1. Traditional Leaving Certificate
Presentation to students & parents

2. Where can the Lc take me..... Examples from the class of 2018
Agricultural College- Agriculture 
CIT- Agriculture/ Accounting
UCC- Biomedical Science/ World Languages
Cork College of Commerce- Nursing Studies/ Early Years Education
WIT- Criminal Justice Studies
St Angela's College, Sligo- Home Economics & Biology 
UL- Engineering 
LSAD- Art & Design 
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick- Education
NUI Galway- Arts with Creative Writing 
Killarney Community College- Office Administration 
Apprenticeships  

3. What is required of a LC student:
2-3 hours homework per night
Diligence required
Attendance essential

4. Subjects offered : Accounting Agricultural Science Art Biology
Business
Chemistry
Construction Studies
DCG
Engineering
French
Geography
History
Home Economics
Music
Physics
Religion

5. Along with English, Irish & Maths…..
Subject groups:
Language
French
Science
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science
Business
Business, Accounting 
Practical
Engineering, Construction, DCG
Creative
Art, Music
Home Economics
Humanities
History, Geography, Religion
Along with English, Irish & Maths…..
take 4 of the above!

6. What is a good way to choose?
Keep options open.
Consider subjects you are good at.
Consider subjects you are interested in.
Subjects required for the area(s) you are interested in.
List in order of preference

7. How to find out subject content:
Talk, question and listen to the subject teacher about what is in the subject at Leaving Cert.
What to study> Leaving Certificate subjects
Link:

8. How to find out what subjects are required in certain areas
To find out necessity of specific subjects:
Students> Useful tools> Minimum Subject Requirements> LC Subjects
Link:

9. Implications of not taking certain subjects:
If you do not have a subject that is deemed ‘Essential’ for entry you will not get into that course.
Two year rule exists. 
Example:
H4 Chemistry= Dentistry UCC; Dietetics TU Dublin
Please refer to Qualifax for details of this!!
Students> Useful tools> Min. subject requirements> LC subjects

11. We are not producing enough language graduates!!!
The Third Language
We are not producing enough language graduates!!!
All students take English and Irish (unless officially exempt)
The Third Language= French for majority of students here. Can also be another language e.g. Spanish, Polish etc.
Must be a recognised language by the State Examinations Commission-

12. Acceptable Third Languages

13. What colleges require a Third Language:
Not needed for:
Needed for:
Institutes of Technology (English or Irish)
DCU (English or Irish)
UL,incl.MIC, & TCD (require English & another language)
NCAD- if presenting Art
Any Nursing degree
Maynooth University:
Business, Accounting, Finance & Law
UCC, UCD, NUIG, MU:
Science Faculty
Engineering Faculty
CHECK COLLEGE WEBSITES FOR DETAILS!!!!
UCC, UCD, NUI Galway,
Arts Faculty
Commerce Faculty
Law Faculty
Medicine Faculty (excl. Nursing)
Veterinary Science
Maynooth University
Architecture UCD
NCAD
St Angela’s, Sligo
RCSI
Shannon College of Hotel Management
Courses with a language e.g. Law & French

14. What colleges require a Third Language
Students> Useful tools> Minimum subject requirements
NOTE:
If you have an official language exemption due to a diagnosed learning disability you do not need to worry about needing the second or third language.
If you have an exemption Irish because you received your primary education outside the state you will need 'another language' in certain cases. 

15. Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme

16. Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
An additional ‘subject’ students can take along with their 7 chosen LC subjects.
The focus is on the Preparation for the World of Work and Enterprise Education
Topics include:
Local enterprises- visits in/ out
Set up own mini enterprise
Legislation
Job seeking skills- CVs, formal letters/ s, job applications
Work Experience
Meetings
Teamwork & Leadership

18.
Thank you.