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How to Apply
Receiving an offer
Offers to all successful EU applicants (school leavers) are made
through the CAO in August following the publication of Leaving
Certificate and GCE A-Level results. The University does not
make conditional offers prior to the publication of examination
results; however, the level at which entry was granted in 2012
may give an indication of the level of achievement required
for 2013. Applicants are advised that the competitive entry
level may fluctuate (see the 2012 entry levels at
Offers to successful mature student applicants and to candidates
who have deferred entry from the previous year will be issued by
CAO in early July.
Accepting an offer
Applicants who wish to accept an offer of a place must return a
formal acceptance notice to CAO, either online or in hard copy,
within the specified time period. If an acceptance is not returned
in time the offer will lapse.
Please note that if an applicant does not follow the instructions in
full, the right is reserved to cancel the offer.
Deferred entry
Students who have received an offer notice may apply to defer
their entry to Trinity College for one year. On receipt of a CAO
Offer Notice:
1 Do NOT accept the offer.
2 Write or send an e-mail IMMEDIATELY to the Admissions
Officer, Trinity College, Dublin 2 setting out the reason(s)
for the request.
3 The letter must arrive in the Admissions Office at least two
days before the ‘Reply Date’ shown on the Offer Notice.
Trinity College will notify the applicant of the decision in
writing. If the deferral is not granted, you may then accept
the offer for the current year.
4 In order to take up the deferred place, the applicant must re-
apply through the CAO by 1 February 2014 and the deferred
course must appear as the first and only choice on this
application.
5 After re-applying, the applicant must send their new
CAO application number to The Admissions Office, Trinity
College, Dublin 2, E-mail:
Students who were permitted to defer their place will receive an
offer of a place on the course in July of the following year.
A place may be deferred for one academic year only.
Transferring course and Advanced entry
Students seeking to transfer from a course in another third-
level institution to the second or third year in Trinity College
(Advanced entry) should consult:
Non-EU applicants
Non-EU applicants may apply online for admission to
undergraduate courses. See
for full details and to make an
application.
All enquiries from non-EU applicants concerning undergraduate
admission should be addressed to:
The Admissions Office, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 896 4444, Fax: +353 1 872 2853,
E-mail:
The normal closing date for applications is 1 February 2013.
Late applications may be considered for courses other than
Medicine and Dental science.
In order to be considered for admission all applicants are
required to satisfy the University matriculation requirements
(see page 26) and, where relevant, meet any course specific
requirements (see pages 27-30).
Due to restrictions on the number of clinical placements
available in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, non-EU
students may only be considered for vacant places.
Receiving an offer and accepting a place
Successful non-EU applicants will be notified in writing by Trinity
College. Students who wish to accept an offer of a place in the
College will be required to return an acceptance fee within a
specified time. Details of the due date and method of payment
will be included in the offer letter.
Deferred entry
Non-EU students applying for deferred entry should contact the
Admissions Officer, Trinity College, Dublin 2 in writing prior to the
deadline for acceptance of their offer.
