International Students

International Students from Non E.U. Countries (currently Resident in Ireland)

• Completed application forms must to be returned to the college by the Friday 19th August 2011.
• Students who apply to the college after the closing date for applications will only have their applications processed if there are places available on the course of their choice.
• Applicants will be invited to attend the college for a compulsory English language assessment. Applicants who have already obtained an internationally recognised language qualification namely I.E.L.T.S. or the Certificate in Proficiency offered by Cambridge will be required to submit a copy of their certification.
  Those with an I.E.L.T.S qualification should have achieved an overall score of at least 6 and have passed all modules including: 
  
        o Listening
        o Academic Reading 
        o Academic Writing 
        o Speaking
   
• Students who have successfully completed the Irish Leaving Certificate or an Irish Further/Higher Education Course are exempt from the language test.
• International Students from Non -E.U. countries, with the exception of applicants who have special leave to remain in Ireland, (see section 4) are obliged to pay a Department of Education fee of €3,653 plus the relevant course fees.
• This fee does not include the cost of the student activity fee, the PLC Programme Participation Contribution, text books or exam fees.
• Applicants who fulfill all of the above criteria i.e.,
  
       o Have fulfilled the language criteria.
       o Have been offered a college place.
       o Have paid the full fee.
  
  will be provided with a letter from the college to assist with the application for a student visa.
   
• Visa applicants should note that visas will only be granted to students who study a course listed on the Department of Education & Science website www.education.ie under the link Internationalisation Register. Applicants should consult this website and check the Cork College of Commerce courses listed on the Internationalisation Register – List of Approved Courses.
• It is the responsibility of the prospective student to deal with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Under no circumstances will the college become involved in this process.
• Students who are granted a student visa must provide the college with a copy of this documentation.
• Students who do not succeed in acquiring a visa, are entitled to a refund.
• Those requiring a refund must produce the receipt issued by the college as proof of the fee paid.