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‌‌‌‌Undergraduate entry to Medicine for Irish, UK and EU school leavers is based on both: 

1. Achieving a minimum of 480 points and meeting the minimum entry requirements for the programme in the same sitting of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent*) and 

2. Completing the required admissions test (HPAT-Ireland) in the year of entry to the medicine programme.

(HPAT-Ireland is an assessment test which was introduced in 2009 for EU students applying for undergraduate medicine in the Medical Schools in the Republic of Ireland. The score achieved in the HPAT-Ireland examination will be added to the Leaving Certificate points to create a total point's score for admission).

The table below contains a selection of sources which you should refer to if you are an Irish, UK or EU citizen thinking of applying to University of Galway for the Medicine Course.

Entry selection criteria for Undergraduate entry to Medicine for Irish, UK and EU Applicants is available at the following link: 2025 HPAT brochure
Full information on HPAT-Ireland is available on the Acer website.   
Information on studying Medicine at University of Galway is available here. 
Criteria in regard to allocation to the 5 or 6-year Medicine programme is available here.
University of Galway offers three places in Medicine to Mature Students. Further information can be found here.

Important Dates for Applicants:

Exam
 HPAT
Apply By

 

Late Registration
 
17th January 2025, 5.15PM (Fee €160.80)


27th January 2025, 5.15PM (Fee €235.80)
Exceptional Late Registration
 
2nd February 2025, 5.15PM (Fee €270.80)
Online Test Days

Between  Friday 14th and Monday 17th February, 2025

 

 

 

 

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