DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION
(INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS) COURSE ġ S.L.327.233 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.233
DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION (INDIVIDUAL 
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS) COURSE REGULATIONS
15th July, 2003
LEGAL NOTICE 179 of 2003.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Diploma in
Education (Individual Educational Needs) Course Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Education;
"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed for
the course;
"the course" means the course of studies leading to the Diploma;
and
"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Education (Individual
Educational Needs).
Applicability.
February and October 2003.
Eligibility for the 
Diploma.
3. To be eligible for the award of the Diploma, students must:
( a ) be registered as regular students in the course in terms
of the admission regulations of the University;
( b ) complete the appropriate course of studies, obtain 15
credits as indicated in regulation 6, and satisfy any
other requirements prescribed in these regulations; and
( c ) satisfy all other requirements laid down in these
regulations and in any other relevant statutes,
regulations and bye-laws of the University.
Admission to the 
course.
4. (1) Applicants shall apply to register for the course on the
prescribed form and within the time specified by the Office of the
Registrar.
(2) Applicants may apply to register for the course if they
possess the Pre-Tertiary Certificate in Education (Learning Support
Facilitators), and two years’ experience in facilitation, are
presently supporting a child/children statemented with special
educational needs in either mainstream or special schools, and are
nominated by the Education Division.
Duration of course.
part-time basis.
Course of studies.
to which 15 credits are assigned:
( a ) area of specialisation: taught study-units and a practice
placement to which 7 credits are assigned;
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( b ) Individual Educational Needs Co-ordination to which
4 credits are assigned; and
( c ) school based project to which 4 credits are assigned.
(2) The Board shall draw up a catalogue of study units. The
catalogue shall indicate the code, title, description, and type of each
study unit, the credits assigned to each study unit, which study
units are compulsory, concurrent or pre-requisites for other study
units, and the methods of teaching and assessment. The Board shall
publish the catalogue for the course prior to its commencement,
following approval by the Senate.
Assessment. 7. (1) Credits shall be assigned according to the following
grades in descending order of merit: A+, A, B+, B, C+, C, D+ and
D, except when a study-unit is assessed on a Pass/Fail basis.
Failure shall be indicated by F. Incomplete work due to justifiable
reasons (illness, approved absence, etc.) shall be indicated by I. In
all other cases the results of uncompleted study units shall be
indicated as F.
(2) Students who fail any study unit shall be allowed to re-
submit their assignment/s, or resit the test/s once at the next
examination session. If successful, the maximum grade that may be
awarded shall be grade D.
(3) Students who fail their resit or re-submission shall be
required to withdraw from the course.
Practice 
placement.
8. (1) Students are required to undertake one practice
placement spread over the whole course and linked to their area of
specialisation, to which 3 credits are assigned. Students will have at
least two visits, one formative and one summative, related to their
area of specialisation.
(2) The practice placement lasts over the whole course and the
final result (Pass or Fail) would be given at the end of the course. In
the case of failure, students shall be allowed to repeat it once
during a period to be determined by the Board of Studies.
School based 
project.
9. (1) Students are required to undertake a school based
project linked to their area of specialisation of not less than 5000
words under supervision. Four credits are assigned to the project.
(2) The school based project shall be assessed according to the
grading scheme indicated in regulation 7.
Attendance. 10. Regular attendance for all study units of the course is
obligatory. In the case of absence for a reason the Board of Studies
considers valid, it may allow students to proceed with the course
provided that alternative arrangements are made to make up for the
missed lectures/practice placement.
Final result. 11. (1) The final result shall take into account the students’
performance in all the components of the course according to the
following weighting:
credits for all taught study-units 60%
practice placement 20%
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school based project 20%.
(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the
Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified
as follows:
Pass with Distinction
Pass.
