Subject Choice And The Leaving Certificate St. Mary’s College Subject Choice And The Leaving Certificate St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk A Time to Choose St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Core Subjects All students will study the following core subjects Irish English Mathematics Religion(non - exam) St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Subject Options Choose Four from Eighteen St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk The 18 Subjects to choose from are... Geography History Home Economics Art French German Technology Construction Design & Communication Graphics Physical Education Biology Chemistry Physics Agricultural Science Accounting Business Economics Music St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Subjects are grouped as follows: Languages French German Students must have studied a language for Junior Certificate if they wish to study it for the Leaving Certificate. St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Science Group Physics Chemistry Biology Agricultural Science St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Business Studies Group Accounting Business Economics St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Applied Science-Practical Group Home Economics Construction Technology Physical Education St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Humanities/Practical Group History Geography Art Music DCG St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk What not to do ... St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Reasons for choosing a subject Personal interest and enthusiasm Aptitude for a particular subject Possibility of high attainment Relevance to possible career Entry requirement for desired third level course St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Do’s and Don’t of Subject Choice Choose a subject because your friend is taking it -Drop subjects you hate. Choose subjects you enjoy Choose a subject just because you like or dislike the teacher Choose subjects you are good at Choose a subject because you think it will be easy Choose subjects you need for your chosen career Choose a new subject without finding out more about it Keep your options open for the future by making a balanced choice now Make a decision at the last minute without thinking about it Talk to your Guidance Counsellor and your teachers -look at LC text books. But don't panic Talk to your parents or guardians St. Mary's College, Dundalk

What to Consider when Choosing Leaving Cert. Subject Options Career (s) of Interest What I’m good at What I like Discussion with Subject teachers Options Meetings Minimum entry requirements to courses My perception of difficulty of subject Subjects Available Influence of Friends Parents’ influence DATS Interest Inventory Reach + St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk 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 St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Grading System Changes in Senior Cycle Leaving Certificate Grade % H1 /O1 90-100 H2 /O2 80-89 H3 /O3 70-79 H4 /O4 60-69 H5 /O5 50-59 H6 /O6 40-49 H7 /O7 30-39 H8 /O8 0-29 St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Common points scale Higher Or Ordinary St. Mary's College, Dundalk

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 St. Mary's College, Dundalk

National Framework of Qualifications St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Qualifications after Leaving Certificate Post Leaving Certificate /P.L.C.-Level 5 Higher Certificate - Level 6 Diploma Ordinary Degree - Level 7 Honours Degree - Level 8 Postgraduate Diploma - Level 9 Masters - Level 9 Doctorate - Level 10 St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Planning on going to College.. Students must satisfy 3 requirements in order to obtain a place on a Third Level Course 1. College Requirement 2. Faculty Requirement Having met both the College & Faculty Requirement Candidates are deemed to be Suitably Qualified 3.Places are then awarded on Merit. Obtain the relevant number of Points St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Universities Different Colleges have different entry requirements St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Colleges of NUI University College Dublin University College Cork NUI Maynooth NUI Galway Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland St Angela’s College, Sligo Shannon College of Hotel Management St. Mary's College, Dundalk

National University of Ireland Passes in Irish English Mathematics Third Language-Arts, Medicine Commerce (except Maynooth University) Not required for Agriculture, Engineering or Science Two additional subjects Honours Degree Level 8 Require 2H5 and passes O6/H7 in four additional Subjects Exceptions for those born NI/GB St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Trinity College, Dublin 3H5 and 3 passes -O6/H7 which must include English Mathematics A Second Language(Irish ?) And three additional Subjects St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Dublin City University, University of Limerick & Institutes of Technology 2H5 and four passes O6/H7 to include English or Irish Mathematics And four additional subjects St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Ordinary Degrees Level 7 & Higher Certificate Level 6 Institutes of Technology inc. Technological University of Dublin Trinity College: Dental Nursing – Level 6 Dental Hygiene- Level 7 Dental Technology –Level 7 St. Mary's College, Dundalk

Minimum Entry Requirement for Level 6 & 7 5 Passes to include - for most courses Irish of English Mathematics Three additional subjects St. Mary's College, Dundalk

www.Qualifax.ie Subject Requirements Module You can easily see the implications of CHOOSING or NOT CHOOSING a particular subject

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St. Mary's College, Dundalk All Subjects are Equal In terms of entry to third level colleges Almost all subjects count equally in terms of point 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 St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk 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 TCD Pharmacy HC3 Chemistry St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Pharmacy UCC & TCD H2 Chemistry & H2 in one other Science Subject RCSI Pharmacy H2 in a Science Subject St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Engineering Level 8 H3 Mathematics ( very few exceptions) UCD A Science Subject Preferably Physics or Chemistry St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk 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. St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Common Questions? St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Accounting Do I need to study Accounting in order to be an Accountant? Answer is No St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk 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 H4 in French. St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Architect Do I need DCG to study Architecture? A laboratory Science Subject is required for UCD St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Remember Three things are important when choosing a subject: Aptitude/Ability – Consider your exam results Interest Common sense St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk But most importantly…. Choose subjects that you ENJOY If the PLEASURE is there the POINTS will come St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk What should I do next? Check out college websites. Check out Subject information Booklet Visit relevant websites www.classroomguidance.ie www.cao.ie www.qualifax.ie www.careersportal.ie www.maristdundalk.com St. Mary's College, Dundalk

St. Mary's College, Dundalk Marist Website This Presentation can be found on the school website Pastoral and Guidance Section Entrance Requirements are constantly changing. Information today is correct at the time of publication February 2019 St. Mary's College, Dundalk