Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland

www.lyit.ie

Academic Calendar

Entry to National Certificate, National Diploma, Degree Course

….Deadline Dec 15^th (in the year prior to entry)
….Late Deadline Jan 15^th (in the year of entry)

Entry to Add-on Diploma, Add-on Degree …… Deadline April 1^st

Registration for International Students………… September 6 (Autumn Term)

Admission Procedure

The Institute offers four main types of courses:
National Certificate...... 2 years
National Diploma......... 3 years
Degrees....................... 4 years
Professional................. 2-3 years

Note : You can progress from National Certificate, to National Diploma to Degree, to post-graduate Degrees. While most courses begin in September each year, applications must be submitted several months in advance.
Tuition and Other Costs

Application Fees……………...70 Euros * (in year 2003)

Tuition.……………………….. 8,400 Euros per annum

Registration Fees…………….670 Euros (in 2002-2003)

(is variable and liable to increase)

* Application for entry to first year is made via the Central Applications Office (CAO). Applicants may use the CAO form to apply for up to 20 courses in various institutes of higher education in Ireland. Whether you apply for one course or for many, the CAO application cost is the same.

Documentation to be Submitted:

1. Completed CAO application form , to reach CAO by December 15th in the year prior to entry,
accompanied by
2. Certified copy of Examination Transcripts and notarised English translation of any transcripts/certificate not in English. In the absence of these documents it will not be possible to process an application. IOTCEF will not deal with applications where the applicant has failed to provide appropriate translations of certificates & transcripts

Note : Do not send original certificates.

Academic Requirement

IELTS ……..6, TOEFL ……560, UCLES ……Grade C

Entry to 1st year of any Certificate, ab inito Diploma or Degree programme -

Applicants must apply via the CAO system. Information is available on the CAO web site www.cao.ie

Academic Courses

National Certificate Courses (2 yrs.)	* National Diploma Courses (3 yrs.) contd.
Business Studies	Science Studies
Business Studies Office Information Systems Office Information Systems ( through Irish ) Legal Studies	Analytical Science ( 1 yr. post cert. )
	Food Science
	Degrees (4 yrs.)
	Business Studies
Computing Courses	Bachelor of Business Studies ( 1 yr. post diploma ) Bachelor of Legal Studies ( 2 yr. post cert. )
Computing
Engineering Courses	B.Sc. in computing with Data Communications B.Sc. in Applied Computing ( 1 yr. post diploma )
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Electronics and Computer Engineering
Construction Studies Mechanical Engineering Electronics	Design Courses
	Bachelor of Design in Digital Media ( 1 yr. add-on)
	Engineering Courses
Science Courses	Bachelor of Science in Fire Technology
Aquatic Science Applied Biology Applied Chemistry	Nursing Courses
	B.Sc. in General Nursing
	B.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing
National Diploma Courses (3 yrs.) *	B.Sc. in Mental Handicap Nursing
Business Studies	Science Courses
European Languages and Business Business Studies ( 1 yr. post cert.) Business Information Technology ( 1 yr. post cert.)	B.Sc. in Food Science ( 1 yr. Post National Diploma)
	B.Sc. in Analytical Science ( 1 yr. Post National Diploma)
Computing Courses
Computing ( 1 yr. post cert. ) Network, Satellite and Mobile Communications ( 1 yr. post cert. )


Design Courses
Design, Graphics Industrial Design
Engineering Courses
Mechanical Engineering ( 1 yr. post cert. ) Construction Studies ( 1 yr. post cert. ) Electronics ( 1 yr. post cert. ) Civil Engineering ( 1 yr. post cert. ) Computer Engineering ( 1 yr. post cert. )