 | Qualification for Entry No entry qualifications are
required for the LBCA or the ABCA(TD) EXAMINATIONS |
| Age There is no age qualification for the Performers
Diploma Examination. Candidates must have reached the age of 17
years before either Teacher Diploma may be awarded. |
| Entries. Entries for Diploma Examinations must be made on
the Diploma Entry Form |
| Examination Dates. The Diploma Examinations are held at
the College twice annually, on dates previously announced |
| Closing Dates for Entry. All entry forms must reach the
College at least five weeks before the advertised date of examination.
The entry fees are as per the entry form. |
| Late Entries. Late Entries will be accepted up to four
weeks before the advertised date of the examination, on payment of a Late
Entry Fee |
| Withdrawals. Withdrawals will be accepted only if made in
writing and received at the College at least three weeks before the
examination date. In this case a candidate may enter for the
examination at the next only Diploma examination session on payment of a
Re Registration Fee see entry form for details. Failure to comply
with this rule will result in the Entry Fee being forfeited. |
| Absence. Candidates who do not present themselves for
examinations at the appointed times will automatically forfeit the
Examination Fee. In the case of illness a doctor's certificate must
be forwarded to the College within Two Weeks. The candidate may then
re enter for the same examination at the next only Diploma examination
session on payment of a Re Registration Fee. |
| Conduct in the Examination Room. Only the examiner or the
invigilator and the Candidate(s) are allowed in the examination room.
Smoking is not allowed. Talking is not allowed during aural and
written examinations. All forms of irregular aids are Prohibited. |
| Marks. The maximum mark obtainable in each section of the
Diploma Examination is 100. The Diploma will only be awarded if 70 marks
or over are obtained in every section. Candidates who obtain less
than 70 marks in any section will have failed that section. Re entry
in any section failed is allowed at a subsequent examination session on
payment of the necessary fee. In this case every section of a
Diploma Examination must be passed within a period of Five years,
otherwise the complete examination must be taken again. |
| Examiners Decision. In all matters relating to the actual
examination the Examiners Decisions are final. |
| NB Where an ABCA(TD) examination is taken within five years of a
successfully passed LBCA examination of vice versa the General Musical
Knowledge Paper and trhe Aural Dictation Examination need not be taken in
the second time. |
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