BChD Regs - for Courses commencing in Oct 2007 or later
Legal Notice 136 of 1998 – Malta Government Gazette No. 16,619 – 22 May 1998
Amended by:
Legal Notice 40 of 1999 – Malta Government Gazette No. 16,743 – 9 February 1999
Legal Notice 170 of 2003 – Malta Government Gazette No. 17,444 – 15 July 2003
Legal Notice 19 of 2005 – Malta Government Gazette No. 17,712 – 25 January 2005
Legal Notice 297 of 2006 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,004 – 1 December 2006
Legal Notice 219 of 2007 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,112 – 10 August 2007
Legal Notice 400 of 2007 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,158 – 7 December 2007
Legal Notice 107 of 2008 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,222 – 4 April 2008
Legal Notice 9 of 2010 - Malta Government Gazette No. 18,531 – 8 January 2010
Legal Notice 352 of 2010 - Malta Government Gazette No. 18,620 – 16 July 2010
Legal Notice 351 of 2011 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,804 – 9 September 2011
Legal Notice 161 of 2012 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,920 – 25 May 2012
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
Bachelor of Dental Surgery - B.Ch.D. - Degree Course Regulations, 1998
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 30(5)
and 31(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 31 and 35 of the said Act:
Citation and interpretation
1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Bachelor of Dental Surgery B.Ch.D. - Degree Course Regulations, 1998.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires “the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery;
“the Course” means the Course leading to the Degree; and
“the Degree” means the Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery - B.Ch.D.
Applicability
2.
These regulations shall be applicable to courses starting in October
1998 or later.
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Eligibility for Degree
3.
To be eligible for the award of the Degree, students must:
(a) be registered as regular students in the Course in terms of the Admission
Regulations of the University;
(b) satisfy the Special Course Requirements in accordance with regulation 4;
(c) complete the course of studies, qualify in the examinations and satisfy
any other requirements as prescribed in these regulations; and
(d) satisfy any other requirements prescribed in any other relevant statutes,
regulations and bye-laws of the University.
Admission and Special Course Requirements
4. (1) Senate, on the advice of the Board, may limit the number of students
that may be admitted to the Course. Senate shall make regulations for the selection
of applicants for admission.
(2) To apply for admission to the Course candidates must, besides
satisfying the requirements for admission as regular students in terms of the
Admission Regulations, satisfy the following Special Course Requirements:
(a) passes at Advanced Level obtained at Grade C or better in Chemistry and
Biology; and
(b) a pass at Intermediate Level obtained at Grade C or better in Physics
in the Matriculation Certificate Examination of the University, or at corresponding
levels of other examinations recognised by the Senate for the purpose of the
Admission Regulations, provided that the grades indicated above are obtained
together in one session (i.e. one sitting) of the examinations and are from one
recognised Examining Board.
Course Duration
5. (1) The Course shall extend over a period of five years.
(2) Except with the permission of the Board, students must follow the
Course from admission up to the Final Examination without interruption or
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repetition. Permission to interrupt or to repeat a year shall normally not be given
more than once, except by permission of Senate granted for special reasons.
From 1 October 2011 onwards:
5.
(1) The Course shall extend over a period of five years and shall be
divided into two parts: the Pre-Clinical Course of two years' duration and the
Clinical Course of three years' duration.
(2) Except with the permission of the Board, students must follow the
Course without interruption or repetition. The Board may allow students to suspend
their studies only once during the Course. The Board may allow students to repeat a
year once in each of the two parts of the Course.
Programme of Studies
6. The Board shall publish the programme of studies, comprising all the
subjects taught in each year of the Course, their syllabus, and assessments prior to
the commencement of each Course.
Assessment and Progress
7. (1) The assessment result of each subject of the Course shall be published
according to the following marks and grades in descending order of merit:
95% - 100%
80% - 94%
75% - 79%
70% - 74%
65% - 69%
55% - 64%
50% - 54%
45% - 49%
0% - 44%
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
(2) The result of each subject shall take into account all parts of the
assessment of that subject.
(3) Students shall not be allowed to proceed to the following year of the
Course if they do not pass in all subjects examined.
(4) Students who fail in any assessment in the supplementary session are
not allowed to proceed to the following year of the Course but may be allowed by
the Board to repeat the year.
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(5) Before being allowed to sit for any of the assessments specified in the
programme of studies, students must present to the Dean a certificate, signed by the
heads of department or co-ordinators concerned, showing that they have completed
satisfactorily the schedule of practical and clinical work prescribed for the year.
The Final B.Ch.D. Examination
8. (1) The Final B.Ch.D. Examination shall be held in June at the end of the
fifth year of the Course.
(2) There shall be a supplementary session of the examinations in
September for students who fail in one subject only, and in the following January for
students who fail in more than one subject.
(3) The examination shall consist of assessments in the subjects as
prescribed in the programme of studies in force at the time.
(4) Students who are referred in a subject/s in the Final B.Ch.D.
Examination may sit for the supplementary session in that subject/s as prescribed in
paragraph (2) above. If they fail, they shall be deemed to have failed the Final
B.Ch.D. Examination as a whole.
(5) Students shall not be allowed to re-sit any subject unless they have
satisfactorily followed such courses of studies and/or practical and/or clinical work
as the Board may in each case determine.
(6) Students who do not pass the Final B.Ch.D. Examination in the two
sessions as prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation may be allowed by
the Board to repeat the fifth year of the Course and to re-sit the Final B.Ch.D.
Examination again at the end of that year, under such conditions as the Board may in
each case determine.
(7) Students shall not be allowed to sit for the Final B.Ch.D. Examination
in terms of paragraph (6) of this regulation more than once.
Classification of the Award
9. (1) The overall performance shall take into account the performance of
the students throughout the Course, which shall be weighted as follows:
First Year Average Mark
Second Year Average Mark
Third Year Average Mark
Fourth Year Average Mark
10%
10%
15%
25%
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Fifth Year Average Mark
40%.
(2) The names of the students who have passed in each subject of the Final
B.Ch.D. Examination shall be published in a list in alphabetical order according to
the following:
First Class Honours
Second Class Honours (Upper Division)
Second Class Honours (Lower Division)
Third Class Honours
100% - 80%
79% - 70%
69% - 55%
54% - 45%.
Consequences of Withdrawal from the Course
10. As from academic year 2010/11, when a student withdraws from the
Course either by choice or because ineligible to proceed further in terms of these
regulations, and has successfully completed the equivalent of three years of full-time
study, the student may request to be awarded the Bachelor in General Studies degree
(B.Gen.St.). Students who partially completed the degree programme prior to
academic year 2010/11 and who satisfy this regulation shall have the right to
request, on entry into force of this regulation, to be awarded the degree of Bachelor
in General Studies ex gratia, provided that this degree shall not be granted
retroactively.
11. The Final Weighted Average Mark for the degree of Bachelor in
General Studies shall be based on the results obtained in the first three years of the
Course, all years being weighted equally and shall be classified as follows:
Category I
Category IIA
Category IIB
Category III.
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