under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

B

L.N. 298 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 Course

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

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in October 2005 or

later.

Selection of Applicants

Whenever the number of students that may be admitted to any or all of the

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

Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in Health Science, and the number of eligible

applicants exceeds the number of places in the course, the selection of applicants

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

Criteria for Selection

(1) Applicants 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 in any of the indicated levels, provided that holders of the BTEC

National Diploma in Health Studies shall be considered to satisfy the entry

requirements for the course if they are also in possession of SEC passes in Maltese,

English Language, Mathematics and one Science subject and they shall be awarded

points for the four required SEC level passes and for the BTEC National Diploma in

Health Studies.

Points shall be awarded as follows

Points

Grade at

Grade at

BTEC National

Grade

Grade at

Grade from

Advanced

Intermediate

Diploma in Health

at

GCE

Prevocational

Level

Level

Studies

SEC

Ordinary

School

(Overall Grade)

Level

Level

A

B

Distinction

C

Merit

D

Pass

A

B

E

C

A

A

B

B

C

C

For 2005 ONLY, applicants wishing to choose Nursing Studies as their area of

study and who successfully completed the course and were awarded the Mother

Theresa College (Health Care) Certificate with at least a Pass will be awarded an

additional 35 points.

(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 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 is 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 Admissions Board appointed by Senate in order to fill the

remaining place/s. The ad hoc Admissions Board may consider additional

qualifications to those indicated in paragraph (1) of bye-law 3.

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