91制片厂

1988-05-26

Chapter I: Exams

 

Article 1

a. Students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the 91制片厂 shall be subject to written, practical, preclinical and clinical exams.

b. Theoretical exams shall consist of one or more partial exams and a final exam.

c. Practical and preclinical exams consist of written and oral exams and evaluation marks.

d. Clinical exams consist of one or more partial exams and a final exam.

 

I: Theoretical subject exams

 

Article 2

1. Partial exams and a final exam shall be conducted for each theoretical subject taught at the Faculty of Medical Sciences. The number of these exams shall be determined according to the number of teaching hours allocated to each subject, as follows:

 

Type and number of exams	Number of teaching hours in the subject
Final exam only	1-16 hours
1 partial exam and final exam	1-32 hours
2 partial exams and final exam	+32 hours

 

2. Each partial exam covers the topics studied during the first 16 hours of teaching the subject, and the final exam covers all topics in the subject.
3. Each of the two partial exams covers the topics studied during equal periods of time, with the first partial exam taking place after the first half of the scheduled teaching hours and the second partial exam taking place after the second half. The final exam covers all topics of the subject.
4. The marks for theoretical subject exams shall be out of 100 (one hundred) and shall be distributed as percentages between the partial and final exams as follows:

Percentage of final exams	Percentage of partial exams
50% (fifty percent)	50% (fifty percent)

 

The faculty may conduct quick, unannounced exams, other than the final partial exams in each theoretical subject. These exams are weighted at 10% (ten percent) of the final exam grade.

 

II: Practical and pre-clinical exams

 

Article 3

The practical exam mark consists of the oral and written exam marks and the continuous evaluation mark. The exam mark is set at 100 (one hundred) and is distributed in percentages as follows:

Oral exam: 25%

Written exam: 25%

Continuous evaluation: 50%

 

Article 4

The preclinical subject mark consists of the oral exam mark (30%) and the continuous evaluation mark (70%).

 

Article 5

The marks for practical and pre-clinical subjects are considered part of the overall marks for the subject. These marks are combined with the marks for the theoretical subject to form a 鈥済eneral鈥� average for the subject, which is used to calculate the overall average for the entire year.

 

III: Clinical Exams

 

Article 6

1- In the field of medicine

a- At the end of each training course, students shall take a partial exam consisting of a written exam, an oral exam, and an evaluation mark. These students shall also take a final written exam at the end of each year's clinical training courses.

b. The marks for the partial clinical exams are distributed as follows:

Written exam: 30% (thirty percent), oral exam: 50% (fifty percent), and continuous assessment: 20% (twenty percent).

c. Partial exams cover 75% (seventy-five percent) and final exams cover 25% (twenty-five percent).

 

2- In the field of dental medicine

The percentages of the marks are distributed as follows:

Oral exam mark 10% (ten percent), continuous assessment mark 70% (seventy percent), and final exam mark 20% (twenty percent).

 

3- In the field of pharmacy

The percentages of marks are distributed as follows: written exam mark 50% (fifty percent), oral exam mark 30% (thirty percent), and continuous evaluation mark 20% (twenty percent).

 

Chapter II: Passing, Failing, and Absence

 

Article 7

1. A student who obtains a grade lower than 12/20 in all clinical subjects in the field of medicine and pharmacy and in pre-clinical and clinical subjects in dental medicine shall be considered to have failed.

2- A student who obtains less than 12/20 as an overall average in their final marks, or whose final marks are less than 8/20 in more than three clinical subjects, shall also be considered to have failed, regardless of their overall average.

 

Article 8

Taking into account the provisions of Articles 7 and 11, a student who obtains an average of 12/20 or above in their final marks and whose final mark is not less than 8/20 in any subject shall be considered to have passed the academic year.

 

Article 9

a. A student who obtains a final grade of 12/20 or higher and whose final grade is less than 8/20 in no more than three subjects shall be considered to have passed.

b. At the beginning of the following academic year, students who have passed shall be required to take an exam in the subjects in which their grade is less than 8/20.

c. A student who obtains an average of 8/20 or higher in the remedial exams shall be considered to have passed, according to the following calculation:

1. The exam marks obtained in the previous year in the remedial subject shall be included in the calculation if those marks exceed 8/20.

2- The remedial exam mark is included in the calculation for the remaining percentage after the aforementioned marks have been included.

 

Article 10

a. student who fails to attend the final exam will receive a zero.

b. A student who fails to attend a partial exam will receive a zero, unless he/she fails to attend a partial exam for a valid reason approved by the faculty council, in which case the mark for the aforementioned exam will be added to the final exam.

 

Article 11

a. Attendance at theoretical classes is compulsory for all students. In case of emergency, absences from these classes may be permitted for a maximum of 10% (ten percent) of the total teaching hours.

b. Attendance at practical, pre-clinical, and clinical classes is 100% (one hundred percent) compulsory, and absences from these classes are not permitted.

c. Students who violate the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this article will be considered to have failed if their absence is unjustified and not approved by the faculty council.

d. Students should notify their department administration in writing of the reasons for their absence within 48 hours of the first day of absence.

 

Chapter III: General Provisions

 

Article 12

The weight of each subject shall be calculated based on the number of teaching hours according to the following table:

 

Weighted mark	No. of hours	Subject type
1	10	Theoretical
1	20	Practical
1	20	Pre-clinical
1	40	Clinical

 

Foreign language and general culture subjects are given a weighting of 3 (three) for each teaching hour.

 

Article 13

The duration of each theoretical subject exam is determined in accordance with the following table:

 

Maximum duration of final exam	Duration of partial exam	Number of hours teaching the subject
1 hour	---------	1-16
2 hours	1 hour	1-32
3 hours	1 hour	+32

 

Article 14

The following marks shall be awarded to students who have achieved the following overall averages:

 

Average	Mark
13 鈥� 13.99	Fair
14 鈥� 15.99	Good
16 鈥� 17.99	Very Good
+18	Excellent

 

Chapter IV: Miscellaneous Provisions

 

Article 15

The faculty council shall establish a special system for discussing dissertations and theses.

 

Article 16

The faculty council shall decide on all issues that may arise from the application of this decision.

 

Article 17

a. This decision shall apply to second-year students and above in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the 91制片厂.

b. First-year students shall be temporarily subject to the exam system in force in the Faculty of Science.

 

Article 18

This decision shall come into effect immediately upon its signing.

 

Beirut, 26 May 1988

President of the 91制片厂

Georges Tohme