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SKYLINE UNIVERSITY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: What are the campus resources?
A: Skyline campus is well equipped with the learning and Extracurricular resources like: Classrooms with audio-visual equipment, smart boards, computer labs, printing & photocopying center, LMS portal services, cafeteria services, hostel, library, wireless services, first-aid services, Football & Volleyball pitch , Basketball, badminton, Lawn Tennis courts, Recreation zone with football, table tennis and snooker.
Q: List of departments in SUN?
A: Academics, Administration, Registration & Examination, Student Service Department (SSD), Human Resource Department (HRD), Library, Computing, Marketing Department, Finance, Sports, Institutional Research office, Media and Communication Department and Center for Continuing Learning.
Q: What is a student portal?
A: A student portal is a channel of communication between student and the university, located on SUN website. It can be used to access class attendance, assessments and the results online. The academic profile, academic advisor and the events of the university can also be accessed through the LMS portal.
Q: For my academic concerns whom do I contact?
A: For your academic concerns you can contact an Academic Advisor.
Q: For my development studies and tutorials whom do I contact?
A: For your development studies and tutorials you can contact the Faculty Members.
Q: For my books and other supplies whom do I contact?
A: For your books and other supplies you can contact the library.
Q: For my computing and network problems whom do I contact?
A: For your computing and network problems you can contact IT Department.
Q: For sports related queries whom do I contact?
A: For your sports related queries you can contact the Sports Department.
Q: How will I know my course and graduation plan?
A: You can know your course and graduation plan on student’s portal or Admin. Department.
Q: How can I register for the course?
A: Registration Department will enroll the student as per their Graduation plan.
Q: Does the university rejects any application?
A: Yes, The registration will be rejected under the following conditions:
· In case of non-submission of documents required by the institution or government authorities
· In case of submission of any forged documents for admission
· In case of nonattestation of High School certificates submitted for admission
· Any information received from the parent organization regarding the irregularities in the documents submitted.
· Criminal charge(s) are proven against the student at any point of time.
· Undertaking cases not meeting the deadline
Q: Where can I find all the institutional calendars?
A: You can find your institutional calendars on student’s portal, website and University notice board.
Q: What are the various channels through which I can communicate in SUN?
A: You can communicate through Student Portal, Advisor, Admin and SSD Counter.
Q: What is an academic year and what is the duration of a degree?
A: Academic year at SUN comprises of Fall and Spring semesters. The duration of the Undergraduate degree is four (4) Academic Sessions, BNSc. Nursing Sciences/Bachelor of Medical Lab. Science(5) Academic sessions and Doctor of Physiotherapy (6 Academic Sessions).
Q: What will be my period of study?
Undergraduate Programmes
The duration of undergraduate programmes in the Skyline University Nigeria shall be in accordance with the provisions of the NUC Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards. These are as follows:
a. Candidates admitted into 100 level require eight (8) to twelve (12) semesters for a 4 year degree program, ten (10) to fourteen (14) semesters for BNSc. Nursing/MLS, twelve (12) to
b. sixteen (16) semesters for Doctor of Physiotherapy to complete their respective degree programmes.
c. Candidates who are admitted into level 200 require six (6) to ten (10) semesters for a 4 year degree programme, eight (8) to twelve (12) semesters for a 5 year degree program, ten (10) to fourteen (14) semesters for a 6 year degree program to complete their respective degree programmes.
d. Candidates who are admitted into level 300 require four (4) to eight (8) semesters for a 4 year degree programme, eight (8) to twelve (12) semesters for BNSc. Nursing/MLS, ten (10) to fourteen (14) semesters for Doctor of Physiotherapy to complete their respective degree programmes.
e. The minimum and maximum periods are calculated from the date of first registration. For the avoidance of doubts, the maximum period is inclusive of deferment, rustication, suspension, etc.
f. Unless otherwise stated in the admission letter, candidates admitted for the professional programmes shall be given (2) three years to complete their courses.
g. Any period of authorized deferment shall not be included in the normal duration of an academic programme.
Q: What is a provisional/conditional admission and if I am admitted how soon I will get confirmation?
A: Students will be placed on provisional/conditional admission due to the following reason and the student has to submit the documents within First Semester.
· High School / O’Level results.
· Incomplete grades at O’Level.
Q: When do I get an admission kit?
A: Admission kit is issued mainly to the students once they are enrolled for the program.
The kit gives the student a clear idea about his/her admission status, academic program, class Timing, guidance on portal usage, Portal username and password, car sticker details, ID card, graduation plan and fee payment plan.
Q: Continuing students’ admission kit change will change due to the following scenarios?
A: Admission kit will change in the following scenarios:
1. Program transfer
2. Re-activated students
Q: What is the student handbook?
A: Student handbook which is a ready reckoner that guides the student to understand the academic and academic support service policies and procedures, semester wise course plan, examination calendar, academic calendar and whom to approach for services. The student handbook enables students to plan
their academic operations, leave and participation in activities for self-development. You can find your student handbook in the student’s portal.
Q: How can I make a student request?
A: Students can make a request through the portal or the SSD.
Q: How can I withdraw a course?
A: Withdrawal of a course/s can be done within the first week of commencement of a semester with a maximum number of two courses [it is not applicable for students under SUN Visa / Visa Letter, Sponsored students]
Q: What is the class schedule?
A: The class schedule details the courses offered for the batches offered during the semester. It contains the details such as classroom, class timings, faculty member name, batch and the course name.
Q: in what case the access of the student portal will be denied?
A: Access to the portal for students is denied in case of non-adherence to SUN policy & procedures. It can be reactivated by contacting concern department and complying with their requirements.
Q: If I want to postpone my course what is the policy?
A: Student may postpone a semester only once in an academic year and maximum twice during the graduation program. The postponement form should be filled within two weeks of commencement of a semester only under mitigating circumstances.
Q: If I want to repeat the course what is the policy?
A: A student who scores less than ‘A’ grade in any course will be allowed to repeat that course and better of the two grades shall be considered for calculating the CGPA and student is allowed to repeat the course only twice
Q: What is the attendance requirement?
A: For UNDERGRADUATE students, 75 % attendance [-(Negative 25%)] is a must to appear for the main final exam.
Q: How can I access policies of the University?
A: You can check your student handbook for the university policies. It is also available on the student portal.
Q: What is hall ticket?
A: Hall ticket is the exam admission slip issued for the students to appear mid-term and Final exam. The student has to carry the hall ticket and produce on demand in the examination hall. It contains Student name, program, DOB, gender, photo, course ID, student ID, Exam date, course code and course name
Q: From where can I get exam timing and schedule?
A: Examination schedules along with the Mid Term & Final examination dates will be announced within before the start of the semester and will be displayed on the SUN website, Student portal and the university notice board.
Q: If I miss the exam, how can I re-appear and what is the policy?
A: Yes, the student can re-appear for the exam only in case of Mitigation policy to excuse the absence of students that result from the following causes only
1. Accident
2. In case of death of Immediate Family Member
3. Hospitalization
The student is required to use mitigating circumstance form available in the portal to file their appeal for consideration of mitigating circumstances along with necessary documentation.
Q: How do I check my semester progress and grades?
A: Students can check the grades on the student portal.
Q: What is the mode of assessment for the course?
A: Student’s performance is assessed in each registered course out of 100 marks. The mode of assessment depends on the course in which students appear. This includes assignments, quizzes, research work, case studies, and presentations.
Q: What is the grade point classification?
A: GRADE POINT CLASSIFICATION – Undergraduate Program
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Letter Grade
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Grade Range
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Grade Points
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Defining Points
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A
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70 – 100
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5
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DISTINCTION
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B
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60 – 69
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4
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UPPER CREDIT
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C
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50 – 59
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3
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LOWER CREDIT
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D
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45 – 49
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2
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PASS
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F
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Below 44
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0
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FAIL
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W
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WITHDRAWAL
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I
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INCOMPLETE
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Q: what is GPA, SGPA AND CGPA?
A: Grade Point Average (GPA) is determined by dividing total grade points earned by total hours attempted. GPA may be figured for each semester (semester GPA), for all hours attempted at the University (Cumulative GPA).
Q: How to calculate CGPA?
Calculations of GPA and CGPA
a) Letter Grades and Grade Points shall be derived from the actual percentage score obtained in a given course as follows:
i- General Studies (GST) courses have 2 Credits
ii – Core / Compulsory / Required / Project courses are generally having 3 credits.
iii – SIWES (Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme) are 6 credits
iv. – Research Project is 6 credit hour course
iv – Grade Points are defined as A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2 & F = 0.
V - As per NUC Degree Classification
Classes of Degree Cumulative Grade Point GPA Average
First Class Honours 4.50-5.00
Second Class Honour (Upper) 3.50-4.49
Second Class Honour (Lower) 2.40-3.49
Third Class 1.50-2.39
No degree awarded Less than 1.49
For School of Basic Medical Sciences
The classes of degree to be awarded therefore will depend on the cumulative GPA obtained. The following classes of degree are approved for the indicated GPA;
Classes of Degree Cumulative Grade Point GPA Average
First Class Honours 4.50-5.00
Second Class Honour (Upper) 3.50-4.49
Second Class Honour (Lower) 3.00-3.49
Using above information given in point (i) to (v), CGPA can be calculated as below
Formulas to calculate GPA and CGPA as below
Table 1 : Example of formula for calculating GPA and Degree Classification
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(i) Credits attempted
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(ii) Percentage Scores
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(iii) Letter Grades
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(iv) Grade Points (GP)
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(v) Grade Point Average (GPA)
[ (i) x (iv) ]
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(vi) Cum. Grade Point Average (CGPA)
[ Total credits earned so far / Total no of credits attempted]
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(vii) Grade of Degree
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GST Courses = 2 Credits
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60-69
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B
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4
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2 x 4 = 8
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8
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Core / Compulsory / Required / Project = 3 Credits
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70-100
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A
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5
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3 x 5 = 15
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15
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Total Credits Attempted = 5
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8 + 15 = 23
Total credits earned so far
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23 / 5 = 4.6
CGPA
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First Class Honours
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Q: What is SAP?
Satisfactory Academic Progression (SAP)
All Students enrolled at Skyline University Nigeria shall be monitored very carefully for quality academic work during their study at SUN. A freshman student will be evaluated at the end of spring semester for good academic standing and thereafter the academic progression will be reviewed every semester.
Q: What are academic integrity offenses?
A: The following are the academic offenses recognized by the SUN.
Plagiarism:
· Paraphrasing materials or ideas of others without identifying the sources.
· Using sources of information (published or unpublished) without identifying the source.
· Directly quoting the words of others without using quotation marks or indented format to identify them.
· Detection of such plagiarism based on plagiarism software is also included.
Presenting false credentials:
It is an act of submitting misleading certificates/documents/information like presenting false medical excuses; change of identity; presenting falsified certificates.
Cheating:
· Using material not permitted by the faculty during exams, including stored information on electronic devices.
· Copying answers from another student on exams or assignments.
· Altering graded exams or assignments and submitting them for re-grading.
· Submitting the same paper for two classes.
· Altering exam answers and requesting that an exam be re-graded.
· Cooperating with or helping another student.
· Fabricating information such as data for a computer lab exam.
· Other forms of dishonest behavior, such as having another person take an exam in your place.
· Any other indiscipline act during the examination.
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty:
· Allowing another student to copy an assignment or problem set that is supposed to be done individually.
· Allowing another student to copy answers during an exam.
· Taking an exam or completing an assignment for another student.
Collusion:
· Is an agreement between two or more persons when ‘Not Allowed’
· The work that has been done with others is submitted and passed off as solely the work of one person.
· Working with others without permission from your faculty to produce work which is then presented as your own independent work.
Fabrication of Data:
The falsification of data, information, or citations in any formal academic exercise.
This includes making up citations to back up arguments or inventing quotations. Fabrication predominates in the natural sciences, where students sometimes falsify data to make experiments "work". It includes data falsification, in which false claims are made about research performed, including selective submitting of results to exclude inconvenient data to generating bogus data.
Q: What is the course of action for academic integrity?
A: The following are the courses of action that may be recommended based on the severity of offense:
· A strict warning to be issued to the student against committing an academic offense in future and impose a deduction of marks on the piece of assessment excluding midterm and the final examination.
· Record a mark of zero for the piece of assessed work or examinations.
· Record a mark of zero for every assessment made within the course.
· Record a mark of zero for every assessment mode for all courses during the concerned academic year.
· Debar from the University for the concerned academic year. Allow no Re-assessment or Re-course and no refund of tuition fees.
· Debar from the University. Allow no Re-Enrollment and no refund of tuition fees.
Q: What are SIWES and its policy?
A: All students pursuing any Bachelor's Degree program must undergo SIWES (Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme) to earn a minimum of 6 credit units in one semester. The minimum duration of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) should be 24 weeks. Students should be assessed using the Log Book, a report and a Seminar.
The SIWES program of Skyline University Nigeria assists students to work and learn in a professional environment and get prepared for embarking on employment careers.
The SIWES facilitate students to be able to apply the knowledge gained in the classrooms in a practical work setting, this process enriches the student learning experience and helps them transit into the work world. It helps students develop a better understanding of work ethics, discipline, reporting systems and teamwork in a workplace of their specialization. The SIWES has a clear objective for the student to gain from the experience.
Q: What is Project policy?
A: Project is an integral part of the curriculum in the UNDERGRADUATE program. The objective of the Project is to enable the student to conduct independent research on a business problem. The Project trains the student to understand the various conceptual frameworks, models and tools & techniques of research that are used in conducting business research. It prepares the students to review literature, formalize a proposal, define objectives, collect data, analyze and report the findings.
The Project is a 3-credit course offered at the Senior Level. The Project course is offered to students who meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements of the academic standing and must have completed the prerequisite course on ‘Business Research Methods.
Q: What is transcript policy?
A: Transcripts can be issued only after marks/grades have been ratified by the subject/award board of examiners. Normally transcripts will be issued after the end of each academic year to students.
All the students who have submitted a clearance form from signed by all the departments are eligible to take the transcripts.
Transcripts are issued at any time on requests received from students on payment of necessary fees.
Q: What is a provisional Certificate?
A: The Provisional certificate is the certificate containing the successful completion of the graduation requirement by the student; it is issued to serve an interim purpose before the award of the degree at the graduation ceremony. The provisional certificate is valid for 1 year from the date of issue. It will be issued one month after publishing the results of the final term examination every semester.
Q: How can I obtain a duplicate copy of the degree?
A: Duplicate copy of the degree is issued only to the students whose degree is lost/damaged due to any reason
Q: How can I qualify for VC’s List?
A: VC’s list is a list of students who have achieved an overall CGPA of 4.5 and above. This list is prepared by the administration at the end of each semester. VC’s list of students will be awarded a certificate of appreciation.
Q: How can I qualify for Topper’s List?
A: Toppers list is a list of students who have topped the respective major of the program in an academic year. Toppers will be awarded a certificate of appreciation and a cash reward as per the policy. TOC and Direct Entry students are not part of the Toppers List. Students should not have any fail or re-appearance in any of the semesters.
Q: What is progression and retention policy?
A: Progression is an indication of semester-wise academic progress of the student based on successful completion of qualitative and quantitative requirements in each semester, failing which the student is retained in the semester and is not allowed to progress to the next semester as per academic standing policy.
Q: What is the graduation requirement?
A: A student will be awarded the Bachelor's Degree after fulfilling the following conditions:
- The minimum number of credit units for the award of a degree is 132 units for a four-year degree programme, and 154 credits for BNSc. Nursing, 222 credits for Doctor of Physiotherapy and 182 credits for Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science, subject to the usual Department and Faculty requirements. A student shall therefore qualify for the award of a degree when he has met the conditions.
- Achievement of CGPA not less than 1.50
- Recommended for graduation by the University Faculty and Administration
Q: What are graduation honours?
A: Upon meeting graduation requirements, those students who have exhibited academic excellence will be awarded the designations to indicate that they have graduated with honours.
To be eligible for these honours, a student must have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) on credits earned at Skyline University according to the following:
UNDERGRADUATE
Classes of Degree Cumulative Grade Point GPA Average
First Class Honours 4.50-5.00
Second Class Honour (Upper) 3.50-4.49
Second Class Honour (Lower) 2.40-3.49
Third Class 1.50-2.39
Q: What is status of SUN Courses Approval and Accreditation?
A: Skyline University Nigeria has been given a provisional approval by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) and Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria to run degree programmes in BSc. Biology, B.Sc. Microbiology, B. Sc. Chemistry B.Sc. Biochemistry, B. Sc. Industrial Chemistry, B. Sc. Physics with Electronics, B. Sc. Computer Science & Information Systems, B. Sc. Software Engineering, B. Sc. Geology, B.Sc. Accounting, B. Sc. International Relations, B. Sc. Mass Communication, B.Sc. Entrepreneurship & Innovation, B. Sc. Economics, B.Sc. Business Administration, BSc. Tourism & Hospitality Management, BNSc. Nursing, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science, Doctor of Physiotherapy.
Q: What is status of SUN Courses Accreditation?
A: 11 courses out of the approved courses for Skyline University Nigeria which include B.Sc. Microbiology, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B. Sc. Computer Science & Information Systems, B. Sc. Software Engineering, B. Sc. Geology, B.Sc. Accounting, B. Sc. International Relations, B. Sc. Mass Communication, B.Sc. Entrepreneurship & Innovation, B. Sc. Economics, B.Sc. Business Administration have been accredited by the National University Commission.
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