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+What is Animal Bioscience
The B.Sc. in Animal Bioscience is a degree in the biological sciences, with a major focus on animal health, disease and diagnostics. The animal health sector, globally, is experiencing significant growth due to a surge in ...

Hide-What is Animal Bioscience
The B.Sc. in Animal Bioscience is a degree in the biological sciences, with a major focus on animal health, disease and diagnostics. The animal health sector, globally, is experiencing significant growth due to a surge in demand for diagnostics to underpin animal health and disease.

Why study Animal Bioscience at IT, Tralee?
The B.Sc. in Animal Bioscience is an NFQ Level 7, three-year degree programme. The programme is delivered by leading life-scientists and veterinarians, and will provide you with an understanding of the key elements of biology, health and disease diagnostics in both production animals (cattle, sheep, pig and poultry) and companion animals (dogs, cats and horses).

Delivery of the programme’s emphasis on animal health and animal diagnostics is supported by

practical hands-on experience and interaction with animals throughout the first two years;

a dedicated internship programme in year three;

Expand+What are my career opportunities

Graduates of the B.Sc. in Animal bioscience will have the skills to work in animal diagnostics laboratories, national and international sales companies of animal health products, and within the animal biopharmaceut...

Hide-What are my career opportunities

Graduates of the B.Sc. in Animal bioscience will have the skills to work in animal diagnostics laboratories, national and international sales companies of animal health products, and within the animal biopharmaceutical industry. Animal health is a global sector, with global opportunities.

Progression
Students who have successfully completed the B.Sc. in Animal Bioscience at IT Tralee will have the opportunity to apply for entry into the BSc (Honours) in Veterinary Bioscience at IT Tralee.