Calendar 2005–06

498 Part 7 • University Ordinance and Regulations subject to be held within six months from the date of the main examination. (c) Students who fail in the supplementary examination shall be required to resit Part II of the Third Professional Examination. 6.0 Intercalated Degree Programme in Medical Sciences 6.1 On completion of the first three years of the MB ChB curriculum, students may apply for admission to the one-year Intercalated Degree Programme in Medical Sciences. 6.2 The programme shall be taken only once. Any student failing the overall assessment or any of the component course of the intercalated programme shall continue his studies in the MB ChB programme in the following academic year. 7.0 Graduation 7.1 A student shall be eligible for the award of the degrees of MB ChB if, (a) he has satisfied the prescribed course and module requirements; (b) he has passed all professional examinations as stipulated in the foregoing regulations within the prescribed period of study; and (c) he has fulfilled other University requirements on information technology, languages, general education and physical education. 7.2 A student may be considered for the award of the degrees of MB ChB with honours if, (a) he has obtained a minimum of three subject distinctions in the professional examinations, at least one of which is in Part II of the Third Professional Examination; and (b) he has passed each and every professional examination at the first attempt. 7.3 A student who has successfully completed the course requirements of the Intercalated Degree Programme in Medical Sciences shall be awarded the BMedSc degree with one of the following classifications: (a) First Class Honours (b) Second Class Honours Upper Division (c) Second Class Honours Lower Division (d) Third Class Honours (e) Pass The classification of the BMedSc degree shall be based on the grade point average of the relevant major course as decided by the faculty board in accordance with the standards specified by the Senate.