CK402 Biological and Chemical Sciences at UCC: CAO points 2026
CK402 is a level 8 honours degree at University College Cork (NUI) in Cork, and the CAO files it under biological and related sciences. The CAO has published a round one points figure for it in every one of the 7 admission years held here. In 4 of those years the places at the figure went to a random draw among the applicants on it.
It reached its highest figure of 555 in 2021 and has not risen since, closing at 531 in 2026.
2026 round one
Work out your points and this page will show where your total sits against this course.
Year by year
Round one is the figure most people mean by the points. Round two is what was left after the first offers went out, so it is usually lower and it is not a cut off for the year.
| Year | Round one | Round two | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 510 | 509 | Places at this figure drawn at random |
| 2021 | 555 | 555 | Places at this figure drawn at random |
| 2022 | 553 | 543 | Places at this figure drawn at random |
| 2023 | 533 | 532 | Places at this figure drawn at random |
| 2024 | 533 | – | |
| 2025 | 532 | – | |
| 2026 | 531 | – |
A dash means no comparable figure is shown for that round. It does not mean the course did not run or that no later offer is possible. Figures are read from the CAO’s published points charts. AQA means all qualified applicants were offered places. * means not all applicants on that score were offered places in that round. # marks a test, interview, portfolio or audition; v marks a new competition for available places.
How it moved
Each row is one year against the year before. Left is a fall, which is the year the course took fewer points than the last one.
fell, so it took fewer pointsrose, so it took more
- 2020 → 2021+45
- 2021 → 2022-2
- 2022 → 2023-20
- 2023 → 2024held
- 2024 → 2025-1
- 2025 → 2026-1
- Highest
- 555
- in 2021
- Lowest
- 510
- in 2020
- Widest move
- 45
- points, in one year
- Places drawn at random
- 4 of 7
- published years
It has moved through 45 points across the years held here, where the middle course of the 1,175 with figures in four years or more spans 47.
Comparable numeric Round 1 and Round 2 figures are held for 4 of the 7 years held here. Round 2 was lower in 3 of them, by at most 10 points. Marked new competitions are excluded. This history does not predict a later offer.
Entry requirements
Points are only half of an offer. The subject requirements for this course are set by University College Cork (NUI) and are not published in the CAO’s points charts, so they are not on this page and nothing here should be read as saying you qualify. Check them on the institution’s own course page, and on cao.ie (opens in a new tab), before you put this on your form.
Course page at UCCWhat it teaches, entry requirements and fees, on the institution's own site (opens in a new tab)Close to this
Other places teaching Biological and Chemical Sciences, then more at University College Cork (NUI).
- Biological and Chemical SciencesLM123University of Limerick474
- SustainabilityCK010University College Cork (NUI)404
- Arts - 3 yearsCK101University College Cork (NUI)300
- Social Science - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway)CK102University College Cork (NUI)429
- Arts - Music - 3 years or 4 years (BMus or Chinese/European/International Pathway) (Interview) (Audition) (Restricted, see page 3)CK104University College Cork (NUI)–
- Film and Screen Media - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway)CK105University College Cork (NUI)382
- Geographical and Archaeological Sciences - 3 or 4 years (Int`l Pathway)CK107University College Cork (NUI)–
- Arts International - 4 yearsCK108University College Cork (NUI)390
Where to go next
- Every college teaching Biological and Chemical Sciences, side by side with what each one took.
- What 530 points reached in 2026, which is the band this course sits in.
- Course Matcher, which takes your total and narrows the whole list down.