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If you ask to defer your CAO Offer, you are asking to postpone your start of study until September next year. If your request is granted, the place you were offered this year, will be reserved for you until next year.
If granted, your offer of a place will remain regardless of any changes to the points between now and next year.
You will need to carefully re-apply to the CAO before February 1st, as a “Deferred Applicant”.
The CAO will then re-issue your offer next year.
ATU Sligo is generally sympathetic to applicants who wish to defer for a genuine reason. CAO offer holders requesting a deferral should have a valid reason for doing so such as:
Please note that the University will not grant a CAO deferral for:
If you cannot take up your place this year for the reasons above, remember that you are eligible to reapply as a “normal” applicant to the CAO again next year.
Please note that requests for Deferral of places will not be accepted less than 2 days prior to the Acceptance deadline.
It is therefore advisable to submit your request early, and not leave it until the last minute (at least three days before the reply date of your letter of offer is the general rule).
If your reason for requesting a deferral of your place is due to medical reasons, bereavement or unexpected exceptional circumstances then you may request a Deferral of your place.
Procedure for Requesting the Deferral of a First Year Place
Please note: Requests for deferral of places will not be accepted less than 2 days prior to the Acceptance deadline.
It is therefore advisable to submit your request early, and not leave it until the last minute (at least three days before the reply date of your letter of offer is the general rule). If the deferral is not granted you may then accept the offer for the current year providing you accept the offer by the ‘Reply Date’.
Please note that a Request for Deferral of place, does not guarantee a granting of Deferral.
Applicants Approved for a Deferral will be sent an email of confirmation of Approval.
For full details on requesting deferring a place, see CAO Applicant Handbook.
For frequently asked questions (FAQs) on your CAO Offer, see the CAO Offer FAQ page.