S.L. 327.468 Art. 3Requirements for admission.

(1) To be registered as regular students in the course, applicants must satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission Regulations.

(2) Applicants considered as “Adult Learners” (mature applicants) in terms of paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of those qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Faculty Admissions Committee that they have reached the academic standard required to follow the Course with profit. Such applicants shall be required to submit with their application a letter written in English giving their motivation for applying for the Course together with a copy of their Vitae (C.V.). The eligibility of Curriculum such applicants shall be decided by the University Admissions Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Admissions Committee, following an interview conducted by an interviewing board appointed for the purpose.

(3) The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be composed of at least three persons.

(4) The University Admissions Board, on the advice of the Board, may allow applicants in possession of additional qualifications and relevant experience evaluated according to the University Policy for the Recognition and Accreditation of Prior Learning (RPL) to be admitted for the Course under those conditions as the Board may impose.

(5) The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of applicants that may be allowed to register for the Course, depending on the availability of resources. The Board shall announce the number of available places at the time of the call for applications.

(6) When the number of places is limited and the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be selected, using the following criteria, the weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for applications:

(a) academic and other qualifications;

(b) experience in the area of the proposed study; and

(c) performance during the interview.

(7) For the purpose of selection, applicants who fully satisfy st the entry requirements by 31 August preceding the commencement of the Course shall be considered first.