A Guide for North American Students
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
NUI GALWAY A GUIDE FOR NORTH AMERICAN STUDENTS www.nuigalway.ie/international ENTRY REQUIREMENTS presenting a bachelor degree (in a related discipline with an overall GPA of 3.3 or greater) would usually meet the Undergraduate Entry Requirements - United States minimum academic requirement. Entry requirements for our undergraduate programmes vary year on year and from programme to programme but as a Standardised tests such as the GRE are not usually required general guide, we recommend that US applicants present however a personal statement and in some cases a the following to be considered for admission: portfolio or interview may also form part of the application process. • High School Diploma with minimum GPA of 3.0. Check out :www.nuigalway.ie/international • Plus a standardised test - minimum SAT score of 1090 students/country for more information. or minimum ACT score of 21. • In addition, AP or designated honours courses will be considered as required in relation to the chosen programme. Check out: www.nuigalway.ie/internationalstudents /yourcountry/unitedstatesofamerica/ for more information. Dr Ann Torres is a Senior Lecturer in Undergraduate Entry Requirements - Canada “ Marketing at the J.E. Cairnes School Entry requirements for our undergraduate programmes vary of Business and Economics and the year on year and from programme to programme but as Vice Dean of Internationalisation a general guide, we recommend that Canadian applicants for the College of Business, Public Policy and Law at the present the relevant certificate or Diploma awarded by the National University of Ireland Galway. Her research interests lie in the convergence of strategy, entrepreneurship and marketing relevant secondary school in their region. The minimum practices. In this context, she is curious about the confluence average requirement varies from 60% to 70% so please between e-marketing and marketing communications, as well check our website for updated requirements at : www. as between organisational strategy and innovative marketing nuigalway.ie/international-students/yourcountry/canada. practice. With respect to her publications, she is recognised as an accomplished case writer, earning a number of awards for Postgraduate Entry Requirements her work. Ann obtained an MBA from the University - United States & Canada of California, Berkeley and her PhD from Trinity College Dublin. Entry requirements for Master’s programmes vary year on year and from programme to programme, however as a general guide students from North America or Canada Dr Ann Torres B.A., M.B.A., PhD. FEDERAL AID & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Federal Aid NUI Galway is approved by the US government to certify “I first fell in love with Galway during a semester abroad in 2013, enjoying financial aid under the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program the life I could make in a city nestled for eligible US students attending NUI Galway as full time near the mountains and the sea that degree seeking students. supplied all the convenience and Non-Federal Loans vibrancy of city life within walkable reach. The understanding of work-life Private loans through SallieMae may be an option for some balance and the importance of community drew me back students, subject to credit check and lending criteria. For to work for a year in 2015, and just before returning to the more information please contact federalaid@nuigalway. U.S. I found the perfect master’s program at NUI Galway. Canadian Student Financial Assistance Studying Public Advocacy and Activism was an easy choice in a country that values humanitarian action and strives We also have many years of experience assisting Canadian for equality. The course covered aspects of community students avail of Canadian student financial assistance organizing, marketing, economics, business skills, as well as programmes, including providing programme information, film making and human rights, making it a unique program confirmation of enrolment, and completion of form for tax unlike any I have seen elsewhere, preparing me for the purposes. complexities of working in the non-profit sector.” Qualifying for EU fees Siri Rosendahl, Massachusetts, USA For the purpose of application an EU Applicant is defined - MA Public Advocacy and Activism as a student who has been resident in an EU/EEA member state for three of the five years prior to application and whose parents have been in full - time employment in an EU/EEA member state for three of the five years prior to application. However students that received all of their post-primary education in the EU but have not been resident in an EU state for three of the five years before beginning third-level education may also qualify for reduced EU rate of fees. Please contact [email protected] for more information on this. SCHOLARSHIPS NUI Galway is committed to attracting high calibre students from the United States and Canada. NUI Galway participates in the following Scholarship Schemes: Victory Scholar Programme http://sportchangeslife.com/ The Mitchell Scholarship Programme https://www.us-irelandalliance.org/mitchellscholarship Please check our website for updates and more information on how to make a scholarship application: www.nuigalway.ie/international-students/feesfinance/ internationalscholarships/ VISAS AND IMMIGRATION Citizens of the United States of America and Canada do “From my first few days in Galway, not require a visa to enter Ireland, but must still register to the start of my final year at NUI Galway, I can summarise my their presence in the Irish State with the Garda National experience in one word: opportunity. Immigration Bureau after arrival in Ireland. Galway lends its openness, diversity, and spirit to all its visitors and truly touches at what it means to be a capital of culture. Living abroad for my whole degree presented challenges at DID YOU KNOW? first, but has given me the confidence, courage, and skills necessary to adventure out far beyond my own expectations. A Law degree from NUI Galway meets the New Any length of time abroad opens up a student to new York State Bar eligibility criteria and our graduates perspectives and possibilities. have had their degrees recognized by the New I can honestly say it is the best decision I have ever made and I York State Bar. would not bear a resemblance of the person I do today without the unique opportunities NUI Galway and Ireland have offered NUI Galway is consistently one of the top Irish me. I have found a home for more than just my academic, Universities for employability – with one of the professional, and travelling career, but most importantly I have highest rates of graduate employment in Europe. found a home full of new opportunities. (96%). Daniel McFadden - BSc in Computer Science and Information Technology.