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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
NUI Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
NUI Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Internal Transfers
QA252 New Entrants to First Year Fulltime Undergraduate Degree Programmes
New Entrant students wishing to transfer to another First Year Undergraduate programme
New entrants to First Year Full-time Undergraduate programmes in the University may, subsequent to registration, apply to transfer to another First Year Fulltime Undergraduate programmes in the University for which they are eligible. Such transfer requests will only be considered if there are available places on the programme to which the student wishes to transfer.
Students should be aware that transferring between first year programmes after the start of term may impact adversely on their academic performance, depending on how much of the academic year they miss. Transfers are permitted strictly on the basis that students fully accept any such possible academic disadvantage.
Students should also accept that where subjects/modules on the programme, to which s/he wishes to transfer, have restrictions on the number of places available (e.g. Information Technology in First Arts) and that quota has been reached, the transferee must choose from alternative modules.
Eligibility
Transfer applications must be received by the Admissions Office not later than 5:00pm on 30th October. The transfer applicant must:
• meet the matriculation and specific programme requirements for admission onto the programme to which s/he wishes to transfer;
• have the points required for entry for the programme to which s/he wishes to transfer
N.B. This application process is for 1st year students only . If you have already completed a year or more at NUI Galway and wish to apply to 1st year, please see below.
How to Apply
Applications will open in September (date to be confirmed) 2021. The Online Application Form must be completed and submitted by the end of September 2021 . Click below on the College you wish to transfer to in order to make your application.
College |
Course |
Arts | Click here |
Business & Law | Click here |
Engineering | Click here |
Nursing & Health Sciences | Click here |
Science | Click here |
QA251 Existing NUI Galway Students to First Year Undergraduate Degree Programmes
Students who have already completed 1st or subsequent years of an Undergraduate programme wishing to transfer to First Year of another Undergraduate programme
Subsequent to 22nd July, current Undergraduate Full-time Degree students of NUI Galway may apply to transfer to another First Year Full-time Undergraduate Degree programme in the University via our internal transfer process. Such transfer requests will only be considered if there are available places on the programme to which the student wishes to transfer.
Students should be aware that transferring between programmes after the start of term may impact adversely on their academic performance, depending on how much of the academic year they miss. Transfers are permitted strictly on the basis that students fully accept any such possible academic disadvantage. There will also be fee implications concerning which the student must make her/himself aware through contacting the Fees Office.
Students should also accept that where subjects/modules on the programme to which s/he wishes to transfer, have restrictions on the number of places available (e.g. Information Technology in First Arts) and that quota has been reached, the transferee must choose from alternative modules.
Eligibility
The transfer applicant must:
- meet the matriculation and specific programme requirements for admission to the programme to which s/he wishes to transfer; and
- have the points required in the current year for entry to the programme to which s/he wishes to transfer; and
- have approval from the Dean of the College to which s/he wishes to transfer.
It is a precondition of the granting of a transfer that the Dean of the College, into which the student wishes to transfer, confirms that there is an available place on the programme.
How to Apply
Applications will open in September (date to be confirmed) 2021. The Online Application Form must be completed and submitted by the end of September 2021. Click below on the College you wish to transfer to in order to make your application.
An application fee of €60 will be payable online in order to submit an application (this fee is the same as you would have paid to the CAO to make an application to 1st year).
Please ensure that you read the instructions above before applying and ensure that you have approval from the Dean of the College you wish to transfer to.
College |
Course |
Arts | Click here |
Business & Law | Click here |
Engineering | Click here |
Nursing & Health Sciences | Click here |
Science | Click here |