Applying to University in The Republic of Ireland

1
Applying to University in The Republic of
Ireland

• Central Applications Office, Tower House,
  Eglinton Street, Galway, Ireland. Tel.
  353-(0)91-509800 Fax [phone]
  www.cao.ie

2
Central Applications Office

• Students apply online to include
• Personal details
• Course choices in preferential order to a maximum
  of ten
• Education results at GCSE and AS levels. (If
  re-sitting a module, results can follow in March)
• Certified copies of the results to be sent to CAO

3
Payment

• Application fees are
• 25 before 20 January 2013
• 40 before 1 February 2013
• 50 for late applications 1 May 2013
• It is preferable that students outside ROI pay
• by credit card (Visa/MasterCard) or by a debit
• card (Laser).

4
Initial
Acknowledgement

• After submission of the application, student
  receives CAO Application Number which is used
  for all subsequent correspondence.

5
Results and Offers

• All examinations results are forwarded to CAO by
  relevant GCE Examination boards.
• Offers will be made in order of the highest
  preference.

6
Timetable of Events

• 5 Nov CAO on-line application opens
• 1 Feb normal closing date for applications
• 1 Mar closing date for course choice changes
• 1 May closing date for late applications
• 19 Aug first round offers
• 28 Aug second round offers