under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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L.N. 244 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2017 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in

Early Childhood Education and Care – B.A. (Hons) ECEC –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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 Education 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 2017 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood

Education and Care – B.A. (Hons) ECEC - and shall be read and construed as one

with the Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early

Childhood Education and Care – B.A. (Hons) ECEC - under the auspices of the

Faculty of Education, published as Legal Notice 151 of 2016, hereinafter referred to

as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

(1) Bye-laws 3 and 4 of these bye-laws shall be applicable for admission

to Year 3 of the ourse in October 2018 only.

(2) Bye-laws 5 to 8 shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2017 or later.

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

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

bye-laws there shall be substituted the following

“(ii) passes at SEC level at Grade 5 or better in English Language, Maltese

and Mathematics; and”.

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The following sub-paragraph (iii) shall be added after sub-paragraph (ii)

of paragraph (3) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

“(iii) For October 2018 only, passes in proficiency tests in English and

Maltese, approved by the Faculty. Applicants shall be exempted from sitting for the

proficiency test in English if they are in possession of a pass at SEC level at Grade

3 or higher, or an Intermediate Matriculation Level pass at Grade C or higher, or an

Advanced Matriculation Level pass at Grade C or higher in English. Applicants shall

be exempted from sitting for the proficiency test in Maltese if they are in possession

of a pass at SEC level at Grade 3 or higher, or an Intermediate Matriculation Level

pass at Grade C or higher, or an Advanced Matriculation Level pass at Grade C or

higher in Maltese.”

Paragraph (5) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws shall be deleted.

Paragraph (6) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered

as paragraph (5).

Amendment to bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws

Bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as paragraph

(1) of bye-law 9.

The following paragraph (2) shall be added after paragraph (1) of bye-

law 9 of the principal bye-laws

“(2) Students who on admission into the Course are not in possession of

passes in English and Maltese at SEC level at Grade 3 or higher, or at Intermediate

or Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or higher, or qualifications deemed to

be equivalent by the Board, shall be required to follow and successfully pass from

proficiency course/s approved by the Board in Maltese and/or English (as applicable)

before the end of the third semester of the Course. Students who do not satisfy these

requirements by this period shall be required to interrupt their studies for up to a

maximum of twelve months during which time they are expected to obtain these

requirements. Students shall only be eligible to proceed with their studies if they

comply with these requirements.”

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