International Students from Non E.U. Countries Currently Resident in Ireland

Language Assessment Details

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• Completed application forms must to be returned to the college by Friday 8th August 2008.

• Students who apply to the college after the closing date for applications will only have their applications processed if there are places available on the course of their choice.

• Applicants will be invited to attend the college for a compulsory English assessment or alternatively applicants who have obtained an internationally recognised language qualification namely l.E.L.T.S. or The Certificate in Proficiency offered by Cambridge should enclose a copy of their certification with their application form.

• Those with an I.E.L.T.S qualification should have achieved on overall score of at least 6 and have passed all modules including:

• Listening

• Academic Reading

• AcademicWriting

• Speaking

• Students who have successfully completed the Irish Leaving Certificate or an Irish Further Education Course are exempt from the language test.

• See below for dates of language tests.

• E.U. nationals are not required to pay tuition fees but must pay a college activity fee of €200. This activity fee does not cover the cost of text books or examination fees.

• Applicants who fulfill the language requirement will be invited to attend the college for interview/enrolment in late August/early September.

• Completed application forms must to be returned to the college by the Friday 8th August 2008.

• Students who apply to the college after the closing date for applications will only have their applications processed if there are places available on the course of their choice.

• Applicants will be invited to attend the college for a compulsory English language assessment or alternatively applicants who have obtained an internationally recognised I.E.L.T.S. or the Certificate in Proficiency offered by Cambridge should enclose a copy of their certification with their application form. Those with an I.E.L.T.S qualification should have achieved an overall score of at least 6 and have passed all modules including:

• Listening

• Academic Reading

• Academic Writing

• Speaking

• Students who have successfully completed the Irish Leaving Certificate or an Irish Further Education Course are exempt from the language test. See below for dates of language test.

• Applicants, who fulfill the English language requirement, will be invited to attend the college for interview/enrolment in late August/early September.

• International Students from Non -E.U. countries, with the exception of applicants who have special leave to remain in Ireland, (see section 4) are obliged to pay a Department of Education fee of €3,653 plus the relevant course fees.

• This fee does not include the cost of text books or exam fees. 

• Applicants who fulfill all of the above criteria i.e.,

• have fulfilled the language criteria.

• have been offered a college place.

•  have paid the full fee.

will be provided with a letter from the college to assist with the application for a student visa.

• Visa applicants should note that visas will only be granted to students who study a course listed on the Department of Education and Science website (www.education.ie) under the link Internationalisation Register. Applicants should consult this website and check the Cork College of Commerce courses listed on the Internationalisation Register - List of Approved Courses.

• It is the responsibility of the prospective student to deal with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Under no circumstances will the college become involved in this process.

• Students who are granted a student visa must provide the college with a copy of this documentation.

• Students who do not succeed in acquiring a visa, are entitled to a refund.

• Those requiring a refund must produce the receipt issued by the college as proof of the fee paid.

• The requirements for students in this category are exactly the same as for those Non - E.U. students currently resident in Ireland.  

• Such Applicants should request that an ‘early interview’ be held on the day of the test.

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• Applicants in this section generally are in one of the following categories:

• Refugee Status

• Asylum seeker with the right to work

• Parent of an Irish child

• Married to an Irish Citizen

• Completed application forms must to be returned to the college not later than Friday 8th August 2008.

• Students who apply to the college after the closing date for applications will only have their applications processed if there are places available on the course of their choice.

• Applicants will he invited to attend the college for a compulsory English language assessment or alternatively applicants who have obtained an international recognised language qualification such as l.E.L.T.S or the Certificate in Proficiency offered by Cambridge should enclose a copy of their certification with their application form. Those with an l.E.L.T.S qualification should have an achieved an overall score of at least 6 and have passed all modules including: 

• Listening

• Academic Reading

• Academic Writing

• Speaking

• Students who have successfully completed the Irish Leaving Certificate or an Irish Further Education Course are exempt from the language assessment.

• See below for dates of language assessment.

• Applicants who fulfill the language requirements will be invited for interview/enrolment in late August/early September.

• Those with refugee status, or those who are parents of an Irish child or those married to an Irish citizen are not subject to tuition fees but must pay the college activity fee of €200.

• Asylum seekers with the right to work must pay the full Department of Education fee €3,653 plus the relevant course fee.

• All applicants with special leave to remain in Ireland must produce appropriate documentation to verify that status. If such documentation is not produced with the application form then the application will not be processed.

• Applicants who apply to the College by Friday 8th August 2008 will be invited to attend a language assessment on Tuesday 19th  August 2008.

The Language Assessment – has three components (Written, Aural and Oral)

1. A Written and Aural session to be held Tuesday 19th August 2008.

2. An Oral session to be held over Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st August 2008.

Applicants will be informed after the written section on Tuesday 19th when they will need to attend the oral section.  

• Applicants who provide documentation to illustrate that they have obtained I.E.L.T.S qualification or the Certificate in Proficiency offered by Cambridge, an Irish Leaving Certificate or completed an Irish Further Education Course may be exempted from the language assessment.  

• Those who are invited to attend the language assessment but choose not to attend will not have their applications processed