Admissions
How to Accept an Offer
When are offers issued?
Offers for First Year
Offers for first year are issued, via the CAO, over a series of rounds, from July onward. If offers made on any round are not taken up, further offers may issue on subsequent rounds. The vast majority of first year offers are issued in August, on Round 1, after the Irish Leaving Certificate results become available.
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2011 CAO Offer Schedule |
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Round: |
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Offers issue on: |
Acceptance must reach |
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Those holding a deferral Mature applicants who come up in random selection Overseas applicants who need to make travel/visa arrangements. |
Wednesday 06 July |
Thursday 14 July |
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0 |
A limited FETAC quota applies for certain courses. Offers for these quotas go out on round Zero. (For all other courses offers based on FETAC go out on round 1.) FETAC applicants who do not get quota places on Round A, may still get offers based on other results (if any) on round 1 or later. Additional mature applicants – e.g. if places offered on round A have not been accepted. |
Wednesday 3 August |
Wednesday 10 August |
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Any applicants who meet the minimum entry requirement and who have sufficient points. Including:
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Monday 22 August |
Monday 29 August |
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Any qualified applicant who has sufficient points for remaining places |
Wednesday 31 August |
Wednesday 7 September |
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Any qualified applicant who has sufficient points for remaining places |
Thursday 8 September |
Wednesday 14 September |
From Thursday September 15th there will be a weekly offer and reply schedule.
Offers authorized before 12 noon on Thursday will have a reply date of the following Wednesday.
Offers authorized after 12 noon on a Thursday will have a reply date of the following Wednesday week. The season closes on 20 October, 2011
Offers for Advanced Entry (year 2, 3, 4)
Adjudication of applications for years 2, 3, 4, etc. cannot take place until Higher Education exam results become available to us. First round offers are issued in July. If all first round offers are not taken up, there may be subsequent rounds of offers in August.
What must I do to Accept an Offer?
If you receive an offer, you will also receive instruction as to how to accept it and the deadline that applies. You must follow these instructions carefully. If you fail to respond to an offer correctly or on time, the offer will lapse and the place may be offered to someone on the waiting list. Holidays or absence from your normal postal address need not be an issue. You may view and accept a CAO offer on line at www.cao.ie. Since meeting deadlines is crucial, any applicant who will not be at their normal mailing address and who is unsure of the availability of internet access should authorize someone to open their mail and respond on their behalf.
What if I miss a Response Deadline?
The offer will lapse. If your try to accept an offer on line after the deadline has expired, you will be unable to do so. If you mail your acceptance and it reaches CAO after the deadline, they will notify you that you have missed the deadline and refer you to the college. Colleges are under no obligation to consider applicants whose response arrives after the deadline. Usually there is a waiting list for each course and, when an acceptance does not arrive on time, the place may already have been offered to someone on that list. In this case it will no longer be available to the original offeree.
That being said, we may, at our own absolute discretion, accept late responses. It may be easier to be flexible about late responses on rounds A and Zero. From round 1 onward and particularly for certain high demand courses that have a very limited intake, (e.g. nursing, childcare, social studies, etc). it may not be possible to accommodate late responses.
Please contact Registry, (074) 918 6120 if you miss the deadline. But be warned, missing an acceptance deadline may mean you miss out on a place in college.
What if I want to Defer?
Click here for information on deferral.
What happens if I accept a course but get an offer for a different course later on?
If, having accepted one offer, you subsequently receive an offer for another course (or college), you are free to accept the alternative offer or not. Please note that you can only hold one valid acceptance at a time. So, if you accept a later offer, the original offer will lapse. Once the original offer lapses, that place may then be offered to another candidate and in that case it would no longer be available to you should you wish to change your mind again. So, think carefully before making a decision.
What should I do if I accept an offer and then change my mind?
If you change your mind because you have an alternative offer, see above.
If you do not have an alternative offer but simply find that are unable to attend college, you can apply to defer entering college until the next year. Note that LYIT normally only grants deferrals on medical grounds or for similarly serious reasons.
If have simply changed your mind about going to college, for example if you have decided, instead, to repeat the Leaving Certificate, travel, or to take a job, then it would be helpful if you notified the college that you do not, after all, plan to attend. This will enable the college to offer that place to someone else on the waiting list. In any case, whether you notify the college or not, if you fail to register as instructed, you will be deemed to have lost interest and the place may be offered to someone else.
Once I’ve submitted a Formal Acceptance, What next?
If you have applied for a student support grant, you should inform the grant authority which course you have accepted. This will enable them to complete the processing of you grant application. See the student finance website for more information
Registration
Registration followed by induction and orientation will take place on Monday September 12 in 2011. Class begins on September 13th.
We write to those who have formally accepted a place with instructions about registration. Note that our main registration is on Monday September 12th. If you receive an offer on round 2 or later, the letter may not reach you on time. You should come to register on Sept 12th ( or as soon as possible thereafter) bringing a copy of your offer/acceptance with you. More on registration.
To save queuing time on registration day, you can also go ahead and complete the HEA on-line survey. Please click here to connect directly to the data collection page.
You might consider organizing your accommodation.
Can I change course after I register?
Once you have actually registered for particular first year programme it is not usually possible to change to another. To change to another first year programme after registration, you would be required to re-apply via the CAO. If there were still Vacant Places available on the programme to which you wished to transfer and if you met the entry requirements it might be possible to make the switch in the current year.
However, normally such a change would almost certainly mean waiting until the following year. It safer to assume any such change will not be possible. Research your options thoroughly before making an application. Finalize your options by July 1st.
For advanced entry and add-on programmes (i.e. years 2 and subsequently), it may be possible to transfer to another programme post registration, depending on the degree of fit between your qualifications/education to date and the course in to which you hope to transfer. Each case is different and would have to be decided in conjunction with the Head of School. If the transfer were agreed, the head of School would notify Registry and the student would have to present at Registry in order to formally de-register from the first programme and re-register for the alternative programme