Undergraduate (CAO) Entry Routes

Information on all of the Undergraduate (CAO) Entry Routes to study at DkIT

Leaving Certificate Applicants

Northern Ireland/UK Applicants

Find out all you need to know about applying to DkIT from Northern Ireland or the UK including application process, hints and tips and much more.

Mature Applicants

Applications for mature students must be made directly to CAO. Any applicant 23 years of age or over on 1st January in the year of entry to first year of a full-time programme is considered to be a mature applicant

QQI-Further Education Applicants

EU Applicants

Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) Applicants

DARE Applicants

HEAR Applicants

Sports Scholarships

The DkIT Sports Scholarships are designed to support top athletes in pursuing and excelling in their sport while also undertaking academic study at DkIT.

General CAO Information

All first-year applicants must apply for entry through the CAO from early November. See important CAO dates and the full CAO timetable of events.

See CAO Information

Other Undergraduate Entry Routes (non-CAO)

There are a number of other entry routes to DkIT undergraduate courses. See details listed below.

Transfer to DkIT Applicants

Applying as an International Student

Get information on how to apply to any Undergraduate or Postgraduate course at DkIT as an International (EU or Non-EU) student.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

You may or may not have a formal qualification however, you probably have an abundance of relevant learning from life and work that we value highly. This learning could qualify you for programme entry, advanced entry, and exemptions through the RPL process.