TAP foundation course for young adults

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TAP foundation course for young adults

This one-year course aims to equip students with the skills they will need to benefit from and participate in a third-level education course. It is open to Leaving Certificate pupils from schools in the Greater Dublin area which are affiliated to third level access programmes. Applicants should have taken the Leaving Certificate in the year of application or not more than two years prior to that. Minimum entry requirements are grade O6 or above in five subjects and grade H5 or above in one subject. FETAC and Leaving Certificate Applied qualifications are also considered.

Applicants for the Foundation Course for Young Adults may apply online from mid-November 2025. You may also apply for the University Access Course which Trinity College runs in partnership with Liberties College on this application form. The closing date for receipt of applications is February 7th.

Students are not required to apply to the Central Applications Office. Apply online, find out more or download application guidelines at https://www.tcd.ie/trinityaccess/alternative-entry-routes/young-adults/foundation-course/

Alternatively phone +353 1 896 2751.