1. Ardscoil Phadraig Careers Presentation 12 th February 2014 Welcome Third Year Parents Mrs Mary Sheridan Guidance Counsellor

2. Adolescence A time to explore different career choices Important to keep options open. Students may think now that they do not want to go to college but they may change their minds in the next two years. Students may think they do not want to study courses at NUI that require a third language but this may change in the next two years.

3. Options after Junior Cert Work Apprenticeships Leaving Certificate Applied Established Leaving Certificate

4. Third Level Colleges Universities DCU University of Limerick Trinity College National University of Ireland and its constituent colleges such as The Royal College of Surgeons, St Angela’s, Sligo and The National College of Art and Design and Shannon College of hotel Management.

5. Third Level Colleges Institutes of Technology Dublin Institute of Technology Institutes of Technology at Waterford, Cork, Tralee, Limerick, Galway/Mayo, Athlone, Sligo, Letterkenny, Dundalk.

6. Entry to Third Level Three Separate Criteria Matriculation Requirements Course Requirements Points

7. Matriculation Requirements Matriculation requirements are the basic standard that a third level college requires students to reach before they are deemed eligible to be considered for a place on a course in that college

8. Matriculation Requirements Matriculation requirements vary from college to college They also depend on the level of the course being applied for

9. Matriculation Requirements for NUI Colleges *For Certain Courses Irish English *A Third Language *Mathematics Any Two/Three other Matriculation Subjects

10. Matriculation Requirements No Language required for: *Most Courses in TCD, UL, Or DCU Engineering and Science Degrees in UCD, NUI Maynooth, NUI Galway, UCC except Biotechnology NUI Galway. Agriculture at UCD Institutes of Technology unless it is part of the area of study Gardaí (English/Another Language), Nursing Apprenticeships and most FE Courses

11. Ordinary Level D (Pass) in a third language for: Entry to NUI Colleges (with exceptions) National College of Art and Design (will accept Art instead) Leisure Management, Hotel and Catering Management, Tourism (DIT) Cadets Medicine (RCSI)

12. Course Requirements Subjects/Grades required to access certain courses examples include: C3 or greater in Higher Level Irish for Primary Teaching C3 or greater in Higher Level Maths for Level 8 Engineering courses and for some Computer courses Chemistry for eight courses incl. some Medicine courses, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition and Dentistry in UCC Physics for Theoretical Physics in Trinity At least grade B for some Mathematics/Computer/Science courses See www.careersportal.ie for full detailswww.careersportal.ie

13. Course Requirements There are courses that require lab science subjects listed below: Agricultural Science Phys/Chem Biology Physics Chemistry Only certain combinations of above are allowable In order to keep options open students are advised to take a science subject in Leaving Cert

14. Higher Level Mathematics/Points There is a bonus of 25 points for Higher Level Maths at every grade above a D3 Points in Leaving Cert are counted from your best six subjects Points from LCVP can be substituted if they are higher than your lowest points subject

15. Higher Level subjects attract higher points than do Ordinary Level It is extremely important that students ‘push themselves’ and take as many subjects as possible at Higher Level for Leaving Certificate However, in doing this they should discuss the matter with their parents and take the advice of their subject teachers

16. Points Scoring Leaving Cert GradeHigher PaperLower Paper Maths Foundation # A11006020 A2905015 B1854510 B280405 B37535 C17030 C26525 C36020 D15515 D25010 D3455

17. Subject Selection Leaving Certificate subject choices (possible) Irish (unless exempted) English Maths Science Subject French (unless definite NUI is not for you) LCVP Two subjects (choose subjects you enjoy and in which you feel you will achieve a high grade) Students also timetabled for PE, Careers and Religion

18. Possible Subjects- Leaving Cert Agricultural Science Business French Home Economics Construction Studies Engineering Design and Communication Graphics Music Art Biology/Chemistry/Physics Important to take a science subject to keep options open SEE HANDOUT

19. Summary It is important for students to: Keep as many options as possible open at this stage Challenge themselves by taking higher level in any subject they are able for Include a science subject among their choices Study Irish at higher level if they feel they might be interested in Primary Teaching Pick subjects they like and are good at

20. Conclusion Parents who need to contact me can do so by phoning the school Thank you all for listening

21. Useful Websites www.cao.ie www.careersportal.ie www.qualifax.ie www.susi.ie www.studentfinance.ie