This regulation and admission policy follows the Rwandan law No 010/2021 of 16/02/2021 which apply to all programs leading to the various awards offered by SIAS as stipulated in Rwanda National Institutional Qualifications Frameworks (RNQF) up to the doctorate (PhD) degree both research based and taught programs. Where a program to be offered will require a specific requirement of need or require additional regulations, these will be included in the approved and published program documents. SIAS students will normally register for an academic year, on different learning modes of their choice, students can register as full-time or part-time students using the blended learning module choices, either they can register on a weekend program, or register on an executive master’s program.

Expectations will be provided to SIAS postgraduate students registered for modules on a credit accumulation basis, students repeating modules, or those on exchange visits. Also, the SIAS postgraduate students who may have taken an approved interruption of studies, or part-time can run for a calendar year of three semesters. SIAS full-time student is one who takes 180 credits in the case of Masters Students in accordance with the requirements of the program, and as specified the in the RNQF. A part-time student has permission to cover the same ground over a longer period and so to take fewer credits in a given year. SIAS utilizes a rolling-application process; where applications for admission are accepted throughout the year. The first intake is taken in September, the second in February or March, and the third at the start of the summer session (June running to late August). This arrangement shall allow for multiple registrations for modules throughout the academic year.

Subject to the conditions below, admission is non-discriminatory and open to all students fulfilling the conditions of this document without regard to race, gender, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation, nationality, region or ethnic origin.

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