S.L. 327.271 Art. 5Award of the Certificate.

(1) To qualify for the Certificate, candidates must pass the examinations taken within a period of five years from the first sitting of any examination offered within the Examination.

(2) The Certificate shall be awarded to candidates who:

(a) sit for:

(i) one subject chosen from each of Groups 1, 2, 3 and Systems of Knowledge and two other subjects chosen from Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 indicated in regulation 4; and

(ii) two of the six subjects must be at Advanced Level, three other subjects at Intermediate Level and Systems of Knowledge; and

(b) obtain:

(i) a pass in at least one of the subjects offered from each of Groups 1, 2 and 3, and a pass in Systems of Knowledge; and

(ii) a minimum of 44 grade points obtained as a total from the results awarded in six subjects as indicated in paragraph (2) (a) of this regulation, and calculated as indicated in paragraph (5) of this regulation.

(3) The following restrictions apply for the award of the Certificate:

(a) No subject may be presented at both Advanced and Intermediate Levels;

(b) Environmental Science may not be presented with IM and AM Biology, Chemistry, or Physics;

(c) Computing may not be presented with Information Technology;

(d) Engineering Drawing may not be presented with Graphical Communication (At Intermediate Level the two subjects become one: Engineering Drawing and Graphical Communication); and

(e) Classical Studies may not be presented with Latin or Greek.

(4) (a) Candidates who satisfy all the criteria in this regulation shall be awarded the Certificate on the basis of the best results obtained.

(b) Candidates who sit for three or more subjects at Advanced Level shall be entitled to have one or more of the results of these subjects considered as substitutes for one or more of the Intermediate Level subjects required by sub-regulation (2)(a)(ii). In such cases, the subject or subjects that are substituted shall be considered as Intermediate Level passes, grade for grade, for the purpose of calculating the number of grade points as indicated in sub-regulation (5). Candidates shall be required to inform the MATSEC Board in writing which subject/s they wish to be substituted.

(c) The Certificate shall be issued once only and it shall indicate that the candidate has satisfied the criteria for the award. Candidates shall also receive a transcript of the results obtained in individual subjects as established in regulation 6.

(5) Grade points shall be awarded for all subjects passed, up to a total of 100 grade points, as follows:

Advanced Level Intermediate Level Grade A - 30 grade points Grade A - 10 grade points Grade B - 24 grade points Grade B - 8 grade points

Grade C - 18 grade points Grade C - 6 grade points Grade D - 12 grade points Grade D - 4 grade points Grade E - 6 grade points Grade E - 2 grade points:

Provided that in applying these grade point equivalences, regulation 4(b) is followed for those candidates who present one or more Advanced Level subjects instead of Intermediate Level subjects.