Regulations, 2014

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L.N. 327 of 2014

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master of Dental Surgery - M.D.S. - Degree Course (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 Master of Dental Surgery - M.D.S.

- Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 and shall be read and construed

as one with the Master of Dental Surgery - M.D.S. - Degree Course Regulations,

2014, published as Legal Notice 101 of 2014, hereinafter referred to as the “principal

regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from 1st May, 2014 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(2) To apply for admission to the Course applicants must, besides satisfying

the requirements for admission as regular students in terms of the Admission

Regulations, satisfy the following Special Course Requirements

(a)

passes in the Matriculation Examination at Advanced Level at Grade

C or better in Biology and Chemistry; and

(b)

a pass in the Matriculation Examination at Intermediate Level at Grade

C or better in Physics,

provided that all passes in these Special Course Requirements have been obtained

together in one session of examinations (i.e. one sitting) and are from one recognized

examining board.”

Amendment to regulation 12 of the principal regulations

For regulation 12 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“12. When a student withdraws from the Course either by choice or because

ineligible to proceed further in terms of these regulations, the student may request to

be awarded

(a) the Certificate in General Studies (Cert. Gen. St.) if at least 60 ECTS

credits have been obtained; or

(b) the Diploma in General Studies (Dip. Gen. St.) if at least 120 ECTS

credits have been obtained; or

(c) the Bachelor in General Studies degree (B.Gen.St.) if at least 180 credits

have been obtained.”

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