Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

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L.N. 287 of 2012

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Certificate in Foundation Studies

Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75

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

promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta

by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by articles 75 and 79 of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Certificate in Foundation Studies

Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 and shall be read and construed as one with

the Certificate in Foundation Studies Course Regulations, 2000, published as Legal

Notice 192 of 2000, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2012 or later.

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“Registration for the Course

The Course shall be open only to non-EU applicants who

(a) have completed their secondary and/or high school education abroad;

and

(b) are in possession of one of the following qualifications in English at the

required level

(i)

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 500 or 61 Internet-

based;

(ii) International English Language Testing System 5.5;

(iii) Cambridge First Certificate at grade C or better; or

(iv) any other equivalent qualification approved by the Board; and

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(c) are in possession of qualifications allowing access to higher education in

the country where such qualifications were obtained; but

(d) are deemed to require further study to be admitted to degree courses at the

University of Malta.”

Amendment to regulation 7 of the principal regulations

4. For paragraph (2) of regulation 7 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(2) Students are required to register for study-units to which a total of not

less than 60 ECTS credits and not more than 70 ECTS credits are assigned.”

Amendment to regulation 10 of the principal regulations

For regulation 10 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“Award of the Certificate

(1) The Certificate shall be awarded to students who complete the

Course and obtain at least 48 ECTS credits, 24 ECTS credits of which must be in the

English Language area of study, and another 24 ECTS credits in the Special Subject

and Optional area of study, provided that, if students obtain 2 ECTS credits less than

the 48 ECTS credits required, this may be compensated for by an overall grade of not

less than B.

(2) The Certificate shall show a grade A, B, C or D (grade A being the highest

and D the lowest) indicating the standard attained by the students, and shall take into

account the best grades obtained in the study-units indicated in paragraph (1) of this

regulation to which 48 ECTS credits are assigned.”

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