Applying to UCD
Graduate Entry
There are graduate entry pathways available to the following undergraduate degrees:
– DN300 Veterinary Medicine (five-year programme)
– DN301 Veterinary Medicine (four-year programme)
– DN401 Medicine (Graduate Entry only) – DN420 Physiotherapy
Further information is available on our
websitewww.ucd.ie/maturestudents
Note For the graduate entry routes to Medicine and Veterinary Medicine separate application for GAMSAT is also required. The CAO closing date is 1 February 2017.
Further information is available at
http://gamsat.acer.edu.au/
FETAC Applicants
Applicants with appropriate FETAC (Level 5 or 6) qualifications and modules, with a minimum of distinction in five modules, can be admitted on a competitive basis to the following degree programmes at UCD:
– DN200 Science (BSc) – DN201 Computer Science (BSc) – DN250 Agricultural Science (BAgrSc) – DN252 Dairy Business (BAgrSc)
– DN253 Agri-Environmental Sciences (BAgrSc)
– DN261 Food Science (BSc) – DN271 Forestry (BAgrSc)
– DN272 Horticulture, Landscape and Sportsturf Management (BAgrSc)
– DN310 Veterinary Nursing (BSc) – DN450 Nursing (General) (BSc) – DN451 Nursing (Children’s & General) (BSc) – DN452 Midwifery (BSc) – DN453 Nursing (Mental Health) (BSc) – DN500 BA – Joint Honours – DN550 Social Science (BSocSc) – DN650 Commerce (BComm)
In all cases, places in each of these programmes will be available on a competitive basis to qualified students.
Please
seewww.ucd.ie/myucd/fetac for full details
Disability Access Route To Education (DARE)
The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a supplementary admissions scheme for school leavers with disabilities. School leavers who meet the eligibility criteria compete for a quota of places allocated to applicants on a reduced-points basis in UCD. All applicants must meet the Irish Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) matriculation/ minimum entry and subject requirements.
Who should apply to DARE?
DARE is for school leavers (under 23 years old as at 1 January 2017) who have the ability to benefit from and succeed in higher education but who may not meet the points for their preferred course due to the impact of a disability. Mature and FETAC students have different admissions routes – please see relevant sections on page 18.
How to apply to DARE?
STEP 1 School leavers must apply to the CAO at www.
cao.ie by 5.15pm on 1 February 2017.
STEP 2 If you wish to be considered for the DARE scheme you must disclose your disability and/or specific learning difficulty in your CAO application and fully and correctly complete Section A of the Supplementary Information Form (the SIF is a part of your CAO application) and return it no later than 5.15pm on 1 March 2017.
STEP 3 Applicants must then complete and return Sections B and C of the SIF to arrive at the CAO by 5.15pm on 1 April 2017.
Conditions of a DARE Offer
Students who receive a DARE offer must register with the UCD Access Centre for Disability Support and agree to a schedule of meetings.
More information on DARE is available from your school guidance counsellor or from the UCD Access Centre. Information can also be found on:
www.accesscollege.ie, www.
cao.ie and
www.ucd.ie/openingworlds/ ucdaccesscentre.
Higher Education Access Route (HEAR)
The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) is a college and university scheme which offers places on reduced points and extra college support to school leavers from socio- economically disadvantaged backgrounds who are resident in the Republic of Ireland.
Who should apply to HEAR?
School leavers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds who are under the age of 23 as of 1 January 2017 and who are resident in the Republic of Ireland may apply to HEAR.
How to apply to HEAR?
STEP 1 Apply online to the CAO by 5.15pm on 1 February 2017.
STEP 2 No later than 5.15pm on 1 March 2017, you must indicate in your CAO application that you wish to apply for the HEAR scheme and you must fully and correctly complete all elements of the HEAR form. (The HEAR form is a part of your CAO application.)
STEP 3 Submit relevant evidence in support of your application to arrive at the CAO by 5.15pm on 1 April 2017.
HEAR applications can only be made online at
www.cao.ie.
Students who accept places in UCD through HEAR must attend a compulsory Orientation Programme. HEAR students are offered a variety of academic, personal and social supports while studying at third level.
More information on HEAR is available from your school guidance counsellor or the UCD Access Centre.
More information on HEAR is available from your school guidance counsellor of the UCD Access Centre. Information can also be found
onwww.accesscollege.ie, www.
cao.ie and
www.ucd.ie/openingworlds/ ucdaccesscentre.
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