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Spring Trimester Transfers - Indicative Places

Subject to availability of places, applications for transfer or readmission to stage 1, Spring trimester 2024/25 will open from 15 November to 16 December 2024. If places remain following initial offers, late applications may be accepted in January 2025. It is unusual for places to be available in later stages, but any such places will be listed below when applications are open.

There is no guarantee that there will be places available in any course, nor that any application will be successful.

Applicants are advised to  refer to the relevant minimum eligibility requirements  and to  consult the UCD Course Search for course content information .  If, after reviewing that information, you have a query about potential compatibility between your current course and your target course in UCD, the respective  College/Programme Offices  are best placed to advise you (but please note that they may not be in a position to provide detailed advice in advance of an application being received). 

Applicants not awaiting Autumn trimester examination results can expect to receive the outcome of their application from Admissions by mid-January.

Applicants awaiting Autumn trimester examination results will receive the outcome of their application after their results are received and processed by Admissions. For current UCD students, Autumn trimester examination results are due to be released on  30 January 2025.

The Spring trimester teaching term will start on 20 January 2025 and consequently, successful applicants may be late registering and joining their new course in the Spring trimester. 

Note: (opens in a new window)if you have already started an application, use this link to access it. When applications are open, there will be links provided below to start an application form for the indicated programme and they must be used only once.

Important Notes for External Applicants:

  • For a UCD degree to be awarded, at least 50% of the overall programme credits must normally have been earned in UCD.
  • Your official, ratified examination results must be supplied by the end of week 2 of the Spring trimester in UCD for the application to be considered. Please check with your current university whether your results will be ratified and available in time.
  • In 2024/25, the final date for receipt of results will be 31 January 2025.

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CAO Code Title Major Code Options (if applicable) Approximate Number of Places Link to Apply Notes
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3+
DN120
Landscape Architecture
LDS2
0 0 1 in stage 4 (readmission only) Apply  
Engineering
NUS1

Stage 1 is a common first year. The post-stage 1 majors in the Engineering programme are:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Structural Engineering with Architecture

Application is subject to capacity in post-stage 1 majors.

1 Applications open for stages 2 and 3. Number of places is subject to capacity in those programme majors.  Apply Subject to capacity in post-stage 1 majors.
Science
SCU1 for stage 1
SCU2 for stage 2

The streams in stage 1 of the Science programme are:

  • Biological, Biomedical & Biomolecular Sciences
  • Earth & Environmental Sciences
  • Chemistry (includes Medicinal/Sustainable/Biophysical)
  • Mathematics (includes Applied/Financial/Statistics)
  • Physics (includes Theoretical/Astronomy & Space Science)
  • Science, Mathematics & Education

Applications are subject to capacity in stage 1 streams and in stage 2 subjects.

Please note there will be no transfer places in Pharmacology or Neuroscience.

Student Vetting is required for MATH10410 within DN200 Mathematics and Science Education.

<15 Applications are open and subject to capacity in individual subjects.  0

Apply for stage 1 Science

Apply for stage 2 Science 

Applications are subject to capacity in stage 1 streams and in stage 2 subjects.

Please note there will be no transfer places in Pharmacology or Neuroscience.

Agricultural Science
           
   
ANS1
Animal Science 1 0 0 Apply  
 
CPS1
Animal & Crop Production 1 0 0 Apply  
   
EQS1
Animal Science - Equine
1 0 0 Apply  
  UAS1
Omnibus
1 n/a n/a Apply  
 
ESS1
Agri-Environmental Sciences 1 0 0 Apply  
  FAS1

Food & Agribusiness Management

0 1 0 Apply  
  FOS1

 Forestry

1 0 0 Apply   
Food Science
FSS2
  1 0 0 Apply  
Health & Performance Science
MDS8
  0 1-2 0 Apply  
BA Joint Honours
BAU5
Application is subject to availability of places in individual subjects. 
There may be no availability in some subjects. 
Applications open for stages 1, 2 and 3. Number of indicative places not available at this time. Apply  
(opens in a new window)DN530 Humanities
         
   
AYS1
Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
3 3 3 Apply  
    CAS1 Classics, Art History and Archaeology 3 3 3 Apply  
    CAS2 Classics, English and History 3 3 3 Apply  
    CCS2 Creative & Cultural Industries 3 3 3 Apply  
    ENS5 English Literature 3 3 3 Apply  
    ENS6 English with Creative Writing 3 3 3 Apply  
    ENS7 English, Drama and Film 3 3 3 Apply  
    HPS1 History and Politics 3 3 3 Apply  
    HSS3 History 3 3 3 Apply  
    HSS5 Global Studies 3 3 3 Apply  
    HSS6 European Studies 3 3 3 Apply  
    ISS1 Irish Studies 3 3 0 Apply  
    ISS2 Irish Language, Literature & Translation 3 3 3 Apply  
    MCS4 Music, Film and Drama 3 3 3 Apply  
Modern Languages
BAU4
  3 3 0 Apply  
Law
LWS3
BCL/Maîtrise 0 1 (readmission only) 0 Apply Due to the nature of this programme, only readmission applications can be considered
Business & Law
BSJ4
  0 0 1 in stage 3 Apply  
Commerce
BSS1
  0 1-2 Apply  
Commerce International
BSW1
  0 1 Apply  
Economics & Finance
BSS2
  0 1 Apply  

If you are considering applying for a transfer, please check the fees implications at www.ucd.ie/fees.

Some programmes will not normally consider applicants who have been unsuccessful in a similar programme - full details are on the restrictions page.

All offers of a place are subject toUCD's Terms and Conditions of Offer. In line with the(opens in a new window)Admissions Policy, offers for taught programmes will not be made after the third week of a trimester. Deferral or Leave of Absence is not permissible for the trimester following acceptance of a transfer/re-admission offer.

In some cases, students may wish to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning in addition to that granted by the transfer process (see Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy).

All students must comply with the regulations of the University.

The above is summary information only. Full regulations are included in the (opens in a new window)Transfer Policy.

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