Entry from QQI-FET awards

Students with the relevant and appropriate QQI-FET (formerly known as FETAC) Level 5/6 major awards and components, with a minimum of Distinction in five components, may be admitted on a competitive basis to the UCD courses listed below.

To apply for entry to UCD via the QQI-FET entry pathway, you must apply to the Central Applications Office (CAO). Detailed information about the application process and important dates is available on the CAO website. When entering your course choices in the application, it is important that you list them in your genuine order of preference.

Offers on the basis of QQI-FET qualifications normally issue in early August each year. Please visit the CAO website for offer round dates.

Applicants are offered the quota of places reserved for QQI-FET applicants. Places are limited and will be allocated based on the applicant’s score only. Please click here to visit the CAO website for details of the scoring scheme. Where more than one student has the same score, students will be ranked by the CAO on a random basis.

For all courses (except Nursing and Veterinary Nursing courses), the required components can be completed over multiple sittings leading to an appropriate major award. Due to the competitive nature of the Nursing and Veterinary Nursing courses, scores will only be calculated where the appropriate major award is presented in a single sitting, together with all the required components and results.

You can see the requirements for QQI-FET entry to UCD courses below. You can also search to see the progression options in UCD from your QQI-FET major award.

 

CAO Code Title  
QQI-FET places
2023
Minimum QQI-FET
points 2023
Entry Requirements 
DN120 Landscape Architecture 3 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN120
DN200 Science 20 390* FET points.
It was not possible to offer to all applicants with 390 points so random selection was applied.
Requirements for DN200 
DN201 Computer Science 6 374 FET points Requirements for DN201
DN240 Sustainability 5 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN240
DN250 Agricultural Science 30 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN250
DN261 Food Science 6 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN261
DN310 Veterinary Nursing 9 390* FET points.
It was not possible to offer to all applicants with 390 points so random selection was applied.
Requirements for DN310
DN425 Health and Performance Science n/a New entry route for September 2024 Requirements for DN425
DN430 Sports and Exercise Management n/a New entry route for September 2024 Requirements for DN430
DN450 General Nursing 10 390* FET points.
It was not possible to offer to all applicants with 390 points so random selection was applied.
Requirements for DN450
DN451 Children’s and General Nursing (Integrated) 4 390* FET points.
It was not possible to offer to all applicants with 390 points so random selection was applied.
Requirements for DN451
DN452  Midwifery 3 390* FET points.
It was not possible to offer to all applicants with 390 points so random selection was applied.
Requirements for DN452
DN453 Mental Health Nursing 3 374* FET points

Requirements for DN453
DN520 Arts 30 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN520
DN530 Humanities 14 358* FET points.
It was not possible to offer to all applicants with 358 points so random selection was applied.
Requirements for DN530
DN541 Modern Languages 3 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN541
DN600 Law 7 358 FET points Requirements for DN600
DN610 Business and Law 5 374 FET points Requirements for DN610
DN620 Criminology with Psychology  390* FET points.
It was not possible to offer to all applicants with 390 points so random selection was applied.
Requirements for DN620 
DN650 Commerce 20 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN650
DN700 Social Sciences 60 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN700
DN710 Economics 2 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN710
DN720 Psychology 10 390* FET points.
It was not possible to offer to all applicants with 390 points so random selection was applied.
Requirements for DN720
DN750 Social Policy and Sociology 20 All qualified applicants Requirements for DN750

 

 

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