Subject to availability of places, applications for transfer or readmission to stage 1, Spring trimester 2025/26 will open from 19 November to 11 December 2025. If places remain, late applications may be opened in January 2026. It is unusual for places to be available in later stages, but any such places will be listed below when applications are open.
There is no guarantee that there will be places available in any course, nor that any application will be successful.
Applicants are advised to refer to the relevant minimum eligibility requirements and to consult the UCD Course Search for course content information . If, after reviewing that information, you have a query about potential compatibility between your current course and your target course in UCD, the respective College/Programme Offices are best placed to advise you (but please note that they may not be in a position to provide detailed advice in advance of an application being received).
Applicants not awaiting Autumn trimester examination results can expect to receive the outcome of their application from Admissions in mid-January.
Applicants awaiting Autumn trimester examination results will receive the outcome of their application after their results are received and processed by Admissions. For current UCD students, Autumn trimester examination results are due to be released on 29 January 2026.
The Spring trimester teaching term will start on 19 January 2026 and consequently, successful applicants may be late registering and joining their new course in the Spring trimester.
Note: (opens in a new window)if you have already started an application, use this link to access it. When applications are open, there will be links provided below to start an application form for the indicated programme and they must be used only once.
Important Notes for External Applicants:
- For a UCD degree to be awarded, at least 50% of the overall programme credits must normally have been earned in UCD.
- Your official, ratified examination results must be supplied in good time before the end of week 3 of the UCD Spring trimester, for the application to be considered. Please check with your current university whether your results will be ratified and available in time. Provisional results are not sufficient.
- In 2025/26, the ratified results must be received by Wednesday, 4 February 2026 at the latest (i.e at least 2 working days prior to the end of week 3 of the UCD Spring trimester)
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Applications are currently closed.
If you are considering applying for a transfer, please check the fees implications at www.ucd.ie/fees.
Some programmes will not normally consider applicants who have been unsuccessful in a similar programme - full details are on the restrictions page.
All offers of a place are subject toUCD's Terms and Conditions of Offer. In line with the(opens in a new window)Admissions Policy, offers for taught programmes will not be made after the third week of a trimester. Deferral or Leave of Absence is not permissible for the trimester following acceptance of a transfer/re-admission offer.
In some cases, students may wish to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning in addition to that granted by the transfer process (see Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy).
All students must comply with the regulations of the University.
The above is summary information only. Full regulations are included in the (opens in a new window)Transfer Policy.