Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration. \3

lV-Laws made by the Council of the University of Colombo under section 135 ofthe universities Act No. 16 of 1978 as subsequently amended.

By-Laws

1. These By-Laws may be cited as the Bachelor of Business Administration(Special) Degree By-Laws No..Y. of 20O5.

PART 1 - General

2' (1f Subject_ to these By-Laws, a student may be awarded the Degree ofBachelorof BusinessAdministration (Bne;r if shez has:

been admitted to the university as a student under section 15(vii) of the Universities Act No.16 of 19zg or any other subsequentlegislation;

been a duly registered student of the university for the periodprescribed by these By-Laws;

thereafter pursued the program of study in the university to thesatisfaction of the Vice-chancellor as prescribed by these

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and other Regulations and Rules of the University;

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(d). satisfied the Examiners at the prescribed written Examinations,classroom Tests, Practical Assignments, Term-papers, theIndependent Project or the Dissertation, the viva voce examination ofIndependent Project or Dissertation embodying research on a subjectapproved by the Faculty;

paid such fees as may have been prescribed by the universityand any other dues payable by her to the University ;and

ful{illed all other requirements prescribed by these By-Laws andother relevant Regulations and Rules of the University.

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provisions of subsection (1) above, the BBA Degreeawarded in specialized streams such as gga

'Pleasenotethat theuseofBBApronounhereandelsewhereintheseBy-LawsreferstoBachelorofBusinessAdministration.2 Please note that the use of female pronoun here and elsewhere in these By-Laws refers to both male andfemale genders.

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(Accounting) , BBA (Business Economics), BBA (Finance), BBA(Hospitality Management), BBA (Human Resource Management),BBA (Marketing ) etc. as the case may be.

Part II - Course Structure

The BBA Degree shall be a full-time four-year program and conducted onsemester basis. The duration of each Semester shall, under normalcircumstances, be a continuous period of 26 weeks from its beginning.

The program leading to the award of the BBA Degree shall extend overeight Semesters covering Theory and practical components, continuousAssessments, work on the Dissertation or the Indepindent Project on anapproved Research Topic as prescribed by Regulations and/or Rlles of theUniversity. The Program shall extend continuously over the period from thebeginning of the First semester to the end of the Eighth Semester. Themaximum period within which the student should -omplete the degreeshall be 06 years from the commencement of the registrati-on.

There shall be Semester Examination for each course offered in a particularSemester and shall be held save in exceptional circumstances, within thes€rme Semester. However, under exceptional circumstances, the Universitymay declare, on the recommendation of the Faculty, any semester to havea different duration and, if necessary, formulate Regulations or Rules forits implementation.

The program of study leading to the BBA degree shall be organized asLevel-I program and Level-II program where both Levels consist of aminimum period of four semesters respectively.

The Level-I program of the Degree shall consist of duly prescribed core-courses and optional courses. The Level-II program shall consist of dulyprescribed core-courses, major-compulsory courses and major-optionalcourses prescribed under these By Laws, Regulations and Rules made bythe University.

A student shall earn a minimum of 120 credits inclusive of minimum 60credits from the prescribed courses of the Level-I program and a minimumof 60 credits from the prescribed courses of the Level-II program to qualifyfor the award of BBA Degree.

There shall be a course code for each course where the frrst digit describesthe level of program and the second digit describes the number of creditsassigned for the course.

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The number of credits assignbd to a course normally reflects the number oftotal lecture/contact hours per week for that particular course as mayhave been prescribed by these By- Laws, Regulations and Rules of theUniversity. A credit shall represent {ifteen contact hours.

A student shall not register for courses carrying a total of more than twentycredits in any glven Semester. However, under exceptional circumstances,the Faculty may allow a student to register for more than this limit in anygiven Semester.

The course work relevant to the Program shall consist of lectures, tutorials,practical classes and other assignments, as shall be prescribed by thesenate on the recommendation of the Faculty. The list of courses, th"syllabuses and the number of question papers in each course of theProgram shall be those set out under Regulations passed by the Senatefrom time to time.

The Senate shall have power, on the recommendation of the Faculty Boardto change, amend, add, delete courses, their syllabuses as weil as thenumber, structure and rubric of question papers in courses leading tothe award of the BBA Degree.

The medium of the instruction shall be English. 'However supplementarylectures may be conducted in Sinhala/Tamil medium only foi the Level-Iprogram..

The Dissertation option and the Independent project option of theProgram shall consist of study and research towards the preparation andsubmission of a Dissertation or an Independent project based on anapproved Research Topic. Before a student commences her Dissertationor Independent Project, she shall submit a proposal for the same to therelevant academic Department for approval. A student shall not proceedwith the research towards the preparation of the Dissertation or theIndependent Project until the Department approves the proposal.

The Level -1 Program

( 1). The Level-I program shall comprise of four semesters and shall becommon for all students of the BBA degree program irrespective oftheir areas of specialization.

The Level-I program shall consist of four course clusters namelyBasic Disciplinary courses, Environmental Learning courses,General skill courses and Management & Business skill courses asprescribed by these By-Laws and Regulations.

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(3). The categories of courses indicated in sub section (2) above shallcomprise of core-courses and optional courses. The core-coursesthat are compulsory for all students shall comprise of 54 credits. Astudent should earn a minimum of 06 credits from the optionalcourses of the Level-I program.

(4)' If a student has obtained more courses than the required minimumO6 credits from the optional courses in the Level-I program, then thecourses for which most satisfactory performance have been obtainedshall be considered for the examination purpose. The courses whicha student has passed but which may not be considered for theexamination purpose shall be considered as audited courses andthe titles of such audited courses shall be indicated in the detailedcertificate issued by the University.

(5). A student shall not be eligible for sitting the semester examinationunless she has registered with the relevant Department for theparticular course on or before the date specified by the Head of suchDepartment and fulfill other requirements of the course stipulated bythese By-Laws , Rules and Regulations.

(6). No student shall qualify for the Level-l of the BBA Degree program, !unless she has

(a) earned 54 credits from core-courses(b) earned a minimum of 06 credits from optional courses(c) a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.00 for the Level-l program(d) earned a grade point not less than 2.00 (grade C-) for atl the

courses registered for the Level -I program.

17, The Level II Program

(1). The Level-II program of the BBA Degree shall comprise of fourSemesters and three categories of courses namely: Core-Courses,Major-Compulsory-courses and Major- Optional Courses.

(2]'. The categories of courses indicated in sub-section 1 of section 17above shall contain:

o Core-courses for 2O credits. Major-compulsory courses for 20 credits from BBA/BBA in

the area of specialization as the case may be.o arrd 20 credits for Major-optional courses including the

Dissertation or Independent Project as the case may be.

(3). If a student has obtained more courses than the required minimum20 credits from the major-optional courses in the Level-II program,

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then the courses for which most satisfactory performance have beenobtained shall be considered for the examination purpose. Thecourses which a student has passed but which may not beconsidered for the examination purpose shall be considered asaudited courses and the titles of such audited courses shall beindicated in the detailed certificate issued by the university .

Sub section 5 of section 16 above of these By-Laws shall alsoapply for the Level-II program of the BBA Degree.

Part III - Evaluation / Examination

The examinations leading to the BBA Degree shall be:

(1). The Bachelor of Business Administration Level - 1 Examination(2). The Bachelor of Business Administration Level-ll Examination.

The final (semester) examinations prescribed by these By-Laws shall beconducted by a Board of Examiners appointed by the senate on therecommendation of the Faculty Board.

(1). A Board shall, if Senate has on the recommendation of the FacuttyBoard so decided, test any candidate in writing and/or oranyand adopt any other forms of evaluation, and

(2]|. May take into consideration the tutorials, assignments, classpresentations, reports, practical courses, field work/ case studiesundertaken during any course prescribed for any of the examination.

(1) Performance of a candidate at the BBA Program shall be evaluatedthrough a combined system of Continuous Assessment and SemesterExamination.

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Continuous Assessment - 4oo/oSemester Examination - 6Qo/o

A candidate shall present herself for each semester examination of acourse leading to the Degree of BBA on the first occasion on which theexamination is held after the completion of the relevant course taken by

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that candidate, provided that it shall be within the power of the Senate topermit her to sit on a subsequent occasion if she has been prevented fromsitting the examination due to illness or any other reasonable cause. Insuch cases where permission has been obtained, a candidate shall have sixyea-rs as stipulated in sub section 4 of Part-II of these By-Laws to completethe requirements for the award of the BBA Degree without penalty.

22. A student sha]l be deemed to have sat the first scheduled examinationirrespective of the fact whether it has been actually sat or not, unless theSenate is satisfied that she has been prevented from sitting the examinationdue to illness or any other reasonable cause.

23. A candidate who fails to complete any of the courses in the first attemptshall be eligible to repeat this/these course/s on a maximum of two othersubsequent occasions subject to the condition 4 of part-Il of these By-Laws.

24. No candidate shall be considered to have passed the degree of BBAexamination unless she passed the courses in Level-I and/or Level-IIof the degree program and has also reached the Level-II of proficiency inEnglish Examination prescribed under these By-Laws and/or any otherRegulations and Rules made by the University.

25. Performance of students in each course shall be graded and Point Valueshall be assigned as given in Table 1.

Table 1: Grade and Point Value

Ranse of Marks Grade Point ValueB0 and above A+ 4.00

75-79 A 3.7570-74 A- 3.5065-69 B+ 3.2560-64 B 3.OO55-59 B- 2.75so-54 C+ 2.5045-49 C 2.2540-44 c_* 2.OO* foass)30-39 D 1.00 (fail)oo-29 E O.OObad fail)

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Note: * Minimum performance for apass.

Transcript shall include Semester and Cumulative GPAs.for GPA calculation shall be:

The Formula

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nI Q ix (GP);i=1nICii=1

where, i = a course, n = Number of courses completed during the period,considered for the GPA calculatiofl, c = Number of credits for the relevantcourse, and GP = Grade Point for the relevant course.

Note: The Cumulative GPA is calculated for the courses completed and GpA foreach semester is calculated separately.

The Examination leading to the award of the BBA Degree shall consist ofthe Level-I First Semester Examination, the Second Semester Examination,the Third Semester Examination, and the Fourth Semester Examinationand Level-II First semester Examination, the second SemesterExamination, the Third semester Examination, and the Fourth semesterExamination. Each Semester Examination shall consist of one or morethan one written paper/s and such number of continuous assessments asare prescribed by the Regulations andlor Rules relevant to this Program.

A candidate is deemed to have failed a particular course if she hasscored less than 2.OO grade point (-C ) for that course. She must repeat allcourses so failed and obtain a score of at least 2.oO grade pointlC-) orobtain a score at least 2.00 grade point(c-) in another course approved bythe Head of Department in the same discipline in order to complete therequirements for the BBA Degree. The candidate can however, apply to theSenate through the Faculty Board for permission to offer anothercomparable course in another discipline in place of the one she has failed.

The Dissertation shall demonstrate the student's knowledge of the methodsof research, her competence to present material systematically and herability to anaJyze, interpret results f dara, and develop a novel if not anoriginal argument as is generally applicable to a Bachelor's Degree of theUniversity and in particular, to such a Degree in Business Administration.

The Independent Project shall address either a managerial issue related toparticular institutions or general issue related to a particular industry or asub sector of an industry or even a public policy issue related to industryand commerce.

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(1) followed at least such percent of classes, lectures, tutorials,discussions etc. as decided by the Faculty Board;

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registered with the Examinations Branch of the university for theexamination she intend's to sit;the Head of the Department has certified that she has completed thecourse of studies leading to the examination by attending therequired proportion of lectures, tutorial classes and other forms ofinstructions in each course;her student registration continues to be in force: andher application for entry to the examination has been accepted.

A student in a particular semester of the Degree programme andregistered for particular courses of the semester shall take theExamination for that semester on the first occasion on which theExamination is held after the completion of instruction for thatSemester.

where a student does not apply for and/or take the Examination onthe first occasion she shall be deemed, unless the senate determinesotherwise on the recommendation of the Faculty, to have taken theExamination on that occasion which shail be taken into account incomputing the total number of occasions on which an Examinationmay be taken by a student.

A student who is excused by the senate on the recommendation ofthe Faculty Board from taking the Examination on the first occasionshall take the Examination on the very next occasion when it is heldand if she fails to apply for and/or take the Examination on thatoccasion she shall be deemed, unless the senate determinesotherwise on the recommendation of the Faculty Board, to havetaken the Examination on that occasion which shall be taken intoaccount in computing the total number of occasions on which anExamination may be taken by a student.

A student shall not take any of the Examination more than threeoccasions and in computing the total number of occasions thereshall be taken into account any occasion on which she is deemed tohave taken the Examination in terms of these By-laws.

All rules relating to the Examination procedure, offenses andPunishment Regulation No. 1 of 1986 shall be mutatis rruttand.isapply to, or in relation to, the BBA Examination.

without prejudice to the generality of the Regulation No. 1 of 19g6rules relating to the class Room Tests, etc shall be formulated andimplemented by the respective Head of the Department and anymatters relating to such tests shall be decided by the Faculty Boardon the recommendation of the Head of the Department and the Deanof the Faculty.

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(71 Rules relating to Assignments, the Dissertation or IndependentProject shall be annorinced., from time to time, by the respectiveHead of the Department in consultation with teacher/s and suchrules shall not be changed or revoked unless otherwise decided bythe Faculty Board.

31. In the case of students who opt for the Dissertation option or IndependentProject option shall not be eligible to proceed with the work on the researchproject unless their research proposals are approved by the respectiveDepartment during the Third Semester of the Level-II program of the BBAdegree .

32. A student who fails the Examination of her Dissertation or IndependentProject to satisfy the Examiners shatl be deemed to have failed theExamination and such student should resubmit the Dissertation orIndependent Project to the respective Department in the next semester orwithin the period specified by the respective Department.

33. In case of student who obtains a mark which is less than the pass mark fora compulsory course/compulsory course in a specialized stream, asprescribed under the By-Laws, the student shall re-sit such course as arepeat candidate on the first occasion at which that Examination is held forsuch course. The student who obtains a mark which is less than the passmark for an optional course shall take the same course if it is offered in thenext immediate semester or a different optional course which is offered !nthe next immediate semester as an alternative to the course in which sheobtained a mark which is less than the pass mark as a repeat candidate. Norepeat cdndidate shall be permitted to repeat more than two times a coursein spite of that the student has taken the same course or an alternativecourse in her repeat attempts.

34. A student who fails in one or more courses of Semester Examination mayretake the Examination again without attending practical or laboratorywork etc in the repeating Semester if the student has earned more than4Ooh of the allocated marks for the Continuous Assessment. The marksobtained for the Continuous Assessment will be carried forward to therepeating Semester. In those cases, the score of marks for the SemesterExamination in the repeating Semester and the Continuous Assessmentcarried forward shall be taken into consideration for the computation ofresults of the Degree Examination.

Part-IV Award of the Degree

35. No student shall qualify for the award of the BBA Degree, unless she has :

(1). successfully completed the Level-I program of the BBA Degree asstipulated in subsection 6 of section 16 of in part-Il of theJe By-Laws,(2). earned 60 credits from the Level-II program including:

(a). 20 credits from core-courses;(b). 20 credits from Major-compulsory courses in BBA stream;(c). a minimum of 10 credits from Major-optional courses in the

BBA stream including the Dissertation or the IndependentProject and;

(d). a minimum of 10 credits from Major-optional courses otherthan from the BBA stream;

(3) earned a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.00 for the entire Degreeprogram;

(4). earned a grade point not lower than 2.00 (grade C-) for all of thecourses, the Dissertation or the Independent project;considered for the calculation of cumulative GPA for the entireDegree program;

(5) successfully completed the Level II of the proficiency in Englishexamination conducted by the university of colombo; and(6). completed the Degree within the maximum period of six years.

36. No student shall qualify for the award of the BBA (Accounting) Degree,unless she has:

(1). successfully completed the Level-l program of the BBA Degree asstipulated in subsection 6 of section 16 of part-Il of these By-Laws,(2). earned 60 credits from the Level-II program including:

(a). 2O credits from core-courses;(b). 2O credits from Major-compulsory courses in the Accounting

stream;(c). a minimum of 10 credits from Major-optional courses in the

Accounting stream including the Dissertation or theIndependent Project and;

(d). a minimum of 1O credits from Major-optional courses otherthan from the Accounting stream;

(3) earned a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.00 for the entire Degreeprogram;

(4). earned a grade point not lower than 2.00 (grade C-) for all of thecourses, the Dissertation or the Independent Project considered forthe calculation of cumulative GPA for the entire begre. program;(5) successfully completed the Level-II of the proficiency in nngli"nexamination conducted by the university of colombo, and(6). completed the Degree within the maximum of six years.

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37. No student shall qualify for "the award of the BBA (Business Economics )

Degree, unless she has:

(1). successfully completed the Level-I program of the BBA Degree asstipulated in subsection 6 of section 16 of part-Il of these-By-Laws,

(2l'. earned 60 credits from the Level-Ii program including:

(a). 20 credits from core-courses;(b). 20 credits from Major-compulsory courses in the Business

Economics stream;(c). a minimum of 1O credits from Major-optional courses in the

Business Economics stream including the Dissertation or theIndependent Project and;

(d). a minimum of 1O credits from Major-optional courses otherthan from the Business Economics stream;

(3) earned a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.00 for the entire Degreeprogram;

(4)' earned a grade point not lower than 2.00 (grade C-) for all of thecourses, the Dissertation or the Independent Project considered forthe calculation of cumulative GPA for the entire Degree program;

(5) successfully completed the Level-II of the proficiency in Englishexamination conducted by the University of Colombo, and

(6). completed the Degree within the maximum period of six years.

38. No student shall qualify for the award of the BBA (Finance) Degree,unless she has:

(1). successfully completed the Level-I program of the BBA Degree asstipulated in subsection 6 section 16 of part-Il of these By-Laws,

(2). Earned 60 credits from Level-II program including:

(a). 20 credits from core-courses;(b). 2o credits from Mqjor-compulsory courses in the Finance

stream;(c). a minimum of 10 credits from Major-optional courses in the

Finance stream including the Dissertation or the IndependentProject and;

(d). a minimum of 10 credits from Major-optional courses otherthan from the Finance stream;

(3) Earned a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.00 for the entire Degree, program;

(4). Earned a grade point not lower than 2.00 (grade C-) for any of thecourses, the Dissertation or the independent Project considered forthe calculation of cumulative GPA for the entire Degree program;

(5) successfully completed the Level-II of the proficienly in Englishexamination conducted by the urriversity of colombo, and(6). completed the Degree within the maximum period of six yea-rs.

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39. No student shall qualify for the award of the BBA'(Hospitality Management)Degree, unless she has:

(1). successfully completed the Level-I program of the BBA Degree asstipulated in subsection 6 of section 16 of part-Il of theseby-Laws,

(2). Earned 60 credits from the Level-II program including:

{a). 2O credits from core-courses;(b). 2O credits from Major-compulsory courses in the Hospitality

Management stream;(c). a minimum of 1O credits from Mqjor-optional courses in the

Hospitality Management stream including the Dissertation orthe Independent Project and;

(d). a minimum of 1O credits from Mqjor-optional courses otherthan from the Hospitality Management stream;

(3) earned a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.00 for the entire Degreeprogram;

(4). earned a grade point not lower than 2.00 (grade C-) for all of thecourses, the Dissertation or the Independent Project considered forthe calculation of cumulative GPA for the entire Degree progrurm;

(5) successfully completed the Level-II of the profi"ciency In Englishexamination conducted by the university of colombo, and(6). completed the Degree within the maximum period of six years.

40' No student sha1l qualify for the award of the BBA (Human ResourceManagefnent ) Degree, unless she has:

(1). successfully completed the Level-I program of the BBA Degree asstipulated in subsection 6 of section 16 of part-Il of these By-Laws,

(2). earned 60 credits from the Level-II program including:

(a). 2O credits from core-courses;(b). 2o credits from Major-compulsory courses in the Human

Resource Management stream;(c).

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a minimum of 1o credits from Major-optional courses in theHuman Resource Management stream including theDissertation or the Independent Project and;a minimum of 10 credits from Major-optional courses otherthan from the Human Resource Management stream;

(3) earned a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.00 for the entire Degreeprogram;

(4). earned a grade point not lower than 2.00 (grade c-) for all of thecourses' the Dissertation or the Independent Project considered forthe calculation of cumulative GPA for the entire Degree program;

(5) successfully completed the Level-II of the proficienry in -nngtistr

examination conducted by the University of Colombo, and(6). completed the Degree within the maximum period of six years.

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4I. No student shall qualify for the award of the BBA (Marketing Special)Degree, unless she has:

(1). successfully completed the Level-I progr€rm of the BBA Degree asstipulated in subsection 6 of section 16 of part-Il of these By-Laws,

(2). earned 60 credits from the Level-II program including:

(a). 2O credits from core-courses;(b). 20 credits from Major-compulsory courses in the Marketing

stream;(c). a minimum of 10 credits from Major-optional courses in the

Marketing stream including the Dissertation or theIndependent Project and;

(d)' a minimum of 1O credits from Major-optional courses otherthan from the Marketing stream;

(3) earned a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.00 for the entire Degreeprogram;

(4l,. earned a grade point not lower than 2.00 (grade C-) for all of thecourses, the Dissertation or the Independent Project considered forthe calculation of cumuiative GPA for the entire Degree program;

{5) Successfully completed the Level-II of the proficiency in Englishexamination conducted by the University of Colombo, and

(6). Completed of the Degree within the maximum period of six years.

42. Award of Classes

( 1). A student qualifying for the award of the Degree of BBA /BBA(Accounting ) / BBA (Business Economics ) / BBA (Finance)/BBA(Hospitality Management) / BBA (Human Recourse Management)/BBA (Marketing ) as the case may be, may qualify to secure a FirstClass Honors, at the relevant Examinations if she secure acumulative GPA of not less than 3.50.

A student qualifying for the award of the Degree of BBA /BBA(Accounting ) / BBA (Business Economics ) / BBA (Finance)/BBA(Hospitality Management) / BBA (Human Recourse Management)IBBA (Marketing ) as the case may be, may qualify to secure aSecond Class Honors {Upper Divisionf , at the relevantExaminations if she secure a cumulative GpA of not less than 3.25.

A student qualifying for the award of the Degree of BBA /BBA(Accounting ) / BBA (Business Economics ) / BBA (Finance)/BBA(Hospitality Management) / BBA (Human Recourse Management)/BBA (Marketing ) as the case may be, may qualify to securea Second Class Honors (Lower Division), at the relevantExaminations if she secure a cumulative GpA of not less than 3.00.

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(4t. In the case of candidates who repeat a course(s) and passes it/them,the mark to be taken into consideration in determining the award ofHonors shall be (2.00 grade point) irrespective of the actual markobtained, even if the actual mark scored is higher.

PART.VInterpretation

43.In these By-Laws as well as in its Part VI, unless the context requiresotherwise:

"The Act" means the Universities Act No. 16Universities (Amendment) Act No. 1of 1995.

of 1978 as last amended by

"The Council" means the Council of the University of Colombo.

"The Degree Program" means the Program of study leading to the award of theDegree.

"The Faculty" means the Faculty of Management and Finance of the Universityof Colombo.

"The Faculty Board" means the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Managementand Finance of the University of Colombo.

"Program" means the Program of study leading to the award of the Degree ofBachelor of Business Administration/ the Degree of Bachelor of BuiinessAdministration (Accounting)/the Degree of Bachelor of BusinessAdministration (Business Economics)/the Bachelor of BusinessAdministration (Finance)/ the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration(Hospitality Management)/the Bachelor of Business Administration (HumanRecourse Management and the Bachelor of Business Administration(Marketing) .

"The Registrar" means the Registrar, Acting Registrar, Deputy Registrar, seniorAssistant Registrar, Assistant Registrar or any other Officer authorized to signfor and on behalf of the Registrar of the University of Colombo.

"The semester" means a period of 26 weeks from the first day of thecommencement of a Semester till the day prior to the commencement of thenext Semester and shall include the intervening periods of vacation, studyleave, written examinations, unless the Senate on the recommendation of theFaculty Board decides otherwise.

"The Senate" means the Senate of the University of Colombo.

"The University" means the University of Colombo!;\

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44. Any question regarding the interpretation of these By-Laws shall be referred tothe Council whose decision thereon shall be final.

45. The Vice-Chancellor shall have authority, in consultation with the Dean of theFaculty, to take such action or give such direction, not inconsistent with theprinciples under\ring the provisions of these By-Laws, as appears to him/herto be necessary or expedient for the purpose ol removing

"try aifn".rlties that

may arise in the interpretation of these provisions or for which there is noprovision in these By-laws or in the case of students who followed the BBAProgram under the earlier By-laws.

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