If you picked both level 8 and level 6/7 choices on your CAO application form, then you may receive 2 offers. You can only accept one of these offers.

It might seem obvious you would automatically accept the level-8 course, but if you are offered a level 8 course lower down your preference list it may not be your best option.

We recommend you choose the course you have a genuine interest in studying. Most level 6 and level 7 courses can lead you to the exact same level 8 honours degree, at the same length of time & cost, but provide greater flexibility to change paths along the way.

You can accept your offer online at www.cao.ie after which you will receive an acknowledgement e-mail from the CAO. 

If a place on a higher preference course becomes available in a later round, and if you are entitled to this place, you may receive an offer which you can choose to accept or ignore. Accepting an offer now will not prevent you from receiving an offer of a higher preference course in subsequent offer rounds. Accepting the new offer will automatically cancel the previous acceptance. 

In a later round you may be deemed eligible for an offer of a course higher up on your preference list. You can choose to accept or ignore this higher preference offer even if you have already accepted a lower preference offer in an earlier round.  

If you don’t receive an offer in the first round, you may still receive an offer in later offer rounds. Contact our team to discuss your options through Facebook, WhatsApp or by email. You can also check out the courses where there are Available Places remaining. Applications are made through the CAO on via www.cao.ie.  Other options include further education, taking a year out and reapplying to CAO, repeating the Leaving Certificate, apprenticeships, or studying abroad.  

Here in ATU Sligo, we are looking forward to welcoming both our continuing students and our new students to a vibrant campus in September with onsite learning and research and all the other activities that makes college life enjoyable.    

It is our intention that all students on all programmes will have weekly on-campus learning from the start of the academic year, as well as access to clubs & societies so students have a meaningful college experience. 

It is very important that you take part in your Induction Programme. At the on-campus induction session, you will be provided with more details about your on campus activity and other programme information. Students may be required to complete a short module on COVID 19 which will detail what actions we are taking to control the spread of COVID and the responsibilities you have as a student to prevent the spread of the virus. 

We strongly recommend that you avail of the opportunity to receive a vaccine in order to protect yourself, your peers, staff of the ATU Sligo and the wider community of Sligo.

Atlantic Technological University was established in April 2022.  IT Sligo (now known as ATU Sligo) together with strategic partners GMIT and LYIT formed a new multi-campus technological university in the west and northwest of Ireland.  This means all students starting in September will be conferred with a University award from our new Technological University. The SG Codes used to apply for IT Sligo for through the CAO website are still relevant – we are using the same CAO codes for our new University for this academic intake.

The Available Places facility opens on 9th September 2022. If a brand-new course is made available or if space remains on a course, then it may be made available for application through Available Places. The ATU Sligo Available Places will be listed on the Available Places webpage.

If you do not receive an offer or are unhappy with the offer you receive, you may apply for a new course through the Available Places facility on the CAO website. 

The Available Places facility lists all the courses which 3rd level institutions have not yet filled. Applicants who meet the minimum eligibility criteria may apply for such courses. An application for an Available Places course does not guarantee an offer.  

Two alternative independent mathematics examinations (one set at honours level and one at ordinary level)  will take place on 6th September in ATU Sligo for applicants who did not get the required results in the Leaving Certificate to satisfy entry requirements on our programmes. 

The purpose of these examinations is to provide applicants with a “second chance” opportunity to achieve the minimum mathematics entry requirements for their chosen ATU Sligo programmes.  

If you get the required result in this exam, you may be offered a place on the course in which you applied in a subsequent offer round if you now meet the entry requirements and space remains on the programme. Find out more about the Alternative Maths Exam.

Don’t worry! At ATU Sligo, we have a team of supports available to you in terms of learning support such as our Academic Writing Centre, Maths Support Centre, learning support tutors, disability support, assistive technology support and a range of free student health support services. Your lecturers and support staff are eager to see you succeed.

If you think you might need disability or learning support from our access office, it is important to register with the team as soon as you get started. Visit the Student Hub to get a copy of the student guide and all the information you need to get settled in as a student at ATU Sligo. 

Sometimes applicants are unable to accept their offer due to circumstances beyond their control. In such a case, the applicant may request a “Deferral” (i.e. a postponement) of study until the following year. Applicants requesting to defer their place should NOT accept their place with CAO. Instead contact admissions@nullitsligo.ie immediately and ask for further details on how to apply for a CAO Deferral. The number of Deferrals granted is limited. A request for a deferral does not guarantee approval.