Transition Year
Transition year is all about selecting subject choices and keeping
your options open. Here you will find information and events at
UCD that are relevant to Transition Year students.
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News & Events
| Date For Your Diary: UCD Open Day – 12th November 2022 |
| Event: “So you want to become a Doctor?” UCD School of Medicine and St Vincent’s Healthcare Group held a virtual event titled ‘So you want to be a doctor?’ which took take place from 14 – 18 February 2022. This event was recorded and all replays are now available below.
Day 1 Recording: Monday 14 February Day 2 Recording: Tuesday 15 February Day 3 Recording: Wednesday 16 February |
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“Engineering Your Future” week-long programme for transi Applications generally open in December and it fills up quickly. |
Key Subject Choice Information
| If you choose a science subject & a 3rd European language you have the subject requirements for every course in UCD except Veterinary Medicine which requires Chemistry. |
Engage with UCD
| Encourage your students to Sign Up with MyUCD.ie to receive alerts and event notifications. |
| Would you like UCD to visit your school? |
| Book in for a Campus Tour |
Course Choice
| UCD offers 41 different entry routes in to degrees your students can study with us. Click Here for a full list of courses. |
Careers Portal
| CareersPortal.ie is Ireland’s National Career Guidance website, providing the most up-to-date and relevant career information and resources to those needing or providing career guidance. |
Qualifax Course Comparison
| If you wish to compare University course offerings please visit Qualifax course comparison page. |
Qualifax Subject Requirements Module
| Qualifax provide a very useful subjects requiement module which you can access here. |
ALL routes to UCD (HEAR & DARE)
| For a full list of Alternative Pathways to UCD click here. |
Scholarships, Fees, Grants
| Here you will find further information on Undergraduate fees, funding and scholarships. |
CAO
| The higher education institutions in the Republic of Ireland have delegated to CAO the task of processing centrally applications to their first year undergraduate courses. Your students will find all the information required to register and apply on the CAO website. |
FAQ
Current
| News items will be listed here |
General FAQ
| An extensive and searchable FAQ for prospective students is available here. |
Chat with Students
| If your students require further information on courses and/or college life, they can chat to one of our current Undergraduate student ambassadors online, in a secure and monitored environment. Visit UCD Chat here |
Chat with Staff
| Staff are also available to chat online, so if you have any course specific queries please visit our Staff Chat function here. |
Horizons Programme Explained
| UCD Horizons is the name given to the modular and credit-based structure for taught degrees at UCD. See Here For Further Details. |
Parents Information
| See our Parents information page here. |
Courses
Applying to UCD
- Irish Leaving Certificate Applicant
- UCD Horizons
- CAO Points
- A-Level/GCSE Applicant
- FET Applicant
- EU Applicant
- Non EU Applicant
- Medicine Courses - Graduate Entry
- Physio Courses - Graduate Entry
- Veterinary Courses - Graduate Entry
- General Regulations
- Minimum Entry [Matriculation]
- CAO Points Scoring
- Deferral Regulations
