under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 321 of 2014

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2014 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2013 for the

Selection of Applicants for Admission to the

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Communication Therapy) 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 2014 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2013 for the Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Bachelor

of Science (Honours) (Communication Therapy) Degree Course, and shall be read

and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2013 for the Selection of Applicants for

Admission to the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Communication Therapy) Degree

Course, under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences, published as Legal

Notice 312 of 2013, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in October 2014 or

later.

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

For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-

laws there shall be substituted the following

“(b) For the purpose of selection, the subject offered at Advanced Level shall

be considered as the primary subject whilst the subject offered at Intermediate Level

shall be considered as the secondary subject, provided that a grade obtained in the

secondary subject taken at Advanced Level, shall be equated to the following grades

at Intermediate level

Grade E at Advanced Level equated to Grade C at Intermediate Level

Grade D at Advanced Level equated to Grade C at Intermediate Level

Grade C at Advanced Level equated to Grade B at Intermediate Level

Grade B at Advanced Level equated to Grade A at Intermediate Level

Grade A at Advanced Level equated to Grade A at Intermediate Level.”

The following paragraph (4) shall be added after paragraph (3) of bye-

law 3 of the principal bye-laws

“(4) When applicants present passes at Advanced Level in both the primary

and secondary subject, the subject in which the highest mark has been obtained shall

be considered as the primary subject.”

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

renumbered as paragraphs (5) and (6).

For paragraph (5) 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 by the 31 August preceding the commencement of

the course shall be considered first.”

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