Please note the school is not involved in admission process of undergraduate students including CAO applicants, mature students, international applicants or transfer students.
The UCD Undergraduate Prospectus 2013 is now available online
The following are frequently asked questions.
I am a CAO student and would like to study Politics at UCD. What’s the entry requirement?
The undergraduate degree module in Politics can be taken as part of a BA or a B SocSc, as a major with a minor subject, as a joint major with another subject, or as a minor. It usually takes three years. Politics is also available as part of the BCL (Law with Politics DN622). Please see below for the entry requirement for each course.
https://myucd.ucd.ie/admission/entry_ug.ezc
I am an applicant from outside of Ireland. What’s the entry requirement?
EU and EEA entry requirements (other than Irish Leaving Certificate)
https://myucd.ucd.ie/programme_info/eu_app.ezc
Non-EU entry requirements
https://myucd.ucd.ie/programme_info/overseas.ezc
I finished my first year in an XYZ university. Is it possible to transfer to UCD?
https://myucd.ucd.ie/programme_info/transfer.ezc
See below for all other queries on admission to UCD Undergraduate Programme.
https://myucd.ucd.ie/programme_info/transfer.ezc
Fees: Tuition fees will not be charged to students from EU and EEA countries.
Criteria For Entitlement to Free Tuition
The Irish Exchequer will pay tuition fees to the University on behalf of students registered for full-time undergraduate degree programmes (of minimum two years' duration) who meet ALL the criteria as follows:-
- EU*, EEA* and Swiss nationals with no previous third level attendance
- who have been "ordinarily resident" in the EU/EEA, including Switzerland, for three of the five years prior to entry to university.
- ("ordinarily resident" means being resident for a minimum of 183 days in any one calendar year for a minimum of 3 years)
Further information on fees:
http://www.ucd.ie/registry/adminservices/fees/free_tuition.htm
I am from a non-EU country. How much would I have to pay and how can I pay?http://www.ucd.ie/registry/adminservices/fees/undergraduate.htm
How can I apply for on-campus accommodations?
http://www.ucd.ie/residences/
For more information on our undergraduate programmes please visit the UCD Horizons website.
