Program Overview
Ireland’s oldest university, founded by Queen Elizabeth I as a training center for church and political leaders, Trinity College numbers many of Ireland’s famous writers among its graduates. It is located in the center of Dublin.

Academics
Students studying at Trinity College can take courses in a variety of subject areas, including history, European studies, psychology, geography, and more.  Students studying off-campus in the fall can bring up to 4.5 credits back to campus; students studying off-campus in the spring with interim can bring up to 5.5 credits back to campus.

The following areas of study require minimum GPAs higher than Trinity College's standard minimum GPA of 3.1 OR have additional special requirements:  

• Biology: must have relevant experience in Biology related subjects

• Classics: GPA 3.3 or equivalent

• Drama: available for Hilary Term (spring) only.  Students must be studying Drama/Theater prior

• Economics: minimums GPA of 3.5 and must be majoring or concentrating in the subject

• Education: must be majoring or minoring in the subject

• Engineering: General and Mechanical, Civil and Electronic, and Biomedical: field of undergraduate study should be cognate in the case of Electronic Engineering and Electronic and Computer Engineering

• English: must be majoring or minoring in the subject

• Environmental Sciences: must provide evidence of background in the subject

• Film: must be majoring or minoring in Film or Communications

• French: must have A2 level on CEFR

• Genetics: must have completed and achieved a pass mark in module(s) on cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics at home institution

• Hispanic Studies: must have B1 level on CEFR or one year of college level Spanish

• History: minimum GPA or 3.3

• History of Art and Architecture: minimum GPA or 3.3

• Mathematics: must be majoring or minoring in the subject

• Microbiology: must have competed and achieved a pass mark in module(s) on cell biology, bacteriology, virology, biochemistry AND genetics at home institution

• Music: students must have evidence of musical literacy

• Philosophy: minimum GPA or 3.5; must be majoring or minoring in the subject

• Political Science: minimum GPA of 3.3; must be majoring or minoring in an equivalent field of study

• Psychology: must have taken Intro to Psychology

• Social Work and Social Policy: must be majoring or minoring in the subject

Student Life
Students can take advantage of life in the bustling and historical city of Dublin, in addition to a wide variety of clubs, societies, and sports on campus.  For more information about student life at Trinity College, click here.

Accommodations/Housing
Students live in college-owned housing or in private accommodations shared with other students off campus.