Assessment will be made according to the following system: 

 

A  (70 ‑ 75)  First Class Honours

This category indicates that the candidate has excelled in his understanding of the material and by his diligence and competence has shown an exceptional capacity for study and gives promises of an ability for research.

 

B  (60 ‑ 69)  Upper Second Class Honours

This category indicates that the candidate, while not in the first rank of students, has nevertheless shown a capacity for study and a comprehensive grasp of the material certainly above the average of students in the programme.

 

C (50 ‑ 59)  Lower Second Class Honours

This category indicates that the candidate has a competent knowledge of the basic material in the course and is able to handle the ordinary difficulties that can be posed.

 

D (40 ‑ 49)  Pass 

This category indicates that the candidate has  attained an adequate knowledge of the basic material in the course and is familiar with the main issues involved in the various subjects.

 

E (39 or under) Fail  

 

The method of assessment in each course shall be by written or oral examination. As explained above, written work during the semester is taken into account in the final mark, at a rate of up to 20% for short exercises and up to 50% for research papers. The final exam always counts for at least 50% of the course mark.

 

Students who get E in a particular course may request a repetition of the examination at the date indicated on the academic calendar, but this may be done once only for each course. A second failure in a major subject  necessitates passing to the Certificate Programme.

 

For admission to the Final Examination students shall have completed three academic years and shall have passed in all the major subjects of the programme.

 

A total average mark below 30 indicates that the candidate has not yet acquired that knowl­edge of the basic material in the course which is necessary for priestly ministry.

 

The Final Examination shall be a Comprehensive Examination, covering material in scripture, sys­tematic and moral theology from all three years of the candidates' programme of studies. The com­prehensive exam will be oral and written. A week before the oral exam there will be a three‑hour written exam in which two questions from each of the three sections of the syllabus will be proposed; candidates will answer two questions chosen from different sections.

 

The grade of the final award will be based on a combination of the results obtained in the courses over the three years  and of the Comprehensive Exam in a pro­portion of 40% and 60% respectively. Within the comprehensive exam, 40% of the marks will be giv­en to the oral and 20% to the written exam.

 

In computing the part of the final result coming from the accumulated credits of the three years, the results of all the major courses will be taken into account and the best results of the auxiliary courses, to a total of ninety credits.

 

In the computation of results for the final award, the marks for the various courses will be combined according to a co‑efficient proportionate to the number of credits assigned to each course or activity.

 

Hekima College does not recommend a student for admission to an academic Master's or Licentiate programme at another institution unless an average of at least 58 has been achieved in the Hekima College degree course. (This does not necessarily imply acceptance in the applicant's institution of choice.) 

 

Table of Equivalences between Hekima College marks and those of some other institutions: 

 

Hekima College                       USA Universities               Roman Pontifical Institutes

A  75                                       A+                                           10.0

A  70                                       A                                             9.5

B  65                                       A-                                            9.0

B  60                                       B+                                           8.5

C  57                                       B                                             8.0

C  53                                       B-                                            7.5

D  48                                       C+                                           7.0

D  44                                       C                                             6.5

D  40                                       C-                                            6.0

 

Certificate Programme

 

Assessment will be made according to the follow­ing grades:  

A  (70 ‑ 75)          Distinction 

The candidate has fulfilled the requirements of the certificate programme in a better than aver­age way and has demonstrated a good understand­ing of the matters in which he has been exam­ined.

 

B  (60 ‑ 69)          Credit

The candidate has demonstrated a satisfactory grasp of the matters in which he has been exam­ined.

 

C (50 ‑ 59) Pass

The candidate has given evidence of a sufficient understanding of the matter in which he has been examined to give grounds for judging him capable of priestly ministry.

 

D  (49 or under) Fail