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Costa Rica

Entry Requirements

Please check individual programme pages to see whether the entry requirements are a 2:2 or 2:1.

Entry Level	Qualification	Irish Leaving Cert points: 300 to 400	Irish Leaving Cert points: 400 to 500	Irish Leaving Cert points: 500 to 600
Foundation Level
Undergraduate	Minimum average in Bachiller en la Enseñanza Media PLUS competitive grades in year 1 at Licenciado level.	Minimum average of 80% in Bachiller en la Enseñanza Media PLUS competitive grades in year 1 at Licenciado level.	Minimum average of 85% in Bachiller en la Enseñanza Media PLUS competitive grades in year 1 at Licenciado level.	Minimum average of 90% in Bachiller en la Enseñanza Media PLUS competitive grades in year 1 at Licenciado level.
	Completion of an appropriate foundation programme
	Applicants who have successfully completed the first year of a Costa Ricann University degree (Licenciado) will be considered for admission to the first year of our Bachelor degree courses.
Entry Level	Qualification	Minimum Grade Required/Degree 2:2 Equivalent	Very Good/2:1 Equivalent	Excellent/1st Equivalent
Postgraduate	Licenciado - completion of Licenciatura programme recognised by SINEAS	7.5/10	8.5/10	9.5/10
	Master Degree	Minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4 point scale or B	Minimum CGPA of 3.5 on a 4 point scale or B+	Minimum CGPA of 4.0 on a 4 point scale or A