CARLOW COLLEGE CAO APPLICATION INFORMATION - Presented by Karen Delaney, Admissions Office
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CARLOW COLLEGE
CAO APPLICATION
INFORMATION
Presented by Karen Delaney, Admissions Office
INTRODUCTION -Background (Karen Delaney) -Carlow College -What we offer? -Who should apply?
Central Applications Office
Processes Application to undergraduate courses in Higher
Education Institutions (HEI)
Offers are issued and acceptances are recorded by the CAO
CAO distributes the Handbook, Application Forms and
information about the Application Process to schools and
individuals
All the information is available online also at: www.cao.ie
WHAT IS THE CAO?
• Higher Education Institutions (Carlow College/any third level
institution)
• Information on courses is available from each HEI and prospectuses
and websites should be consulted before making any application
• Be sure to cover course level, awarding body, fees, learning
outcomes, qualifications, subject areas, retention rates, graduate
profiles, employment opportunities, facilities, learning supports when
you are researching courses at any HEI
HEI
National Framework of You should request a prospectus
or visit the institution.
Qualifications
NFQ Levels Major Award Type When deciding on a course, you
must make sure to check the
Level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree (HD) minimum entry requirements and
Level 7 Ordinary Bachelor Degree (DG) take note of any restrictions.
Level 6 Higher Certificate (HC)
It is extremely important
that you take the time to
review the courses
available to you.
You should also take
some time to consider
financial implications;
consider course fees,
CHOOSING COURSES accommodation, food,
travel expenses etc.
www.cao.ie
Applicants are encouraged to apply
online.
Applying online is cheaper and it
prevents many of the errors
commonly associated with
completing a paper Application
Form.
In order to be fair to all applicants,
closing dates are strict and therefore
action should be taken in good time.
READY TO APPLY
CAO Demo Application
Carefully enter details such as your name, address, date of birth, schools
attended etc.
Your examination details must be entered with great care.
If you learn nothing else from this presentation let it be this: place your
course choices in genuine order of preference!
There are two course choice lists (level 8 & level 6/7). Applicants may
make up to 10 course choices on each list. You must enter the specific
course code. Your choices on one list does not in any way affect your
choices on the other list. They are considered two separate applications
on one form. It is possible to receive on offer on both lists. You may then
decide to accept either your level 8 or your level 6/7 offer.
THE APPLICATION FORM
Most applicants will not be required to complete this
section of the Application Form
Applicants who will be required to complete this
part of the Application Form include those who are
applying on the grounds of mature years (over 23),
and those presenting qualifications other than Irish
Leaving Certificate or FETAC level 5/6.
Detailed instructions for the completion of this part
of the Application Form may be found in the
Handbook.
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
APPLICATION NUMBER
• If you apply online your application number will
appear on your Receipt of Online Application.
• This number is important. It is private and will be used in
every correspondence between you and the CAO for
the rest of the year.
• You will also be asked from your Application form
when you login back in (online) for either change or
mind or the offer and acceptance stage.
Statement of Application
Before the end of May, you will receive a
Statement of Application Record from the CAO
as a final acknowledgement and to enable you
to verify that all the information has been
recorded completely and correctly.
Check it carefully. If there is any error of omission
amend the statement and return it to CAO.
Are all the courses shown and in correct
order?
Are the codes correct?
Are the exam numbers correct?
Are all exams mentioned?
APPLICATION RECORD Included in the Statement of
Application Record will be a
Change of Mind Form
Online Change of Mind facility Closing Date
becomes available (for free) on the for Change
5th of May. of Mind:
You may use this to change the 1st of July
order of your course choices and/or
to introduce new courses, subject to
the restrictions in the handbook.
CHANGE OF MINDTHE OFFER PROCESS
• If you are entitled to an offer, you will be sent and Offer
Notice by post. You will also receive and email and a text
message if you have selected this option.
Dates Offers are Issued • You should check that the details of the Offer Notice are
• Early July: Round A offers for correct.
certain Non-Standard
categories (Mature, • Offers will also be available on the CAO website and you
Deferrals)
can check and accept offers online.
• Early August: Round 0 offers
for certain Non-Standard
• There can be no delays at the offer/acceptance stage.
categories (Graduate entry • Any offer not accepted by the closing date will be
Medicine, some FETAC
(quota), additional Matures, offered to another applicant in the next round of offers.
Deferrals)
• You will receive an Acknowledgement of Acceptance
• 17th of August: Round 1 immediately by email and followed by post.
(Leaving Certificate)
• 26th of August: Round 2
(Leaving Certificate)DEFERRING A PLACE If you decide to defer an offer of a place you must write or email IMMEDIATELY to the Admissions Office of the HEI. You must give your name as it appears on your CAO application, quote your CAO application number and the course code of the offer you wish to defer. You must mark ‘Deferred Entry’ clearly on the envelope or in the subject line of the email. The letter or email must arrive in the Admissions Office at least two days before the reply date shown on the offer notice. The HEI will then communicate the decision with you and outline procedures to follow to retake your place the following year.
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