Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019Chapter 8 : Qualifications and Honorary Degrees58. Authority of University |
| (1) | The University may confer and award the qualifications determined by the Council on the recommendation of the Senate, and which have been approved, accredited and registered in accordance with the Act and other applicable legislation, and which are contained in the rules. |
| (2) | Subject to clause 60, no qualification may be conferred on or awarded to a person who has not: |
| (a) | been registered as a student of the University for the period prescribed by the Senate in the rules; and |
| (b) | completed the work and attained the standard of proficiency determined through assessment as required by the Senate and prescribed in the rules. |
| (3) | The Senate may exempt a person in terms of the rules from requirements for a qualification in respect of attendance and examinations in the case of a student who has graduated or obtained a qualification from, or completed a module at, another faculty at the University or another higher education institution. |
| (4) | Subject to section 65BA of the Act, the Council, with the concurrence of the Senate, may revoke a degree or withdraw a diploma, certificate or other qualification: |
| (a) | obtained through plagiarism, fraud, bribery or any other dishonest act; or |
| (b) | that was conferred or awarded on the basis of a material error on the part of the University, but a revocation or withdrawal on this basis may not take place later than two years after the qualification was conferred or awarded. |