1. As from 2013 all Applicants in possession of the Higher National Diploma with at least five MERIT grades and the total grades equivalent to 106 points may apply. Applicants who repeat one or more units with attendance and satisfy this condition can also apply.

(Para. 1 of section headed ‘Applications for Vocational Degrees’ published in Prospectus 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 is hereby withdrawn.)

2. Students following a Higher National Diploma that need to repeat a subject/s with attendance can obtain the maximum possible grade i.e. Pass, Merit or Distinction for the units which are repeated, but for the purpose of the Degree final classification, these are considered as Pass grades.

3. Applicants with equivalent HNDs from approved Further Education Institutions may be considered for eligibility. Applicants with other qualifications as approved by the College will be considered after following the appropriate College procedures for such cases.

4. Applicants must normally have a minimum of 106 points to be considered for admission to the MCAST Vocational Degrees. Points will be allocated as follows: Distinction 10 points, Merit 8 points and Pass 6 points.

5. Students with not less than 102 points together with 48 months of related work experience after acquiring the HND may apply. Candidates will be allocated 1 point for every full year of experience to a maximum of 4 points.

6. MCAST will try to accommodate all eligible Applicants. When this is not possible, an order of merit will be issued. MCAST students are given preference.

7. In case of Applicants with the same number of points, core subjects will be given double points for Merit and triple points for Distinction. In the case of equal points, the number of overall Distinctions and thereafter the number of Merits obtained will be taken into consideration. In case of a further tie the Applicant’s age will be considered first, followed by the number of any previous applications submitted.