Technical Requirements for the Postgraduate Application Centre (PAC)

Postgraduate applicants use PAC to apply and to submit details and scanned documents e.g. transcripts, personal statement, birth certificate etc.  If you are accessing PAC for the first time, please follow the procedure under step 1 below.

Technical requirements to access PAC information

  1. Login information for PAC (Authorised users only) 

    Login with your Campus Account credentials

    Username = UDS\ staff ID number 
    Note: The format for staff ID number is 7 digits followed by s 



    If you try to login to access PAC information online and get a message that you are "not registered to use any 
    MIS services", or "Internet Explore cannot display the web page" please contact Postgraduate Admissions Office to  register ( postgradadmissionsnuigalway.ie). 


    Access PAC 
    Academic staff at the University of Galway can login to access the PAC information online

  2. Minimum Internet browser requirements 

    Windows users
     – Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher 
    Update your version of Internet Explorer from www.microsoft.com/downloads/ 

    Macintosh users – Mozilla Firefox v.2.0 or higher  
    Instructions to install Firefox
    Update your version of Mozilla Firefox from http://getfirefox.com/ 

 

If you are experiencing problems viewing scanned documents

  1. Version 7.0 or higher of Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available to download free from http://www.adobe.com/ 

  2. If you have a Google or Yahoo! toolbar installed, you may experience problems in viewing individual applications i.e. pop-ups are blocked in such a way that you cannot view the full application. If you experience this problem, it is recommended that you remove the Google and/or Yahoo! toolbar using the instructions below. 

Queries

For help with the technical requirements for PAC outlined above, please contact the Service Desk in information Solutions and Services

If you have any queries about PAC procedures, please contact Postgraduate Admissions Office postgradadmissionsnuigalway.ie