The National College
Overseas Applicants
Applications from residents of other member states of the European Union (EU) are considered on the same basis as those from Irish residents. The College also welcomes applications from qualified applicants from outside the European Union and each application will be considered on an individual basis.
Applicants will find additional useful information on the Irish Council for International Students website.
Entry Requirements
(Educational Standard)
Students from outside Ireland who wish to apply to degree courses at NCAD must have an equivalent second-level educational standard to that required from applicants who obtained their second-level education in Ireland.
Applicants to Year 1 will be required to submit certified transcripts of their second-level examinations (with an official translation to English if necessary) if they are successful at the portfolio examination stage of the selection procedure.
Students from outside Ireland applying to Years 2, 3 or 4 of courses must also submit certified transcripts of their third-level college examinations, together with two letters of recommendation from their college: one from either the Director of their college or their Head of Department and one from their course tutor.
In the case of applicants to Years 2, 3 or 4 these documents should be enclosed with the completed application form.
All tuition is given in the English language, therefore a high standard of comprehension of English is required. Applicants will be required to supply evidence of a good standard of written and spoken English.
Closing Dates
These are the same as for applicants from Ireland. Click here for a summary of closing dates.
Application Procedure
For First Year (Core) this is the same as applicants from Ireland.
Applicants to Years 2, 3 or 4 must submit their completed application forms and supporting documentation by the normal closing date. If they are not in a position to attend for personal interview they should also send evidence of their creative work appropriate to the course for which they are applying, in the form of photographic slides or photographs. Selected examples of their drawings must also be included, together with notebooks and sketchbooks.
