| Frequently Asked Questions | |
|---|---|
| What courses are offered ? | RCSI offers the following Undergraduate Degree Programmes Undergraduate Medicine (5 and 6 Year) Undergraduate Nursing (4 year for school leavers) |
| What documents do I need to provide to support my application? |
Applicants must supply the following documentation to support their application 1. A Confidential Academic Reference 2. Certified copies of academic transcripts 3. Copy of the front cover of your passport and the pages showing your name, nationality and date of birth 4. Two passport photographs |
| Can I send letters of support to add to my application? | Additional letters of support from other persons who know you in a personal or work capacity can also be submitted. These additional references do not obviate the required Academic Reference. |
| Are students interviewed as part of the application process ? | There are 4 outcomes following interview; 1. Candidates may be issued with a Full Offer (if final examination results are available) 2. Candidates may be issue with a Conditional Offer (if final examination results are not yet available, i.e. the offer is conditional on achieving specific results which will be detailed in the offer letter) 3. Candidates may be placed on a Waitlist 4. Candidates will be issued with a Regret letter to indicate that they have been unsuccessful in obtaining a place |
| Structure of interview ? | The interview assesses a number of areas which include, communications skills, insight into the relevant course and profession, work/life balance |
| Where are interview held ? | Interview locations change from year to year. As a guide however, we hold annual interviews in the US (usually New York) Canada (Toronto), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Bahrain and London. Additional interviews are occasionally held in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Trinidad and Jordan. |
| What are the differences between the 5 and 6 year medical programmes? |
The traditional medical programme is 6 years and comprising a Foundation Year followed by 5 Medical Years (roughly two and a half years of pre-clinical training and two and a half year of clinical training). Some students are exempt from the Foundation Year and do 5 Medical Years (i.e the 5 year programme). Other students are required to do the Foundation Year. Essentially there is one programme that is 6 years long and it is a question of where a student commences their studies, in the Foundation Year or in the 1st Medical year (know as Junior Cycle 1). Students are exempt from the Foundation Year based on the academic subjects and or grades they have achieved prior to admission. For information on this, please see the Academic Minimum Entry Requirements section of this site. |
| Can I choose to apply for the 6 or 5 year programme? | No, you apply for the 5/6 year medical programme. It is the Admission Committee that place students in the appropriate year for which they are deemed eligible. |
| When do classes commence ? | All programmes run in the normal academic calendar i.e. Sept/ Oct start dates running through to a May/ June end of year. |
| Can students attending the Medical Programme in Dublin transfer to the Programme in Bahrain and vis versa ? |
Student registered in the RCSI Dublin programme and Students registered in the RCSi Bahrain programme cannot transfer from one programme to the other. They can however spend one full Semester in an Exchange Programmme which allows them to study for one full Semester in the alternate RCSI branch (i.e. the RCSI student in Dublin can spend one Semester in Bahrain and vis versa). The exchange is made possible as a result of a) using the same curriculum in both Colleges and b) by running the programmes in parrell. The exchange programme offers students in both campuses a wonderful opportunity to experience life in another environment and culture. |