1. Application to Higher Education Institutes in the Republic of Ireland

2. Central Application Office (CAO) Application to HEIs in Ireland

3. Application Who? All EU applicants for First Year Places How? www.cao.ie When? Application opens first week in November and closes 1 st May

4. Application Deadlines 20 th January - Early Online Discounted Rate €25 1 st February - Application Deadline €40 1 st May - Late Application Deadline Online €50 Paper €80 1 st July – Change of Mind Deadline – no cost Offers – usually 3 rd Monday in August

5. Higher Education Institutions 7Universities 14 Institutes of Technology Others – Teacher Training Colleges Private Colleges etc.

6. Course Choices 10 Level 8 (Honours Degrees) 10 Level 6/7 (Certificate, Diploma, Pass Degrees)

7. Entry Requirements Matriculation Requirements Specific Subject Requirements Test/Portfolio Points Personal Statement NOT Required

8. A Level Points Conversions A2 LevelAS Level A* 150 points A 135 pointsA 65 points B 120 pointsB 60 points C 100 pointsC 50 points D 75 pointsD 35 points E 40 pointsE 20 points Four subjects are scored – either 4 A2 Levels or 3 A2 levels and a 4 th AS subject. Twenty-five bonus points are awarded for A Level Maths.

10. Ireland’s first 5 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

11. 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

12. 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)

13. 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)

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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18. Open Day Saturday 12 th October, 2013 www.ucc.ie/en/opendays

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