Advanced Entry FAQs

Applications opened on the 1st March 2022 and will remain open until 31st August 2022.

When you apply for advanced entry to SETU Waterford, formerly WIT, via the CAO website you will receive instructions about the submission of any additional documentation.  All additional documentation is supplied directly to CAO.  Please be sure to pay particular attention to specified document requirements.

NB   Documents that do not meet the CAO specified requirements will not be accepted and may result in your application being considered incomplete and/or not eligible for offer.

Yes, you can apply before you receive your end of year results. Once you receive your end of year results you must email a certified copy to CAO.  It is extremely important that you include your CAO Application Reference Number on all documentation submitted. 

It is normal to have students waiting on practice placement results. It is not possible to determine if an applicant is eligible for an offer until the official result is submitted. Offers will be issued on an ongoing basis into September, as results are submitted.  Applicants must ensure to submit results once they have been issued.

Ordinarily only those applicants who apply for the following programmes must attend for interview: Architecture, Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture.

Ordinarily only those applicants who apply for the following programmes may be requested to present a portfolio: Architecture and Art and Visual Communications.

•  EXTERNAL applicants with all required documentation submitted on or before the end of July who have been successful will be issued with an offer from the end of July onwards. The offer will be issued via email.
•  INTERNAL applications will be notified via their student e-mail address in early July.

Please be aware that some courses require a Merit or higher to gain entry to the follow-on-course, it is important that you familiarise yourself with the entry requirements of the programme you are applying for.

No decision will be made on your application until you have successfully completed your examinations. The issue of an offer will be dependent on meeting the entry requirements and subject to the number of available places on the programme.

• INTERNAL applicants may attend class while awaiting their examination results however if unsuccessful, must leave class immediately.
• EXTERNAL applicants must wait until an offer has been issued by the university and accepted by the applicant. An offer can only be issued subsequent to the applicant submitting their official results from their current HEI. Provisional results are not accepted.

If you have made an error in your application please email [email protected] (using your SETU Waterford Student email account if you are a current student).  Please ensure to provide your application reference number and details of the change you are requesting.  Your change request will be reviewed and should we be in a position to amend your application, Advanced Entry Admissions will apply the amendment prior to the processing of your application.

SETU Waterford recognise that standard tests are not readily available and for 2020 and 2021 ONLY (in response to Covid-19) the Duolingo English Language Test and the IELTS indicator will be considered.  Click here to see detailed requirements.

Please note that the acceptance of the Duolingo English Language Test result has been extended for 2022 entry.

If you are an applicant living outside of Ireland, registration as a student of the university for the upcoming academic year 2022/2023 will be determined based on travel advice available see www.hse.ie

Please note that you may not be permitted to commence your studies at SETU Waterford for 2022/2023 academic year.

Please visit our International Office webpages for more FAQs.

There are many supports available to students with disabilities in SETU Waterford.  To avail of supports, students are invited to register with the Disability Office and participate in a needs assessment.  To apply for supports from the Disability Office please email [email protected]  Click here for further information

Applicants may only submit one advanced entry application for an academic year. Further applications made will automatically be deleted.