1 YEAR SUBJECT CHOICE yr options.pdfART & MUSIC Art portfolios needed for entry to most Art colleges...
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1ST YEAR SUBJECT CHOICE
DEIRDRE NASH
GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR
CORE SUBJECTS
ENGLISH CSPE & SPHE IRISH MATHS HISTORY GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE
J.C. OPTIONS – PICK 3
MATERIALS TECH (WOOD) GERMAN TECHNICAL GRAPHICS FRENCH TECHNOLOGY MUSIC ART RELIGION BUSINESS
HOW DO I CHOOSE?
CHOOSE A SUBJECT
YOU LIKE YOU’RE GOOD AT
SUBJECT DESCRIPTIONS
www.ncca.ie www.careersportal.ie www.curriculumonline.ie www.scoilnet.ie
PICK IN ORDER
1 •ART
2 •FRENCH
3 •BUSINESS
WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR CHOICES
00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
44.5
5
FRENCHARTMUSIC
ROUND 2
YEAR GROUP CHOICES CREATE OPTION BAND
EXAMPLE
ART FRENCH FRENCH ARTBUSINESS MUSIC TECH GRAPH BUSINESSWOODWORK BUSINESS GERMAN WOODWORKGERMAN TECH GRAPH TECHNOLOG FRENCH
UNIVERSITY ENTRY
BASED ON LEAVING CERT POINTS MOST REQUIRE 6 SUBJECTS FOR
ENTRY (INCLUDING 2 Honours Cs) NUI COLLEGES ( UCD,UCC,College of
Surgeons,Maynooth,NUI Galway) require a Pass grade D in IRISH, ENGLISH,ANOTHER LANGUAGE
UCC
NO FRENCH/GERMAN NEEDED FOR ENGINEERING FACULTY NURSING SCIENCE FOOD SCIENCE
SO NO 3RD LANG= NO UNIVERSITY?
UNTRUE! U.L. Does not require Fre/German for entry Engineering /Agri /science degrees at UCD &
Maynooth&NUIG(see www.qualifax.ie SOME ART DEGREES (Ncad/Crawford)
ENTRY TO I.T.s
I.T. entry
MUST PASS 5 SUBJECTS MUST PASS ENGLISH & MATHS
Gardai/Army/Fas
3rd language needed for Cadets in Army /Air Corps
NOT needed for entry to Gardai & Fas Irish NOT needed for Gardai – but must
have a pass in 2 languages out of English,Irish,3rd language
ART & MUSIC
Art portfolios needed for entry to most Art colleges , also some Architecture courses (not UCC)
V.useful subject for design & multimedia 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
Woodwork – Construction Studies for LC
Tech Graphics – Design Communications for LC
Accountancy & Business
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
Technology
1st exam in 2009 Computing, Project work Useful for careers in I.T. , engineering
HOW TO CHOOSE??
INTEREST APTITUDE SYLLABUS - www.careersportal.ie GRADE BREAKDOWNS –
www.examinations.ie www.qualifax.ie – 3rd level course
database www.careerdirections.ie – careers test ,
excellent information