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St Mogues College, Bawnboy , Co. Cavan. Deferring Your CAO Course 2011. What you need to know. What Is Deferral?. A procedure where a student can ask a college to hold a place for s/he until the following year. How Can You Defer a Course?.
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St Mogues College, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan Deferring Your CAO Course 2011 What you need to know This information is specifically for students of St. Mogues College Bawnboy
What Is Deferral? • A procedure where a student can ask a college to hold a place for s/he until the following year. This information is specifically for students of St. Mogues College Bawnboy
How Can You Defer a Course? • Before you do anything else read the section on Deferred Entry in the CAO Handbook P. 5. • Check with the Admissions Office of the College, well in advance, if they will allow deferral • All the Addresses, Phone no’s, email are on the inside cover page of the CAO Handbook • Follow the procedure set out in the Handbook This information is specifically for students of St. Mogues College Bawnboy
Steps to be Followed • Write immediately you receive your offer to Admissions, asking for a deferral, • Attach the appropriate part of the offer notice to the letter, • Clearly mark the envelope Deferred Entry. • Do not accept the offer. • Do not write to the CAO • Post our letter at least two working days before the Reply Date shown on the Offer Notice. This information is specifically for students of St. Mogues College Bawnboy
How do I get my place the following year? • Complete a CAO Application before Feb. 1st of the following year and only put the code for your deferred course under Choices. This information is specifically for students of St. Mogues College Bawnboy
Can I lose my deferred place if the points change? • No. The only way you can lose your place is if you do not re-apply or if, you put more than one course on the CAO form. This information is specifically for students of St. Mogues College Bawnboy
Sample Deferral Letter • Jane Brown • 9 New Street, • Ballybeg • Co. Cavan • To; • Admissions Officer, • DKIT • Dublin Rd., • Dundalk • Co. Louth • 24th August 2011 • Re: - Deferral of Course Code DK763 • Dear Admissions Officer, • I wish to apply for deferral of my place on the Community Sports Leadership Course, CAO Code DK763 because I want to … (give reasons e.g. I want to do a one year Leisure and Recreation Course in Cavan College of Further Studies which would improve my skills and help to prepare me for the transition to third level education). • Please find my offer notice for this course attached to this letter. • Yours sincerely, • ___________________________ • Jane Brown • CAO No. 123987 • (Remember to write Deferred Entry on the envelope and get a record of posting) This information is specifically for students of St. Mogues College Bawnboy