General Key information for most of the courses
A course is a limit of work in a study normally extending through one semester, the completion of which carries credit towards the fulfillment of the requirements of the particular diploma.
The academic year
In the semester/credit unit system in this program, the academic year is composed of two semesters.
Assessment
Each course shall be assessed in two parts as follows
- The school based (progressive/continuous )assessment which shall contribute 15%
- Examinations shall contribute a maximum of 85% of the total marks. Each examination shall consist of written, OSCE/OSPE and where applicable practical/clinical skills
Grading of marks
The overall marks a candidate obtains in each course he/she offered shall be graded out of maximum of 100 marks and assigned appropriate letter grades and grade points as follows.
| Marks | Letter grade | Grade point |
| 80-100 | A | 5.0 |
| 75-79 | B+ | 4.5 |
| 70-74 | B | 4.0 |
| 65-69 | C+ | 3.5 |
| 60-64 | C | 3.0 |
| 55-59 | D+ | 2.5 |
| 50-54 | D | 2.0 |
| 0-49 | F | 0 |