Applying
The ISE entrance submission
ISE looks beyond points. Alongside your CAO application you complete an entrance submission, worth up to 200 points, so we can see how you think and build.
How it works
Two routes, one submission
Choose one of two routes. Both carry equal marks and are worth up to 200 points. Pick the one that lets you best show your skills and interests in science, technology, engineering, maths and innovation.
Route A · Technology Project
Up to 800 words on a project where you used technology to do something interesting. Tell us what you did and, just as important, how you did it. Add screenshots, links to repositories or sites, and short explained code fragments, plus the impact of the work and what you would do differently.
Route B · Personal Profile
Answer three of four set questions, up to 400 words each, with one optional supporting link per answer. This route suits applicants with or without hands-on software experience and lets you showcase achievements and identity beyond grades.
Who and how
Applying and getting access
Who it is for
CAO (Leaving Certificate), mature and international applicants to Immersive Software Engineering, CAO code LM173.
Getting the portal link
Select LM173 on your CAO application and you will be emailed a link to the submission portal. International applicants apply directly to UL and receive the same link.
Evidence is welcome
Screenshots, repositories, portfolios, website links and commented code all help, as long as you explain them in your writing.
Timeline
When you will hear from us
CAO application by 1 February
You will be emailed in early to mid March with details of the entrance submission process.
CAO application after 1 February, up to 1 May
You will be emailed by mid May with the same details.
CAO Change of Mind up to 1 July
If you add LM173 through Change of Mind, you will be emailed by mid July. Dates may differ for international applicants; contact UL Admissions.
Questions about the submission?
Read the full brief, including the current questions and video guidance, or contact the ISE admissions team.
Immersive Software Engineering, University of Limerick. A radically practical computer science degree.