BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.Sc. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) -

B.Sc. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.424

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.Sc. (HONS) - UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF DENTAL SURGERY

25th May, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE 160 of 2012, as amended by Legal Notices 40 of 2013,

226 of 2014, 334 of 2015, 71 of 2016 and 313 of 2016, 323 of 2022 and 168

of 2026.

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

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the

auspices of the Faculty of Dental Surgery.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery;

"the course" means the programme of study leading to the degree

of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons;

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours)

- B.Sc. (Hons); and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2017 or later.

The Degree may be offered in any one of the following

areas of study: Dental Hygiene, Dental Technology and any other

area approved by Senate on the recommendation of the Board.

(1) To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for

admission as specified in the Admission Regulations, be in

possession of a pass at Grade C in Chemistry or Biology at

Intermediate Level, or a pass at Advanced Level in Chemistry or

Biology; provided that for the Dental Hygiene area of study

(a) Maltese applicants who, in terms of regulation 13 of

the Admissions Regulations, 2016 are exempted from

possessing a pass in the Secondary Education

Certificate examination in Maltese at Grade 5 or better

or at SEC level 3, are required to present the Medical

Maltese Proficiency Certificate awarded by the

University of Malta, or a pass at SEC level 3 in Il-

Malti bħala Lingwa Barranija prior to the

commencement of the Course;

(b) Non-Maltese applicants who, in terms of regulation 13

of the Admissions Regulations, 2016 are exempted

from possessing a pass at SEC level 3 in Il-Malti bħala

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) -

B.Sc. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

Lingwa Barranija, are required to present the Medical

Maltese Proficiency Certificate awarded by the

University of Malta, or a pass in the study-unit in

Medical Maltese as part of the Certificate in

Foundation Studies (Medical, Dental and Health

Sciences) course, prior to the commencement of the

Course. Applicants presenting overseas qualifications

and either a pass in the Secondary Education

Certificate examination in Maltese at Grade 5 or better

or at SEC level 3, or a pass at SEC level 3 in Il-Malti

bħala Lingwa Barranija, shall be exempted from

presenting

the

Medical

Maltese

Proficiency

Certificate.

(2) Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Dental Surgery

Assistance shall be considered as having satisfied both the general and

special entry requirements for the Dental Hygiene and Dental

Technology areas of study.

(3) Prior to enrolling for the course, accepted applicants are

also required to undergo an occupational health assessment as

detailed in the Occupational Health Protocol approved by the

Board, so as to ascertain that they are fit for the duties related to

their proposed studies. Students who do not fulfil this requirement

shall be barred from attending the clinical placements indicated in

the programme of study.

The Admissions Board, acting on the advice of the Board, may

admit applicants in possession of a Diploma in Health Science in the

area of Dental Technology awarded by the University of Malta into the

second year of the Course in the same area of study, in terms of

regulation 16(1) of the Admission Regulations of the University.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of applicants

that may be allowed to register on the Course, depending on the

availability of resources. The number of places available to candidates

applying in terms of paragraphs (1) and (2) of bye-law 4 shall be

announced at the time of the call for applications. Senate shall approve

bye-laws for the selection of applicants into the Course.

The course shall extend over a period of three years of full-

time study.

The Board shall publish the programme of study at the

commencement of each course. Subject to changes that the Board

may, with the approval of Senate, be constrained to make, students

are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the credits as

indicated in the programme of study for the Degree, provided that

the programme shall be drawn up in accordance with the relevant

provisions of the Principal Regulations.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) -

B.Sc. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

Students shall be required to register and obtain credits for

study-units to which a total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of

the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the

course which shall be weighted according to the following criteria

First Year Average Mark

30%

Second Year Average Mark

30%

Third Year Average Mark

40%.