A-Level pilot scheme

Earlier this year, NUI Galway announced a one-year pilot scheme for GCE A-Level students to enter the University in September 2015. The initiative is intended to increase the number of Northern Ireland students attending NUI Galway. Around 200 places across more than 50 undergraduate programmes, with the exception of Medicine due to the Health Professions Admission Test requirement, were made available to students sitting three or more A-Levels under the scheme.

Currently the A-Level to Leaving Certificate points conversion model is based on four A-Levels, which is the equivalent to six Leaving Certificate exams. Approximately 80% of A-Level students only sit 3 A-Levels, which means the maximum number of points for these students is 450 points. In addition to this, a student might earn up to 65 points if they sat a fourth AS-Level, but this cohort is in the minority.

For each course, A-Level students will be ranked in order of their achievement in their best 3 GCE A-Level exams and places will be offered to the applicants who rank highest to fill agreed scheme quota places per programme. As with CAO applicants, all other minimum entry requirements will also need to be met.