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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2006/2007
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These degree programme requirements
relate to undergraduate programmes in the College of Medicine and Veterinary
Medicine, i.e. the degrees of MBChB, Bachelor of Medical Sciences, BSc
in Medical Sciences, BVM&S and BSc in Veterinary Science. They are
additional to, and should be read in conjunction with, the General Undergraduate
Degree Regulations, in Section B, which apply to all undergraduate programmes,
unless otherwise stated.
Throughout these regulations, the Head of College is
referred to as having the authority to grant permissions, concessions and
exemptions. This authority is in practice often delegated by the Head of
College to appropriate nominees in the College or Schools. It is vital that
students consult their Director of Studies as to the appropriate point of
contact, and do not approach the Head of College in the first instance.
Every undergraduate student in the College of Medicine
and Veterinary Medicine must comply with the regulations pertaining to
their programme. In exceptional circumstances a concession to allow
relaxation of a specific regulation may be granted by the Head of College,
or his/her nominee.
Students are also directed to:
1. Degree Programme Requirements of the MBChB
The Curriculum
1.1 The curriculum for the degrees of MBChB consists
of two programmes of study, the Five-year programme and the Six-year
programme. Students are usually admitted to the Five-year programme but
those who hold qualifications at the appropriate level for admission but
not in the subjects appropriate for the Five-year programme may be admitted
to the Six-year programme.
1.2 Subject to such exemptions as may be granted in
terms of these Requirements, the curriculum for the degrees of MBChB shall
normally extend over either a period of five academic years for the
Five-year programme, or a period of six academic years for the Six-year
programme (one year in the Pre-medical Year and then five years on the
Five-year programme). A student who has duly satisfied the conditions
prescribed for the degrees and who has passed all the required degree
assessments shall be entitled to receive the degrees of Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Details of the curriculum are contained
in the Degree Programme Table.
General Requirements
1.3.1 Each student for the degrees must comply with
the detailed requirements of the curriculum, and must pass all the
requisite assessments or Professional Examinations. In addition, the
College’s Fitness to Practise Committee, acting on behalf of the
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, must be satisfied at all times
throughout the programme that in respect of health, conduct and any other
matters which the Committee may reasonably deem relevant, whether such
matters relate to the student’s University programme or are unrelated
to it, the student would not constitute a risk to patients and is a
suitable person to become a registered medical practitioner. Students are
subject to the Fitness to Practice regulations both while matriculated and
while temporarily withdrawn.
1.3.2 Any student who, at any stage of the programme,
fails to satisfy the College’s Fitness to Practise Committee, as set
out in Requirement 1.3.1 (above), irrespective of his/her performance in
the relevant assessments, may be reported to the Head of College who has
power to recommend to the Senatus exclusion from further studies and
assessments or Professional Examinations for the degrees of MBChB, or to
recommend the award of the degrees of MBChB be withheld.
An appeal against such exclusion,
or the withholding of the degrees of MBChB on the grounds of not being fit to
practise may be submitted in writing to the Secretary to the University for
referral to the University’s Appeal Committee within three weeks of the
receipt of notification of the decision to exclude or to withhold the degrees
of MBChB.
In the event of a student being excluded
or having the degrees of MBChB withheld, that student may, at the discretion
of the University, be given the opportunity to transfer to an alternative programme
of studies.
1.3.3 Students entering the first year MBChB
programmes are subject to a criminal conviction check, carried out by
Disclosure Scotland. Admission to the medical profession is excepted from
the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions)
(Amendments) Order 1986. Entrants to the MBChB programme are therefore not
entitled to withhold information about a previous conviction on the grounds
that it is, for other purposes, spent under the Act. Subject to the
provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, failure to disclose
a relevant conviction may result in the withdrawal of an offer of admission
or termination of a programme of studies.
1.3.4 Students are subject to a Hepatitis B status
check as they enter each year of the five or six year MBChB programmes.
Failure to comply with this regulation may result in the termination of
studies or withdrawal from the programme.
1.3.5 Except as may be permitted under these
Requirements, no student may present himself/herself for assessment or be
awarded a pass in any course of instruction in any subject of study unless
they have regularly attended the course.
1.3.6 Where the courses of instruction and the
assessments in a subject include practical, laboratory or clinical work, it
shall be in the power of the Examiners to accept, in lieu of such
assessment, evidence that the student has carried out work of a sufficient
standard during his/her programme.
1.3.7 No student shall progress from the Pre-medical
Year to Year 1 of the Five-year programme without having passed the
assessments in each subject studied in the Pre-medical Year. The relevant
regulations in the 2003/2004 University
Calendar specify the requirements to be
fulfilled by students excused from one or two subjects in the Pre-medical
Year.
1.3.8 No student may proceed to the next year of study
for the MBChB programme until he/she has passed all components of the
previous year of the programme.
1.3.9 All students for the MBChB programme must gain a
pass in all entries for the Portfolio in the current year of study, before
proceeding to the next year of the course.
1.3.10 A student who fails the Professional
Examination in Year 4 may be required by the Boards of Examiners to use
part or all of the free elective period to undertake one or more guided
electives before being permitted to re-sit. A student whose progress in
Year 5 is unsatisfactory may be required to undertake one or more guided
electives before being permitted to re-sit.
If a student fails part of the Year
5 Professional Examination during the year, the Board of Examiners will recommend
a course of action but normally the student will continue her/his studies and
present her/himself at a subsequent diet for re-examination in the component
which she/he has failed.
1.3.11 Any student who fails to pass or to appear for
any of the assessments within the prescribed period – normally at the
first or second opportunities of appearance – will be liable to
exclusion from further studies. An appeal against any such proposed
exclusion may be submitted to the Head of College in writing, or may be
presented on the student’s behalf by the Director of Studies, or by
another member of the academic staff who is not himself/herself a member of
the College Committee which considers such appeals. The first opportunity
of appearance at an assessment refers to the first occasion of the
assessment following the course of study laid down in the curriculum.
1.3.12 The College of Medicine and Veterinary
Medicine has an MBChB Exclusion Appeals Committee which considers appeals
against exclusion from medical students who have failed to meet the requirement
of MBChB Examination Boards and therefore fall due to be excluded from
further study in the MBChB programme. The Committee normally meets as
required following Professional Examinations. Students who have failed
assessments on more than one occasion are advised in writing and given
details of the timescale and procedure for submission of an appeal against
exclusion.
1.3.13 To appeal against an assessment result students
should refer to General Undergraduate Degree Regulation 38.
1.3.14 Where a student, by reasons of illness,
accident, or other circumstances beyond his/her control, has been unable to
complete an assessment and produces satisfactory evidence that his/her
failure to complete the assessment was for reasons beyond his/her control,
the Board of Examiners may award a pass in that assessment provided that
the student has completed at least part of the assessment and the Board of
Examiners is satisfied on the basis of the student’s performance in
that part of the assessment that his/her competence is not in doubt.
1.3.15 Except in exceptional circumstances, the
maximum period of enrolment on the MBChB course may not exceed seven years,
including any period of leave of absence, but excluding the Pre-medical
Year, the intercalated honours year and any PhD or other research
programme.
Exemption
1.4.1 A student entering the Six-year
MBChB Degree programme in 2006/07 should refer to the 2003/2004
University Calendar for regulations governing
the degrees.
1.4.2 A student who has attended courses of
instruction and obtained passes in assessments in the University in one or
more of the subjects of study specified in the Degree Programme Table for a
degree other than the degrees of MBChB may, on the recommendation of the
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, be exempted by the Senatus
from attendance on but not from assessment in, or from both attendance on
and assessment in, the same or similar courses prescribed under these
Requirements.
1.4.3 If a student produces evidence that, during not
less than one academic year, he/she has in another University or
institution of University standing approved for this purpose by the Senatus
attended courses of instruction and passed assessments in one or more of
the subjects of study specified in the Degree Programme Table he/she may,
on the recommendation of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine,
be exempted by the Senatus either from attendance on but not from
assessment in, or from both attendance on and assessment in, these
subjects, provided that the period of study spent in the University of
Edinburgh is at least three academic years.
2. Degree Programme Requirements of the Bachelor of Medical Sciences
A Degree with Honours
Preliminary Requirement
2.1 Every student admitted as
a student for the degree must also be a student for the degrees of MBChB.
A student for a comparable degree in another University or institution
of University standing may be admitted as a student for the degree of
Bachelor of Medical Sciences with Honours, subject to the approval of
the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and with exemption under
Requirement 2.4.3 granted by the Senatus.
Attendance
2.2.1 In addition to undertaking the year of
intercalated study required in Requirement 2.2.2, every student for the
degree, unless granted a concession or exemption under Requirements 2.4.1
or 2.4.2, must normally attend in the University of Edinburgh, during not
less than two academic years, the courses of instruction in the years of
study for the MBChB degrees specified below and must pass the assessments
prescribed for these courses:
Either:
Pre-medical Year and Years 1 and 2
of the MBChB Six-year programme,
Or:
Years 1 and 2 of the MBChB Five-year
programme.
2.2.2 In addition to fulfilling the requirements set
out in Requirement 2.2.1, every student, unless granted an exemption under
Requirement 2.4.3, must pursue advanced studies for at least one academic
year in the University of Edinburgh in one of the following Honours Degree
Programmes:
Biochemistry
Developmental Biology
Epidemiology
Evolutionary Biology
Experimental Pathology
Genetics
Immunology
Medical Biology
Microbiology and Infection
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Pharmacology with Industrial Experience
Physiology
Psychology
Reproductive Biology
Sports Science Medicine
Zoology,
or any other Honours programme offered
from Biological Sciences, or such Honours programmes in the University of Edinburgh
as may be approved by the Senatus on the recommendation of the College of Medicine
and Veterinary Medicine. Not all programmes may be offered in the same year.
2.2.3 The year of study in one of the Honours
programmes is intercalated normally after Year 2.
General Requirements
2.3 Where the courses of instruction and the
assessments in a subject include practical laboratory or clinical work, it
shall be in the power of the Examiners to accept, in lieu of such
assessment, evidence that the student has carried out work of a sufficient
standard during his/her programme.
Exemption
2.4.1 A student who has attended courses of
instruction and obtained passes in assessments in this University in one or
more of the subjects of study specified in Requirement 2.2.1 may, on the
recommendation of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, be
exempted by the Senatus from attendance on but not from assessment in, or
from both attendance on and assessment in, the same or similar courses
prescribed for this degree.
2.4.2 If a student produces evidence that, during not
less than one academic year he/she has, in another University or
institution of University standing approved for this purpose by the
Senatus, attended courses of instruction and passed assessments in one or
more of the subjects specified in Requirement 2.2.1, he/she may on the
recommendation of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine be
exempted by the Senatus either from attendance on but not from assessment
in, or from both attendance on and assessment in one or more of these
courses. In respect of a student so exempted, the period of study at the
University of Edinburgh prescribed under Requirement 2.2.1 may be reduced
by the Senatus on the recommendation of the College of Medicine and
Veterinary Medicine, provided that the Senatus is satisfied that the
combination of exemptions granted and/or of assessments passed, merits
reduction of the period of study.
In no case shall the total period
of study for the Honours degree be less than three years.
2.4.3 If a student produces evidence
that, during not less than one academic year, he/she has, in another University
or institution of University standing approved for this purpose by the
Senatus, attended courses of instruction and passed assessments in an
Honours programme which is not available in the University of Edinburgh,
but which has been approved by the Senatus as appropriate for the degree
of Bachelor of Medical Sciences with Honours, he/she may be on the recommendation
of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine be exempted by the
Senatus from attendance at and assessment in an Honours programme in the
University of Edinburgh.
2.4.4 A student so exempted shall spend at least three
academic years in study in the University of Edinburgh and, if granted an
exemption under Requirement 2.4.3, may not also enjoy any exemption under
Requirement 2.4.2.
Award of Honours
2.5.1 A dissertation is required from all students
undertaking an intercalated honours programme and must be submitted in the
form prescribed by the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
2.5.2 A student who has duly satisfied
the conditions prescribed for the degree shall be entitled to receive
the degree of Bachelor of Medical Sciences with Honours, and shall receive
a diploma setting forth the subjects in which he/she has passed and the
class of Honours awarded to him/her. A student for Honours in one discipline
who has already received the degree with Honours in another discipline,
shall on passing the Honours examination receive a special Certificate
of Honours after graduation recording the details of the Honours examination
taken by him/her and the class of Honours awarded to him/her.
B Ordinary Degree
Admission
2.6 No student shall be admitted
as a student to the degree, except on transfer from candidature for the
degrees of MBChB and if, in the opinion of the examiners, they have shown
sufficient attainment in the Third Year MBChB assessments. This would
normally amount to obtaining not less than 80 credit points from the third
year of the curriculum. The Ordinary Degree of Bachelor of Medical Sciences
may not be conferred on any student who already holds or is eligible to
receive the Degree of Bachelor of Medical Sciences with Honours.
Curriculum
2.7 The curriculum comprises the first three years of
the curriculum for the Five-year MBChB programme, or the Pre-medical Year
and the subsequent three years of the curriculum for the Six-year MBChB
programme.
General Requirements
2.8 The general Requirements for the degrees of MBChB
apply (see ‘1. Degree Programme Requirements of the MBChB’
above).
Attendance and Exemption
2.9 Unless granted an exemption
under Requirements 1.4.1 to 1.4.3 for the degrees of MBChB, a student
for the Ordinary Degree of Bachelor of Medical
Sciences must have regularly attended the
Pre-medical Year, if applicable, and Years 1, 2 and 3 of the MBChB curriculum.
Students for the Ordinary Degree of Bachelor
of Medical Sciences must have spent at least
two academic years in study in the University of Edinburgh.
Assessments
2.10 Every student must pass or must under these
Regulations have received exemption from the assessments prescribed for all
the courses of instruction comprising the Pre-medical Year, if applicable,
and Years 1, 2 and 3 of the MBChB curriculum before transferring to
candidature for the Ordinary Degree of BSc (Medical Sciences).
Note: Such students as have duly satisfied
these Regulations are eligible for the award of the Ordinary Degree of
BSc (Medical Sciences) without further assessment. 3. Degree Programme Regulations for the Bachelor of Science in Medical SciencesBachelor of Science General Degree
To qualify for the award of the degree of BSc (General) students must
have obtained 360 credit points from passes (or accreditation of prior
learning, acceptable under General Undergraduate Regulation 11), normally
at the rate of 120 credit points per year: 240 credit points in courses
listed in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Schedule T, Science and Engineering
Schedules K-Q and from subject areas Language Sciences and Psychology
in Schedule I; 200 credit points at SCQF level 8, 9 or 10; 80 credit points
at SCQF level 8, 9, 10 in courses listed in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Schedule T, Science and Engineering Schedules K-Q and from subject areas
Language Sciences and Psychology in Schedule I; 60 credit points at SCQF
level 9 or 10.
Bachelor of Science Ordinary Degree in Medical Sciences
To qualify for the award of the degree of BSc Ordinary Degree in Medical
Science students must have obtained 360 credit points from passes (or
accreditation of prior learning, acceptable under General Undergraduate
Regulation 11). The overall curriculum must include at least: 240 credit
points in courses listed in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Schedule
T, Science and Engineering Schedules K-Q and from subject areas Language
Sciences and Psychology in Schedule I; 200 credit points at SCQF level
8, 9 or 10; 80 credit points at SCQF level 9 or 10 in the Schedule T.
The courses at SCQF level 9 or 10 are the compulsory or optional courses
as indicated in ‘Normal Year Taken’ (NYT) 3 and 4 of the Honours
Degree Programme Table, subject to further restrictions and recommendations
that may appear in the School Programme Guide.
Study at Another Institution
A student for an Honours degree is not allowed to substitute study at
another institution for the final year of his/her Honours programme.
4. Degree Programme Regulations of the BVM&S The Degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
is recognised as a registrable qualification carrying the right to membership
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
The Curriculum
4.1.1 The curriculum for the degree of BVM&S consists of two programmes
of study, the Five –year programme and the Four-year Graduate
Entry Programme. Students admitted to the Four-year programme must have
a relevant degree in biological science or related discipline.
4.1.2 Every student for the degree, unless granted concessions or exemptions
under these Requirements, must attend, during not less than five academic
years for the Five-year programme, or during not less than four academic
years for the Four-year programme in the University of Edinburgh, or
in an institution or farm approved for this purpose by the University
Court under Section III of the Resolution governing the Degree of Bachelor
of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, a course or courses of instruction
in each subject of study as may be prescribed in or under the Degree
Programme Table (see also Requirements 4.2.2 and 4.4.5 below).
Professional Examinations
4.2.1 The BVM&S degree programme is dependent on successive
related courses of instruction throughout the period of study. The Professional
Examinations shall cover the subjects listed in the Degree Programme Table
and other appropriate subjects which may from time to time be approved
by the Board of Studies.
4.2.2 Students for the Final Professional Examination must
produce satisfactory evidence that they have, subsequent to commencing
studies in the Third Year of the degree curriculum, received extra-mural
clinical instruction for a total period of not less than 26 weeks, in
accordance with arrangements approved by the College of Medicine &
Veterinary Medicine. Students shall be required to produce records of
extra-mural clinical teaching received, which have been attested by the
extra mural teacher or teachers concerned.
Exemptions
4.3.1 Students who produce evidence
that, during not less than one academic year, they have in this University
or any other University or institution of University standing, approved
for these purposes by the Senatus, attended courses of instruction and
passed assessments in one or more of the subjects of study specified in
the Degree Programme Table, may, on the recommendation of the College
of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, be exempted by the Senatus either
from attendance on but not from examination in, or from both attendance
on and examination in, the same or similar courses of instruction prescribed
under these Regulations.
4.3.2 In respect of a student so exempted,
the period of study at the University of Edinburgh prescribed under Section
II of the Resolution governing the Degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
and Surgery may be reduced by the Senatus on the recommendation of the
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, normally the period of
study for the degree at the University of Edinburgh shall not be less
than the last two years of the prescribed curriculum for the degree.
Admission to Professional Examinations: Academic
Progress
4.4.1 Criteria
to permit presentation for Professional Examination
In order to present themselves for
Professional Examinations, students shall normally be required to attend not
less than 75% of practical classes in any one academic year. Exceptions may
be admitted in the case of those students who are absent through sickness or
other unavoidable causes, the terms of which must be stated to the College of
Medicine & Veterinary Medicine in writing, accompanied where appropriate
by certificates. In such cases, reasons for non-attendance must be submitted
immediately the student returns to classes. Attendance at lectures shall not
be recorded.
4.4.2 Where a student fails to
demonstrate the required attendance under Requirement 4.4.1, in any course
of instruction in any subject of study, the College of Medicine &
Veterinary Medicine will normally recommend to the Senatus that they be
excluded from further attendance at courses of instruction and examinations
in the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine.
4.4.3 Students who satisfy the
criteria set out in Requirement 4.4.1 will normally be permitted two opportunities
of sitting the relevant Professional Examination, and extension of such
permission to a subsequent examination shall only be on the express and
written authority of the Head of School, who will take account of the
recommendations of the relevant examiners. Such extension will normally
be granted only once to any one student for the degree. Extension of permission
beyond the fourth opportunity of appearance in any one Professional Examination
will not normally be granted to any student.
4.4.4 Where a student fails to
pass a Professional Examination after two opportunities of sitting the
examination, and the student has not been granted a further opportunity
under Requirement 4.4.3, the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
will normally recommend to Senatus that they be excluded from further
attendance at courses of instruction and examinations in the College of
Medicine & Veterinary Medicine.
4.4.5 Before proceeding to the Third
Year of the curriculum for the degree a student must normally present
satisfactory evidence of having had at least 12 weeks extra-mural experience
of livestock husbandry, in accordance with arrangements approved by the
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine. This should normally be
obtained during vacations subsequent to the commencement of the First
Year of study, and be completed prior to sitting the Second Professional
Examination.
Where a student fails to meet this
requirement by the end of the session in which they pass the Second Professional
Examination, the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine will normally
recommend to Senatus that they be excluded from further attendance at courses
of instruction and examinations in the College of Medicine & Veterinary
Medicine.
4.4.6 A student reported by the College
of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine to the Senatus under these Regulations
for exclusion from further attendance at courses of instruction and assessment
in the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine may submit an appeal
in writing to the Head of School stating the reasons for such appeal and
submitting certificated evidence where appropriate. All appeals will be
considered by the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine before
any recommendation for exclusion is made to the Senatus.
4.4.7 To qualify for a pass in a Professional
Examination a student must pass in all the assessments included in that Professional Examination,
and unless granted a concession or exemption under these Regulations must,
on the first occasion, enter for each Professional Examination as a whole.
A student may pass in individual assessment components.
4.4.8 A student who fails to complete
a Professional Examination will not normally be permitted to proceed to
the next year of the curriculum, and under no circumstances shall a student
be permitted to sit assessments in any Professional Examination except
the First Professional Examination until they have passed, or been granted
exemption in, all the assessments in the preceding Professional Examination.
4.4.9 Where a student fails to complete
a Professional Examination the Head of School or College of Medicine &
Veterinary Medicine may prescribe that, before readmission to examinations,
they shall be required to repeat attendance at all or part of the courses
of instruction in the subject or subjects in which they have failed and
be required to satisfy any other conditions which the Head of School or
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine may prescribe. Account will
be taken of the recommendations of the relevant Examiners.
4.4.10 Where, for reasons beyond their
control, a student:
a) Fails to sit a Professional Examination, the Head
of School shall decide whether a special assessment shall be arranged or
whether permission shall be given for the student to appear for assessment
at the next diet;
b) Fails to complete a Professional Examination, the
relevant Examiners shall investigate the case as a matter of urgency, and
on the basis of the evidence available to them shall report to the College
of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine their recommendation either that a
pass be awarded, or that a special assessment be arranged, or that
permission be given for the student to appear for assessment at the next
diet. The decision on the recommendation by the Examiners shall lie with
the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
In all such cases the student must
produce written evidence in support of their case.
Distinction or Credit in Professional Examinations
4.5 A Pass with Distinction in a Professional
Examination shall normally be awarded to students achieving a mark or
grade equivalent to 70 per cent or over. A Pass with Credit shall be awarded
for a mark or grade in the range 60-69 per cent. These marks or grades
must have been obtained at first attempt in a Professional Examination.
Award of the Degree
4.6.1 Every student for the degree must,
unless granted a concession or exemption under these Requirements, pass
all the assessments included in the Professional Examinations prescribed
under these Requirements.
4.6.2 A student who has duly satisfied
the conditions prescribed for the degree by or under the Resolution shall
be entitled to receive the Degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and
Surgery.
4.6.3 Distinction
at Graduation
Students who have displayed special
merit in the Professional Examinations over the whole programme of study will
normally be awarded BVM&S with Distinction. Recommendations for award of
BVM&S with Distinction will be verified by the Head of School.
5. Degree Programme Requirements of the BSc in Veterinary Science
A Degree with Honours
Preliminary Requirement
5.1 Every student admitted as a student
for the degree must also be a student for the degree of BVM&S, or
have obtained the BVM&S degree not more than five years before the
date of admission as a student for the Honours Degree. A student for a
comparable degree in another University or institution of University standing
may be admitted as a student for the degree of B Sc (Veterinary Science),
subject to the approval of the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine.
Attendance
5.2.1 Every student for the degree,
unless granted a concession or exemption under Requirements 5.4.1 and
5.4.2, must normally attend in the University of Edinburgh during not
less than two academic years the courses of instruction in the classes
of the first two years of the curriculum for the BVM&S degree and
pass the assessments prescribed for these courses.
5.2.2 In addition to fulfilling
the requirements set out in Requirement 5.2.1, every student must pursue
advanced studies for at least one year in the University of Edinburgh
in one of the following Honours Degree Programmes:
Biochemistry
Neuroscience
Preclinical Sciences
Microbiology & Infection
or in such Honours Degree Programmes in the University
of Edinburgh as may be approved by the Senatus on the recommendation of the
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine.
5.2.3 The year of study in the Honours
Degree Programme may be intercalated not earlier than the end of the second year of study, provided
that a student has successfully completed the appropriate assessments
and satisfied such conditions as the Head of the School concerned may
require, subject to the approval of the College of Medicine & Veterinary
Medicine.
General Requirements
5.3.1 Except as may be permitted under
these Requirements, no student for the degree may present himself or herself
for assessment in any course of instruction, in any subject of study,
unless he or she has given regular attendance on the course.
5.3.2 Where the courses of instruction
and the assessments in a subject include practical laboratory or clinical
work, it shall be in the power of the Examiners to accept, in lieu of
such assessment, evidence that the student has carried out work of a sufficient
standard during his/her course.
Exemption in respect of study in the University of
Edinburgh or in another University or institution of University standing
5.4.1 A student who has attended
courses of instruction and obtained passes in assessments in this University,
in one or more of the subjects of study specified in Requirement 5.2.1
may, on the recommendation of the College of Medicine & Veterinary
Medicine, be exempted by the Senatus either from attendance at but not
from assessment in, or from both attendance at and assessment in, the
same or similar courses prescribed under this Resolution.
5.4.2 If a student produces evidence
that, during not less than one academic year, he or she has, in another
University or institution of University standing approved for this purpose
by the Senatus, attended courses of instruction and passed examinations
in one or more of the subjects specified in Requirement 5.2.1, he or she
may, on the recommendation of the College of Medicine & Veterinary
Medicine, be exempted by the Senatus either from attendance on but not
from assessment in, or from both attendance on and assessment in, the
first course or courses in not more than three subjects in which he or
she has passed such examinations. In exceptional circumstances and on
the recommendation of the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine,
he or she may be granted similar exemptions by the Senatus in respect
of second or higher courses in not more than two subjects in which he
or she has passed examinations of appropriate standard. In respect of
a student so exempted, the period of study at the University of Edinburgh
prescribed under Requirement 5.2.1 may be reduced by the Senatus on the
recommendation of the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine provided
that the Senatus is satisfied that the combination of exemptions granted
or of examinations passed, or both, merits reduction of the period of
study.
5.4.3 In no case shall the period of
study for the Honours degree be less than three academic years.
Award of Honours
5.5 A student who has duly satisfied
the conditions prescribed for the degree shall be entitled to receive
the degree of Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science with Honours,
and shall receive a diploma setting forth the discipline in which he or
she was examined and the class of Honours awarded. A student for Honours
in one discipline who has already received the degree with Honours in
another discipline shall on passing the Honours examination receive a
special Certificate of Honours after graduation recording the School in
which he or she was examined and the class of Honours awarded.
B Ordinary Degree
Admission
5.6 No student shall be admitted as
a student for the degree, except on transfer from candidature for the
degree of BVM&S and after successfully completing the Third year BVM&S
Professional Examinations. The Ordinary Degree of BSc (Veterinary Science)
may not be conferred on any student who already holds, or is eligible
to receive, the Degree of BSc (Veterinary Science) with Honours.
Curriculum
5.7 The curriculum comprises the first
three years of the curriculum for the five-year BVM&S programme of
study.
General Requirements
5.8 The general requirements for the
first three years of the BVM&S degree apply.
Attendance and Exemption
5.9 Unless granted an exemption
under Requirement 4.3 ‘Exemptions’, of the requirements for
the degree of BVM&S, a student for the Ordinary Degree of BSc (Veterinary
Science) must have regularly attended the work of the first three years
of the BVM&S curriculum. Students for the Ordinary Degree of BSc (Veterinary
Science) must have spent at least two academic years in study in the University
of Edinburgh.
Examinations
5.10 Every student must pass or
must under these Regulations have received exemption from the assessments
prescribed for the courses of instruction in the subjects referred to
in Requirement 4.2.1 of the BVM&S curriculum (the First, Second and
Third Professional Examinations) before transferring to candidature for
the Ordinary Degree of B Sc (Veterinary Science).
Note: Such students as have duly satisfied
these regulations are eligible for the award of the Ordinary Degree of BSc (Veterinary
Science) without further assessment.
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