under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 307 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2013 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2011 for the

Selection of Applicants for Admission to the

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Physiotherapy) Degree Course

under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

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 bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of Health

Sciences in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by article 81 (1)(c) of the said Act

and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required

by article 81 (2) of the said Act

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2013 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2011 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Bachelor of

Science (Honours) (Physiotherapy) Degree Course, and shall be read and construed

as one with the Bye-Laws of 2011 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission

to the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Physiotherapy) Degree Course – under the

auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences, published as Legal Notice 291 of 2011,

hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in October 2013 or

later.

Amendment to bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

The following paragraph (3) shall be added after paragraph (2) of bye-law

3 of the principal bye-laws

“(3) A grade obtained in Physics taken at Advanced Level, shall,

for the purpose of selection, be given the same value as the same grade obtained in

Physics at Intermediate Level;”

Paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws shall

be renumbered as (4), (5) and (6).

For paragraphs (5) and (6) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

there shall be substituted the following

“(5) For the purpose of selection, applicants who fully satisfy the general and

the special course requirements and who would have submitted an original recent

police conduct certificate (not more than 6 months old) to the Faculty by the 31

August preceding the commencement of the course, shall be considered first.

(6) If the number of eligible applicants falling in the last category of applicants

eligible to be admitted in terms of the provisions of paragraph (1) of this bye-law is

such that the total number of applicants to be admitted exceeds the number of places

established by Senate, consideration shall first be given to

(a) the applicant’s overall performance in all subjects presented for the award

of the Matriculation Certificate. This shall be determined from the sum of points

allocated for each subject, which shall be assigned as follows

Advanced Level

Intermediate Level

Grade A

30 points

10 points

Grade B

24 points

8 points

Grade C

18 points

6 points

Grade D

12 points

4 points

Grade E

6 points

2 points

(b) if this is not sufficient, the remaining eligible applicants in that

category shall be interviewed by an Interviewing Board appointed by the Board for

the purpose in order to fill the remaining place/s.”

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