Welcome Parents

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Welcome Parents

• 700 General choices for 3rd and 4th Years
• 815 Transition Year Option (4th Year)

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CARRIGALINECOMMUNITY SCHOOL

• SENIOR OPTIONS
• 2013 - 2015

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Guidance Department

• Career Decision Making
• Subjects at Senior Cycle
• Application Form

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Career Decisions
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Whats Involved In Career Decisions?
Thinking about my decision making
Knowing how I make decisions
Knowing about myself
Knowing about my options
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Whats Involved In Career Decisions?
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Recipe for Career Decisions

• Ingredients
• Knowledge about myself
• Knowing my options
• Know how I make decisions
• Thinking about my decision making

• Steps
• Realize I need to make a choice
• Make sure I understand myself and my options
• Expand narrow my options (as needed)
• Choose an occupation or field of study
• Implement my choice

Knowing
Doing
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A Guide To Good Decision Making
Knowing I Need to Make a Choice Knowing I Made
aGood Choice
Understanding Myself and My Options
ImplementingMy Choice
Expanding andNarrowing My Listof Options
Choosing AnOccupation,Program of Study, or Job
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Path Through CCS
Applied
5 Yr
6 Yr
1 Yr
2 Yr
3 Yr
4 Yr
5 Yr
6 Yr
Established
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Questions

• Should I do Transition Year (4th Year)?
• Should I go to 5th Year?
• If 5th Year, should I do LCA or Established?
• If Established LC, what subjects?

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Junior Certificate

• Core Subjects
• 2 Options

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Core Subjects (Junior Cert)

• Gaeilge
• English
• Mathematics
• Geography
• History
• Civic Social Political Education/SPHE
• Science
• French
• Religious Studies
• Physical Education

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Options (Junior Cert)

• Art
• Business Studies
• German
• Home Economics
• Metalwork
• Music
• Technical Graphics
• Woodwork

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Core Subjects(Leaving Cert)

• Gaeilge
• English
• Mathematics
• Religious Studies
• Physical Education
• Core 4 Option Subjects

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Choosing a Subject...

• Because you like it

(2nd Year Options)
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Choosing a Subject

• Because you like it
• Because you need it

(5th Year Options)
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Third Level Choices
Option Qualification NFQ Level
University (UCC) Hons Degree 8
Institute of Technology (CIT) Hons Degree Ord Degree Higher Cert 8 7 6
Further College of Education (Cork College of Commerce ) Fetac Qualification 5 6
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Subject Requirements at Third level

• Basic Entry Requirements
• Universities demand for hons degree courses a
  minimum of 6 subjects to include 4 subjects at
  HC3 and a minimum of 2 subjects at OD3.
• ITs demand for hons degree courses a minimum of 6
  subjects to include 2 subjects at HC3 and a
  minimum of 2 subjects at OD3
• NUIs (UCC) demand passes in English, Irish,
  Maths and a third language except for Science,
  Engineering Food Science Nursing courses.
• ITs demand for Level 6/ 7 courses a minimum of 5
  subjects at least at grade D3 to include Irish or
  English and Maths.

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Subject Requirements at Third Level

• Faculty / Course Requirements
• College set subject requirements for certain
  courses.
• A science degree usually requires a science
  subject at Leaving Cert Level
• Most engineering degree courses demand Hons Maths
• HC in Chemistry and Biology/Physics for Dentistry
  Medicine and Pharmacy at UCC
• HC in Chemistry needed for Veterinary in UCD
• HC in Irish for Primary Teaching courses
• Check College Prospectus and www.qualifax.ie
• www.careersportal.ie

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Subjects

• Accounting
• Art
• Biology
• Business
• Chemistry
• Construction Studies
• Economics
• Engineering

• French
• Geography
• German
• History
• Music
• Physics
• Scientific Social Home Economics
• DCG (Technical Drawing)

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Subject Choice - Final Tips

• Before you take the plunge..
• Seek advice from older students, siblings
• Subject Textbooks
• Subject teachers
• Choose subjects you like and are good at
• Check college requirements (www.qualifax.ie)
• Speak with Guidance Counsellor

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The Safe Range

• Gaeilge
• English
• Mathematics
• Language
• Science subject

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Typical Subject Pools

• Construction/ French/ French/ German/ Biology/
  Biology.
• Chemistry/ Business/ Home Ec/ History/ Music/
  Geography/ DCG
• Physics/Engineering/Economics/ Geography/ Art/
  Business/ French.
• History/ Biology/ Biology/ Accounting/ Geography/
  French

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The Application Form

• Choice to take TY, LCA or Est. Leaving Cert
• 5th Yr Subjects listed in order of preference
  from 1-6
• Signed by both parent and student
• Closing Dates Friday February 22nd
• Discussion of choices

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