Certificate in Foundation Studies Course

L.N. 291 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Certificate in Foundation Studies Course

(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 Certificate in Foundation Studies

Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 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 from 1 August, 2013 onwards.

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 applicants who

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

abroad within an educational system that is not comparable to the Maltese

educational system (in terms of curriculum, years of study, etc.); 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 (a minimum score of 17 points (Internet Based Testing) in the Reading and

Writing components is required);

(ii) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 5.5 (a

minimum score of 5.0 in the Reading and Writing components is required);

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

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

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

the country where such qualifications originate; but

(d) are deemed to require further study to be admitted to undergraduate

courses at the University of Malta.”

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