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Finding Available Programmes
A list of of all programmes on on offer is is available on on our website at www cao ac za and and in in this Handbook starting on page 36 The application material is available from all high secondary and combined schools as as well as as from our partner institutions listed in in in this Handbook *Application material can also be collected at at at the offices of of the CAO at at at Gate 11 UKZN Mary Thiphe Street Cato Manor and from all Education District Offices or by contacting the CAO on on on 031 268 4444 or share call 0860 0860 860 860 860 860 CAO/0860 860 860 860 860 226 Please note that even though Application Forms are still available it is in your interests to apply online See page page 7 clause 2 2 and pages 18-20 for the reasons Kinds of Programmes
related to Careers
All programmes available for July 2022 and January 2023 entry are available on our website www cao ac za The list of all programmes available for for 2022 2022 (Second Semester starting in in July 2022) and for for 2023 (First Semester Semester starting starting in in in January 2023 and Second Semester Semester starting starting in in July 2023) are also listed in in this Handbook from page 36 to 199 The programmes listed are for access to to mainstream study as as well as as to to access programmes for alternative admission Alternative Access Access (also called Access Access Routes)
An access route route is an alternative study route route that may lead to your original mainstream programme of study Access Route Programmes
(see page 202) are are spread over a a a a a a a longer period than normal and are are provided to help applicants who may not meet the entry requirements for specific
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degrees and diplomas Some programmes don’t have access routes but offer three- and four-year options based on on the the applicant's results in the the NSC and in in selection tests These programmes are indicated by ‘3/4 yrs’ in the Programme Choice List under ‘duration’ Second Chance Application Application (Change of Mind Application)
If after applying you you are unsuccessful with any of your programme choices you may complete and submit a a a a ‘Change of Mind’ (COM) This must be done online These COMS are immediately available to the institution/s to which you have applied when received with the COM administration fee COMS completed online and paid via EasyPay are processed the the day after receipt of the the COM administration fee In the the post-school sector the the study study intake is divided into study study blocks that are indicated in in the programme list under 'Entry Term' Universities and universities of technology generally have study intakes in in the First Semester Semester (Jan/Feb) and some universities may have a a a a a Second Semester Semester (July) intake for some programmes TVET colleges also have trimester intakes for Nated (‘N’) programmes programmes and skills programmes programmes Extending your Application to to the Following Year
If you you have have applied to to study in in in 2022 but have have not been successful or or for some reason have not registered you you may extend your 2022 application for admission into 2023 provided you complete a a COM Request online To be valid this extension which is is completed as a a a a COM must reach us us by 31 March 2022 together with the the relevant COM administration fee If you you miss this date you you will have to make a a a a a a a a new application and pay the full administration fee CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2023 17
* DISCLAIMER: Due to to the the the COVID-19 pandemic the the the CAO is not not open for face-to-face engagements until further notice Please check our website www cao ac za for updates