S.L. 327.269 Art. 3Special course requirements for admission.

To be registered as regular students in the Course applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the

Admission Regulations or have comparable qualifications as indicated below and be in possession of special course requirements depending on the area of study chosen as follows:

(a) Applied Biomedical Science: passes at Advanced

Level at Grade C or better in Biology and Chemistry;

and a pass at Intermediate Level in one of the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Computing,

Information Technology, Physics and Pure

Mathematics;

(b) Applied Food and Nutritional Sciences: a pass at

Advanced Level in Chemistry OR a pass at Advanced level in Biology;

(c) Speech Language Pathology: two passes at Grade C or better, at least one of which must be at Advanced Level and one at Intermediate Level, in Biology and in either English or Maltese;

(d) Mental Health Nursing: applicants in possession of a pass in the MCAST-BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care (Health Studies) or the MCAST Advanced Diploma in Health Sciences, together with the MCAST Level 5 Award in Health Sciences shall be considered as having satisfied the general entry requirements;

(e) Midwifery: a pass at Advanced Level in Biology;

(f) Nursing: (i) No special course requirements;

(ii) Adult learners applying for admission in terms of regulation 6 (c) of the Admissions Regulations may be required to sit for and pass an interview. In preparation for the interview, applicants shall be required to submit an updated and a letter of Curriculum Vitae motivation, written in English, explaining why they are applying for the Course (following guidelines provided by the Department). The interviewing board appointed by the Board of Studies shall be composed of at least three members; and

(iii) Applicants who are not in possession of the general entry requirements or adult learners who are unsuccessful at the interview referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (f) of this bye-law, may be admitted to the Preparatory Course specifically related to Nursing as detailed in Appendix I to these bye-laws. Such applicants will be eligible to proceed to the Course if they successfully complete all the study-units included in the programme for the Preparatory Course immediately prior to the commencement of the Course. The requirements for admission and successful completion of the Preparatory Course are listed in Appendix I to these bye-laws. THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES [

(g) Occupational Therapy: a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology;

(h) Physiotherapy: a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;

(i) Podiatry: a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology and a pass at Intermediate Level in either Chemistry or Physics; and

(j) Radiography: a pass at Advanced Level in Biology or Physics or Chemistry. Applicants shall be required to be aged not less than 18 years within three months from the date on which the Course commences. Applicants shall be required to be aged not less than 18 years within three months from the date on which the course commences.