S.L. 327.539 Art. 3Special course requirements for admission.

(1) To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University, be in possession of a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C

or better in any one subject.

(2) Applications shall also be accepted from persons who are not in possession of the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions Regulations but have obtained the following:

(i) the Advanced Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (MCAST) or any other comparable and equivalent recognised qualification; and S.L.327.539 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

(ii) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at grade C or better in any one of the following subjects: Art, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, English, French, Geography, German, History, Home Economics and Human Ecology, Information Technology, Italian, Maltese, Mathematics (Applied or Pure), Music, Philosophy, Physics, Religious Knowledge, Sociology and Spanish; and

(iii) a pass at Secondary Education Certificate level at Grade 5 or better in English Language, Maltese and Mathematics..

(3) In accordance with the provisions of regulation 15(1) of the Admissions Regulations, the Admissions Board, acting on the advice of the Board of Studies, may admit applicants into any year of the course if in possession of the following:

(i) Higher Diploma in Advanced Studies in Early Years (MCAST); or any other comparable and equivalent recognised qualification; and

(ii) passes at SEC level at Grade 5 or better in English Language, Maltese and Mathematics; and

(iii) passes in proficiency tests in English and Maltese, approved by the Faculty. Applicants shall be exempted from sitting for the proficiency tests in English and Maltese if they are in possession of passes at Intermediate or Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or higher in each of the two subjects.

(4) Applicants considered in terms of regulation 6(c) of the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of those qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Faculty Admissions Committee that they have reached the academic standard required to follow the Course with profit. The eligibility of such applicants shall be decided by the University Admissions Board on the recommendation of the Faculty Admissions Committee, following an interview conducted by an interviewing board appointed for the purpose.

(5) All applicants shall submit with their application a Police Good Conduct Certificate issued by the Commissioner of Police in terms of the Conduct Certificates Ordinance, and shall not be included in the Register established under the Protection of Minors

(Registration) Act.