How to Apply, FAQs and Contact

The application deadlines are as follows:

• Full year or Autumn (Fall) Trimester: May 1st 
• Spring Trimester: October 25th

Science Study Abroad applications are accepted online via the UCD website.

Each application is assessed once you have applied online and uploaded your official academic transcript, a copy of the identity page of your passport and  proof of English Language Requirements, if necessary. 

After your completed application has been submitted online, an acknowledgment is sent. The application is then considered, and a decision will be sent following verification. If an application is successful and an offer is made, students are required to confirm their acceptance, but no deposit is required to do so.

Your home institution decides on credits to be awarded for modules completed at UCD. UCD Science are happy to provide full information on our modules to enable institutions to make decisions regarding the transfer of credits.

Once you have been offered a place you should contact your home institution's study abroad office to discuss your module choices. You are required to register to a minimum of four modules and a maximum of six per trimester. The majority of modules must be from the UCD Science programme. You may take up to two non College of Science modules. 

As a general rule we endeavour to commence the module registration process a minimum of four to six weeks prior to the start of term. This allows you to know your class schedule/timetable before you arrive at UCD.

You are required to register to a minimum of four modules and a maximum of six per trimester. You may take up to two non-science modules (from the Arts or Business programme, for example) but the majority of modules must be from the UCD Science programme.

You can make changes to your module (class) registration until the second week of term. The exact dates will be communicated to you during the Science Academic Advisory session which takes place during the orientation programme.

For the UCD Science Study Abroad Programme (including Pre-Medical track) fees please click here.

UCD Study Abroad students live in on-campus or off-campus accommodation. For further information on campus or off-campus accommodation, please visit the UCD Global website.

You will have access to free Wi-Fi while on campus.

If you are a U.S. citizen, you do not need a visa if you are studying for a trimester in Ireland; however, you will need a valid U.S. passport. Once in Dublin, you will need to(opens in a new window) register with the Irish Immigration Service; this will cost you approximately 300 Euro. You will receive further information about registering with the Irish Immigration Service during the orientation programme.

Please do not book your return flights until after the last day of the exam schedule for each trimester. Exam dates cannot be changed and are only issued to the student body mid way through the trimester. Dates are available on the UCD Key Dates webpage.