Entry Requirements Criteria for EU/EFTA Applicants
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Entry requirements criteria for EU/EFTA Applicants (other than Irish Leaving Certificate) for 2021 entry Joint document of Full list of participating institutions page 4 Last Revision October 2020 Agreed Entry Requirements for EU/EFTA Important Note Please note this document refers to 2021 only. It is revised annually. For future years, it will, therefore, act as a guideline only. Adjustments to the scoring may be required where changes occur in educational systems, or in trends in grades awarded, in any of the countries described in the document. If such changes are necessary for 2021, they will be highlighted on this page, with the date at which they are incorporated into the document. Country Change Date of change Effective from A-level Update to NUI list of 4 January 2021 2021 entry recognised subjects Poland Suspension of oral 21 January 2021 2021 entry ONLY requirement for 2021 European Change in minimum 12 February 2021 2021 entry Baccalaureate matriculation requirement to award of diploma English language Acceptance of IELTS 25 February 2021 2021 entry ONLY requirements indicator and TOEFL Home Edition Norway Correction to 26 May 2021 2021 entry matriculation requirements Note for 2021 applicants In cases where 2021 examinations are cancelled or the mode of assessment is changed due to the current pandemic we will continue to accept the results if they are formally issued by the examining body (and the examination is one which we normally recognise), in accordance with the timelines for 2021 admissions. However, we will keep the situation under review and if there is a significant difference in relative grade distribution between an EU examination and the 2021 Leaving Certificate results, we reserve the right to implement a Numerus Clausus (see page 12) October 2020. This document is for 2021 entry. The matriculation and English language requirements are the minimum and will be higher for certain courses and in certain institutions. Applicants must also refer to HEI websites for details of specific subject requirements and previous points requirements. Page 2 of 99 Agreed Entry Requirements for EU/EFTA Contents Participating Institutions ........................................................................................... 4 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 5 1. Background ................................................................................................................... 5 2. Scope of the Document .................................................................................................. 5 3. Minimum Entry Requirements (Matriculation) .................................................................... 6 4. English Language requirements ....................................................................................... 6 5. Application process ........................................................................................................ 8 6. Evaluating Applications ................................................................................................... 8 7. EU applicants presenting non-EU qualifications .................................................................. 9 8. Applicant’s Responsibility ................................................................................................ 9 9. Bonus points for Mathematics ........................................................................................ 10 10. Subjects not available in examination ............................................................................. 10 Understanding the page for each country ................................................................. 11 Undergraduate Applications Appeals Process ........................................................... 13 Glossary ................................................................................................................... 14 Austria ...................................................................................................................... 15 Belgium .................................................................................................................... 17 Bulgaria .................................................................................................................... 19 Croatia ...................................................................................................................... 21 Cyprus ...................................................................................................................... 23 Czech Republic ......................................................................................................... 25 Denmark ................................................................................................................... 27 Estonia ..................................................................................................................... 29 Finland ..................................................................................................................... 31 France ...................................................................................................................... 33 Germany ................................................................................................................... 35 Greece ...................................................................................................................... 37 Hungary.................................................................................................................... 39 Iceland ..................................................................................................................... 41 Italy ......................................................................................................................... 43 Latvia ....................................................................................................................... 45 Liechtenstein ............................................................................................................ 47 Lithuania .................................................................................................................. 49 Luxembourg ............................................................................................................. 51 Malta ........................................................................................................................ 53 Netherlands .............................................................................................................. 55 Norway ..................................................................................................................... 57 Poland ...................................................................................................................... 59 Portugal ................................................................................................................... 62 Romania ................................................................................................................... 64 Scotland ................................................................................................................... 66 Slovakia .................................................................................................................... 68 Slovenia.................................................................................................................... 70 Spain ........................................................................................................................ 72 Sweden .................................................................................................................... 74 Switzerland .............................................................................................................. 76 United Kingdom ........................................................................................................ 79 A-level/GCSE .......................................................................................................................... 79 Welsh Baccalaureate ............................................................................................................... 82 Cambridge Pre-U .................................................................................................................... 82 Multi-national Qualifications..................................................................................... 84 European Baccalaureate ........................................................................................................... 84 International Baccalaureate ...................................................................................................... 86 International Certificate of Christian Education (ICCE) ................................................................. 88 Appendix: Guideline of Recognised subjects ............................................................. 90 NUI List of Recognised Subjects ................................................................................................ 91 October 2020. This document is for 2021 entry. The matriculation and English language requirements are the minimum and will be higher for certain courses and in certain institutions. Applicants must also refer to HEI websites for details of specific subject requirements and previous points requirements. Page 3 of 99 Agreed Entry Requirements for