Expand+Applicants from Northern Ireland or the UK have to meet the matriculation requirement of 5 different subjects which must include

•Mathematics at GCSE (Grade A* - C) or better

•English (or Irish) at GCSE (Grade A* - C) or better

•One subjec...

Hide-Applicants from Northern Ireland or the UK have to meet the matriculation requirement of 5 different subjects which must include

•Mathematics at GCSE (Grade A* - C) or better

•English (or Irish) at GCSE (Grade A* - C) or better

•One subject at: ‘A Level’ (Grade A* - E) or Applied A-Level (Grade A* - E) or BTEC National Level 3 (Subsidiary Diploma, 90-Credit Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma) (Pass, Merit or Distinction). or OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 (Subsidiary Diploma, 90-Credit Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma) (Pass, Merit or Distinction).

•The remaining subjects must be different from that presented above and may be drawn from recognised subjects at: GCSE (Grade A* - C) and/or AS Level’ (Grades A - E) and/or ‘A-level’ (Grades A* - E) and/or Applied ‘A-level’ (Grade A* - E) and/or BTEC National Level 3 (Subsidiary Diploma, 90-Credit Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma) (Pass, Merit or Distinction) and/or OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3.

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

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

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

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2017 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2017 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2017 CAO Handbook: Fee €50 Closing Date: 22nd July 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.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2017 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2017, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2017 CAO Handbook.

Late Applications (Exception to Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these three HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2017 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

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+This is an innovative programme jointly developed by the Department of Computing Science & Mathematics and the Department of Business Studies. The Higher Certificate in Science in Computing and Business provides candidates with a range of skills in a...

Hide-This is an innovative programme jointly developed by the Department of Computing Science & Mathematics and the Department of Business Studies. The Higher Certificate in Science in Computing and Business provides candidates with a range of skills in a technological and business context. It is focused to give candidates the foundation IT and business skills required for small and medium size businesses. These include basic IT skills such as web development, word processing, spreadsheets, databases and programming, along with core business competencies like communications, entrepreneurship, marketing and accounting. Candidates will also be trained in writing skills – letters/reports etc. necessary for businesses.

The programme has been developed to focus on:

•Providing a foundation programme for computing and business students, especially students who are undecided between business or computing.

•Providing opportunities for successful candidates to enter employment, with businesses, equipped with the relevant IT computing and business skills.

•Providing a recognisable qualification for businesses to be able to select suitable candidates for their work force.

•Provide a language stream for International students so that they could begin on their chosen stream whilst learning basic English. A two year programme would also be cost effective for some students.

•Provide a viable part time programme for students with outside commitments

•Providing an alternative progression pathway for Level 7 students having difficulty in some first year modules.

•Providing opportunities for mature candidates with little or no qualifications to re-enter formal education.

Expand+Progression Opportunities:

we are committed to provide a Level 7 Add-On Programme that follows on directly from the Higher Certificate in Science in Computing & Business. This Level 7 programme is expected to tbe offered for the first time in 201...

Hide-Progression Opportunities:

we are committed to provide a Level 7 Add-On Programme that follows on directly from the Higher Certificate in Science in Computing & Business. This Level 7 programme is expected to tbe offered for the first time in 2019/20.

An alternative progression route is into year 2 of a dedicated level 7 programme in Computing or Business.

•Entry into the year 2 of the BSc in Computing is dependent on the candidate achieving 60 credits of the programme – 40 of the credit must be in Group Elective 2 (Computing).

•Entry into the year 2 of the BB in Business & Management is dependent on the candidate achieving 60 credits of the programme – 40 if the credits must be in Group Elective 1 (Business).

Transfer into level 8 programmes depend on the candidate reaching an appropriate Grade Point Average in a suitable suite of modules as it would be required for the transfer from the equivalent level 7 programme.