S.L. 327.681 Art. 3Requirements for Admission.

(1) To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants must be in possession of the degree of Master in

Counselling or Master of Arts in Transcultural Counselling awarded by this University, or an equivalent qualification in counselling or another profession kindred to the area from another higher education institution recognised by Senate, provided this is deemed relevant by the Board.

(2) Applicants referred to in paragraph (1) of this bye-law are also required to be registered in one of the official registers kept by the Council for the counselling or counselling kindred profession in the applicant’s country of employment and residence, and must have a minimum of 3 years of supervised experience in a counselling or psychotherapeutic setting. This experience should be obtained after applicants have been awarded their accreditation as indicated in paragraph (1) of this bye-law. COUNSELLING - P.G. CERT.

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

(4) When the number is so limited and the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, applicants shall be selected according to the following criteria, which shall be weighted as follows:

(a) Counselling, or relevant, degree type and classification - 20%;

(b) Work experience in the area or a related field -15%;

(c) Performance at interview - 55%; and

(d) References and Supervisors’ Report - 10%

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

(6) For the purpose of selection, applicants whose qualifications and experience as stipulated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this bye-law were obtained by the 31 August preceding the commencement of the Course shall be considered first.