Academic Continuation Evaluation (ACE)
The Academic Continuation Evaluation (ACE), allows leniency in the first year of studies and encourages incremental progress towards your degree requirements. The regulations governing ACE can be found in .
Academic Continuation Evaluation (ACE)
- ACE is a term-by-term assessment of the student’s status in their degree.
- The evaluation is based on the student’s Overall CGPA, and checks whether the student is meeting the threshold for continuing in their degree. The table in details the minimum Overall CGPA required according to the student’s degree and the number of credits completed.
- Programs that include a Major CGPA still have minimum requirements for graduation, which can be found in .
- Some programs have additional requirements that are assessed in ACE along with the Overall CGPA. These could include a Major CGPA, a Core CGPA, or minimum grade requirements for certain courses. has a list of programs with special ACE rules and details about how students are assessed in these programs.
When will I be evaluated?
- The first ACE evaluation takes place when the student completes 5.5 credits.
- Subsequent assessments take place at the end of every term in which the student completes a course.
- Students in an Honours degree who have 15.50 or more credits complete will have their Major CGPA checked at the end of each term. For more information please visit the Registrar’s Office Major CGPA Check webpage.
- ACE also applies to Special Students.  explains this ACE process.
What do the ACE decisions mean?
The possible outcomes of ACE are: