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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2005 161 — under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

Preamble — under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care Open official source

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L.N. 161 of 2005

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2005 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Preparatory

Course for the Diploma in Health Science in terms of the

Bye-Laws of 2005 for the Diploma in Health Science - Dip. Health Science -

under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30(5) and

31(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of

Malta has promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the

Institute of Health Care in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section

37 (1) of the said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the

University of Malta as required by section 37 (2) of the said Act

Applicability

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2005 161 — under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

Reg. 1 — under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care Open official source

These bye-laws shall apply to the Nursing Studies area of study in the

preparatory courses leading to admission to the Diploma in Health Science held under

the auspices of the Institute of Health Care commencing in October 2004 or later.

Selection of Applicants

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2005 161 — under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

Reg. 2 — under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care Open official source

Whenever the number of students that may be admitted to the Nursing Studies

area of study is limited by Senate in terms of the provisions of bye-law 9 of the Bye-

Laws of 2005 for the Diploma in Health Science, and the number of eligible applicants

for this area of study exceeds the number of places available, the selection of applicants

shall be made according to the criteria listed in bye-law 3.

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Criteria for Selection

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2005 161 — under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

Reg. 3 — under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care Open official source

(1) Applicants for the Nursing Studies area of study who satisfy the entry

requirements as laid down in the bye-laws for the course shall be awarded points for

their qualifications in Maltese, English Language, Mathematics, one Science subject

and the best result in two other subjects, obtained at any of the indicated levels. Points

shall be awarded as follows

Points

Grade at

Grade

Grade at

Grade from

Advanced

Intermediate

at

GCE

Mother Teresa

Level

SEC

Ordinary

College

Level

A

B

C

D

A

B

E

C

A

B

C

(2) If applicants present more than one pass in a subject, only the best grade

shall be taken into consideration. Subjects may only be offered at one level.

(3) For the purpose of selection, only qualifications obtained by the 31 st

August preceding the commencement of the course shall be taken into consideration.

(4) If the applicants falling in the last eligible group with the same number

of points are such that the total number of applicants to be admitted exceeds the number

of places established by Senate, then the applicants in that group shall be interviewed by

an ad hoc board appointed by the Board of the Institute of Health Care in order to fill

the remaining place/s. The ad hoc board may consider additional qualifications to those

indicated in paragraph (1) of this bye-law.

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