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University Undergraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2014
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
L.N. 130 of 2014
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
University Undergraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2014
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, 2014 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 from 24 January, 2014 onwards.
Amendment to regulation 1 of the principal regulations
In regulation 1 of the principal regulations, for the interpretation of
“University Undergraduate Award” there shall be substituted the following
A University or Faculty Pre-Tertiary Certificate, a University
“University
Certificate, a University Diploma, a University Higher
Undergraduate
Diploma, a Bachelor degree, and a Bachelor Honours
Award
degree.”
Amendment to regulation 3 of the principal regulations
In regulation 3 of the principal regulations, for the interpretation of
“University or Faculty Pre-Tertiary Certificate” and “University Certificate” there
shall be substituted the following
“University Undergraduate Award
Requirements
University or
Between 16 and 32 credits at Level 0.
Faculty Pre-Tertiary Certificate
30 or 32 credits of which not less than
University Certificate
26 credits not below Level 1.”
Amendment to regulation 28 of the principal regulations
In regulation 28 of the principal regulations, for the interpretation of
“Levels 2 & 3” there shall be substituted the following
“Levels 2 & 3
Study-units offered in Years 2 and 3 of an undergraduate Course.
Level 3 study-units are also offered in Year 4 of an undergraduate non-professional
course. Lecturers can assume that students have the required skills associated with
studying at tertiary level.”
Amendment to regulation 44 of the principal regulations
For paragraph (1) of regulation 44 of the principal regulations there shall
be substituted the following
“44. (1) The Final Weighted Average Mark that shall be used to classify the
award shall be calculated by weighting each Year Average Mark by the corresponding
factor for the year as indicated in the bye-laws for the Course in terms of regulation
77 (b) and the average shall be recorded correct to the nearest whole number.”
Amendment to regulation 76 of the principal regulations
For paragraph (6) of regulation 76 of the principal regulations there shall
be substituted the following
“(6) A Bachelor in General Studies degree obtained in accordance with the
provisions of regulation 75 (c) may be awarded in any of the following categories
Category I (Summa Cum Laude)
Category IIA (Magna Cum Laude)
Category IIB (Cum Laude)
Category III (Bene Probatus).”
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