application to higher education institutes in the republic of ireland

Application to Higher Education Institutes in the Republic of Ireland

Central Application Office

(CAO)Application to HEIs in

Ireland

Application

Who? All EU applicants for First Year PlacesHow? www.cao.ieWhen? Application opens first week in November and closes 1st May

Application Deadlines

20th January - Early Online Discounted Rate €25

1st February - Application Deadline €40

1st May - Late Application Deadline Online €50

Paper €80

1st July – Change of Mind Deadline – no cost

Offers – usually 3rd Monday in August

Higher Education Institutions

7 Universities

14 Institutes of Technology

Others – Teacher Training Colleges Private Colleges etc.

Course Choices

10 Level 8 (Honours Degrees)

10 Level 6/7 (Certificate, Diploma, Pass Degrees)

Entry Requirements

Matriculation Requirements

Specific Subject Requirements

Test/Portfolio

Points

Personal Statement NOT Required

A Level Points Conversions

A2 Level AS LevelA* 150 pointsA 135 points A 65 pointsB 120 points B 60 pointsC 100 points C 50 pointsD 75 points D 35 pointsE 40 points E 20 points

Four subjects are scored – either 4 A2 Levels or 3 A2 levels and a 4th AS subject. Twenty-five bonus points are awarded for A Level Maths.

Ireland’s first5 Star

University

Leading Research University

Student Contribution Charge 2014

€2750

Irish University

of the Year

3 times!

First University in the World to be awarded the Green Flag

Ranked in the top 2% worldwide

City Centre

Campus

College of Arts, Celtic Studies

and Social Sciences

College of Science,

Engineering and Food Science

College of Medicine and

Health

College of Business and Law

College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences•Arts Degree•Social Science•Music/Arts Music•Film and Screen Media•Applied Psychology•Geography and Archaeology•Arts International•English•World Languages•Early Years and Childhood Studies•Drama and Theatre Studies•Criminology•Sports Studies and Physical Education•Economics (through Transformational Learning)

Business and Law

• Commerce• Accounting• Business Information Systems• Finance• Commerce International with French, German, Italian, Irish, Hispanic Studies or Chinese Studies• Government• Law• Law and French• Law and Irish• Law (Clinical)• Law (International)

Science, Engineering and Food Science

Science• Computer Science• Mathematical Sciences• Biological and Chemical Sciences• Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences• Genetics• Chemical Sciences• Physics and Astrophysics

Science, Engineering and Food Science (cntd.)

• Process and Chemical Engineering• Civil and Environmental Engineering• Energy Engineering• Electrical and Electronic Engineering• Architecture• Food Marketing and Entrepreneurship• Food Science• Nutritional Science• International Development and Food Policy

Medicine and Health

• Medicine• Dentistry• Pharmacy• Occupational Therapy • Speech and Language Therapy• Public Health• General Nursing• Psychiatric Nursing• Intellectual Disability Nursing• Children’s and General Nursing

Open Day

Saturday 12th October, 2013

www.ucc.ie/en/opendays