Am I eligible?

  • You must meet the subject entry requirements for the course.
  • If you didn't have these in your school-leaving exams, it may be possible to meet them from your university examinations (see Transfer Policy).
  • Some courses have restrictions for applicants who have been unsuccessful in a similar course elsewhere.

How many places are there?

There are no special places reserved. Transfer applicants compete with school-leavers.

How will I be assessed?

If you are eligible you will be assessed on the basis of your school-leaving results in competition with other applicants. We do not award additional points for previous third level attendance.

If you are admitted to UCD, you can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning for any modules which overlap with your previous study.

How do I apply?

All EU/EFTA applicants to start stage 1, Autumn Trimester of a course apply via CAO.

Note: registered students may apply
up to 22 July

 

Application is made to CAO and the normal closing date is 1 February  or 1 May otherwise. You must declare your previous third level attendance on your application. (Note applicants applying via access routes must apply by 1 February).

However, except for access routes, there is a special late closing date of 22 July for students who are currently registered in a participating higher education institution in Ireland. To avail of this date, you will need proof from your university that you are a registered student. Please see CAO handbook for details of this exceptional late closing date.

Applications open in mid-November

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 to UCD's Terms and Conditions of Offer. In line with the 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.

An applicant who accepts a transfer place ceases to be a student of the previous programme (this includes acceptance via CAO). Internal transfers who change their mind about the new acceptance within the first three weeks of the trimester may be permitted to change back to the original programme, subject to availability of places and with the agreement of Admissions and all relevant Governing Boards.

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 Transfer Policy.