S.L. 327.679 Art. 6Assessment and Progress.

(1) The assessment of each study-unit shall be completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is held.

(2) Results for the assessment of the study-units and the dissertation shall be published as a percentage mark and grade as indicated below:

Mark Range Grade

80% - 100% A

70% - 79% B

55% - 69% C

50% - 54% D

45% - 49% E

0% - 44% F

provided that the minimum pass mark for the dissertation shall be 50%.

(3) Students who fail in the assessment of not more than 20 ECTS credits for taught and/or clinical study-units shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessment during the September supplementary examination session. The maximum grade/mark that can be awarded after re-assessment of taught and/or clinical study-units shall be 45%/Grade E.

(4) Practical, laboratory and clinical placements shall be carried out throughout the Course, including during the periods when the University is in recess and may take place in the teaching clinics of the Faculty and/or in community or hospital settings as indicated by the Board before each placement.

(5) Students who fail in the dissertation shall be allowed a re-examination in terms of regulation 11. The maximum grade/mark that can be awarded after re-examination shall be 50%/Grade D.

(6) Students who fail more than the number of credits permitted under paragraph (3) of this regulation, or students who after re-assessment fail to obtain credit for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have failed the Course.