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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.93
BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (HONOURS) - 
B.PHARM. (HONS.) - DEGREE COURSE 
REGULATIONS
18th November, 1997
LEGAL NOTICE 190 of 1997, as amended by Legal Notice 16 of 2000.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Bachelor of
Pharmacy (Honours) - B.Pharm. (Hons) - Degree Course
Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and
Surgery;
"the course" means the course leading to the Degree of Bachelor
of Pharmacy (Honours) - B.Pharm. (Hons);
"the Degree" means the Degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy
(Honours) B.Pharrn. (Hons.).
Applicability.
Amended by:
L.N. 16 of 2000.
2. These regulations shall be apply to courses commencing in
October 1999 or later.
Eligibility for the 
Degree.
3. To be eligible for the Degree a candidate must -
( a ) be registered as a regular student in the Course in
terms of the Admission Regulations of the University;
( b ) complete the course of studies, qualify in the
examinations and satisfy any other requirements
prescribed in these regulations; and
( c ) satisfy any other requirements prescribed in any other
relevant statutes and regulations of the University.
Registration and 
special course 
requirements.
Amended by:
L.N. 16 of 2000.
4. To be registered as a regular student in the Course a
candidate must, besides satisfying the general entry requirements
specified in the Admission Regulations of the University, satisfy
the following special course requirements:
( a ) For courses starting in 1995 or 1996:
Passes at Advanced Matriculation Level or at the
approved corresponding levels of other examinations
in:
(i) Chemistry; and
(ii) two other subjects from:
Physics, Biology, Mathematics, Computer
Science, Philosophy, English Language;
( b ) For courses starting in 1997 to 2000:
Candidates must offer as part of the Matriculation
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Certificate:
(i) a pass at Advanced Level in Chemistry, and
(ii) one pass at Advanced Level and one pass at
Intermediate Level in two subjects chosen from
Applied or Pure Mathematics, Biology,
Computing, English, Philosophy, Physics;
( c ) For courses starting in 2001 or later:
Candidates must offer as part of the Matriculation
Certificate:
(i) a pass at Advanced Level at grade C or better in
Chemistry, and
(ii) one pass at Advanced Level and one pass at
Intermediate Level, in both cases at grade C or
better, in two subjects chosen from Applied or
Pure Mathematics, Biology, Computing,
English, Philosophy, Physics.
Course structure. 5. (1) The course shall extend over a period of five academic
years of fulltime studies and shall be divided into three parts as
follows:
Part One or Preliminary Year (Year I ), Part Two or
Intermediate Years (Years II, III & IV) and Part Three
or Practice & Specialisation Year (Year V).
(2) The course shall consist of full-time theoretical and
practical training including at least six months of in-service
training in a pharmacy open to the public or in a hospital under the
supervision of the Pharmaceutical Department of that hospital.
(3) A candidate may not complete the course earlier than five
years or later than seven years from first registration, except in
special circumstances with the permission of Senate acting on the
advice of the Board.
(4) Each year of the course shall comprise two semesters of
study, and in the first two years of the course these two semesters
shall be followed by a period of not less than eight weeks of
supervised practical training.
(5) The training prescribed in subregulation (2) shall ensure:
( a ) adequate knowledge of medicines and the substances
used in the manufacture of medicines;
( b ) adequate knowledge of Pharmaceutical Technology
and the physical, chemical, biological and
microbiological testing of medicinal products:
( c ) adequate knowledge of the metabolism and the effects
of medicinal products and of the action of toxic
substances and of the use of medicinal products;
( d ) adequate knowledge to evaluate scientific data
concerning medicines in order to be able to supply
appropriate information on the basis of this
knowledge; and
( e ) adequate knowledge of the legal and other
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requirements associated with the practice of
Pharmacy.
(6) The course shall consist of study-units to which a total of
not less than l 50 credits shall be assigned in the following:
( a ) 107 credits for theoretical and practical training in:
Plant and Animal Biology; Physics; General Inorganic
and Organic Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry;
Pharmaceutical Chemistry including analysis of
medicinal products; General and Applied
Biochemistry; Anatomy and Physiology;
Microbiology; Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy;
Pharmaceutical Technology; Toxicology;
Pharmacognosy; Legislation and Professional Ethics.
The balance between theoretical and practical training
shall, in respect of each subject, give sufficient
importance to theory to maintain the university
character of the training;
( b ) optional/elective subjects, to which not more than 8
credits shall be assigned. Of these credits, 3 shall be
offered for optional extracurricular activities provided
that not more than one credit is awarded per year;
( c ) a short report (or project) on an aspect of practical
pharmacy approved by the Head of Department to
which 20 credits shall be assigned; and
( d ) at least six months of in-service training in a pharmacy
open to the public or in a hospital under the
supervision of the Pharmaceutical Department of that
hospital, to which 15 credits shall be assigned.
(7) The Board shall draw up a catalogue which shall include
course descriptions of study-units for each year of the course.The
catalogue shall indicate the credits assigned to each study-unit and
which units are compulsory. The Board shall publish the catalogue
prior to the commencement of each academic year.
(8) The Board may exempt a candidate from the requirement
of obtaining a credit if the candidate has obtained from the
University, or an institution recognised by Senate for the purpose, a
qual ification which the Board deems to be at least equivalent in
content and standard to that required for the credit concerned.
(9) The Board may allow a candidate to follow study-units in
another University or institution of Higher Education, provided that
in such instances credits obtained in another institution shall be
evaluated according to the criteria established by the Board.
(10) The maximum number of credits from which a candidate
may be exempted throughout the course shall not exceed 24 except
by special permission of Senate.
Part One.
than 30 credits shall be assigned in Plant and Animal Biology,
Physics, General and Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry,
General Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology,
Mathematical methods and Pharmaceutical Care.
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(2) To complete Part One and be eligible to register for Part
Two of the course a candidate must obtain a minimum of 25 credits
including all the credits for the study-units indicated by the Board
as compulsory and pass the Part One examination.
Part Two. 7. (1) Part Two shall consist of study-units to which not less
than 90 credits are assigned in Analytical Chemistry, Medicinal &
Pharmaceutical Chemistry including analysis of medicinal
products, Applied Biochemistry, Applied Microbiology,
Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Pharmaceutical Technology,
Toxicology, Pharmacognosy, Legislation and Professional Ethics,
and Pharmaceutical Care.
(2) Starting from the second year of the course all candidates
shall be required to undertake a Project on an aspect of Practical
Pharmacy approved by the Head of Department.
(3) At the beginning of the second semester of the fourth year
candidates shall be required to choose the study programme they
opt to follow in Part Three of the course.
(4) To complete Part Two and be eligible to register for Part
Three of the course a candidate must obtain a minimum of 75
credits including all the credits for the study-units indicated by the
Board as compulsory and pass the Part Two examination.
Part Three. 8. (1) Part Three shall include study-units in Pharmaceutical
Care and continuation and presentation of the project.
(2) In Part Three of the course candidates shall also be
required to opt to follow the study programme for one of the
following streams of specialisation:
( a ) Clinical Pharmacy
( b ) Pharmaceutical Analysis.
(3) All candidates must undergo at least six months of in-
service training in a pharmacy open to the public or in a hospital
under the supervision of the Pharmaceutical Department of that
hospital.
Project. 9. (1) A protocol for the project must be presented by the
beginning of the second semester of the second year.
(2) A progress report on the project shall be presented by not
later than the end of February of the fourth year and the whole
report by the end of May of the fifth year.
(3) A summary of the project shall be presented by February of
the fifth year.
Assessment and 
progress.
10. (1) Credits shall be assigned according to the following
grades in descending order of merit: A, B, C, D and F where F
indicates Fail. The grades shall take into account the candidate’s
performance in coursework, written tests and examinations as
deemed appropriate by the Board. Practical training may be graded
on a Pass/Fail basis.
(2) A candidate who fails to obtain a credit for a study-unit
shall be allowed to be re-tested once during the same academic
year. In the re-assessment, the grade awarded cannot exceed grade
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D.
(3) A candidate shall not be allowed to proceed to the next
year of the course if he fails to obtain the required credits for the
units indicated as compulsory by the Board, except with the
approval of the Board.
(4) A candidate who fails to satisfy the requirements for
proceeding to the next year of the course shall be allowed to repeat
the study programme for the failed year, provided that no candidate
may be allowed to repeat a year more than once throughout the
whole course and that no candidate who has repeated a year in the
course may be allowed to repeat another year, other than the final
year, except in extraordinary circumstances with the approval of
Senate.
(5) Candidates who are allowed to repeat a year may at the
discretion of the Board be exempted from being re-assessed in
study-units for which they have obtained a credit during the failed
year.
Part One, Part Two 
and Part Three 
examinations.
11. (1) Examinations shall be held at the end of Part One, at
the end of the final year of Part Two and at the end of Part Three.
Candidates may be required to take an oral test or practical session
in any of the subjects.
(2) The following provisions shall apply to the Part One
examinations:
( a ) the examination shall consist of not more than six
written papers and shall be held at the end of the
second semester of the first year of the course;
( b ) a candidate who fails in any of the written papers of
the examination shall be allowed to re-sit the failed
paper/s once, normally in September. The maximum
grade that can be awarded in a re-sit session shall be
the minimum grade D;
( c ) a candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in a re-
sit session shall be deemed to have failed the
examination as a whole;
( d ) a candidate who fails the examination may be allowed
by the Board to repeat the first year of the course at the
next occasion. No candidate shall be allowed to repeat
the course more than once.
(3) The following provisions shall apply to the Part Two
examinations:
( a ) the examination shall be a synoptic one covering Part
Two of the course and shall consist of not more than
eight written papers and it shall be held at the end of
the second semester of the final year of Part Two;
( b ) there shall be a second session of the examination in
the following September;
( c ) to satisfy the Part Two examination requirement, a
candidate must be successful in each component of the
examination.
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(4) The following provisions shall apply to the Part Three
examinations:
( a ) the Examination shall consist of not more than three
written papers in Pharmaceutical Care and three
written papers in either Clinical Pharmacy or
Pharmaceutical Analysis;
( b ) a candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the
project may at the discretion of the Board be allowed
to re-submit the project by not later than the end of
September of that year. If successful, the maximum
grade that can be awarded shall be grade D.
(5) In each subject of the examinations the names of successful
candidates shall be published in alphabetical order in each of four
groups: A, B, C,and D, according to their standard of merit. A
candidate whose name does not appear in any of the four groups
shall be considered to have failed the examination as a whole. The
published result of the examination in each subject shall take into
account all parts of the examination in that subject.
Results and award 
of Degree.
12. (1) To be awarded the Degree a candidate must:
( a ) obtain a minimum of 125 credits including a pass in
the project;
( b ) pass all Part I, Part II and Part III examinations.
(2) The marks allocated for the purposes of the classification
of candidates shall be as follows: 
30% for course work,
15% for the project, and
55% for Part I (5%) Part II (20%) and Part III (30%)
examinations.
(3) The names of the candidates who qualify for the award of
the Degree or for the B.Pharrn. shall be published in alphabetical
order according to the following classifications:
First Class Honours
Second Class Honours (Upper Division)
Second Class Honours (Lower Division)
Third Class Honours
Pass without Honours
(4) A separate list shall be published of such candidates who,
though not judged as being worthy of Honours, are considered by
the examiners of sufficient merit to be awarded a Pass Degree.
(5) No candidate may obtain Honours if he does not pass the
final examination at the first attempt and within five years of first
joining the course.
