Expand+Minimum Points Requirement: 480 points from the same sitting of the Leaving Certificate Examination. (Applicants must achieve both the required subjects and the points in the same sitting.)

An Aptitude Test Completion of the required Admissions T...

Hide-Minimum Points Requirement: 480 points from the same sitting of the Leaving Certificate Examination. (Applicants must achieve both the required subjects and the points in the same sitting.)

An Aptitude Test Completion of the required Admissions Test (HPAT-Ireland)

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements:

GY501 Medicine (5 year)
In addition to the 6-year requirements, a H5 in Chemistry minimum. A merit order applies based on H5, if any, attained in the following: Biology, Physics, Physics/Chemistry or Agricultural Science. For further details, refer to the website: www.nuigalway.ie/courses/undergraduate-courses/surgeryobstetrics. html

GY501 Medicine (6 year):
Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/ H7 level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, another language, Mathematics, a laboratory science subject (i.e. Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint) or Agricultural Science), and any other subject recognised for entry purposes.

GY501 Medicine (8 year): Students entering the medical programme have the opportunity also to engage in a PhD degree through a period of dedicated research, so that after successful completion of a period that is likely to be eight years, both the medical degree and PhD are conferred. Students of the medical programme who are interested in doing a PhD will undergo a selection process at the mid-point of their medical studies, which includes an assessment of their academic performance to date and an interview. Limited financial support is provided for the additional three years. The programme and the research themes are agreed at the commencement of the research. Please contact the Medical School for further details (medschool@nuigalway.ie).

Additional requirements: Students must satisfy the Garda/police vetting and medical clearance requirements.

Matriculation

For holders of the Leaving Certificate, six subjects are required, with a minimum Grade H5 in two subjects, and at least Grade O6/H7 in four other subjects.

An applicant may combine the results of the Leaving Certificate examinations obtained in different years for matriculation registration purposes for all programmes with the exception of Medicine (refer to section 1(h)). This concession applies to matriculation only; it does not apply to the calculation of points for admission.

Acceptable Subjects
All subjects of the current Leaving Certificate examination are accepted for matriculation purposes, with the following exceptions:

Gaeilge – Bonnleibhéal (Irish, Foundation Level) will not be accepted for matriculation or points purposes.

Mathematics (Ordinary Alternative/Foundation Level) will be accepted for matriculation purposes, but not as a substitute for the subject Mathematics in programmes for which the subject Mathematics is currently an entry requirement. Neither will a score be awarded for a grade in this subject.

Home Economics (General), which has been discontinued from 2004, is not an acceptable matriculation subject for admission to NUI Galway. However, Leaving Certificate Home Economics – Scientific and Social is an acceptable matriculation subject for admission. The combining of the following subjects is not permitted:

• Physics with Chemistry (joint) may not be presented with either Physics or Chemistry

• Only two of History, Economic History and Economics may be presented

• Music and Musicianship may not be presented with Music

• 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

Bonus Points for Maths
A bonus of 25 points will be allocated to students who achieve grade H6 or above in Higher Level (HL) Mathematics. This means that the maximum cumulative Leaving Certificate points total will increase from 600 to 625 (existing maximum points plus bonus points).

The bonus points will only be relevant in cases where the subject HL Mathematics (including bonus points) is scored as one of the candidate’s six best subjects for points purposes. Consequently, if HL Mathematics (cumulative points score) is not among these six subjects, the bonus points will not be included in the total points score.

The maximum possible adjusted points score for applicants to Medicine will increase from 560 to 565. (For all scores over 550, each 5-point band equals one extra point.) The baseline score of 480 points will still apply but can include the bonus points if HL Mathematics (cumulative points) is among the best six subjects.

Special Maths Examination
The Special Maths Examination is for students who achieve sufficient CAO entry points and satisfy all other entry requirements but who do not achieve the requisite grade in Mathematics in the Leaving Certificate for admission to certain undergraduate engineering courses. For information on the examination and details on how to apply, please consult our website.
Find out more
www.nuigalway.ie/engineering-informatics/prospectivestudents/ specialentrancemathsexamination

Selection Scheme for Medicine (allocation of places)
In order for school leavers to be eligible to compete for entry to undergraduate Medicine, they must:

a) achieve a minimum of 480 points, and

b) meet the minimum entry requirements for the programme in the same sitting of the Irish Leaving Certificate examination or equivalent examination, and

c) complete the required admissions test (HPAT-Ireland) in 2017. Results are now only valid in the year of entry.

Further information on the selection scheme and allocation of places is available online. Applications for admission to the MB (Bachelor of Medicine) programme in NUI Galway from students who are attending, or have previously attended, all or part of a medical degree programme in another institution are considered only from those who successfully complete the examination requirements of the year of the programme last taken by them or being taken in the year in which application for transfer is being made in the institution from which they are seeking to transfer.

If those examination requirements are not successfully completed, an application may be considered if a reasonable interval (normally not less than three years) has elapsed and if the applicant, through her/his intervening experience and/or otherwise, indicates better preparedness to successfully undertake university studies again.

All such applicants must satisfy the normal entry requirements and standards of the programme to which they are seeking admission.

Find out more www.nuigalway.ie/admissions/procedures/medindex.html

Expand+Mature – Applying on the Grounds of Mature Years

If you are at least 23 years of age on or before 1 January 2017 and if your school leaving examination results do not meet normal matriculation and entry requirements, you may apply on the grounds ...

Hide-Mature – Applying on the Grounds of Mature Years

If you are at least 23 years of age on or before 1 January 2017 and if your school leaving examination results do not meet normal matriculation and entry requirements, you may apply on the grounds of mature years. In general, applicants are selected on the basis of academic aptitude, which may include certain Leaving Certificate subjects, relevant work and life experience, and evidence of motivation and interest in the programme area. These areas should be addressed in the written application.

It is strongly advised that intending applicants consult the Mature Students’ Guide prior to making an application for information on the application process and assessment criteria. Full details are available from October 2016 in the Mature Students’ Guide, which can be found online or by emailing NUI Galway.

All applicants intending to apply for Arts (including denominated programmes) in 2017 on the grounds of mature years will be required to take the Mature Students’ Admissions Pathway (MSAP) test as part of the selection process. There will be one sitting only of this test in 2017 and it will take place on Saturday 4 March 2017.

All applicants intending to apply for Medicine in 2017 on the grounds of mature years will be required to take the HPAT Test. Registration closes on Monday 20 January 2017 and the test date is Saturday 25 February 2017. Mature applicants must also have an Honours Science subject to Leaving Certificate standard prior to taking the HPAT test. Successful candidates will be invited to the MMI interview in May.

Application must be made by 1 February 2017 through the Central Applications Office. Please note that a late application cannot be made by those applying on grounds of mature years. The applicant must ensure that copies of all relevant information – for example, certificates, transcripts and a personal statement – are included with the CAO application.

Admission on the grounds of mature years is competitive. Applicants who are successful in gaining admission on the grounds of mature years are also assessed on the basis of their school leaving qualifications (if any) in competition with other applicants.

Find out more
Mature Students’ Guide
maturestudents@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/mature
MSAP test information
http://msap-ie.acer.edu.au/

CAO
www.cao.ie
HPAT test information
www.hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au/
Further advice and guidance
T +353 91 492 695
www.nuigalway.ie/mature

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

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

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 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 2017 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 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 2017 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 2017 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 2017, 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 2017 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 2017 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2017 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2017 at 5:15pm.

Expand+The medical curriculum in Galway is an integrated, five-year modular programme, following which you will be conferred with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine (MB), of Surgery (BCh) and of Obstetrics (BAO). This is a new, re-focused innovative curric...

Hide-The medical curriculum in Galway is an integrated, five-year modular programme, following which you will be conferred with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine (MB), of Surgery (BCh) and of Obstetrics (BAO). This is a new, re-focused innovative curriculum, in which your learning is centred on the systems of the healthy body and the treatments required when these systems are affected by disease. Our focus is on patients and on training our students to deliver the best patient outcomes, and to be caring and ethical as well as highly competent in the process. This educational approach is delivering very positive outcomes for our medical students, who are now leading strongly in national prize schemes, such as the Henry Hutchinson Stewart Medical Scholarships, a competition run annually in the NUI universities across 16 different categories, which is open to students of medicine and nursing and related health areas.

At NUI Galway, we aim to prepare students for practising medicine anywhere in the world by equipping them with the necessary clinical diagnostic and therapeutic skills. Your classmates will include the best students from all over the globe who have chosen to study medicine at NUI Galway because of its long-established reputation for excellence and student support.

We promote community engagement through our volunteering programme, and students are supported in pursuing their sporting interests or even joining our talented medical school orchestra. Double Olympian sprinter Paul Hession is in our current graduating class!

We offer a unique range of Special Study Modules (SSMs) in a wide range of topics, from Paramedic Skills to Medicine and the Arts. At NUI Galway, we are committed to helping you become the best doctor you can be, so that you can make a positive difference in the field of medicine. We also have an active undergraduate research programme.

Clinical placement
Our team of highly qualified and experienced medical educators are committed to nurturing individual students and helping them to fulfil their potential. We provide high quality instruction, using the latest technologies in our state-of-the-art campus facilities and throughout the network of medical academies in Galway and the local region. All students spend one full clinical year at one of our four associated medical academies – Mayo General Hospital Castlebar, Letterkenny General Hospital, Portiuncla Hospital Ballinasloe and Sligo General Hospital.

International links
There are ample opportunities to travel to other European countries on our Erasmus programme and to complete clinical electives in developing countries.

Expand+Foundation Year
▶ Physics
▶ Chemistry
▶ Biology
▶ Foundations of Medicine

Year One
▶ Anatomy
▶ Biochemistry
▶ Pharmacology
▶ Physiology
▶ Cardiovascular System
▶ Gastro-intestin...

Hide-Foundation Year
▶ Physics
▶ Chemistry
▶ Biology
▶ Foundations of Medicine

Year One
▶ Anatomy
▶ Biochemistry
▶ Pharmacology
▶ Physiology
▶ Cardiovascular System
▶ Gastro-intestinal System
▶ Human Nutrition
▶ Renal System
▶ Respiratory System
▶ Professionalism

Year Two
▶ Central Nervous System
▶ Endocrinology
▶ Genetics
▶ Molecular Medicine
▶ Reproduction and Development
▶ Drugs and Disease
▶ Health and Disease
▶ Organ Failure
▶ Professionalism

Years Three – Five
▶ Clinical Laboratory Sciences:
• Pathology
• Microbiology
• Public Health
▶ Clinical Disciplines:
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• General Practice
• Anaesthesia
• Radiology

Expand+Career prospects
Graduates from Medicine find employment in diverse areas, such as:
• Hospitals
• Private practice
• Education and research
• Community rehabilitation services
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Medical device companies
• Health ins...

Hide-Career prospects
Graduates from Medicine find employment in diverse areas, such as:
• Hospitals
• Private practice
• Education and research
• Community rehabilitation services
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Medical device companies
• Health insurance companies
• Medical journals

Further study
Honours graduates can also pursue higher degrees in a wide range of related disciplines, for example:
• Doctor of Medicine, MD
• Master of Surgery, MCh
• PhD
• Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Medical Science (Health Informatics)
• Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Medical Science(Endovascular Surgery)
• Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Medicine)
• Postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Health Sciences (Primary
Care)
• Postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Health Sciences (Clinical
Education)
• Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate (Clinical Primary Care)
• Master of Science (Regenerative Medicine)
• Master of Science (Medical Physics)
• Master of Science (Clinical Research)
• Masters of Science (Multidisciplinary Radiology)
• MSc and Masters in Preventive Cardiology
• Certificate/Diploma/Masters in Healthcare Simulation