ITHE DEGREE OF BACIIELOR OF'EDUCATION

By-laws made by the Council ofUniversities Act No.l6 of 197g.

(SPECTAL)

the Universiry of Coiombo under Section 135 of the

Degree By-Laws No"i"*.

BY _ LAWS

These By-Laws may be cited as the Bacheror of Education (special),[ ]ccb

Part I - General

1. Subject to these By-Laws, a studentEducation (Special Degree) if she, I

(a) has been admitted to the University as a student under section i5 (vii) ofthe Universities Act No.16 of 197g;

(b) has been- a^ duly registered student of the University for the periodprescribed for courses of study leading to the Oegree of Bachelor ofEducation (Special) and her registration c-ontinues to bl in for"i'(c) has completed to the satisfaction of the Vice Chancellor the courses of. study for each of the academic years leading to the Degree ofBacheior ofEducation (.Special) prescribed by rhese By_Lws, andihe regulations and

Ruies made by the l,niversiry in respect of each of the .o*rr., reading tothe said Degrde;

(d) has fulfilied all the course requirements ieading to the Deg.lee of Bachelorof Education (Special) as set out in parts II below.

(e) has paid such fees as may hav" !:"1prescribed by the university and any

other dues payable by her to the Univirsity;

(0 has fulfilled all other- colditions and requirements as may have beenprescribed by these By-Laws and the Regulations and Rut". of theUniversity.

2' ' subject to these By-Laws the minimum period of study for the Degree of Bachelor ofEducation (Special) shall be four years inclusive of tire one year period covering thecourse of study undertaken in the first year of the undergraduut" .toOy.-rtaaximumperiod within which the shrdent should complete the degree shali be 10 years frorn thecolrmencement of the registration.

may be awarded the Degree of Bachelor of

I Please note that the use- of thefemale pronoun here and elsewhere in these By_Laws refers to both maie and female ginders.

3 " strucr,ure of the Degree qf Bachelor of Ed.ucation course:The Degree of Bachelor of Educatibn lspeiiar; course shaii consisr of rwocompo-nencs - Acaderrric Component and Professionai Component as *"y-n"* U"."prescribed by the By-Laws, Reguratious and Ruies of the, universrty.

:.Academic Component

!.(a) The Academic Componenl of, the course of study leading.tb' *re Degree ofBacheler:of Education qspeeiaf) snaff

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{ii) Sgcond. year Coutsi Uaits, and' .i- a--(rii) Thkd yea Cqurse Units

.'..ryhich are offered by the Faculty of Arts, r|{versicyof colombo, l

. &) ' 4 student shall offer, I : '

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iI_thq Fro.q.Y,e.qr, Second yga irad T-hud yearC6uce Units ir all.

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in the First,respectively,

where the first'o*m"ul aegcnbrng, the Souse uoil wlu de.gote whe&er it has flrsr,. second. thhd or forgh year sreldin!, e qGoro* #;-;;;, t#;ri;spe& to,a'padcr{aicour.se ,-r'ilexcqptreacbfig i+;*b;tg6.aiil*} an{ esspy. is. gqoal to onecrean rm.number srgc" ;;l#a"r"i?J"r*rlg"#.uce r praEti"o* q;A;:#11. p5ac$ceE (kacricqnDi andfsi$-*iU berhree each-

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andJor practical coursevfield. work done during any courses of studyprescribed for any of the examinations.

1i' A candidate shall present herseH for each end of semester (or final) exarr+ination ofcourse ururs leading ro rhe. Degree of Bacheror of Education.'{Gci;;;;;"*.occasion on whrch rhe exaneination is hetd after rn" "o*pt"ri"o,"!-i*-;;"J"r'i";"*"unrr taken by thlt candidare, pr""ia"Jiiruu, ,rrJr ;;,i"";A;;;;fi::;;r.

llT"1d"n- du1 to illness or any other reasonable .uuJ" nr;*i.;;;i;;"requrremenrs for the award of the Bachelor of Fducation (Siecial) Degree withour

' t^ ri: It' A cardidaie is deem d to h1.v; failed "

pu.tiuut* courpe unit if s.he has::*"6*d 1"r,i. -*T

o*of for t[1unit--candidaks'-u* G.", "u C;"*r riJL so faited and, obrain ai ' :::::* "u.t 4a.Vo or obtain a scor€ of at least 4ovo tn another cgrlrd";;;;;J;;-h;

,- , }:$it "oard in the sapae discipline in order;" ""*#;*ii.?.*#if;;T; i[i],};': llile]oior {$carion.(speciar):peeou..a;"di4""';}#:+l;;TJii'lj il:i .duurty-'5oarc ror Dennlsslon to offer another comparabld Course Unit in-alrothe,: disciptrne in place. of tfre one she has fujfi.- =

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i 13. Evaluation Critetja for Awarding Honorus ard passes in ihe lachelor of Education,. (Special).Degnee,: : - --- ;

(a) Er-plSqation of'ndergraduatg,grades and Grade.points.r', :, I .- ,. ,.. t ' ',::-' ' Grade'point for each course unit is deteimined by the following gr4des::- 1 '. ' ::-.

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'Betwecn +;SVo a{{4gV" C 2.?'5,'.Fetween 40%i" and. 44To c**. : '2.00f ".Berween 3,O;?o ana38Eo D, 0:O0(fail)'Between }Ta and2gVo E ,0.O0(fail)

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*_- minimum performaqce f9r a pass.I{onours wili be awarded on the basis of the Grade point Average. . (GPA).

The crrade Point Ayerage.(GPry is obtained by d.ividing the toial nr:mber:of GradePoints ud:{ by the number of required,"o.rrr" unirs. llie total number ,;.;;::unitl considered for computing the G.pA w_ilt b. ", p;;i#l;'il";;i;;;il"number o{ colrrse units or the Grade points of the First llar shall.not be counred forthis purpose. : --- -.

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GPA = EGPI}IWneTe:

Iytf a "fail" course unit is suceassfully,' compieted: at a subsequent aLtempt by acarrdidatg fiat course :ucit wit be ia"ntii-rec in the trailscripi b,y a special slmboiGC)' Ttrl acn-gt grade earned.by the'stirdent for the regnat co.rr." wirj be sho"*n in

f:.TT:ip!5"y'.*:".:. Tl"o ,comBurins the Gp{" n" dr c*lp"io;;;.";r;il; ;;tnat coume unit wilI be 2.00 only. .

tib-Award of llonours:..

GPA = Giacie Point AveragefGp = Tota-l number of Gr'a,le. poiutsN = N,unber of requ:red Course Unics

A candidate should ha,*e a GPA of 3.s0 or above anc at least a grade pointof 3.25 for Teaching Practiee I (Pracrtcum r) and reaching practice II(Practicum II) to obtain a First class Honours.

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*dduqi qhu[ b" deare$ ta have sai.tiie o." ;oe**a ui*irirutioo fi:rcilpective of rhe

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Candidate who fajls to complete'anyeliffie to "4epeat this/these CoursJsu!sequent occasions.

gj !h" C_ourse Units in the first atter*pt if,utt U"Ilrrirsl: Uruts witirin a maxnqeum of iwp. olher

'.'''.'. :.16- fo tl{la1i" shalllbe considere<l to have passed the.Degree o{:Bachelor of Education

,(special) unl'ess she has passed o' has u"q., "xe-ptedTrorn't;;-;;;;";;J"+";loursg units aqd'the relevant Second, Tturd ""d'F;;t h-.il"i#;'u;ii;"rt^itiDegree of'Bathllor .f Education (Specitrl

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proficiency in Englisf as__prescnbed under these By-laws andy'or any other Reguiationsand Results made by the University.

Lt. Sludents sha-ll be selected to follow a coudse of study leading to the Bachelor oftrducation (Specral) Degree on the result of First Year Course Units offered by the

Faculty of Arts and any other requkements stipulated by the Faculty poard oi the

Faculty of Education, IJniversity-of Colombo" Those so selected,shall proceed to the

B.acheior of Educaiion (Special) DLgree Part I.

Part f[ - Degree of Bachelor of Education $pecial] Year 2, Year 3 and Ye.ar 4

Thg Degree of Bachelor: of Education (Special) shall conp:ise a minimu'a 32 prescnbed

Cou-rse Unitp which are evaluated on ihe b"sis of assiggqaegts and othgi for,ms ofcontinuous assessment as wel.i'as final vrritten examination in course units. selected by'th1student.,]'.'."'-..'"...........':.

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EacS Xear in Bachelor of Education (Special)'Degree shali cqnsist gf duly:prepcnbedCourse trlnits belong to Acaciemic Component and Professtonal Component prescribed

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g, canOiOate shall, be deemed-to havg guriliflgd, for the, 8a9lefor''of,,Edpiation (Specral)

D"gt""'if shg,'pass"s in eactr of the bourse Units ptescli=bed each year, obtaining a

GradePoiqt,not Iowerthan 2.00 rn any of them..:

; A qandidaig who has ,obtained a Grade Point of- below ?-00 in aqlr Coqrse Unit pusq

repg-at,this Course llnlt'and obtain a Grade Poin! of 2.00 or:above in order to pass tleis

coursq unit.'Alternatively, quch a candidafe may deek the aptr4oval of the Faculry Boardof the Faculgy of "$4! in" case of course units in Academri .eomponent and. the.Facg.|1y

Board of .the Facuity' of Ed-ucation in case of the course 'uqlts 'in Professional-....:-.: ..--.:-.J.. ," ..- _ . .,1. . . _ :r. .related Oisciptine in order tg

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fCitm;Interpretation.' .. '. : , I , , j- :'

In the,se By;l.qws, unless : the context othegwlsg requires :'"Council'l- C*uns tbe' 'Council of .the Univemity of Colonrbo constituted by the

Universities.Act- No. 1-6 of 1978- '

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'isenatd' means 'the Senate :of , the Universiry of Colgmbo constituted b:y the

Uruversities Act. No. 16 of 1975. ' '

'Taculgy Board" with regard of Course units in the Acldernic Compougg! means lheFaculty Board of the Faculty of Arts of ttre University. of CoLombo as'constitute.d by the

Universities Act. No. 16 of 1978. and with regard of course units in the PtofessionalComponent It means the Faculfy Board of the Facuity o'f Education of the Uni.versity ofColomboasconstitutedbytheUniversities'A'ct'No16of1978. ::

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Any question rggarding interpretation of these By-1awswhose decision'thereon shall be final.

2. shall be referred to the Council

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By Laws madeUniversities Act.

by the CouncilNo. 16 of 1978.

MASTER OF EDUCATION

of the University of Colombo under Section 135 of the

By-Laws

Master of Education Degree By-Laws No.........

Part I - General

These By-Laws may be cited as the

l. Subject to these by laws a person may be awarded the Degree ofMaster of Education in Educati6nal and Development of psychology,Master of Education in Science Education,Master of Education in Educational Management,Master of Education in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages or,Master of Education (General)if s/he

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has been a registered student of the University for the period. prescribed by this part,has completed to the satisfaction of the Vice-Chancellor, the course of studyprescribed by these By-Laws and the regulations and rules of the University,has fulfilled the requirements for the degree of Master of Education in the seiectedarea of study,has paid such fees and other dues as may be to the University, and;has fulfilled any other requirements prescribed by these By-Laws and the regulationsand rules of the University,

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Subject to these By-Laws the minimum period for which a student should be a registeredstudent for the degree of Master of Education shall be two semesters.

A student shall be required to complete the requirements for the degree of Master ofEducation before the expiry of six years from the date of first registration.

The requirements for the degree of Master of Education shall consist ofsatisfactory participation in courses carrying 24 credits,completion of in course and end of course evaluation for core courses andelective courses andthe submission of a dissertation.

A candidate shall be deemed to have fulfilled the requirements for the degree of Master ofEducation if s/he passes the in course and end of course evaluation and has the dissertationaccepted by the Board of Examiners.

These By-Laws and the schedule shall come into operation with effect from the first day ofthe month of January, in the year two thousand five.

Part II - In course and end of course Evaluation for the Degree of Master of Education

The list of courses and the syllabuses and the evaluation procedures for the degree ofMaster of Education shall be those set out in the schedule (course structure) and theSenate shall have power on the recofirmendation of the Faculty of Education to amend thecourses and the syllabuses and the evaluation procedures.

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'fhe course of study for the evaluation shall be of two semesters <Juration unless otherwisedecided by the Senate and the end of course evaluation shall be heid as soon as possibleaftel the completion of the course of study.

The end of course evaluation for the degree of Master of Education shall be held at theend of each semester.

The end of course evaluation for the degree of Master of Education shail be condu6eclby a Board of Examiners constituted for the purpose.

The Board of Examiners may test any candidate by means of oral questions or any orherform of evaluation and also take into consideration the work done by a candiciaie duringthe course of study.

A student shall not be permitted to take the end of course evaluation unless the Dean ofthe Faculty shall have certified that he has completed the course of studies for the end ofcourse evaluation by attending such proportion of lectures tutorial classes and other formsof instruction in the subject matter of each paper of that part of the end of courseevaluation as may be prescribed by the Senate.

A candidate shall take the End of course evaluation on the first occasion on which theEnd of course evaluation is held after the completion of the course of studies unless theSenate for some specified reason permits him to take the End of course evaluation on thenext subsequent occasion on which the End of course evaluation is held; and rvhere acandidate does not take the End of course evaluation on the first occasion ori which theEnd of course evaluation is held after the compietion of the course of studies, he shall bedeerned, unless the Senate determines otherwise, to have taken the End of cours*evaluation on the first occasion. which shall be taken into account in computing the torainumber of occasions on which the subjects of the End of course evaluation may be takenby the candidate.

7. A candidate who fails in one or more courses shall be so informed by the Registrar inwriting.

A candidate who fails in one or more courses shall again take that subjecr or thosesubjects on the next subsequent occasion on which the evaluation is held, and where a.

candidate dose not take that course or those courses at that part of the evaluation on thatoccasion, he shall be deemed, unless the Senate determines otherwise, to have taken thatcourse or those course on that occasion, which shall be taken into account in computingthe total number of occasions on which that course or those courses may be taken by thecandidate.

The total number of occasions on which a candidate may be allowed to appear for anygiven course at the evaluation shaU not exceed three.

In computing the total number of occasions on which a candidate may be allowed toappear for any given course there shall be taken into account any occasion on whichhe/she is deemed to have taken the evaluation in terms of section ? or section 9 of part nor both.

The pass mark in each course shall be 50Vo of the maximum marks that could have beenau,arded for that course.

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r-\[9A candidate shall be deemed to have passed the evaluation for the degree of Master ofEducation if he/she passes in the required number of course by in course and end ofcourse evaluation.

Part III - The Submission of the Dissertation

Every candidate for the Degree of Master of Education shall submit a dissenationaccording to rules and regulations framed by the Higher Degrees Committee of theFaculty of Education.

The dissertation shall be a presentation of original work in a specified branch ofeducational study.

3. The area of research once approved by the Higher Degrees Committee shali not bechanged except with the specific approval of the Higher Degrees Committee granted forgood reason.

Any amendments to the title of the dissertation should be approved by the HigherDegrees Committee of the Faculty of Education before the submission of the dissertation.

A student shall submit the dissertation not earlier than the end of one year from the dateof first registration.

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Each dissertation shall be examined by two or more examiners. An oral examination ofthe subject matter of the dissertation. should also be held.

The Board of Examiners shall have the power to recommend to the Senate thai a,dissertation be accepted, rejected or amended. In the case of amendments beingsuggested such annendments shall be effected and the dissertation resubmilted in therevised form within a period of three months/one yedr frorn the date of thecommunication to the student of the decision of the Board of Examiners, subject to theprovisions af Section 3 part 7. In the case af minor amendrnents, 3 months shall beapplicable which shall be deci^ded an the recontntendatiott of the Baard of Examiners..

If a candidate has his dissertation accepted by the Board of Examiners before passing theevaluation for the degree of Master of Education the fact of the acceptance of thedissertation shall be rvithheld until the candidate passes the evaluation for the degree ofMaster of Education.

Part IV - Interpretation

In these By-Laws unless the context otherwise requires:'touncil" means the Council of the University of Colombo constituted by theUniversities Act. No. 16 of 1978.

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"Registrar" means the Registrar, Acting Registrar, Depr:ty Registrar, Senior AssistantRegistrar, Assistant Registrar and any other officer authorized to sign for and on behalf ofthe Registrar of the University of Colombo.

"Senate" means the Senate of the University of Colombo constituted by the UniversitiesAct. No. 16 of 1978.

2. Any question regarding the interpretation of these By-Laws shall be referred to theCouncil rvhose decision thereon shall be final.