S.L. 327.330 Art. 3Requirements for admission.

(1) The course shall be open to applicants in possession of a Bachelor’s degree with at least Second Class Honours or Category II in one of the human and, or social sciences, or an area of study deemed relevant by the Board, together with a minimum of one year’s experience working directly in a formal human or psychosocial setting.

(2) Applicants in possession of a Bachelor’s degree classified at Third Class Honours or Category III may be admitted to the Course if they are in possession of other qualifications deemed relevant by the Board and a minimum of one year’s experience working directly in a formal human or psycho-social setting. The admission of such applicants may be made subject to those conditions that the Board may impose to address any lacunae in the applicants’ academic preparation.

(3) All applicants shall be required to demonstrate that they have the necessary aptitude and disposition to follow the course with profit.

(4) (a) Professional aptitude and disposition shall be measured by means of exercises involving an extended personal interview and personality test.

(b) Applicants who obtain less than 60% for the professional aptitude and the disposition criterion shall automatically not be admitted into the course.

(5) 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.

(6) 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) degree type and classification – 30%;

(b) experience in areas related to counselling – 15%;

(c) postgraduate qualifications in a relevant area – 5% and

(d) professional aptitude and disposition – 50%.

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

(8) For the purpose of selection, applicants whose qualifications as stipulated in paragraph (1) of this bye-law were obtained by 31 August preceding the commencement of the course shall be considered first.