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Entry Requirements
Applicants are required to hold the established Leaving Certificate
(or an approved equivalent) with a minimum of six subjects which must include at least two H5 (Higher Level) and four O6 (Ordinary Level) or four H7 (Higher Level) grades. Subjects must include Mathematics, Gaeilge or another language, and English. Minimum Grade F6 in Foundation Mathematics satisfies the minimum entry requirements. Foundation Mathematics is not reckonable for scoring purposes.
* Language Waivers. Please contact the Access/Disability Officer on T: +353 61 204927 or email Maura.moore@mic.ul.ie for information on Language Exemptions granted on disability grounds. Deadlines apply.
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 MI007 will be invited to attend for an interview and a short written test. Mature students who do not meet the normal minimum entry requirements will be considered
for admission if, having attended
for interview and written test,
they satisfy the College as to their ability to benefit from and sustain participation in the BA Programme(s) applied for. Mature applicants who have completed an interview and written test will be contacted by the College to indicate whether or not they are being considered for a place and all places will then be offered by the CAO.
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
There is a growing awareness in Ireland of the need for high calibre professionals to provide young children with the best possible care and education. Graduates may pursue leadership roles in both the private and public sector where high quality childcare provision is required. As specialists in Early Childhood Care and Education, graduates of this programme may find employment as managers, directors, coordinators or facilitators in a wide range of early years settings. The first cohort
of BA ECCE students graduated
in October 2007 and they have since taken up employment in such areas as managerial roles
in playschools, daycare settings, Early Start Units, family centres as well as policy development roles and research roles within various Government bodies. Following the Irish Government’s introduction of the provision of a free year of pre- school education, job opportunities for graduates of this course are expected to continue to increase.
Further Information
MIC Admissions Office
T: +353 61 204348
E: admissions@mic.ul.ie W: www.mic.ie
CAO CODE MI007
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