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Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Language of Instruction: English Suggested GPA: 3.5
Maximum Capacity: 10 (academic year only) ICIP Required: Yes
Housing Options: Residence Hall Community Based Learning: No
Ability to work abroad: No Board: No Board
Program Exception Flag: None Program Sponsorship: Holy Cross Office of Study Abroad
Click here for a definition of this term Visa required for U.S. passport holders: No Earned Academic Credit: Yes
Program Description:
Trinity CollegeTrinity College Dublin

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Name: Trinity College Dublin
Location: Dublin, Ireland
University size: 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students (26% international) 
University founded: 1592
 
Terms available: academic year only
Dates: late August to late May Start and end dates noted are tentative and subject to change.
Academic Calendar: https://www.tcd.ie/calendar/
Pre-university program: There is a required early start called the Semester Start-Up Program (SSP) that runs for 3 weeks before the Fall semester (generally mid-August to early September). The program offers an overview of Irish history and culture through a combination of lectures and field trips and gives you an opportunity to gain an understanding of Irish history and culture as well as providing a wonderful opportunity to meet other Visiting Students before the term even begins. Learn more about the Semester Start-Up here: https://histories-humanities.tcd.ie/visiting/understandingireland/semester-start-up.php
Registration info: 60 credits per year (30 per term) is a full course load. This usually amounts to six 5-credit classes per semester. There are some 10-credit classes! If you take one 10-credit class and four 5-credit classes, that is considered a full-time course load even though you are only in 5 modules (classes). The semester start-up program does not count towards your 120 credits for the year. 
ICIP required: Yes 
Housing: Students will be housed in an off-campus apartment in Dublin City Centre that is walking-distance (<20mins) to Trinity's main campus 
Maximum capacity:  10 Holy Cross students per academic year: This is a highly competitive program.  We are only able to send 10 students per academic year.  In the event that we receive more applications than available openings, we will select participants with the highest GPAs in their respective majors to attend Trinity.  It is advisable that students interested in Trinity arrange to meet with Assistant Director Emma Meade (emeade@holycross.edu) to discuss alternative locations in the event that student interest in Trinity exceeds capacity.
 
University website: https://www.tcd.ie/
Study Abroad website:  https://www.tcd.ie/study/study-abroad/inbound/index.php​
Student life/campus activities: https://www.tcd.ie/study/study-abroad/inbound/student-experience/​
Orientation for Visiting Students:  https://www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/visiting-exchange/index.php​
Study Abroad Guide:  https://www.tcd.ie/study/assets/PDF/study-abroad/SAGuide2023.pdf
 
Visa fees: Garda (police) registration fee is 300 EUR. A visa is not required for U.S. citizens (students must show access to $3,000 when registering with the Garda National in Ireland). Non-US citizens must check visa requirements for their country of citizenship: http://www.inis.gov.ie/
Housing deposits: Students are required to pay a REFUNDABLE housing deposit to Trinity or to any third-party accommodations Holy Cross uses. The deposit amount is subject to change each semester.
 
Course Catalog (module search)*: https://www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/visiting-exchange/module-enrolment.php 
Courses previously taken by Holy Cross students: https://sa.holycross.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.Home
On left-side menu, click on Courses Taken Abroad for Holy Cross Credit then select program. Please be aware this list is meant to give you an idea of the types of courses available to you at Trinity based on what past students have taken. This is NOT a list of classes that are guaranteed to be available to you and you are not limited to the classes on this list. Class offerings change each semester and you can certainly register for classes that you do not see on this list.
Grade equivalency sheet: Available on the Holy Cross Registrar’s website: http://www.holycross.edu/support-and-resources/office-registrar/study-abroad-equivalencies
 
*Note: In Ireland, classes are called “modules” and majors are called “courses.”
 
All information listed above is subject to change.

For more information, please contact: 
Emma Meade, Assistant Director

Email:  emeade@holycross.edu
Phone:  508-793-3090
Office:  Smith 218


 



Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Academic Year 2025-2026 11/15/2024 02/01/2025 08/17/2025 05/31/2026