Expand+Leaving Cert Subject Entry Requirements
O6/H7 in English, Irish, Mathematics, a third language, a laboratory science subject and one other recognised subjects

Minimum 480 CAO points or equivalent, which must be achieved in the same examination s...

Hide-Leaving Cert Subject Entry Requirements
O6/H7 in English, Irish, Mathematics, a third language, a laboratory science subject and one other recognised subjects

Minimum 480 CAO points or equivalent, which must be achieved in the same examination sitting as subject matriculation requirements

Plus HPAT admission test. For scoring details see: www.ucd.ie/registry/admissions/ DN400_HPAT.html
Minimum entry requirements

Health Screening
Candidates for admission to Medicine (DN400, DN401), Radiography (DN410), Physiotherapy (DN420), Biomedical, Health & Life Sciences (DN440), and Nursing & Midwifery (DN450, DN451, DN452, DN453), Human Nutrition (DN262) are required to undergo a mandatory healthcare screening process prior to admission and from time to time thereafter, in accordance with a stringent healthcare screening policy. There are associated fees for these procedures. Students applying to these courses can find further information on these processes and policies and an up-to-date list of courses requiring screening at: www.ucd.ie/ registry/admissions/healthscreen.html.

Student Garda Vetting
Applicants to certain courses will also be required to complete an application to the National Vetting Bureau and/or overseas police certificate. At present, the courses requiring Student Vetting include Human Nutrition (DN262), Veterinary Nursing (DN310), Medicine (DN400 and DN401), Radiography (DN410), Physiotherapy (DN420), Nursing & Midwifery (DN450, DN451, DN452, DN453) and Sports and Exercise Management (DN430). Details are available at www.ucd.ie/registry/ admissions/vetting.html.

It is important to note that Healthcare Screening and Student Vetting are compulsory course requirements.

Irish Leaving Certificate

–To matriculate on the results of the Leaving Certificate, a student must present at least six recognised subjects selected according to course requirements (see Entry Requirements for each course) and must obtain at least Grade H5 in two subjects and Grade O6/H7 in the remaining four subjects.

– A student may normally combine the results of Leaving Certificate examinations obtained in different years for Matriculation Registration purposes. This concession applies to Matriculation Registration only; it does not apply to the calculation of points. However, it should be noted that students seeking to enter Medicine must meet the minimum entry requirements, including both Leaving Certificate points and matriculation, in the same sitting of the Leaving Certificate.

Acceptable subjects

All subjects of the current Leaving Certificate examination are accepted for Matriculation Registration purposes, with the following exceptions and qualifications:

i. Gaeilge – Bonnleibhéal (Irish – Foundation Level) will not be accepted for Matriculation Registration purposes.

ii. Mathematics Ordinary Alternative/ Foundation Level will be accepted for Matriculation Registration purposes, but not as a substitute for the subject Mathematics in courses for which the subject Mathematics is currently an entry requirement. Leaving Certificate points are not awarded for either of these subjects.

Applicants presenting Leaving Certificate results from previous which include subjects no longer offered should email admissions@ ucd.ie for advice with regard to acceptability and any exclusions which may apply.

Combination of subjects not permitted
–The subject “Physics and Chemistry” may not be presented with either “Physics” or “Chemistry”.

–“Agricultural Economics” may not be presented with “Economics”.

–“Classical Studies” may not be presented with “Latin” or “Greek”.

Laboratory science subjects
The following subjects in the Irish Leaving Certificate are recognised laboratory science subjects:

Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Chemistry (Joint), Physics.

For Science (DN200) only, Applied Mathematics or Geography may also be used as a laboratory science subject.

For Veterinary Nursing (DN310) only, Home Economics (Social & Scientific) may also be used as a laboratory science subject.

Assessment of applications
Admission to most undergraduate courses is extremely competitive. Entry is normally based on the points system for students presenting Irish Leaving Certificate examinations.

Notes
–Minimum points requirements can change from year to year as they are dependent on demand for each course, as well as the number of places available.

–For entry in 2018, 25 additional points will be awarded for a grade H6 or better in Leaving Certificate Mathematics, where that subject is one of the six subjects being counted for points purposes.

–Applicants’ performance in the Leaving Certificate examination is scored on their best results in no more than six individual subjects taken in the Leaving Certificate examination of any one year. This does not preclude an intending applicant from taking school-leaving examinations in two or more years. In this event, the choice of year for scoring purposes will be such as to ensure that each applicant is credited with the maximum possible score.

–It is still possible to achieve matriculation and subject requirements over more than one year. However, for admission to Medicine, applicants must achieve both the required subject grades and the points in the same sitting.

–The subjects and combinations of subjects not permitted for matriculation also apply when computing an applicant’s points score.

–The points scores for Medicine are adjusted when combined with HPAT – Ireland. Please see www.ucd.ie/myucd/hpat.

–For scoring of pre 2017 Leaving Certificate examinations, please see: www.ucd.ie/ registry/admissions/points.html.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extens...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

Restricted Courses
Applying for a restricted course – you must have applied to CAO by 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 if you wish to apply for a restricted course. The restricted course must be included on your course choices list by that date, or added to your application using the Change of Course Choices facility for a fee of €10 before 1st March at 5:15pm.

Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, e.g. the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment – restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words “(Restricted - see page 3 of the 2018 CAO Hanbook)” on the same line as the restricted course’s title. Please make sure to acquaint yourself with the additional requirements, if any, of the restricted course(s) that you have applied for and go to page 11 of the 2018 CAO Hanbook for more information about interviews and assessments.

Exception: If a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures with a course you had applied for by 1st February 2018, you may be permitted to introduce it on a ‘Change of Mind’. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+From your first day in the dissection lab to the start of your clinical training, student life at UCD School of Medicine is a stimulating, diverse and vibrant experience. When you choose Medicine at UCD, you choose early patient contact, a worldclass...

Hide-From your first day in the dissection lab to the start of your clinical training, student life at UCD School of Medicine is a stimulating, diverse and vibrant experience. When you choose Medicine at UCD, you choose early patient contact, a worldclass curriculum and an unrivalled calendar of social and extra-curricular activities.

Why UCD Medicine?
As a UCD medical student, you will experience a modern, internationally recognised curriculum that introduces patient contact and clinical skills at an early stage. Our modular programmes combine lectures and seminars from leading academics and practitioners, patient-led learning and clinically based real-world education at Ireland’s leading network of acute and specialist teaching hospitals.

You will benefit from a range of integrated international study options which will take you all over the world, and you will immerse yourself in the science of medicine through our acclaimed undergraduate student research programme.

All of our programmes are delivered at Ireland’s most diverse, student-friendly university.

Your First Year Experience
In your first year, you will be introduced to the science of medicine which underpins our clinical curriculum. You will learn about how the body works, why and how things go wrong, and how to treat and manage disease and ill-health.

Teaching methods include small group sessions, practicals and enquiry-based tutorials. You will also be introduced to ethical, societal and technological issues relevant to the practice of medicine.

Your first year is also an opportunity to explore the diversity of university life. Not only can you design your own degree with electives from across UCD, but you will enjoy a student experience that includes almost 70 student societies, 55 sports clubs and a state-of-the-art student sports centre.

Why is this course for me?
Our curriculum is patient-centred and continually adapts to the needs of society and developments in medical knowledge. You’ll learn from world-class educators and patients in state-of-theart facilities, immerse yourself in our acclaimed undergraduate student research programme and benefit from a diverse, international student population.

The main hospitals associated with our programme are St Vincent’s University Hospital and the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. In addition there are more than 20 other training hospitals and more than 100 primary care practices that facilitate your learning. You will also benefit from a diverse range of exciting international placement opportunities.

Expand+What will I study?
First Year
Focuses on core sciences. Highlights include:
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics
• Genetics
• Human Ethics
• Healthcare Imaging
• Science Medicine & Society

Second Year
Examines healthy organ systems.
H...

Hide-What will I study?
First Year
Focuses on core sciences. Highlights include:
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics
• Genetics
• Human Ethics
• Healthcare Imaging
• Science Medicine & Society

Second Year
Examines healthy organ systems.
Highlights include:
• Anatomy
• Dissection
• Interviewing patients in the community.

Third & Fourth Year
Complete the study of organ systems in health and disease.
Begin clinical attachments.
Highlights include:
• Pathology
• Microbiology
• Pharmacology
• Neurosciences
• Clinical attachments in Hospitals
• Clinical Diagnosis & Therapeutics
• Respiratory Diseases

Fifth & Sixth Year
Immersive clinical attachments, instruction in the various
medical specialties, clinical elective and professional
completion.
Highlights include:
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Psychiatry
• General Practice & Community Medicine
• Legal Medicine
• Public Health Medicine
• Professional Completion

The Medicine programme combines lectures, seminars, patient educator sessions, simulations, small group tutorials and clinical bedside learning. For a full course outline, visit www.ucd.ie/myucd/med/

Expand+Career & Graduate Study Opportunities
Graduates of the School have achieved worldwide recognition in clinical practice, research and healthcare leadership. Upon graduation, you must complete one year as an intern to gain full registration with the ...

Hide-Career & Graduate Study Opportunities
Graduates of the School have achieved worldwide recognition in clinical practice, research and healthcare leadership. Upon graduation, you must complete one year as an intern to gain full registration with the Irish Medical Council. You may then pursue training towards a career in a wide variety of specialties, in a diversity of settings, including hospitals and primary care facilities, or laboratory-based diagnosis and research.

International Study Opportunities
Our international network offers students exciting opportunities to gain experience overseas. Scholarships are available to support elective periods in clinical and academic centres all over the world.