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Entry Requirements
Applicants must be at least 16 years old on 15 January of the year of entry and must have obtained the following minimum grades at a single sitting of the Leaving Certificate examination:
• Grade H5 on a Higher Level paper in not less than three subjects
• Grade O6/H7 in three other subjects (Higher or Ordinary Level)
Applicants must have obtained the following grades, at minimum, in subjects specified:
• Gaeilge - Grade H5
• Mathematics - O6 or H6
• English - O5 or H6
Foundation Level Mathematics does not satisfy the entry requirement in Mathematics.
*Minimum grades required in Gaeilge, English and Mathematics can be obtained at different sittings of the Leaving Certificate Examination(s). The requirement to achieve a minimum of Grade C3/H5 in three Higher Level papers and Grade D3 or O6/H7 in three other subjects (Higher or Ordinary Level) must be obtained in a single sitting
of the Leaving Certificate Examination. **Language Waivers. Please contact the Access/Disability Officer on T: +353 61 204927 or E: Maura.moore@mic.ul.ie for information on Language Exemptions granted on disability grounds. Deadlines apply.
GAELTACHT APPLICANTS (MI006)
Up to 10% of places on the Bachelor of Education programme may be reserved for applicants from the Gaeltacht, i.e. applicants must reside in the officially designated Gaeltacht and must use Irish as the normal language of the household. Eligibility for this category is determined by Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachts agus Oileán. Intending applicants
are strongly advised to check
their eligibility with Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachts agus Oileán. Gaeltacht applicants may, if they wish, apply under both MI005 and MI006.
LEAVING CERTIFICATE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMME (LCVP)
Link modules will be accepted for points purposes but they will not qualify as a subject for matriculation purposes.
GCE/GCSE APPLICANTS
For further information about minimum grades and entry requirements please contact
the MIC Admissions Office at E: admissions@mic.ul.ie or Mary Higgins, T: +44 28 20762949 / 77 38679867 E: mary@erandm.co.uk
MATURE STUDENTS
If you are at least 23 years old on the 1 January of the year of entry to College, you are considered as a mature applicant. All mature applicants who make an application to the College through the CAO for MI005/006 and are meeting the eligibility criteria, will be invited to attend for an interview and an Oral Irish test. Candidates are awarded a grade for their performance at the interview and an additional grade for the Oral Irish test. The combined score determines the candidate’s place on the order of merit list. Where places remain unfilled after the list of successful first preference applicants has been exhausted, offers may be made to other applicants in order of preference and in accordance with the order of merit. Applicants who get a ‘fail’ grade in either the Interview or Oral Irish test will be eliminated from the competition. Applicants
who have failed the Interview on two previous occasions are not eligible to re-apply. Mature applicants who have completed an interview and Oral Irish test will be contacted by the College
CAO CODE MI005 - MI006 to indicate whether or not they are
being offered a place and all places will then be offered by the CAO.
STUDENT HEALTH INFORMATION FORM
In order to establish students’ fitness to teach, all incoming teacher education students are required to complete a Student Health Information Form.
GARDA VETTING /CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU CHECK (FOR UK STUDENTS)
Registration will be conditional upon successful completion of the Garda Vetting/CRB checking process
Career Opportunities
The Bachelor of Education Honours Degree is designed
to qualify students to teach in primary schools. This University
of Limerick accredited degree
is an internationally recognised qualification and was the first programme of its kind to be accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland. The course promotes the personal and intellectual development of students, while providing the professional and academic foundation for a career in teaching.
Further Information
MIC Admissions Office
T: +353 61 204348
E: admissions@mic.ul.ie W: www.mic.ie
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