University Undergraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

L.N. 137 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

University Undergraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

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 (3) and 79 (b) of the

said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the University Undergraduate Awards

(Amendment) Regulations, 2013 and shall be read and construed as one with the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, published as Legal

Notice 127 of 2004, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2012 or later.

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Amendment to regulation 3 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (4) of regulation 3 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(4) obtain not less than the number of credits at not below the level as

indicated hereunder, including all credits for compulsory and elective study-units

as specified in the Programme/s of Study and/or bye-laws relevant to the Course on

which the student is registered and subject to regulations 20, 21 and 22 below

University Undergraduate

Requirements

Award

30 credits of which not less than 26 credits not

University Certificate

below Level 1.

60 or 90 credits, as specified in the bye-laws for

University Diploma

the Course, of which not more than 10 Level 0

and not less than 56 Level 1.

90 or 120 credits, as specified in the bye-laws for

University Higher Diploma

the Course, of which not more than 10 Level 0

and not less than 56 Level 2.

180 credits of which not more than 4 Level 0, not

less than 56 and not more than 68 Level 1, and

Bachelor

not less than 108 more or less divided equally

between Levels 2 and 3.

180 credits of which not more than 4 Level 0, not

Bachelor (Honours in one

less than 56 and not more than 68 Level 1, and

Area of Study) (three year

not less than 108 more or less divided equally

full-time Course or three year between Levels 2 and 3 of which not less than

full-time professional Course) 56 Level 3 credits assigned to the area taken at

honours.

240 credits of which not more than 4 Level 0, not

less than 56 and not more than 68 Level 1, and

Bachelor (Honours in two

not less than 168 more or less divided equally

Areas of Study) (4 year full-

between Levels 2 and 3 of which not less than 50

time Course)

Level 3 credits in each of the two areas taken at

honours.

240 credits of which not more than 4 Level 0, not

Bachelor (Honours) (4 year

less than 56 and not more than 68 Level 1, and

full-time professional Course) not less than 168 Levels 2, 3 and 4 of which not

less than 100 at Levels 3 and 4.

Bachelor (Honours) and

300 credits of which not more than 4 Level 0, not

any other undergraduate

less than 56 Level 1, 56 Level 2 and a further 168

award following a 5 year

at Levels 3 and 4.

professional Course

Provided that

(i) students may be allowed to offer higher level credits in substitution of

the required credits at a specific level;

(ii) an unclassified pass degree may, at the discretion of the Award

Classification Board, be awarded to a student registered in a degree Course, who

at the end of the Course lacks not more than 10 credits to complete the credit

requirement for the award of the degree. The student shall however have the option

to refuse the award and opt to refer the missing units to the following year or repeat

the year if so eligible in terms of these regulations; and

(iii) in the case of the award of a University Higher Diploma, Senate may

exceptionally approve programmes to which 60 credits are assigned, provided that

such programmes build upon studies at tertiary level.”

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