BYE-LAWS FOR THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (MIDWIFERY) AND (RADIOGRAPHY) DEGREE

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (MIDWIFERY) AND

(RADIOGRAPHY) DEGREE COURSE UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.296

BYE-LAWS FOR THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)

(MIDWIFERY) AND (RADIOGRAPHY) DEGREE

COURSE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES *

23rd August, 2005

LEGAL NOTICE 299 of 2005, as amended by Legal Notices 325 of 2008,

2, 415 and 470 of 2010, 306 of 2013 and 351 of 2014.

The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the

Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Bachelor of Science

(Honours) (Midwifery) and (Radiography) Degree Course under

the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in

October 2014 or later.

In the cases referred to in bye-law 2, when the number of

eligible applicants exceeds the number of places in the course

established by Senate, the selection of applicants shall be made

according to the criteria listed in bye-law 4.

(1) Applicants who satisfy the general and special course

requirements as laid down in the bye-laws for the course shall be

selected from amongst all eligible applicants according to the

following categories, listed in order of preference

1st Category

those with a grade ‘A’ in Biology at Advanced

Level

2nd Category: those with a grade ‘B’ in Biology at Advanced

Level

3rd Category: those with a grade ‘C’ in Biology at Advanced

Level

4th Category: those with a grade ‘D’ in Biology at Advanced

Level

5th Category: those with a grade ‘E’ in Biology at Advanced

Level.

(2) Applicants in possession of the General Entry

Requirements may offer the pass in Biology at Advanced Level

either as part of the General Entry Requirements or in addition to

the General Entry Requirements.

*Repealed by Legal Notices 128 and 129 of 2023.

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (MIDWIFERY) AND

(RADIOGRAPHY) DEGREE COURSE UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

(3) When applicants present more than one pass in Biology, the

best grade shall be taken into consideration.

(4) For the purpose of selection, applicants who fully satisfy

the general and the special course requirements by the 31 August

preceding the commencement of the course shall be considered

first.

(5) If the number of eligible applicants falling in the last

category of applicants eligible to be admitted in terms of the

provisions of paragraph (1) of this bye-law is such that the total

number of applicants to be admitted exceeds the number of places

established by Senate, consideration shall first be given to

(a) the applicant’s overall performance in all subjects

presented for the award of the Matriculation

Certificate. This shall be determined from the sum of

points allocated for each subject, which shall be

assigned as follows

Advanced Level

Intermediate Level

Grade A

30 points

10 points

Grade B

24 points

8 points

Grade C

18 points

6 points

Grade D

12 points

4 points

Grade E

6 points

2 points

(b) if this is not sufficient, the remaining eligible

applicants in that category shall be interviewed by an

Interviewing Board appointed by the Board for the

purpose in order to fill the remaining place/s.