UCD Access Centre Prospective Students
UCD is committed to promoting wider and more equitable access to higher education. The UCD Access Centre participates in two supplementary admissions routes for school leavers;
The Disability Access Route (DARE) is an admissions scheme to promote equity of access to higher education for school leavers with a disability.
The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) is a third level admissions scheme for school leavers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
DARE & HEAR - Winners of a Taoiseach's Public Service Excellence Award 2012
You should fill in your DARE / HEAR application to compete for one of the reduced points places on offer in the participating colleges.
UCD has a reserved number of places to offer eligible DARE / HEAR students at lower Leaving Certificate points. UCD allows eligible applicants to compete for places with a 15% reduction off the published points for the course they wish to enter. There are approximately 5% of UCD places reserved for HEAR eligible applicants and 5% for DARE eligible applicants.
You must meet the minimum course entry requirements to be considered for one of the reduced points places.
How can DARE and HEAR benefit students?
Places and post-entry support:
As well as being allocated a place on a reduced points basis, students who secure a place through DARE or HEAR are offered a variety of academic, personal and social supports while studying at third level. Students who accept a place in UCD through the HEAR scheme must attend a compulsory orientation programme. Students who accept a place in UCD through the DARE scheme must register with the UCD Access Centre Disability Support office.
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An orientation programme to introduce students to university |
Assistive technology |
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Extra tuition, if required |
Study skills |
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Academic and exam accommodation |
Exam preparation |
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A bursary (when available) |
Learning support |
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Advice regarding grants and scholarships |
Social gatherings |
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One to one meetings with your student adviser |
Mentoring |
Information on UCD's DARE and HEAR entry requirements for entry in September 2013 will be available in the coming months. Please check back here for this information.
How do I apply?
Students can apply online at the CAO website www.cao.ie from 5th November 2012. Students wishing to apply to the DARE and/or HEAR Schemes must do so before the 1st February 2013.
Further information on both schemes can be found on www.accesscollege.ie
Mature students
Those applying to UCD based on the grounds of mature years should log onto https://myucd.ucd.ie/admission/mature.ezc for further details.
Downloads
HEAR
HEAR 2013 Application Guide & Workbook
DARE
DARE 2013 - Second Level Academic Reference Form
DARE 2013 - Evidence of Disability Form
For further information on the HEAR scheme, please contact HEAR@ucd.ie
For further information on the DARE scheme, please contact DARE@ucd.ie
