S.L. 327.638 Art. 4Special Course Requirements for Admission 

(1) To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions Regulations, and be in possession of a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics, provided that applicants wishing to choose Accountancy as an area of specialization in Year 2 of the Course must also be in possession of a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level in Accounting at the time of applying for the Course.

(2) Applicants wishing to choose ‘Banking and Finance’ as one of the two areas of specialization in Year 2 of the Course may also be admitted into the Course if they are in possession of either (i) the Certificate in Banking of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (comprising six subjects) and a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics; or (ii) the Advanced Diploma in Financial Services offered by MCAST together with a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics; or (iii) any other qualifications deemed relevant by the Board together with a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics, provided that the qualifications comprise not less than 120 ECTS credits and are offered at MQF level 4 or higher.

(3) Applicants wishing to choose 'Insurance' as an area of specialization in Year 2 of the Course may also be admitted into the Course if they are in possession of (i) the Certificate in Insurance of the Chartered Institute of Insurance and a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics; or (ii) the Advanced Diploma in Insurance offered by MCAST and a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics; or (iii) the International Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management of the Institute of Risk Management and a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics; or (iv) the Certificate in Risk Management in Financial

Services of the Institute of Risk Management and a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics, provided that applicants wishing to choose ‘Banking and Finance’ as the other main area of specialization in Year 2, may also be admitted if they satisfy the requirements in paragraph (2) of this bye-law.

(4) Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Commerce awarded by the University of Malta may be allowed by the Board to transfer these credits to the second year of the Course, provided that such applicants shall only be allowed to choose ‘Economics’ and ‘Business and Enterprise Management’ as the two areas of specialization. The number of credits so transferred shall not exceed 60 ECTS credits.