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Enter the world of entry requirements….
Minimum
General
Entry
Requirements
Specific
Subject
Requirements
Additional
Grade/Level
Requirements
Further
Requirements
Number of Subjects
Minimum
General
Entry
Requirements
General set of Subjects required
Number of Honours and Pass
Subjects
Post Leaving
Cert Colleges
(PLCs)
Institutes of
Technologies
(ITs)
• Any 5 subjects
at Higher or
Ordinary (most,
not all)
• Level 8s
• 6 subjects
• Irish OR
English, Maths
• 2 HC3s and 4
more at O or H
(most, not all)
ITs
• Level 7/6s
• 5 subjects
• H/O in Irish OR
English, Maths
(most, not all)
Colleges,
Universities
• Level 8s
• 6 subjects
• 2 HC3s + 4 H/O
• Irish? English?
Maths? A
Language?
Specific
Subject
Entry
Requirements
A requirement to have
particular subjects
Additional Grade Requirements
in certain subjects
Additional
Requirements
Additional Level Requirements in
certain subjects
Proof of ability, other than
academic
Further
Requirements
Restricted Courses
Music, Art, Theatre, Dance
Minimum
General
Entry
Requirements
Level 8 Honours Degrees
CIT
40 Degree courses
6 LC subjects
Maths, Irish OR English +4 more
HC3 in 2.
Passes in 4 at H or O
Arts Department
UCC
15 Degree courses
6 LC subjects
Irish, English, Language + 3 others
HC3 in 2
Passes in 4 at H or O
Commerce Department
UCC
11 Degree courses
6 LC subjects
Irish, English, Language, Maths +2 others
HC3 in 2
Passes in 4 at H or O
Level 7/6 Ordinary Degrees & Higher
Certificates
CIT
36 Degree/Higher Certificate courses
5 LC subjects
Maths, Irish OR English +3 more.
Passes in 5 at H or O
Specific
Subject
Entry
Requirements
Beauty
Therapy
• General Entry Requirements
• BIOLOGY
Dietetics
• General Entry Requirements
• CHEMISTRY
Law with
French
• General Entry Requirements
• FRENCH
Theoretical
Physics
• General Entry Requirements
• PHYSICS
Beauty
Therapy
• General Entry Requirements
• BIOLOGY
• General Entry Requirements
Dietetics • CHEMISTRY
Law
with
French
Theoretical
Physics
• General Entry Requirements
• FRENCH
• General Entry Requirements
• PHYSICS
• General Entry Requirements
Primary
Educatio • HONOURS IRISH
n
Occupational
Therapy
• General Entry Requirements
• A SCIENCE SUBJECT
Pass in H / O
Biology
HC3 in
Chemistry
HC1 in
French
HB3 in Physics
and H. Maths
HC3 in Irish
HC3 in a
Science Subject
Additional
Requirements
Most Common Pitfalls!
Exemption
Examples of areas that a
Science Subject is
needed for...
•Radiography
•Occupational Therapy
•Food Sciences
•Horticulture
•Education
•Environmental Sciences
•Nursing
•Equine Science
•Engineering
•Agriculture
•Computer Sciences (only some)
•Geological Sciences
•Physical Sciences/Astronomy
•Sports Science
•Public Health
•Laboratory Sciences
•Physiotherapy
•Optometry
•Industrial Design
•Podiatry
•Speech & Language Therapy
•Genetics
•Beauty Therapy (some)
•Human Health & Disease
•Theoretical Physics
•Dietetics
•Medicine (sometimes 5/6 - NUIG, RCSI, UCD = 6)
•Dentistry
•Veterinary
2 X4
•Pharmacy (RCSI!)
Design Communications in CIT
Portfolio
Further
Requirements
Drama and Theatre Studies in UCC
Theatre Audition
Dance in CSN
Dance Audition
Music / Arts with Music in UCC
Any of the 6 Music Degrees in CIT
Music Performance Audition / Ability Test
Medicine
HPAT
www.qualifax.ie
Other helpful websites...
www.nui.ie Entry Requirements
www.ncca.ie Curriculum
www.careersportal.ie Career Information
www.cao.ie Course Lists and Points
Wants to do Medicine, or
something like
that...definitely something
in Health..
Jenny!
Irish,
English,
Maths & a
Language
Wants to keep all
Medicine college
options open, so
takes a Second
Science
ie. Biology or
Physics
Aims to keep
up Honours
Maths and get
an extra 25
points.
Chemistry
(HC3)
Starts
practicing
for the
HPAT
Looks at all
course options in
Health. Knows
she has the entry
requirements for
all options
Knows she has
the best LC
subject choice
as a foundation
for Health
Looks into
Medicine
Graduate
Entry
Really wants to work with
children.. Maybe Primary
School Teaching,
Montessori, Play Therapy...
Kate!
HC3 in
Irish
Irish, English,
Maths and a
Language
keeps all
options open
More Work
Experience
might be a
good idea
Will keep in mind
subjects taught in
Primary School when
making her TY
subject choices
Has looked at UCC,
CIT, College of
Commerce and
Primary Education
Colleges X 4
Did well at Verbal
Reasoning,
Language Usage,
Abstract Reasoning
and Spelling
Finds out about
the Links
Scheme
between FETAC
courses and
Third Level
Is really interested in
Music and Art..but isn’t
sure what jobs she’d like in
these areas...
Ruth!
Irish,
English,
Maths
and a
Language
LC Art not
always a
requirement
Need to
work on
my Music
Practical.
50%
Might consider
doing a FETAC
Portfolio
course
Need to
check out
Music
Audition
requirements
Did well on
Space
Relations
and Abstract
Reasoning
LC Music not
always a
requirement
Crazy not to
take LC
Music and
Art!
Need to
start
thinking
about a
Portfolio
Would maybe think about
doing something in Science
or Engineering.....
Reckons she
will take 2
Sciences to
prepare her
best
Did well in
Numerical
Reasoning, Abstract
Reasoning, Space
Relations 2D/3D
Róisín!
Liked JC
Science
Will do LC
Honours
Maths
Knows that there
are back up
‘Second Chance
Maths Exams’ she
can take
Sees that
Engineering or
Science courses
require 1
Science subject
Reckons that
the Sciences
and Maths are
her strongest
areas of
interest
Having
looked at
some of the
Engineering
courses,
she reckons
Physics is
the most
sensible to
take
Has become interested in
Business or Law after her
Work Experience.....
Eva!
Did well at
Numerical
Reasoning,
Verbal
Reasoning and
Speed &
Accuracy
Interested
in History.
Will take it
for LC.
Didn’t do JC
Business, but
liked the
Accounting
and Business
Tasters in TY
Will try to keep her
Language to Honours
level and keep
options open
Reasonably
good at Maths
but not an
Honours
Maths student
Sees a
Business
subject is not
a
requirement
Likes
writing
English
essays
Will take
Irish,
English,
Maths and
a Language
Reckons it
would be a
good idea to
take at least 1
Business, if
not 2
Kinda likes a lot of subjects...nothing
in particular stands out. Doesn’t
hate any subject....No idea what she
wants to do after school....
Emer!
Irish
English
Maths
A Language
1 Business?
A Second
Language?
1 Science?
Practical or
Academic?
Keep
Aptitude
in mind
How best does
she like to
learn?
1 General Social &
Scientific,
Geography,
History, Music,
Art
THE
SEVEN DEADLY SINS
OF
SUBJECT CHOICE
“You have to be really
smart to do that
subject”
“None of my friends
are doing that subject
so I’ll be on my own”
“I’ll just do that
subject because
every says it’s really
easy so I’ll get really
high points”
“Even though I
don’t like that
subject at all,
I’ll do it just in
case I need it
later on”
“I’m going to do that
subject even though I
really have no idea
what it’s about”
“I didn’t like it
for JC but it
will be fine for
LC”
“ My sister did
it and hated it,
so I’ll hate it
too!”
Myths about Subject Choice...
You must have a
foreign language
to get into
college!
Social and Scientific
and Agricultural
Science are always
considered as
Science Entry
Requirements!
If you don’t get the
Points, there is no
other way into your
chosen area!
The same course in
different colleges,
asks for the same
entry requirements!
Some LC
subjects are
easier than
others!
Any
combination
of LC subjects
is accepted to
meet entry
requirements!
You have to
take a
Science
Subject!
Entry
Requirements
always stay the
same!
I didn’t do it
for JC, so I
can’t do it for
LC!
Fail Irish,
English or
Maths
and you’ll
fail your
LC!