1 ST YEAR SUBJECT CHOICE

DEIRDRE NASH GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR

CORE SUBJECTS ENGLISH CSPE ENGLISH CSPE IRISH IRISH MATHS MATHS HISTORY HISTORY GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE SCIENCE

J.C. OPTIONS – PICK 3 MATERIALS TECH (WOOD) MATERIALS TECH (WOOD) GERMAN or FRENCH GERMAN or FRENCH TECHNICAL GRAPHICS TECHNICAL GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY MUSIC MUSIC ART ART BUSINESS BUSINESS

HOW DO I CHOOSE?

CHOOSE A SUBJECT YOU LIKE YOU LIKE YOU’RE GOOD AT YOU’RE GOOD AT

SUBJECT DESCRIPTIONS

PICK IN ORDER 1 ART 2 FRENCH 3 BUSINESS

WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR CHOICES

ROUND 2 YEAR GROUP CHOICES CREATE OPTION BAND YEAR GROUP CHOICES CREATE OPTION BAND EXAMPLE EXAMPLE ARTFRENCH ART BUSINESSMUSICTECH GRAPHBUSINESS WOODWORKBUSINESSGERMANWOODWORK GERMANTECH GRAPHTECHNOLOGFRENCH

UNIVERSITY ENTRY BASED ON LEAVING CERT POINTS BASED ON LEAVING CERT POINTS MOST REQUIRE 6 SUBJECTS FOR ENTRY (INCLUDING 4 HC3s) MOST REQUIRE 6 SUBJECTS FOR ENTRY (INCLUDING 4 HC3s) NUI COLLEGES ( UCD,UCC,College of Surgeons,Maynooth,NUI Galway) require a Pass grade D in IRISH, ENGLISH,ANOTHER LANGUAGE NUI COLLEGES ( UCD,UCC,College of Surgeons,Maynooth,NUI Galway) require a Pass grade D in IRISH, ENGLISH,ANOTHER LANGUAGE

SO NO 3 RD LANG= NO UNIVERSITY? UNTRUE! UNTRUE! 3 RD LANGUAGE NOT NEEDED FOR 3 RD LANGUAGE NOT NEEDED FOR  NURSING,ENGINEERING,SCIENCE,FOOD SCIENCE DEGREES IN UCC  Engineering /Agri /science degrees at UCD & Maynooth&NUIG(see  SOME ART DEGREES (Ncad/Crawford)  ENTRY TO I.T.s

I.T. entry MUST PASS 5 SUBJECTS MUST PASS 5 SUBJECTS MUST PASS ENGLISH & MATHS MUST PASS ENGLISH & MATHS

Gardai/Army/Fas 3 rd language needed for Cadets in Army /Air Corps 3 rd language needed for Cadets in Army /Air Corps NOT needed for entry to Gardai & Fas NOT needed for entry to Gardai & Fas Irish NOT needed for Gardai – but must have a pass in 2 languages out of English,Irish,3 rd language Irish NOT needed for Gardai – but must have a pass in 2 languages out of English,Irish,3 rd language

ART & MUSIC Art portfolios needed for entry to most Art colleges, also some Architecture courses (not UCC) Art portfolios needed for entry to most Art colleges, also some Architecture courses (not UCC) V.useful subject for design & multimedia courses V.useful subject for design & multimedia courses Music not needed for entry per se, but entrance tests apply in related courses Music not needed for entry per se, but entrance tests apply in related courses

Woodwork & Tech. Graphics Useful for Construction, Design, Architecture courses,but not essential for entry Useful for Construction, Design, Architecture courses,but not essential for entry Woodwork – Construction Studies for LC Woodwork – Construction Studies for LC Tech Graphics – Design Communications for LC Tech Graphics – Design Communications for LC

Accountancy & Business Useful subjects for Business related degrees,but not essential for entry. Useful subjects for Business related degrees,but not essential for entry. Difficult to take up L.Cert Accountancy without having done Business for the J.Cert Difficult to take up L.Cert Accountancy without having done Business for the J.Cert

Technology 1 st exam in st exam in 2009 Computing, Project work Computing, Project work Useful for careers in I.T., engineering Useful for careers in I.T., engineering

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