NUI Galway is hosting a Mature Students Open Evening on Thursday, 23 January from 5-8pm in the Aula Maxima, Quadrangle. The open evening is an opportunity to find out more about courses on offer, entry requirements, CAO application procedure, mature scholarships and practical student supports within the University.  

The information evening is designed for people aged 23 and over who are considering embarking on full-time or part time undergraduate degree programmes in NUI Galway in the 2014/2015 academic year.

Talks will be given by NUI Galway’s Careers Service who will help potential applicants to plan their future career, the Mature Students Officer who will guide on important dates and personal statements and by current mature students who will share their experience of retuning to study.

NUI Galway’s Mature Students Officer, Trish Bourke, said: “Mature Students are a welcome addition to our growing population of undergraduate students. They bring with them vast life experience, a commitment to study and a determination to perform at an exceptionally high level. This is an excellent opportunity to speak one to some of the University’s senior lecturers who will inform you on the degrees themselves so you can make well equipped CAO choices.”

Applications for third-level are done mostly through the CAO, which has a deadline of the 1 February, 2014.  Mature applicants for programmes in The College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies degrees at NUI Galway are required to register prior to 1February 2014 for the Mature Students Admissions Pathway (MSAP) exam which takes place on Saturday, 8 March, 2014.

For more information on future upcoming public information events see http://www.nuigalway.ie/mature/publicevents.html or email Trish Bourke at maturestudents@nuigalway.ie.  A Mature Students Guidebook is also available with further information at www.nuigalway.ie/mature.

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