Admissions (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

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L.N. 217 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Admissions (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

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 Admissions (Amendment)

Regulations, 2017 and shall be read and construed as one with the Admissions

Regulations, 2016 of the University of Malta, published as Legal Notice 71 of

2016, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for courses commencing from

October 2017 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (i) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(i) possess qualifications which fall short of those required, which

shortfall in qualifications at SEC Level, the Admissions Board, on the advice

of the Access Disability Support Committee, deems to have been due to

a significant disability (including applicants within the Autism Spectrum and with

Specific Learning Difficulties) and provided that the missing qualifications will

not adversely affect the applicant’s studies at University. Each application will be

considered on its own merits.”

Amendment to regulation 14 of the principal regulations

For regulation 14 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

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“Recognition and Accreditation of Prior Learning (RPL)

(1) Adult Learners may access a Course of study based on

knowledge, skills and competencies acquired through prior learning and

experientially. Such applicants shall receive adequate support from the RPL

Administrative Office to enable them to identify and collect all the evidence

required for the validation of their prior informal and/or non-formal learning.

(2) RPL applications shall typically be assessed by only one RPL

assessor,

provided that if the application relates to more than one major area of study more

assessors may be involved.

(3) Once an application has been assessed, the RPL assessor/s

shall submit a detailed report to the Faculty Admissions Committee which will

subsequently submit its recommendation to the Board for a final decision.”

Amendment to regulation 15 of the principal regulations

5. For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of regulation 15 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(b) Students may be allowed to register for concurrent courses as

follows

(i) any two Courses, if the student’s workload does not exceed 75

ECTS credits per academic year in the case of full-time students or if the student’s

workload does not exceed 45 ECTS credits per academic year in the case of part-

time students; or

(ii) the Courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Laws and Diploma

of Legal Procurator; or

(iii) the Courses leading to the degree of Doctor of Laws and the

Diploma of Notary Public.”

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