under the auspices of the Centre for the Liberal Arts and Sciences

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L.N. 124 of 2025

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Regulation of 2025 to amend the Regulations of 2014 for a

Programme in the Liberal Arts and Sciences

under the auspices of the Centre for the Liberal Arts and 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 regulation made by the Board of the Centre for the Liberal Arts and

Sciences in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by article 8(b)(v) of the Statute for

the Centre, which regulations have been approved by the Senate of the University

of Malta

Citation

This regulation may be cited as the Regulation of 2025 to amend the

Regulations of 2014 for a Programme in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, and shall

be read and construed as one with the Regulations of 2014 for a Programme in the

Liberal Arts and Sciences, under the auspices of the Centre for the Liberal Arts and

Sciences, published as Legal Notice 221 of 2014, hereinafter referred to as “the

principal regulations”.

Applicability

This regulation shall apply from 1 June 2025 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 10 of the principal regulations

For regulation 10 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“10. (1) Students who obtained Credits when registered on courses offered

by this University may have their Credits accepted by the Board of Studies for transfer

towards the Programme;

provided that if these Credits have already been counted towards the award of another

qualification of this University or any other university as approved by Senate, a note

to this effect will be included in the transcript or Diploma Supplement issued.

(2) The transfer of Credits referred to in paragraph (1) of this bye-

law can only be approved if (i) the student is interested in pursuing a higher level

qualification within this Programme; and (ii) the student is required to take a number

of micro-credentials offered by the Centre out of the total number of Credits required

for the award of the qualification as follows

(a) for the Certificate in Liberal Studies at least 8 Credits shall be taken

from the Programme;

(b) for the Diploma in Liberal Studies at least 16 Credits shall be taken

from the Programme;

(c) for the Higher Diploma in Liberal Studies at least 24 Credits shall be

taken from the Programme;

(d) for the degree of Bachelor in Liberal Studies at least 32 Credits shall be

taken from the Programme.”

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