1st Year Options Evening 13/09/12 7PM

Dear Parent/Guardian,
Following our meeting here is basic entry requirements for the University and IT in Ireland to help your son make the right decision on his subjects for the Junior Certificate.
Minimum Entry requirements – Universities*National Universitys of Ireland (UCDublin, UCCork, UCGalway, Maynooth): The minimum entry requirement for the universities that are part of the National University of Ireland (NUI) is 6 subjects, including English, Irish and a third language. In 2 of these subjects, students must have achieved grade C at Higher Level.

·                       Trinity College Dublin: students need a minimum of 6 subjects, with grade C on 3 Higher-Level papers and a pass in English, maths and another language.

·                       Dublin City University: all students applying for courses in Dublin City University must have 6 Leaving Certificate subjects, with a grade C on 2 Higher-Level papers and a pass in maths and either English or Irish.

Minimum Entry requirements - Institutes of Technology*Level 8 (Honours Degree) courses: students generally require a minimum of grade C in 2 subjects at Higher Level and grade D in 4 other subjects, including maths and Irish/English.

·                       Levels 6 and 7 (Higher Certificate and Ordinary Degree): students require 5 grade Ds, including maths and Irish/English.

Minimum Entry requirements - Colleges of education*Colleges of education require a minimum of 3 grade Cs on Higher-Level papers, including Irish, and three grade Ds, including maths and English

*In most cases supply and demand dictate entry (points race) and not the minimum entry requirements

If I can be of any further assistance please do not hestitate to contact me here in the School and I can discuss any of these isuues further.

Yours Sincerely

Leonard Woods

Guidance Counsellor