Applicants from QQI-FET Awards
Carlow College, St. Patrick’s welcomes all Applicants who have obtained a QQI-FET (formerly known as FETAC) level 5/6 Award. QQI-FET Applicants are assessed separately from all other Applicants and do not have to meet minimum entry requirements based on leaving certificate results.
Carlow College does NOT have a limit on the number of QQI-FET Students that can be accepted onto any of its’ Degree programmes. Therefore, any QQI-FET Learner that meets the outlined requirements may be accepted onto a Degree programme at Carlow College.
Individuals who wish to apply for the level 7 or level 8 programmes at Carlow College, St. Patrick’s must hold a full QQI-FET level 5 award, and meet the points requirements. Visit Careers Portal to convert your QQI-FET award to CAO points.
QQI-FET applicants may apply for entry onto year two of any of our undergraduate degree programmes. This applies where an applicant has gained a full Level 6 award (120 credits) in a programme directly relevant to the Carlow College programme they wish to apply for. Find out more here.
- The easiest way to apply to CAO is to use the online facility. Go to www.cao.ie and click ‘Apply’. Applicants can also request a paper application by contacting the CAO directly.
- It is extremely important that all QQI-FET Applicants have registered with CAO before 1st February at 17:15.
- After the 1st February deadline, the Late Applications facility opens on 5th March. Applicants can make a late application, for a higher fee, until 1st May at 17:15
- Applicants will be asked to tick the ‘Qualifications and Assessments’ section that is relevant to them. QQI-FET Applicants must tick the QQI-FET Applicants box.
- After completing the online CAO application, including sections 1 – 11 of the QQI-FET Applicant Section, Applicants must post any supporting documentation, within seven days to: CAO, Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway.
- Applicants who obtain the required points for entry onto the programme and hold a full QQI-FET Award, may receive an offer in early August (Round 1).
Carlow College, St. Patrick’s only accept certain QQI-FET Awards for entry to some of our programmes.
| Course | Relevant QQI-FET Programme |
| PC402: Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Humanities | Any full major QQI-FET Level 5/6 award |
| PC410: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Arts & Humanities | Any full major QQI-FET Level 5/6 award |
| PC411: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English and History | Any full major QQI-FET Level 5/6 award |
| PC405: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social, Political & Community Studies | 5M2181: Applied Social Studies |
| PC404: Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies (Professional Social Care) | 5M2181: Applied Social Studies |
Applicants who hold a level 6 QQI-FET Award may be eligible for Advanced Entry, find out more here.
To find out more information regarding our Advanced Entry, please contact: Karen Delenay at:
E: admissionscc@carlowcollege.ie T: +353 59 9153243
