Query regarding previous degree course.

achillesminor

Howdy!

I dropped out of a previous degree course, however, I did enough to receive a Higher Certificate. I'm just wondering, in what way does this effect a CAO application to another degree course?

Thanks in advance for any help

CAO application? You can apply to the CAO as many times as you want

If it's about the fees to be paid, then it kinda depends - you might be ok, depending on what you'll be doing now, or you might not. The only way to be sure is to contact the Dept. of Education directly.

achillesminor

Thanks for the reply. I should have elaborated a little, I'm not entirely sure what I will be applying for. Does having previous certification help you in terms of getting into courses that require points that are slightly higher than what you got in the leaving?

Just asking in case I can't find anything I would like to -- and/or can -- apply for through the CAO. Otherwise I would be going through the Mature route.

Yeah, the only routes that I know of are either the graduate route (like going into medicine after a degree) or going through the mature/access route. But the golden rule is that you have to have the number of points in order to qualify for a particular course - the normal CAO way, that is. If there's a dedicated ladder system to get you into a course, then that's different, but you'd be applying through the CAO for a new course on the back of your original LC results.

achillesminor

I see, much appreciated.