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economy (IMD 2023).
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of Dublin is committed to
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engaged global citizen in
a rapidly changing world.
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generations to meet the challenges
of the future. Our beautiful historic
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truly international community.
Discover Trinity
01 Discover Trinity
02 Why Choose Trinity?
04 Undergraduate
Programmes
and Admission
06 Admissions Guide for
non-EU Undergraduate
Applications
08 Table 1.
Overall Competitive
Admission Bands Qualification
Table 2.
Science Subject Groups
10 Table 3.
Subject Specific
Requirement Levels
12 Table 4.
Competitive Admission
Band & Subject
Requirements Matrix
18 Additional Requirements
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Trinity is ranked 1 in Ireland
for employer reputation and
alumni outcomes
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Why Choose Trinity?
 Ireland's leading
university 
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Over 139,000 Trinity
alumni (graduates) in
157 countries worldwide
 world rankings
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34% of our students are
from outside Ireland,
from 125 counties
 in the world for
graduate employability
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Rankings 2022)
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in Europe for gender
equality 
Impact Rankings 2023)
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Undergraduate Programmes
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of four year undergraduate
degree programmes and
we accept school-leaving
examinations from many
regions around the world.
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courses/undergraduate
Minimum Academic
Requirements:
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the course. A minimum of six subjects
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six subjects must include a pass in
English and a pass in Mathematics
and a pass in a language other than
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be at grade C or above at A Level.
(Note: if you are not a native English
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English requirement may be waived).
— IB
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HL Mathematics or a science or
language subject. Your predictive
grades are used to make Conditional
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— US Curriculum: Unweighted GPA 3.2-
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in each session - no essay required)
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In the absence of standardised tests
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academic references and personal
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additional evidence of academic
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where relevant to the course for which
you are applying. Any standardised
test scores that are submitted will
be taken into consideration.
For more information on academic
requirements visit: www.tcd.ie/study/
apply/admission-requirements/
undergraduate
Please note that there may be subject
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please visit: www.tcd.ie/study/
international
International Foundation
Programme
Our International Foundation Programme
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designed to allow students to develop the
skills required to succeed in a competitive
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accepts high school diplomas from
around the world. Find out more at:
www.tcd.ie/study/international/
foundation-programme
Minimum English
Language for International
Foundation Programme
Requirements
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— 
— 
minimum overall score of 80/160

a score of 80 in literacy).
Please note that some programmes
have higher English requirements
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applications from students
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we look for in your application
depends on the education
system you are coming
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programme you are applying
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identify what the requirements
will be for you.
Minimum Entry Requirements
for the University
Minimum entry requirements are the
basic criteria you must meet to be
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from your high school or secondary
examination system. If you did not study


from Year 10 or later.
You must also have pass grades in
English and at Year 10 or
later. Year 10 is equivalent to the GCE


Most applicants must also have a pass
grade in a language other than English
at Year 10

requirement may not apply to applicants
who need a standardised English


Additional Requirements) because they
received their high school or secondary
education in a country where English is
not the primary language.
Admissions Guide for non-EU
Undergraduate Applications
For more details on Minimum Entry

 www.tcd.ie/study/apply/
admissionrequirements/undergraduate
Subject-Specific
Requirements for the
Programme


high school or secondary education and
achieved certain grades in those subjects.


programmes like Psychology or Law


Table 4

Table 2.



Table 3. If your
examination system is not listed on this
study@tcd.ie
and check if it is accepted for


International Foundation Programme

Overall Competitive
Requirements for the
Programme



examinations must meet a certain

 Table 1.


accepted for admission to restricted
programmes: Medicine and Dental

You can see which band applies to each
programme in Table 4.
If your examination system is not on
Table 1IFP@tcd.ie
and check if it is accepted for admission



To be admitted to an
undergraduate programme
at Trinity, you must meet
four categories of requirement:
1. Minimum entry requirements
for the University
2. 
for the programme
3. Overall competitive
requirements for the programme
Additional requirements
Trinity College Dublin – The University of Dublin www.tcd.ie/study
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GROUP A
 
as a 2nd subject alongside Physics
or Chemistry
GROUP B
Any of Group A or
GROUP C
or 

GROUP D
or Applied



with Applied Mathematics
Table . Science Subject Groups
QUALIFICATION NOTES SPECIAL BAND 1 BAND 2 BAND 3 BAND
   36 33 30
   AAA 
    
    13/20
  n/a   
  n/a   
  n/a   
China - Gaokao Gaokao (% of total possible score) plus high school result n/a      
  n/a   
  n/a   600
 3 core subjects and 2 electives in recognised subjects    
Russia - Attestat  n/a   

Herzegovina - Matura
   
 

n/a   80%
 National percentile    
Malaysia - UEC Average Grade of 6 best recognised subjects n/a A1 A2 
  AAA- AA-A- A-A-A- 
 AAA-A-   
Table . Overall Competitive Admission Bands Qualification
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SECOND LEVEL QUALIFICATION SUBJECT LEVEL
1
2
3
Leaving Cert H3    H6 or O6
  AL C   
 HL6    
     


    
     
 Gaokao 80%  New Huikao 80% (A)  New Huikao 60% (C)
  80% over 3 years   
  200 n/a n/a n/a


 3 Extended 3 Extended 3 Extended 3 Extended


   3 3
     3

and Herzegovina (Matura)
   3
 80% Year 12   80% Year 10 
 80%  66% 60% 
 VHA HA  LA LA
 A+ A   C+
 A  C D D
 EA HA CA  
     
 A2    
Table . Subject Specific Requirement Levels
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3 Ancient and Medieval History and Culture
3 Ancient History and Archaeology (JH)
2 
Mathematics
2  Mathematics
French
1
2  Mathematics
German
1
2  Mathematics
Language other than English
2
2  Mathematics
Language other than English
2
2  Mathematics

1
2  Mathematics
3 Classical Civilisation (JH)
3 Classical Languages (JH) Language other than English
2
3  Language other than English
2
3  Mathematics
Language other than English
2
or English
2
Group C
2
3  Language other than English
and English
2
3 
*
3 Drama (JH) *
3  Irish
2
2 Economics (JH) Mathematics
1 English Literature (JH) English
2
1  English
2
2  

1
or
2
+
2
3 
Table . Competitive Admission Band & Subject Requirements Matrix
COMPETITIVE ADMISSION
BAND (SEE TABLE 1)
PROGRAMME SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS (SEE TABLE 3)
FACULTY OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS LANGUAGES SCIENCE SUBJECTS (SEE TABLE 2)
 
** 
† 
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3 French (JH) French
2
3 German (JH) Language other than English
2
2  Mathematics
2 
3 
3 Irish (JH) Irish
2
3 Italian (JH) Language other than English
2
2 
2 Law and French French
1
2 Law and German German
1
3 Linguistics (JH) Language other than English
3  Language other than English
2
3 
3 
*
3 Music Education *
3 
2  Mathematics
2 
1 Psychology
3 
3 Russian (JH) Language other than English
2
3 
3 
3 
3  Language other than English
2
COMPETITIVE ADMISSION
BAND (SEE TABLE 1)
PROGRAMME SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS (SEE TABLE 3)
FACULTY OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS LANGUAGES SCIENCE SUBJECTS (SEE TABLE 2)
Table . Competitive Admission Band & Subject Requirements Matrix
 
** 
† 
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2 
Mathematics
2
3  Mathematics
3
3  Mathematics
2
French
1
3  Mathematics
2

1
3  Mathematics
2
Irish
1
3 Engineering Mathematics
2
3 Engineering with Management Mathematics
2
3  Mathematics
2
Group D
2
3 Geography (JH)
2  Mathematics
2
1  Mathematics
1
2  Mathematics
Group D
2
+
2
2  Mathematics
Group D
2
+
2
2  Mathematics
Group D
2
+
2
2  Mathematics
Group D
2
+
2
1  Mathematics
1
Physics
1
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
  
1

2
1 
Human Nutrition and Dietetics (Joint degree
**)
Group A
2

2
 Medicine
† Group C
1
Group C
2
1  Group C
2
1 Pharmacy Mathematics
Chemistry
2
Group D
2
1 Physiotherapy Mathematics
Group C
2
+
2
1  
2
COMPETITIVE ADMISSION
BAND (SEE TABLE 1)
PROGRAMME SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS (SEE TABLE 3)
FACULTY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS LANGUAGES SCIENCE SUBJECTS (SEE TABLE 2)
Table . Competitive Admission Band & Subject Requirements Matrix
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** 
† 
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
admission. Age Requirements and English Language



Additional
Requirements
English Language
Requirement

in the English language. Certain high
school/secondary examinations meet this
requirement (I. to VI. below). Applicants
who have done other high school/
secondary examinations will need to
present an international standardised


High School/Secondary Examination
I. 
or better in ordinary level English.
II. 
in English language.
III. 

IV. 



V. 
better in English Language.
VI. 

International Standardised English

VII. 



(with a written score of 21).
VIII. Cambridge Advanced/

 
(no individual band below 6). For
Dental programmes and Clinical


 
(Academic): a minimum score
of 63 (with no Communication

 
overall score of 120/160 with

Table 5. Additional Requirements by Programme
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENT
All programmes English Language Requirement, Age Requirement
Clinical Speech and
Language Studies
Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practice
Dental programmes Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practice
Engineering programmes Fitness to Practice
Human Nutrition & Dietetics Garda Vetting
Medicine Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practice
Music Education Garda Vetting
Occupational Therapy Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practice
Pharmacy Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practice
Physiotherapy Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practice
Psychology Fitness to Practice
Radiation Therapy Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practice
Social Studies (Social Work) Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practice
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Additional
Requirements
Age Requirement


January 2008.
Garda Vetting

will be required to undergo Garda (Police)
vetting and will have to provide police
clearance documentation from the
countries and states in which they
have resided.
Health Screening

are made subject to certain vaccination
requirements and/or certain negative
test results.
Fitness to Practice
Professional programmes demand that
certain core competencies are met by
students in order to graduate and practice
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has special responsibility to ensure
that students admitted to professional
programmes will be eligible for
registration by the relevant professional
body upon graduation.
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Foundation Programme
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requirements for direct entry to an
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for more information.
Pre-sessional English
Programme
If you have not achieved the required
score on one of the International
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may be able to join our Pre-sessional
English Programme. Find out more at:
www.tcd.ie/slscs/english/pre-sessional
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the Admissions Guide for non-EU
Undergraduate Applications please
visit: www.tcd.ie/study/apply/
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the instructions to complete
our online application. Full
details on how to apply are
available at: www.tcd.ie/study/
international/how-to-apply
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