How to Apply
International Students
International students will fall into one of three applicant categories listed under Application Procedures. You will be either a standard applicant, a non-standard applicant or a mature applicant, and you must apply through the Central Applications Office (CAO).
IADT will assess applications and establish qualification equivalencies to ensure that you meet the required academic admission standard. Certified transcripts and English translations of qualifications must be submitted with your application to the CAO. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate that their command of written and spoken English is adequate. If you have not successfully completed English in the Irish Leaving Certificate or have not obtained a minimum of a grade C at GCSE O Level then you will also need to submit evidence of one of the qualifications listed below. Only then can an offer of a place be made. A copy of the relevant certificate must be submitted to the CAO with your application.
General English
| ARELS | Univ of London | Oxford | Pitman | Trinity College ( UK ) | UCLES | IELTS | TOEFL |
| Credit | Grade C | Credit | Higher Intermediate | 10 | Grade C | 6 see below | 3 see below |
Academic English
| AEB | British Council/UCLES/DP | JMP |
| 6 | 6 | Pass |
IELTS: Composite score in the range 6.0 – 6.5 with not less than 6.0 in any one component.
TOEFL: Computer-based test 215 or Paper-based test 550 or
University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Grade C or
University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: Grade A.
Results of English examinations other than those outlined above may be accepted. However, these results must indicate competence of a comparable standard to the above requirements.
If you do not currently hold the relevant certificate, please indicate which certificate and Examining Body you intend to submit and when you intend to undertake the assessment. These must be submitted by 1st June of the year of entry, to enable us to process them before the CAO offers begin. We will not normally accept other certification as equivalent.
Closing date for Non-EU applicants: 1st February, 2007
EU application
An EU application is one made by a person:
(a) who is permanently resident in the EU and who will have received full-time post-primary education in the EU for three of the five years immediately preceding admission, or
(b) who holds a passport from an EU State and has received full-time education in the EU for three of the five years immediately preceding admission.
Applications from children of EU Government officials living abroad are treated as EU applications. All other applications are considered to be non-EU applications.
Please note that Part-Time non-EU students will require Visas before they can start their studies at IADT. Please contact the Admissions Office on 01 XXXXXXX for more details.
