Please see our information on which Pre-sessional programme to take.

6 hours per week (3 hours x 2 days) + 6 hours guided self-study per week.  

Classes are on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10.:00 to 13:00 (Irish time) OR students can choose to take the course on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 14:00 to 17:00 (Irish time)

There are several continuously assessed tasks throughout the programme, an assessed written task and a spoken presentation at the end of the programme.

There is also a final test of academic language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.  Results of all 3 methods of testing are combined to give an overall score.

To complete this programme, students need to achieve the following:

• 90% attendance.
• 60% on all three testing methods i.e. continuous assessment tasks, summative tasks and end of programme test.

• Please email academicenquiries@ucc.ie quoting ‘Pre-sessional’ followed by your name in the subject line.
• Please forward a copy of the UCC Conditional Offer Letter + a copy of the current IELTS certification/DET result + Pre-sessional application form.