Mature Students Ireland

Admission Requirements Summary 2011

www.maturestudents.ie

Access and Foundation Courses run by Third level Colleges in Ireland

Institution Athlone Institute of Technology Name of Course Foundation Certificate Programme Contact person Theresa Ryan Full-time / Parttime Full-time Contact Details Theresa Ryan Access Office Athlone Institute of Technology Athlone Co. Westmeath tryan@ait.ie, access@ait.ie 090 6468123 matureaccess@dit.ie Tel: 01 402 7626 Mob: 087 926 2271 patricia.byrne@iadt.ie Access Officer Tel: 01 214 4628 james.binchy@mic.ul.ie Tel: 061 204717 emer.sheerin@nuim.ie Tel 01 708 3307 emer.sheerin@nuim.ie Tel 01 708 3307 emer.sheerin@nuim.ie Tel 01 708 3307 kay.loughlin@nuim.ie 01 7086062 Imelda Byrne Access Officer Island House NUI, Galway 091 493553 Imelda.Byrne@nuigalway.ie Access Programme Office NUI,Galway Galway 091 493553 Imelda.Byrne@nuigalway.ie Alma U Fhlannchadha Cill Chiarin Conamara, Co na Gaillimhe 087 799 8675 cillchiarain@eircom.net

Dublin Institute of Technology

Mature Student Access Course

Will Peters

Full-time

Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) Mary Immaculate College NUI Maynooth NUI Maynooth NUI Maynooth

Certificate in General Studies (Foundation Certificate) Foundation Certificate in Higher Education: Adult Learners NUI Certificate in Science (Foundation Year Programme) NUI Certificate in Engineering (Foundation Year Programme) NUI Certificate in Finance, Economics and Business (Foundation Year Programme) NUI Certificate in Return to Learning Access Course for School-leavers

Patricia Byrne

Full-Time

James Binchy Emer Sheerin Emer Sheerin Emer Sheerin

Part-time Full-time Full-time Full-time

NUI Maynooth NUI, Galway

Kay Loughlin Imelda Byrne

Part-time Full-time October-April

NUI, Galway

Access Course for Mature Students

Imelda Byrne

Part-time September-April

NUI, Galway

Crsa Rochtanna do Mhic Linn Aib

Alma U Fhlannchadha

Pirtaimsireach Men FomhairAibrein

University of Limerick

Mature Student Access Course

Noreen Coveney OBeirne

Full-time September-May

Mature Student Office UL, Limerick 061 213481 Noreen.Coveney@ul.ie Downtown Centre Project Manager 061-233700 Rhona.mccormack@ul.ie Web: www.downtowncentre.ie

Shannon Consortium Downtown Centre (University of Limerick, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Institute of Technology & Institute of Technology Tralee) NUI, Galway, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Certificate in General Studies (FETAC, Level 5; open to mature students and over 18s)

Rhona McCormack

Full-time September-May

Foundation Course in Science & Engineering

Trish Hoare

Part-time October-May

Mature Students Officer NUI, Galway Galway maturestudents@nuigalway.ie 091 492695 Mature Students Officer NUI, Galway Galway maturestudents@nuigalway.ie 091 492695 Imelda Byrne Access Officer Island House NUI, Galway 091 493553 Imelda.Byrne@nuigalway.ie

NUI, Galway, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Foundation Course in Commerce

Trish Hoare

Part-time October-May

NUI, Galway, NUI, Maynooth and Athlone Institute of Technology

SIF Midlands Access Course for Mature Students and Schoolleavers

Imelda Byrne

Part-time December-June

Access and Foundation Courses run by Third level Colleges in Ireland

Institution NUI, Galway, St. Angelas College, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Letterkenny Institute of Technology Name of Course SIF Border (Letterkenny) Access Course for Mature Students and School-leavers Contact person Brian McGonagle Full-time / Parttime Part-time October-May Contact Details Brian McGonagle Access Director Letterkenny Institute of Technology Letterkenny Co. Donegal 0749186170 Brian.McGonagle@lyit.ie Brian McGonagle Access Director Letterkenny Institute of Technology Letterkenny Co. Donegal 0749186170 Brian.McGonagle@lyit.ie St. Angelas College Lough Gill Sligo 0719195575 kkennedy@stangelas.nuigalway.ie http://www.stangelas.nuigalway.ie/ 0504 28066 (no answer) 050428117 Foundation Course for Higher Education: Mature Students Sarah Grimson Full-time TAP Goldsmith Hall Trinity College Dublin 2 Tel: 01 896 3472 Email: grimsos@tcd.ie Fax: 01 896 2753 TAP Goldsmith Hall September - June Trinity College Dublin 2 Tel: 01 896 3472 Email: grimsos@tcd.ie Fax: 01 896 2753 Adult Education Centre Library Building UCD, Belfield Dublin 4 Thomond.coogan@ucd.ie 01 716 7584 Adult Education Centre Library Building UCD, Belfield Dublin 4 Thomond.coogan@ucd.ie 01 716 7584 Deirdre OConnor Tel: 061 213104 access@ul.ie 051302885

NUI, Galway, St. Angelas College, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Letterkenny Institute of Technology

SIF Border (Dungloe) Access Course for Mature Students and School-leavers

Brian McGonagle

Part-time October-May

St. Angelas College Sligo

Access Course for Mature Students and School Leavers

Karen Kennedy

Part-time

Tipperary Institute Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin

Foundation Course for Higher Education: Young Adults

Sarah Grimson

Full-time

UCD

Access to Arts & Human Sciences

Thomond Coogan

Part-time

UCD

Access to Science & Engineering

Thomond Coogan

Part-time

University of Limerick

Access to University Course (under 22) Certificate in Foundation Studies

Deirdre OConnor

Part-time January-May Full-time

Waterford Institute of Technology

Michael Lanigan

mlanigan@wit.ie

For further information visit www.maturestudents.ie ...a resource and central point of information for mature students, mature applicants and those who advise them Mature Students Ireland (MSI) is a national network of Higher Education Institutes in Ireland working for the improvement of services for mature students. MSI membership includes Mature Student Officers, Mature Student Access Coordinators and others working for the welfare of mature students in Irish Universities, Institutes of Technology and Colleges of Education. www.maturestudents.ie / info@maturestudents.ie

Mature Student Entry Routes and Application Processes At a Glance

HEI CAO only CAO and direct application Direct application only Late applications Interview For all Courses Interview for some Courses Access/ Foundation Course Advanced Entry/ Transfers Other selection procedures (Audition/ Portfolio Suitability test) Contact Web address

Athlone Institute of Technology

Admissions Ofce 090 6424489/6424695

admissions@ait.ie

Some courses may accept late applications up to 1st May, but this is subject to the availability of places. Please contact the Admissions Ofce for clarication on late application. Interviews are normally part of the selection process and are scheduled to take place during April and May. All Hallows College DCU Lisa Maye-Gregory 01 8373745 info@allhallows.ie

All Hallows considers mature students those who are over 23 years old on 1st January of the year the course is commencing. EU mature students apply directly to the College and an interview forms part of the process. Carlow Institute of Technology Admissions Ofce on 059 9175173 admissions@itcarlow.ie

Late mature applicants should contact the Admissions Ofce on T: 059 9175173 once an application has been made to the CAO to ensure that they are invited to interviews. Cork Institute of Technology Sinad O Neill 021-4335109 www.cit.ie/maturestudents

Further details available from www.cit.ie/maturestudents DCU Student Recruitment Ofce 01 7008510 www.dcu.ie/mature

Mature applicants (except those applying for Nursing ) must also submit a Mature Applicants Supplementary Information form directly to the University. No late applications will be accepted for Nursing programmes. Applicants to DC211 and DC212 will be required to attend for and interview and audition. Dublin Institute of Technology Cathy McCartney 01 402 3439 www.dit.ie/mature

There is no guarantee late applications will be considered especially in popular courses. No late applications will be accepted for restricted programmes where candidates are expected to attend suitability test, audition or submit a portfolio. (Architecture, Music, Drama, Art, Design and Photography). Dundalk Institute of Technology Eileen Lynch Tel. 042 9370236 Eileen.lynch@dkit.ie www.dkit.ie/mature

DkIT will only invite late applicants to interview if the mature quota for a programme has not been lled. No late applications are accepted for nursing/midwifery programmes, for programmes that include an audition as part of the entry (Applied Music, Performing Arts) or for other restricted programmes. Galway Mayo Institute of Technology Further details available from www.gmit.ie Letterkenny IT Brian McGonagle 074 9186170 brian.mcgonagle@lyit.ie The Admissions Ofce (0)91 742305 www.gmit.ie

No late applications for nursing or other restricted courses. Applicants for the Mature Nursing codes will have to undergo an aptitude test and interview organized by the Nursing Board. This normally takes place in April/May. For more information on this please view the http://www.nursingcareers.ie/ Limerick IT Admissions: 061 208262 e-mail: admissions@lit.ie

Further details available from www.lit.ie IADT

Further details available from www.iadt.ie ITB Marketing Tel: 885 1530 www.itb.ie

Further details available from www.itb.ie Institute of Technology Sligo Catherine Mc Nelis 071 9155381 access@itsligo.ie www.itsligo.ie

Mature applicants applying after February 1st are advised to contact the Admissions Ofce (071-9137213) directly with their CAO number to ensure they are invited to interview in April. Additional interviews will be held in late Summer, but some courses will have their mature places lled at that stage. IT Tallaght Maggie Ryan 01 4042173 www.ittdublin.ie

Applicants may be shortlisted for interview. Late applications are accepted but the quota of places on high-demand courses may be lled in the early rounds of offers. IT Tralee Valerie Moore 066 7191682 www.ittralee.ie

Non- EU applicants are required to submit documentation relating to their status in Ireland prior to attending for assessment and interview. While late applications are accepted through the CAO, the mature quota on high demand programmes may have been lled in the May interviews. No late applications for Nursing. Mary Immaculate College Limerick Admissions Ofce 061 204348/ 061 204929 Further details available from www.mic.ul.ie National College of Art & Design Finola Mc Ternan 01 6364217 www.ncad.ie/maturestudents admissions@mic.ul.ie

Applicants may apply to matriculate on the grounds of mature years. The NCAD does not have a quota for mature students, applicants are assessed equally on their response to the Portfolio Brief. NUI Galway Trish Hoare 091 492695 Maturestudents@nuigalway.ie

Applicants for Arts (GY101-GY120) must apply for the MSAP exam on-line at www.msap.acer.edu.au/registration Places are restricted in Programmes GY110-GY117 so include evidence of knowledge, and demonstrate experience in these areas in the CAO application form. Late applications are not accepted. NUI Maynooth Emer Sheerin 01 708 3307 access.nuim.ie/mature

Further details available from www.access.nuim.ie/mature St Angelas College Sligo Sean Kelly 071 9135658 skelly@stangelas.nuigalway.ie

Further details available from www.stangelas.nuigalway.ie St Patricks College Drumcondra Admissions Ofce 01 8842025 www.spd.dcu.ie/matures

All direct applicants are interviewed, CAO applicants are admitted on points only and are not interviewed. Tipperary Institute of Technology Development and Academic Services 0504-280-72 Further details available from www.tippinst.ie Trinity College Dublin Clodagh Byrne 01 8961386 www.tcd.ie/maturestudents das@tippinst.ie

All undergraduate courses in TCD are open to mature students. Some courses have specic entry requirements. Please refer to the Mature Student Guidelines booklet on our website for more information. Late applications will not be considered. University of Limerick Noreen Coveney OBeirne 061 213481 www.ul.ie/mso/

All full-time undergraduate courses in UL available to mature application. Please contact the Admissions Ofce for further information ( www.ul.ie/admissions ). Interviews are held for most courses. Mature applicants for nursing must apply through the CAO. University College Cork Mature Students Ofce (0)21 490 1873 mso@ucc.ie

Arts and Social Science (CK101 to CK116) require separate registration for the MSAP assessment www.msap.acer. edu.au/registration - normal closing date 1 February. No Late applications accepted. The Medicine programme requires separate registration for the HPAT examination - normal closing date 20 January. University College Dublin Ronan Murphy 01 716 8245 Mature.students@ucd.ie

Late applications accepted in some courses up to 1 May, subject to availability of places. Arts and Social Science require separate registration for the MSAP assessment- normal closing date 1 February. The Medicine programme requires separate registration for the HAPT examination - normal closing date 20 January. Waterford Institute of Technology Sile Curtin 051-845513 info@wit.ie www.wit.ie

See www.wit.ie for more information. Mature students are those aged 23 or over on the 1st January of the year the course is commencing. Late applications are accepted up to May 1st 2011