S.L. 327.135 Art. 5Course duration.

(1) The Course for the Degree shall extend over a period of five years and shall be divided into two parts: the Pre-Clinical Part, of two years’ duration, that is, Years 1 and 2, and the Clinical Part, of three years’ duration, that is, Years 3, 4 and 5.

(2) The Course for the Bachelor Degree shall extend over a period of three years and shall comprise the first two years of the Degree (the Pre-Clinical Part) and another year (an intercalated year) which shall be mainly dedicated to the methodology of medical research.

(3) The Course for the Degree for students who decide to interrupt the Course to follow the intercalated year before continuing with the Degree shall extend over 6 years.

(4) The Board may allow students to repeat a year once in each of the two parts of the Course for the Degree and to suspend their studies for a maximum period of twelve months once in each of the two parts of the Course for the Degree.

(5) Students opting to follow the Bachelor Degree shall only be allowed to repeat a year once only and shall be allowed a suspension of studies of a maximum period of twelve months once only in the three-year programme.

(6) The Board may allow students an additional year of studies once only throughout the Course.