under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy

L.N. 340 of 2014

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2014 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2006 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degrees of Bachelor of Commerce - B.Com. -

and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - B.Com. (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy

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 Economics,

Management and Accountancy 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 and Interpretation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2014 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2006 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Commerce - B.Com. - and Bachelor

of Commerce (Honours) - B.Com. (Hons) - and shall be read and construed as one

with the Bye-Laws of 2006 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Commerce - B.Com. -

and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - B.Com. (Hons) - under the auspices of the

Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy published as Legal Notice 25

of 2006, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2014 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 16 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 16 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Classification of the Awards

(1) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the

Bachelor of Commerce degree (Part One of the Course) shall be based on the results

obtained in the three years of Part One of the Course which shall be weighted as

follows

First Year Average Mark

17%

Second Year Average Mark

33%

Third Year Average Mark

50%.

(2) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Bachelor

of Commerce (Honours) degree shall be based on the results obtained in the four

years of the Course which shall be weighted as follows

Part One Weighted Average Mark

60%

Fourth Year Average Mark

40%.”

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