How to apply as a mature student?

All mature students must apply to the Central Applications Office before 1st February or at Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway.   

Applications must be made to the CAO by the 1st February deadline.  You will then have until just before 31st March to send any further documentation which may be required to the CAO - the deadline of 31st March is the date by which the information must be received by CAO - documentation posted on that date and possibly the date before (if in Ireland) will be received after the deadline and so will not be taken into account . After 31st March, DKIT staff will download documentation supplied to the CAO by that date and it will be forwarded to the relevant members of academic staff. Details of documentation that should be provided are provided below.

NOTE: Please ensure that you write your CAO number clearly on every piece of documentation that you forward to CAO in order that it be added to your record. Your CAO number is unique to you. No documentation is to be sent to DkIT.

NOTE: Programme-specific application advice is given below and all mature applicants are strongly advised to read this section of the website in its entirety.

Please note that Nursing and Midwifery programmes are managed by the Nursing Board and mature entry route into these programmes is not managed by DkIT. Please contact the Nursing Careers Centre of the Nursing Board (tel. +353 (0)1 6398500) for information on the mature entry route onto nursing and midwifery programmes.

Please note that for programme DK860 (BA Hons in Music) auditions are held for all applicants and the mature entry route into these programmes takes place as part of the audition process - the individual academic department contacts mature applicants directly. This is also the case for DK767 (BA in Community Youth Work) - all applicants are interviewed (mature and non-mature) - again, the individual academic department contacts mature applicants directly.