cautionary notes. degree course suggestions within each top area
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Cautionary Notes
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Degree course suggestions within each top area
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Course locations for your high interest areas
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Important Events
• Taster Courses– 2 or 3 day events
• Open Days– 1 day events
• Education Conventions– 1 day events
• Tailored to suit the student’s interests and course suggestions
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Degree Course Descriptions Book
• Descriptive articles on over 120 degree course areas
• Written by senior lecturers at major universities
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Various other useful
worksheets
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Post Leaving Cert Colleges
offering Post Leaving Cert Courses
C. 1, 400 CENTRES OF EDUCATION NATIONWIDE.
• Offering Level 5 & 6• Generally 1 to 2 year in
duration• Can progress to 3rd Level• Cork Colleges Progression
Scheme (CIT)• Courses in all areas• Entry requirements• No points• QQI FETAC
(Quality & Qualifications in Ireland)
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PLC Course?
Online Application Form to college directly
Apply c. February/March
Can generally apply for up to 3
courses per college
Entry Requirements:
- Generally passes in 5 subjects -
Some exceptions to entry
requirementsInterview
Possibly a portfolio/audition
etc. required
Level 5 or 6 qualification or
use level for Higher Education
Links Scheme
Qualification in its own right
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Applied Biology Level 5 CSN
Nutrition & Health Science, CIT
Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship,
UCC
Nursing Studies Level 5 CCC
General, Mental Health & Intellectual
Disability Nursing, UCC
12 other colleges offering Nursing Degree
Programmes.UK options also.
Photographic Studies
Level 5, St John’s
Level 6 in St John’s College
Multimedia Degree in CIT,
LIT, ITT
The Higher Education Links Scheme
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38 institutions can offer Links.
Not everyone who wants to transfer can.
Quotas apply to all 3rd Level courses places.
Places are reserved for FETAC applicants in universities and colleges.
ITs generally have open competition with LC students. Not always.
A scoring system applies to all PLC courses.
For example, a student might be required to get Distinctions in 6/8 final exams.
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