BYE-LAWS FOR THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (OCCUPATIONAL (occupationaltherapy)

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (OCCUPATIONAL

THERAPY) DEGREE COURSE UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.466

BYE-LAWS FOR THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

FOR ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE (HONOURS) (OCCUPATIONAL

THERAPY) DEGREE COURSE UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF HEALTH SCIENCES

4th October, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE 313 of 2013, as amended by Legal Notices 346 of 2014

and 181 of 2017.

The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the

Selection of Applicants for Admission to the Bachelor of Science

(Honours) (Occupational Therapy) Degree Course under the

auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2018 or later.

Whenever the number of students that may be admitted to

the Occupational Therapy area of study is limited by Senate in

terms of the provisions of bye-law 10 of the Bye-Laws of 2010 for

the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours), and the number of

eligible applicants for this area of study exceeds the number of

places available, the sele ction of applic ants shall be m ade

according to the criteria listed in bye-law 4 of these bye-laws.

(1) Applicants who satisfy the general and the special course

requirements as laid down in the bye-laws for the course shall be

selected from amongst all eligible applicants according to the following

categories, listed in order of preference

1st Category

those with a grade ‘A’ in Biology at

Advanced Level

2nd Category

those with a grade ‘B’ in Biology at

Advanced Level

3rd Category

those with a grade ‘C’ in Biology at

Advanced Level.

(2) Applicants in possession of the general entry requirements

may offer the pass in Biology at Advanced Level either as part of

the general entry requirements or in addition to the general entry

requirements.

(3) When applicants present more than one pass in Biology,

the best grade shall be taken into consideration.

(4) For the purpose of selection, applicants who fully satisfy

the general and the special course requirements by the 31 August

preceding the commencement of the course shall be considered

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (OCCUPATIONAL

THERAPY) DEGREE COURSE UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

first.

(5) If the number of eligible applicants falling in the last

category of applicants eligible to be admitted in terms of the

provisions of paragraph (1) of this bye-law is such that the total

number of applicants to be admitted exceeds the number of places

established by Senate, consideration shall first be given to

(a) the applicant’s overall performance in all subjects

presented for the award of the Matriculation

Certificate. This shall be determined from the sum of

points allocated for each subject, which shall be

assigned as follows

Advanced Level

Intermediate Level

Grade A

30 points

10 points

Grade B

24 points

8 points

Grade C

18 points

6 points

Grade D

12 points

4 points

Grade E

6 points

2 points

(b) if this is not sufficient, the remaining eligible

applicants shall be interviewed by an Interviewing

Board appointed by the Board for the purpose, in order

to fill the remaining places.