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Choosing Leaving
Certificate Subjects
Points to Consider
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Overview
TYO students have been having classes
on Senior Cycle choice and subject choice
since January and will continue to have
these classes until late February.
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What needs to be decided?
Core Subjects for all students (no decision needed):
Irish (unless a student has a D.E.S. exemption)
English
Maths
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Choose any 4 from the following:
French, German, History, Geography,
Accounting, Economics, Business,
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Home
Economics, Music, Art and Technology
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Complete free choice of four
subjects so:
These subjects are mixed ability and all
students have the opportunity to study for
the Higher Level.
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Form for Subject Choice
Deadline Thursday 28th February
Have a fifth subject possibility in mind just
in case the four subjects you pick are not
all possible together.
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Timetabling
The vast majority of students get the four subjects they choose.
Sometimes there is a problem. If this is the case it is very useful to know the fifth subject option. (Maybe 3 students each year)
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Timetabling
Every effort is made to give students who
apply in time the subjects they want.
It may not be possible for students who
apply late or change their mind after the
deadline.
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A very useful website
www.careersportal.ie
Click on “School students” and “Leaving
Certificate”
Detailed Information on subjects
Content for each subject
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When Deciding Between Subjects
What does the student like and do well at?
Keeping career options open.
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What Careers might you be
interested in?
Career Interest Questionnaires on
www.careersportal.ie and www.qualifax.ie
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Deciding Between Subjects
cont.
Teachers give details of their subjects at
Leaving Cert to TY students.
If unsure talk to teachers individually.
Talk to older students who study the
subject and ask to see books.
Note specific subjects are required for
some courses.
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Specific Subjects Necessary for
Some Courses
Use the website www.qualifax.ie to find
entry requirements for every course.
Also check the college websites
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A Third Language (French or
German)
Necessary for all courses except Nursing,
Science and Engineering at the following
colleges under the umbrella of the NUI
UCC
UCD
NUI Galway
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Cont.
Shannon College of Hotel Management
National College of Art and Design
St. Angela’s College Sligo
Royal College of Surgeons
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In Maynooth University
A third language not needed for:
Primary Teaching
Nursing
Engineering
Business
Law
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Applying for an NUI exemption
Students who have an exemption from
Irish because of dyslexia would also be
able to get an NUI exemption from the
Third Language and so could apply to the
NUI colleges.
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Colleges which don’t require a
third language:
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin City University
University of Limerick
All the Institutes of Technology e.g. CIT,
WIT, DIT, LIT etc.
Colleges of Primary Teacher Training
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Advantages of a third language
The ability to communicate in another language
is an advantage in the workplace.
With Brexit we cannot rely as much on English
speaking employment opportunities.
Having a language with for example a business
or a law degree is very valuable.
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Science
Science is needed for health care and
scientific courses but certainly not for all
courses.
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Necessary Subjects for College
Courses
Biology is necessary for most Beauty Therapy
courses.
Chemistry is necessary for courses in Veterinary
Medicine, Dentistry, Dietetics, Pharmacy and for
some courses in Medicine. ( Students without
Chemistry can study the 6 year Medicine course
in some colleges but not UCC.)
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Examples where one science
subject is necessary Nursing
Dental Hygiene and Dental Nursing (Exception direct entry UCC)
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Environmental Health
Physiotherapy (T.C.D. requires 2 or 1 + Hons. Maths)
Radiography
Optometry
Engineering
Science Degrees (Some colleges but not all)
Paramedic Studies in UL
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U.C.C. Requirements
U.C.C. requires Chemistry and one of
Physics or Biology for:
Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
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Other Colleges’ Requirements
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T.C.D. - Chemistry and another science for
Pharmacy.
T.C.D. – Two science subjects for Medicine and
Dentistry. The subjects are not specified but
there are restrictions.
T.C.D. – Physiotherapy 2 science or 1 plus
Honours Maths. (UL, UCD and RCSI ask for one
science)
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One Science is enough in some
colleges
R.C.S.I. – for Pharmacy one science
subject is required. (N.B. It must be
Chemistry)
NUI Galway, R.C.S.I. and U.C.D. Require
one science subject for the 6-year Medicine
course but two science subjects for the 5-
year course.
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Always check the fine print
Colleges differ as to what they accept as a
science subject.
www.qualifax.ie
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Students have a choice of an extra
subjects in school
Link Modules (L.C.V.P. – Leaving
Certificate Vocational Programme)
Applied Maths
Full details at a later stage.
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Extra Subjects Outside School
Even highly academic students can find it
very difficult.
Often all the student's results are
decreased due to extra pressure.
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Language spoken at home
It is possible to sit the Leaving Certificate in
certain languages if students speak them
at home and prepare for the exam at
home.
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These subjects are:
Arabic
Hebrew Studies
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish,
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EU students may sit the Leaving
Cert in:
Estonian
Hungarian
Latvian,
Lithuanian
Modern Greek
Bulgarian
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Cont.
Polish,
Portuguese
Romanian,
Slovakian,
Swedish
Finnish
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EU Languages cont.
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Croatian,
Czech
Danish,
Dutch
Mandarin Chinese is will be available for
students who begin Fifth Year in 2020
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Thank you!
For your time and attention.
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