application to higher education institutes in the republic of ireland
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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
