The physical therapy course is designed primarily for mature students for whom most places are reserved. Students over 23-years-old are considered mature students.

All applications are dealt with individually and applicants are required to show both written and spoken fluency in English. Good communications skills are also considered essential and these will be assessed at interview. Applicants will also need to demonstrate the potential to study to third level.

Though many students come to us having gained their primary degree, we are also pleased to have graduated many eminently successful practitioners who were embarking on a second career, sometimes without previous experience of third level study.

We encourage applications from mature students who may have a non-standard educational background. The Institute has a well developed system for assessing and accrediting prior learning. Credits and exemptions are available for certificated third level learning as appropriate.

Students who have not yet attained 23 years, but have a post Leaving Certificate qualification, or a qualification in a related area (Personal Training, Exercise and Fitness, Sports Therapy, Massage, etc.) are also encouraged to apply.

Where an applicant depends on their Leaving Certificate to gain entry, the requirement is a pass Leaving Certificate with a minimum of two honours at higher level (or equivalent) and a pass in Maths. One of these honours must be in English and the second in a Science subject.

Professional, academic and life experiences are taken into consideration in assessing each application.