University College Cork
Academic Info
- Preferred application deadlines are: October 15th for Spring semester and April 15th for Fall semester. Call for availability after these dates.
- At the time of application a student should normally have attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students should hold Sophomore, Junior or Senior class standing at the time of study.
- Course pre-approval is not available in advance of arrival; final registration takes place on arrival.
- Students can take courses across multiple departments.
- Medical & Health Science courses are not available to study abroad students.
- Mathematics courses are only available to Full-Year and Spring semester students.
- Students cannot take courses at or above the 5000-level.
- Standard full-time credit load: 14-16 U.S. semester-hour credits. The total number of courses will vary depending on the credit weighting of each course.
- Click here for more information on course selection.
Coursework at University College Cork (UCC) is offered by the four colleges: the College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences; the College of Business & Law; the College of Science, Engineering & Food Science; and the College of Medicine & Health. As a visiting student, you may register for courses across the entire undergraduate curriculum with the exception of medicine and health sciences. Mathematics is only available to full-year and spring students. An Early Start Fall option designed for international students offers for-credit classes in Irish Archaeology, Folklore, History, Literature, Music, and European Marketing and Management.
Location
Student Life
- Location: Cork
- Student Population: 16,000
- City Population: 119,400
- 1 Mile from Campus to Cork City Center
- 65 Miles from Shannon Airport to Campus
- 160 Miles from Cork to Dublin
- On- and off-campus social activities provide students with a vibrant social life.
- Over 2,500 computers are available for general student use across campus and within departments; wireless internet hotspots are also located on campus. Resident bedrooms have internet connections.
- The Boole library contains over 600,000 books, over 3,000 periodical titles and provides 1,850 reader places.
- Students live in University apartments with other international students. Accomodations are single room and self-catered.
