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Offer Procedures: (continued)
Offer of highest preference
You will be offered a place in the highest of your course
preferences to which you are entitled (if any).
This will be done, independently, in respect of Level 8 and
Level 7/Level 6 choices.
You may, therefore, receive two offers at the same time;
one for the highest Level 8 preference to which you are
entitled and the other for the highest Level 7/Level 6
preference to which you are entitled.
Exclusion from lower preferences
IMPORTANT: When you have been offered a place in
one of your course preferences, you are excluded from
further consideration for any course which is lower in your
order of preference than the one in which you have been
offered a place.
This means that while you may subsequently move
upwards in your order of preference (if places become
available due to withdrawals) you will not be considered
for a place in a course which is a lower preference than
that already offered.
Later offers for higher preference
If you are being offered a place in a course which is not
your first preference, you may subsequently be offered a
place in a course of higher preference if such a place
becomes available.
This applies whether or not the earlier offer has been
accepted. It is NOT necessary to accept an offer in order to
be considered for a higher preference if it becomes
available later. There is no guarantee, of course, that a
higher preference will become available.
Non-acceptance of subsequent offers
Having accepted an offer of a place, you are not obliged to
accept a subsequent offer. You may retain the original
offer simply by ignoring the subsequent one.
Acknowledgement of Acceptances:
Formal notification of receipt of acceptances will be sent
by post within 3 working days after the "Reply Date" for
acceptances for that round. (This is NOT within 3 days of
the date you posted the acceptance or accepted online.)
If you do not receive this notification within 3 working
days after the "Reply Date", please contact CAO
immediately.
If you accept online, and have supplied an email address,
an acknowledgement will also be sent to that email
address.
You may also check that your acceptance has been
recorded online at www.cao.ie .
Enquiries at Offer Stage:
If you make enquiries to CAO, you should present
them in concise written form, quoting your CAO
Application Number. At the offer stage, every
applicant will receive an Enquiry Form for this
purpose.
You are encouraged to make enquiries online by using the
‘CONTACT US’ facility on the website www.cao.ie.
Because of the large numbers involved, especially during
Round One, it will not be possible to contact CAO by
telephone. All enquiries should be in writing or online.
If you write immediately, you will have no need for any
anxiety about the time taken to deal with written enquiries.
If you have followed the few simple CAO instructions,
you will not lose any place to which you are entitled.
Available Places/Vacant Places:
Where there are Available Places/Vacant Places in specific
courses, HEIs will advertise these on the CAO website,
www.cao.ie under the heading of “Available/Vacant
Places”. Before making an “Available Place/Vacant
Place” application, those matching the description
“Restricted Categories of Applicant” on Page 4 should first
consult with the Admissions Office of the HEI concerned.
Persons who have not applied already may make an
Available Place/Vacant Place application online upon
payment of a fee of €45.
Persons who have applied already (whether placed or not)
may apply for an Available Place/Vacant Place course,
free of charge. Such existing applicants may submit an
online application or, if necessary, they may request the
appropriate paper documentation from CAO.
Applicants for Available Places/Vacant Places must meet
the normal minimum entry requirements for the course(s)
in question. Previously published points in an earlier
round of offers should not be taken as an indication of the
points required for entry to Available Places/Vacant
Places.
Acceptance of an offer of an Available Place/Vacant Place
course automatically cancels and supersedes any previous
offer(s) and acceptance(s).
Registration after acceptance of an Offer & HEI Fees:
You should direct any enquiries relating to registration
and/or fees to the appropriate HEI, and not to CAO.
If you accept an offer, you can expect to hear from that
HEI within ten days of the "Reply Date" for acceptance
of the offer (NOT within ten days of posting an
acceptance).
Admission after the close of the CAO season:
Some, but not all, HEIs have provision to enable students
who have accepted a place and registered on a course to
transfer to a different course in the same HEI after the end
of the CAO season, which is usually in mid-October.
The policy of each HEI on this matter is set out in the
literature of each HEI.
Offer of Places