Accounting & Finance

Prepare for a career in Accounting and Finance and receive a comprehensive education in the quantitative and analytical skills required in business encompassing the full range of accounting practices.

Applicants for any Level 7 or Level 8 QQI-validated degree programme at the college may qualify for entry through their Irish Leaving Certificate or other international qualifications as follows:

• Leaving Certificate: the candidate must have obtained a minimum of grade H5 or above in two higher-level subjects together with a minimum of grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. A minimum of grade O6/H7 must be obtained in a language. A grade O6/H7 must be obtained in Mathematics.
• Pre-2017 Leaving Certificate Grading Scheme: the candidate must have obtained a minimum of grade C3 in at least two higher-level papers together with a minimum of four grade D3s in ordinary level subjects which must include Mathematics and a language.
• A-Level/GCSE: the candidate must have obtained a minimum of grade C or higher in at least two A-Level papers, together with a minimum of four GCSEs which must include Mathematics and a language.
• BTEC: the candidate must have obtained a minimum of a BTEC National Diploma in which four distinctions are required.
• QQI Level 5: Independent College Dublin will accept applications onto its Level 8 Honours Degree programmes from any applicant holding a QQI Level 5 qualification where a minimum of three distinctions have been obtained as part of their QQI award. To obtain an overall award, learners must have completed eight modules successfully. This does not have to be achieved in one year but can be accumulated over several years.
• Leaving Certificate Applied Programme (LCAP): the College does not recognise LCAP subjects as meeting its minimum entry requirements. However, if combined with a Grade 2 in any QQI certificate course, applicants may apply for any undergraduate course in the college.
• Mature applicants are welcome and can discuss entry based on professional work experience and academic qualifications with our Admissions Manager. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence that you will be able to study at degree level English. Applicants for whom English is a second language are required to meet the following minimum requirements (or equivalent):
• Common European Framework B2+
• IELTS6.0 or equivalent Cambridge (FCE, CAE, CPE) 170 TOEFL (IBT) 79 TOEFL (CBT) 213 TOEFL (PBT) 550 Duolingo (Before 31st Dec 2022) 90 Duolingo (From 1st Jan 2023) 105 Pearson Test of English (PTE) 51.6 We offer a free online English test which can be taken during the admissions process.