Registration | Registry
Registration for Academic Year 2025/2026
| Date | Registration Cohort |
| 2pm, Wednesday, 13th August | Continuing/Flexible Students (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught programmes) Doctor of Education (EdD) New year 1 entrants (Institute of Education) |
| 2pm, Monday, 18th August | CAO round 0 and Round A PME Year 1 PMEP Year 1 |
| 2pm, Wednesday, 20th August | All remaining 1st Year PG/PGR students Registration Year 1 flexible programmes - (BAPY, PRCN etc) |
| 2pm, Wednesday, 27th August | Continuing Postgraduate Research students |
| 2pm, Wednesday, 27th August | Continuing students from January Intake 2025 |
| Monday, 1st September | Intra/Erasmus students awaiting results |
| Monday, 1st September | Successful Resit Students Registration |
| Monday, 1st September | Unsuccessful/Deferred Resits Students Registration |
| 2pm, Thursday 4th September | CAO Round 1 - 1st Year Undergraduate Registration |
| Mon 8th September | Start of Term new Yr 1 Postgraduate and Continuing Students |
| 15th - September | Start of Term for 1st Year Undergraduate programmes |
Please view our short video series on registering for your programme of study at DCU by clicking the link above.
SEMESTER ONE
Module Changes are permitted up to 4pm, Friday 19th September 2025
Changes to your optional Semester 1 and Year Long modules, can be made through this link (https://www.dcu.ie/DCUkey) until 4pm Friday, 19th September 2025
Students CANNOT make changes to Core modules. No further module changes to Semester 1 or Year Long modules will be permitted after that date.
PLEASE NOTE IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE YOU ARE REGISTERED CORRECTLY FOR YOUR QUALIFICATION AND FOR THE CORRECT NUMBER OF MODULES AND CREDITS EACH ACADEMIC YEAR
SEMESTER TWO CHANGE OF MODULE PERIOD
2pm, Monday January to 4pm, Friday January 2026 (TBC)
SEMESTER TWO
Module Changes are permitted from Monday to Friday, January 2026 TBC
Changes to your optional Semester 2 modules, can be made through the following link (https://www.dcu.ie/DCUkey) from 2pm, Monday January to 4pm, Friday January 2026
Students CANNOT make changes to Core modules. No further module changes to Semester 2 modules will be permitted after that date.
PLEASE NOTE IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE YOU ARE REGISTERED CORRECTLY FOR YOUR QUALIFICATION AND FOR THE CORRECT NUMBER OF MODULES AND CREDITS EACH ACADEMIC YEAR
DCU Registration Terms and Conditions
DCU students must agree to the Terms and Conditions of the University prior to registering for their programme of study each academic year. To view the Terms and Conditions of the University please click HERE.
Late Autumn Registration & Deferred Students of Final Year Masters Programmes
Students who received their results on TBC may now need to Register for 2025/26.
You will receive an invitation to register on Wednesday 6th November where you will be able to select your modules for 25/26.
For students who already registered in September for Semester 1 modules and now need to add Semester 2 modules - please use the following form to request registration
https://www.dcu.ie/registry/25-registration-and-module-amendment-request-form
When completing this form, in the 'other information' box, please insert 'I am a late Autumn Registration following November Exam Results'
More information on how to register can be found here: https://www.dcu.ie/registry/registration-registry