Course Change During Admission-What You Should Know
If you are awaiting admission and wish to change over to course change, know that you are not alone. Many students often find themselves in situations where switching over to a different course can afford them better opportunities for acceptance. Following are some of the common reasons people want to effect course changes during admission:
First, missed the cutoff score: This is to say that when your post-UTME score failed to meet the cutoff requirement set by the course you applied to initially; you can have a course change. Second, high competition: Some courses are usually very competitive and hence pose challenges in securing an admission slot.
3 Admission List Updates When other lists are released and one is not found on any of them, then change of course would possibly be a better opportunity .
In all these instances, change of course may be considered. But does one change course at this stage and if yes, then how?
Is It Possible to Change Your Course During Admission?
The good news is that you actually can change your course even after the admission has begun. This process, however, will be an involvement between the JAMB portal and your school’s admission portal. The point, however, that needs to be emphasized here is that there shouldn’t be a course disagreement on both portals, so as to make your transition smooth and to execute a successful admission.
Now, let’s consider some examples of where the courses might be changed and when it is best to leave things as they are.
When You Can Change Your Course
1. Transfer Approval – Some institutions would transfer applicants from their chosen course to another for which they are qualified, usually better qualified. This happens when your profile meets the qualification requirements for a different course. You will be seeing this under the Transfer Approval column on JAMB CAPS. If accepted, you have the obligation of updating your course at a CBT center or JAMB office.
What this means is that you might not necessarily have to effect the change on the school portal instantly, since most school portals are not open to effect changes at this period of list compilation. The school is in the know of your new course and would effect an update in their portal upon confirmation of transfer.
2 Self-generated Change on a Flexible Portal Sometimes, few schools will allow the making of changes on their various admission portals, even after post-UTME may have closed. To this effect, if your school presents you with such an opportunity, you can make a change of course on the school portal and, if possible, update it on the JAMB portal for harmony.
This may also be considered as your new preference for courses when the school is compiling the admission list, hence increasing your possibilities of gaining admission in case you meet the merit conditions of both portals.
When Course Change May Not Be Possible
It could be risky if you have not been transferred, and the portal of your school does not allow changes. While it is quite possible to switch courses on the JAMB portal when the school’s portal has closed, such can cause a conflict; it may be that the school might reject your application since they have not authorized such change or reflected it on their end.
Changes of course made on the JAMB portal seldom resulted in students gaining admission. Whoever has tried it doesn’t know whether to term it a 50/50 chance, since the school has reserved rights to give or deny the admission in person.
Conclusion
Course change in admission processes, however, might just be possible if one were strategic enough and did all the right things towards actualizing such. This will not be much of a risk once one has been fortunate enough to get a transfer notification from the school, and whenever the portal of the school opens, one can affect his course change.
However, if you would want changes on the JAMB portal without making such changes in the school portal, understand that this may just cost you your admission. Every school has a rule to follow, and sticking to it will ensure maximum success with your decisions.
Summary Consider your options and switch with caution. This is just an opening of a door in getting the right course for academic goals, provided it is handled with caution and due regard for institutional protocol.
