Foundation Course - Young Adults
TAP Foundation Course prepares students, both personally and academically, to study at degree level. Foundation Course students can progress to Trinity undergraduate degrees.
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Trinity Access Programmes provides young adults a Foundation Course for Higher Education. The course was set up in 1999 to offer another way into Trinity for young adults whose social, economic and cultural experiences have prevented them from going to college.
The application closing date is 27 February 2026.
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Watch our former students talk about the Foundation Course
Congratulations to the Foundation Course Class of 2025!
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