The CAO is the dominant method of gaining entry to third level education and it is based on a points system: grades attained are converted into points and each course applied through via the CAO is assigned a number of points as the entry requirement.
Central Applications Office (CAO).
The higher education institutions in the Republic of Ireland have delegated to CAO the task of processing centrally applications to their first year undergraduate courses.
CAO Course Listings
To view CAO Course Listings in Ireland you can view the CAO Section on Findacourse.ie
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