Application process

Students must have approval from their home university to apply to study at UCC in advance of submitting the application form.

Nomination Process: 

• Universities may submit nominations on this link: UCC nomination form
• Alternatively, email your nominations to mb.murphy@ucc.ie 

Application Process:

Click here to apply: Visiting Student Application Form

Supporting documents to be uploaded with application:

• Official Academic Transcript
• Approval form-Please ask your home university/study abroad provider to sign this form before uploading it to your application Visiting student approval form- Word doc. version for downloading
• Copy of Passport or State ID or Government ID
• Official English Language Test Certificate

For students at non-english speaking countries/universities only

Please upload one of the following

1. IELTS Test Score: 6.0 (with no individual score lower than a 5.5)
2. TOEFL iBT: 79-80 or more
3. Duolingo: DET score of 110 or better (with no individual section lower than 100)

Email mb.murphy@ucc.ie if you have any issues.

Deadlines

Nomination deadline: 

• Autumn/Full year 2025:  April 30th 2025
• Spring semester 2026:   September 10th 2025

Application deadlines

• Autumn/Full year 2025:  May 30th 2025
• Spring semester 2026:   October 10th 2025

*Applications open in March and we encourage students to apply as soon as possible to secure housing

Courses at UCC

Students can only select modules from the Book of Modules for Visiting Students: 

Modules= class/courses

• Click here: Book of Modules for Visiting Students

*Entry to modules is not guaranteed and we ask that students are flexible

Modules marked as needing departmental approval on the module description:

• This process will be completed by the International Office at time of module selection.
• Your academic transcript and module request will be sent to the relevant department for review.
• You must have an academic background (studied classes) in that area to support your request.

Students planning on graduating early or needing very specific classes:

• Entry into classes is not guaranteed so please do not rely on taking them at UCC

Syllabus:
The International Office does not have access to the syllabus for each module.

• You will need to contact the lecturer directly or wait until they release it at the start of classes.
• Please note, the module description in the Book of modules may have to be sufficient.

Enroling at UCC and registering for classes

Enroling at UCC and registering for classes

Autumn/Full Year:

• Accepted students will receive instructions for the above in mid-August.

Spring Semester:

• Accepted students will receive instructions for the above in mid-November.