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Waterford Institute of Technology, 2021-06-01

Waterford and Carlow · Ireland · Technical university

South East Technological University

Technological university across Waterford, Carlow and Wexford: about 85 honours degrees via CAO, from Engineering and Law to Nursing and Sport.

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In English
Every degree
City
Waterford and Carlow
Apply via
CAO
Next deadline
1 Feb 2027

Deadlines

  1. 5 November 2026, 12:00 Irish time

    CAO application facility opens for 2027 entry
    Details

    Published twice: the last line of the CAO Timetable of Events reads "5th November 2026 - CAO application facility opens for 2027 applications", and the CAO Handbook 2027 gives "CAO online application facility opens on 5 November at 12:00 noon". Nothing can be submitted before midday.

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  2. 1 February 2027, 17:00 Irish time

    Normal closing date - the one that matters
    Hard deadline
    Details

    The last day to apply at the normal fee, and the last day to apply at all for restricted courses such as medicine. A late window, 5 March to 1 May at €65, takes other courses only, and an institution may refuse a late application.

    CAO publishes this as "1st February (17:00) - Normal closing date for applications". Confirmed for 2027 entry by the CAO Handbook 2027 (Timetable of Events and Table 1.1); on 24 September 2026 the Timetable of Events web page still showed the 2026 cycle. The fee at this point is 50 EUR. Restricted-entry courses - those with a test, interview, portfolio or audition, including undergraduate medicine - must be on your course choices list by now, with one narrow escape: the handbook allows them to be "added to your application using the facility to amend course choices (for a fee of 10) before 1 March at 5pm". They cannot be introduced during the free Change of Mind window in May and June, except where a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures as one you already listed. The CAO Handbook also advises applying online before this date and time if you need to sit HPAT or GAMSAT.

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  3. 1 July 2027, 17:00 Irish time

    Change of Mind closes - your final order of preference
    Hard deadline
    Details

    The last chance to change what you are applying for, five days before IB results. The list you hold on this date is the list that is scored.

    CAO publishes this as "1st July (17:00) - Change of Mind closes". Confirmed for 2027 entry by the CAO Handbook 2027 (Timetable of Events and Table 1.1); on 24 September 2026 the Timetable of Events web page still showed the 2026 cycle. This is the date the whole Irish system turns on, because offers follow your stated order of preference exactly and this is the last moment you can change it. It closes a few days before IB results are released in early July, so the order you submit is an order you choose without knowing your score. Decide it against your predicted grades and against last year’s points for each course, not against a result you do not have yet.

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All dates for this school (3 more)

  1. 20 January 2027, 17:00 Irish time

    Discounted application fee ends - 35 EUR becomes 50 EUR
    Details

    Applying after this costs more. Not a barrier, and a needless cost.

    The discounted online fee ends at 17:00 (CAO Handbook 2027, Timetable of Events and Table 1.1). Missing it costs 15 EUR, not your place: you can still apply at the normal 50 EUR until 1 February. The fee ladder is in Table 1.1 of the CAO Handbook 2027 and is the part most often got wrong: early online (discounted) 35 EUR by 20 January, normal online 50 EUR by 1 February, late online 65 EUR by 1 May, Change of Mind nil. Amending your course choices between 5 February and 1 March costs a further 10 EUR. Application fees are non-refundable and CAO states that no extension to any closing date is allowed.

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  2. 5 May 2027, 12:00 Irish time*

    Change of Mind opens - free, and unlimited
    Details

    Free, and it lets you rewrite the list entirely — which is why the 1 February deadline is less frightening than it looks. CAO Handbook 2027 gives 5 May at 12:00 as the "expected date".

    CAO publishes this as "5th May (12:00) - Online Change of Mind facility becomes available (Free)". The CAO Handbook 2027 gives this day and time but marks it "(expected date)", so treat it as provisional. You may use it as many times as you like to introduce, remove or reorder courses, but each Change of Mind "cancels and supersedes all previous course choices in any category in which changes are made", so the list you leave behind is the list that is read. Restricted-entry courses cannot be introduced here.

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  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After Change of Mind has closed. An IB applicant straight from school competes in Round One, with Irish school leavers.

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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Ireland

What you could study here

Every degree here is taught in English. What it is known for:

Pharmacy

MPharm · 5 yrs

HL 5 in Chemistry and in Biology or Physics, and SL 4 in four more subjects, including English and Maths.

Health

Veterinary Medicine

MVB · 5 yrs

HL 5 in two subjects, one of them Chemistry or Biology, and SL 4 in four more, including English and Maths.

Veterinary

Search all its degrees

6 faculties: what each looks for
  • Engineering: Engineering (Common Entry, Waterford) asks Maths SL 6 or HL 4 and two subjects at HL 5 (2026 entry).
  • Science: Science (Common Entry) asks Maths and English at SL 4; Pharmacy asks HL 5 in Chemistry and in Biology or Physics (2026 entry).
  • Veterinary, Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry: Veterinary Medicine asks HL 5 in Chemistry or Biology and 60 hours of animal work experience (2026 entry).
  • Computing: Computer Science (Common Entry, Waterford) is a four-year degree with streams such as Cloud and Networks.
  • Business: Business (Common Entry) asks HL 5 in two subjects, plus English and Maths at SL 4; you pick a stream later (2026 entry).
  • Media, Design and Music: Music (SE206) holds an audition; Art (SE207) combines CAO points with a portfolio (2026 entry).

What it asks of IB students

Six subjects with English (or Irish); Maths only where a course names it. Some ask more: Engineering Maths SL 6 or HL 4; Pharmacy HL 5 in Chemistry and in a second lab science (2026-entry pages).

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

The same subject is often taught on more than one campus under different CAO codes, so check the campus before you list a code.

All 2 notes
  • The same subject is often taught on more than one campus under different CAO codes, so check the campus before you list a code.
  • Music (SE206) selects by audition; Art (SE207) and the Sports Management and Coaching degrees ask for a portfolio.

Sources
  1. SETU — Course search (archived copy of 21 Sep 2026; live site blocks scripted reads) — checked 2026-09-26
  2. SETU — Engineering (Common Entry), SE700 (archived copy of 4 Mar 2026) — checked 2026-09-26
  3. SETU — Bachelor of Arts (Hons), SE200 (archived copy of 27 Aug 2026) — checked 2026-09-26
  4. SETU — Master of Pharmacy (MPharm), SE525 (archived copy of 9 Oct 2025) — checked 2026-09-26
  5. CAO — Course search, South East Technological University (2026 courses) — checked 2026-09-26
  6. CAO — Entry requirements for EU/EFTA/UK applicants, 2026 entry (International Baccalaureate, Table 1) — checked 2026-09-26
  7. SETU — Undergraduate prospectus 2026 (2026 entry: Engineering, Science, Pharmacy, Veterinary, Computing, Business, Media and Music) — checked 2026-09-30
  8. SETU — MVB in Veterinary Medicine SE526 — checked 2026-09-30
  9. CAO — Important dates for 2027 entry (normal closing 1 February 2027) — checked 2026-09-30
  10. SETU prospectus 2026, page 43: Media, Design and Music — checked 2026-09-30
  11. SETU prospectus 2026, page 10: Business — checked 2026-09-30
  12. SETU prospectus 2026, page 63: Computing — checked 2026-09-30
  13. SETU prospectus 2026, page 33: Engineering Common Entry SE700 — checked 2026-09-30
  14. SETU prospectus 2026, page 52: Science and Master of Pharmacy SE525 — checked 2026-09-30
  15. SETU prospectus 2026, page 59: Veterinary Medicine SE526 — checked 2026-09-30