Subject Choice And The Leaving Certificate

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Subject Choice And The Leaving Certificate
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A Time to Choose
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Remember

• Three things are important when choosing a
  subject
• Aptitude
• Interest
• Ability

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National Framework Of qualifications

• The framework is a structure of levels, designed
  to bring an increased clarity to the meaning of
  each type of qualification, allowing
  qualifications to be compared easily
• The framework comprises TEN levels

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Post-Leaving Certificate Qualifications

• PLC
• Higher Certificate
• Diploma
• Ordinary Degree
• Honours Degree
• Postgraduate Diploma
• Masters
• Doctorate

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National Framework of Qualifications

• Higher Certificate (2yrs)
• Degrees(3/4yrs)
• Masters/Post-Grad Diploma
• Doctorate

• Level 6
• Ordinary (Level 7)
• Honours (Level8)
• Level 9
• Level 10

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Universities

• Degrees Honours
• Level 8

• Minimum Entry Qualification
• 2HC3 and passes in four additional Subjects
• Different universities have different entry
  college requirements

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National University of Ireland

• Passes in
• Irish
• English
• Mathematics
• Second Language
• And two additional subjects

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Colleges of NUI

• UCD
• UCC
• NUI Maynooth
• NUI Galway

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Trinity College, Dublin

• 2HC3 and 4 passes which must include
• English
• Mathematics
• A Second Language
• And three additional Subjects

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Dublin City UniversityUniversity of Limerick
the Institutes of Technology

• 2HC3 and four passes to include
• English/Irish
• Mathematics
• And four additional subjects

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Ordinary Degrees Level 7 Higher Certificate
Level 6

• Institutes of Technology including Dublin
  Institute of Technology
• Trinity College
• Dental Nursing Level 6
• Dental Hygiene- Level 7

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Minimum Entry Requirement For Level 6 7 are

• 5 Passes to include For most courses
• Irish or English
• Mathematics
• And three additional subjects

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Planning on going to College..

• Students must satisfy 3 requirements in order to
  obtain a place on a third level course
• College Requirement
• Faculty requirement
• Obtain the relevant number of points

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All Subjects are Equal

• In terms of entry to third level colleges
• Almost all subjects count equally in terms of
  points
• For Example an A in Art is worth the same points
  as an A in Physics, for engineering!
• One might be more useful but they both score the
  same

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Why seven subjects?

• CAO (Central Application Office)
• Award points based on the
• best SIX subjects
• The Seventh subject can be a safety net
• Timetable is structured on all students studying
  seven subjects

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Why Irish, English, Maths and a Language?

• The NUI (National University of Ireland) has an
  specific requirement that each student must have
  a minimum 2HC3 and four additional passes.
• They must have passes in Irish, English,
  Mathematics and a foreign language
• Therefore, Loreto College, offer these subjects
  as Core

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Core Subjects

• All students will study the following core
  subjects
• Irish
• English
• Mathematics and
• French or German

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In addition they must choose 3 subjects from the
following list

• Geography
• History
• Spanish
• Technical Drawing
• Home Economics
• Art

• Music
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Accounting
• Business
• Religion

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Subjects are grouped as follows

• Languages
• French (Core) German (Core)
• Spanish
• Students must have studied a language for Junior
  Certificate if they wish to study it for the
  Leaving Certificate.

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Science Group

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology

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Business Studies Group

• Accounting
• Business

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Applied Science Group

• Technical Drawing
• Home Economics

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Social Studies Group

• History
• Geography
• Religion
• Music
• Art

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Science Requirement

• Most colleges requiring a science subject only
  require one
• Trinity College, UCC and DIT have specific
  requirements
• Physiotherapy and Pharmacy in TCD need two
  science subjects
• Pharmacy needs HC3 in Chemistry

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Closing Doors

• Not choosing a science subject can close doors at
  this stage.
• Nursing requires a science subject
• Find out the specific requirements needed for
  your area of interest.

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Common Questions?

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Accounting

• Do I need to study Accounting in order to be an
  Accountant?

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Languages

• Do I Need to have previously studied Spanish to
  take it in College?
• No. Italian, Japanese, Polish Russian can all
  be taken at beginners level
• A minimum level is required for most other
  language courses
• For example Business and French in DCU requires
  HC3 in French.

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Architect

• Do I need Technical drawing to study
  Architecture?
• A laboratory Science Subject is required for UCD

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What should I do next?

• Check out college Prospectuses or job
  descriptions before making your choice.
• Visit relevant websites
• www.cao.ie
• www.qualifax.ie
• www.careerdirections.ie

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Remember

• Three things are important when choosing a
  subject
• Aptitude
• Interest
• Ability

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But most importantly.

• Choose subjects that you ENJOY
• If the PLEASURE is there the POINTS will come