STRUCTURE AND DURATION

5.1       The programme is organized into two parts, Part I consisting of Year/Level I and Year/Level II; and Part II consisting of Year/Level III and Year/Level IV.

  1. To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Science in Finance degree, a candidate must successfully complete a minimum of 46 course units.
  • Holder of KCSE certificate with a minimum mean grade of C+ plus a minimum of C in both Mathematics and English/Kiswahili;
  • Holder of KCSE certificate with a minimum mean grade of C+ plus a minimum of B in bridging course offered in the University of Nairobi with at least a C- in the subject at KCSE.
  • Holder of KCSE certificate with a minimum mean grade of C or O-level Division III plus a diploma from a recognized institution.
  • Holder of KCSE certificate with a minimum mean grade of C or O-level Division III plus CPA/CPS Part II or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Holder of KCSE with a minimum mean grade of C- plus a Certificate and Diploma from a recognized institution
  • Holder of KACE certificate with a minimum of two principal passes plus a minimum of a credit pass in Mathematics at KCE.
  • Holder of KACE certificate with a minimum of two subsidiary passes plus a Diploma from a recognized institution.
  • Holder of a degree from a recognized university.
  • Holder of qualifications deemed to be equivalent to any of the above

EXEMPTIONS AND CREDIT TRANSFER

A student who wishes to be exempted from any course unit shall follow the guidelines set out below:

He/she shall send a formal application for exemption to the Academic Registrar by completing Senate approved form for exemption, justifying his request and attaching evidence of the credentials, which would support such a request.

He/she may be required to submit to an exemption examination set and administered by the School of Business.

The School of Business may, for exceptional reasons of academic merit, recommend to Senate the exemption of an applicant from a course unit without being subjected to an exemption examination.

The candidate must have attained a grade interpreted by the School of Business as a passing grade in the course units for which exemption is applied.

Exemptions shall be allowed only up to a maximum of 1/3 of the total prescribed course units for the award of the Bachelor of Science in accounting degree.

Exemptions shall only be applicable in Part I of the programme.

 

A student may transfer credits for equivalent course units taken from a recognized University subject to the following guidelines:

  1. The student shall complete the Senate approved credit transfer application form and   attach supporting documents.
  2. The course unit taken by the student must meet the required minimum contact hours.
  3. The student must have attained a minimum grade C or equivalent.
  4. The transferred credits shall not be more than 1/3 of the total prescribed course units for the                       award of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree.
  5. Credit transfers shall only be applicable in Part I of the programme.

TUITION                                                          18,000.00

MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR)                           6,500.00

ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR)                         7,000.00

CAUTION - (ONCE)                                          5,000.00

ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR)                                   2,000.00

REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250)    2,250.00

STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR)        1,000.00

EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000)                 1,000.00

ID CARD ( PER YEAR)                                      1,000.00

LIBRARY (PER YEAR)                                       4,000.00

 Semester totals 

Sem1 

2 units                                     66,750.00

 3 units                                     85,750.00

 4 units                                   104,750.00

 5 units                                   123,750.00

 6 units                                   142,750.00

 Semester totals 

Sem2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12,14,15,17,18 

2 units                                     40,250.00

 3 units                                     59,250.00

 4 units                                     78,250.00

 5 units                                     97,250.00

 6 units                                   116,250.00

 Semester totals 

Sem4,7,10,13,16,19 

2 units                                     61,750.00

 3 units                                     80,750.00

 4 units                                     99,750.00

 5 units                                   118,750.00

 6 units                                   137,750.00

Bachelor of Science -FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

SEMESTER 1 6 UNITS                                   142,750.00

SEMESTER 2 6 UNITS                                   116,250.00

SEMESTER 3 6 UNITS                                   116,250.00

SEMESTER 4 6 UNITS                                   137,750.00

SEMESTER 5 6 UNITS                                   116,250.00

SEMESTER 6 6 UNITS                                   116,250.00

SEMESTER 7 6 UNITS                                   137,750.00

SEMESTER 8 3 UNITS&MRP                        78,250.00

Grand totals                                                 961,500.00

      Account Name: UON CESSP Collections

      Account No: 2032771362

      Bank:   Absa Bank

      Branch:  Absa Plaza

 Final Examinations For All The Course Units Are University Examinations And Are Governed By The Relevant Regulations Of The University.

 

7.2          Each registered course unit shall be evaluated through course work and a two-hour final examination.

7.3          To be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree, a candidate will have passed in the minimum number of course units prescribed for each level of study.

 

7.4          All examinations shall be governed by the following rules:

 

7.4.1                 Each course unit shall be graded out of one hundred (100) marks;

 

7.4.2                 Final examination shall constitute seventy percent (70%) and coursework the remaining thirty-percent (30%) of the marks in each course unit offered and taken in any semester except for the MRP

 

7.4.3                 MRP shall be done in only one area of specialization and is graded out of one hundred percent (100%);

 

7.4.4                 The grading system in each course unit will be as follows:

 

 

MARKS (%)               GRADE

  70   - 100                             A

  60   - 69                               B

  50   - 59                               C

  1.   - 49                             D

Below 40                               E

 

7.4.5                 The pass-mark in each course unit shall be forty percent (40%);

7.4.6                 A candidate who fails an examination in any course unit shall be allowed to sit for supplementary examination in or repeat the failed course unit. The maximum mark awarded for a supplementary or repeat examination is 40%;

7.4.7                 A candidate who fails an examination in an elective course unit may opt to take a different course unit if the candidate is not inclined to sit for supplementary examination in or repeat the failed course unit;

7.5          On the recommendation of the School Board, a candidate who  takes the maximum number of course units (currently six) in any semester, sits University Examinations in all and fails in a maximum of two may be eligible for compensation in the failed course unit(s) provided that:

 

  1. His/her mean mark for that particular semester is 50% or above;

 

  1. The score on the failed course unit does not fall below 35%;

 

          Each mark in the failed course unit will be compensated by a loss of two marks in a                passed course unit up to a maximum of 10 marks.

 

A candidate who fails in more than two papers in one examination sitting shall be discontinued if more than two are core or specialization courses

 

7.6          A candidate who, for acceptable cause, fails to sit for a final examination at the scheduled time may, on the recommendation of the School Board of Examiners to the University Senate, be allowed to sit for a special examination.  A special examination is a University examination in accordance with Rule 7.4.

 

7.7         A candidate who fails to satisfy the School Board of Examiners may, on the recommendation of the Board to the University Senate, be required to sit for supplementary examination in, or repeat the failed course unit not more than two times.  If the candidate fails after sitting supplementary examinations or repeating the failed course unit twice he/she shall be subject to the following:

 

  1. Discontinued from the programme if the failed course is a core course, or
  2. Allowed to change to another specialization option if the failed course is a specialization  course, or
  3. Allowed to take another elective if the failed course is an elective course

 

Conditions (ii) and (iii) shall only apply provided the stipulated maximum period of 24 semesters is not exceeded; otherwise the candidate shall be discontinued

 

7.8          A candidate who passes the University Examinations and who, in other respects qualifies for the award of the degree, shall be placed in one of the three classes to be described as First, Second (Upper Division or Lower Division) and Pass.  Honours shall be awarded to a candidate whose name is placed in the First Class or Second Class (Upper or Lower Division).

 

7.9          A candidate who qualifies for an award of the degree after sitting for supplementary examination in, or repeating any course unit in Part II twice shall be awarded a pass degree.

 

7.10        The aggregate score of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree shall be based on assessment of performance of the candidate in Years/Levels I, II, III and IV of study with 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% weights respectively.

 

7.11        The classification of the degree award shall be based on the aggregate score as follows:

First Class Honours                                                             70 - 100%

Second Class Honours (Upper Division)                         60 - 69%

Second Class Honours (Lower Division)                       50 - 59%

Pass                                                                                      40 - 49%

Department
Finance & Accounting