UG Prospectus 2025

175 QQI - FETLEVEL 5Applicants DCUwelcomes applicants with appropriateQQI-FET (Level 5/6) qualifications. Applicants who have a full National Framework of Qualifications Level 5 award in appropriate qualifications andmodules can be admitted on a competitive basis to certainDCU courses. QQI-FET (Level 5) entry route is a competitive entry route with a limited number of places. Aquota of places are offered based on the CAO ranked order of applicants based on performance. For courses with aQQI-FET (Level 5) entry route, up to 10%of places are retained for QQI-FET (Level 5) applicants. Application ismade through the CAO. For more information, please visit dcu.ie/registry/ug-admissions General Certificate in EducationGCEALevel DCUwelcomes applicants withGeneral Certificate in Education (UK andOverseas) qualifications. Tomeet the general entry requirements, please visit dcu.ie/registry/registry-uk-applicants Entry requirements for GCEA Levels can be found on the individual course pages, please visit dcu.ie/courses Additional Special Course Requirements Bachelor of Education (Honours Degree) Please note there are specific entry requirements for DC002, DC003* andDC004* courses. Alongwith holding theGeneral Entry Requirements, the following entry requirements apply: aminimumof H5 in at least 3 subjects and aminimumof O6/ H7 in 3 other subjects. Subjectsmust includeH4 inGaeilge (DC003; H3); O4/H7 in English; O4/H7 inMathematics. *DC003Gaeltacht pathway (restricted entry): Applicants wishing to commence the Primary BEd (Englishmedium) through theGaeltacht Entry RouteDC003must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply for entry to the course, through the CAOprocess. A) Be resident in aGaeltacht Language Planning area, and B) Must obtain at least aH3 in LeavingCertificate Irish Apart from the requirement tomeet both criteria listed above, applicantsmust alsomeet all other requirements for entry to the Primary BEd as normal and any particular matriculation requirements for theHEI they are applying to. *DC004 Church of IrelandCentre pathway (restricted entry): If you hold aminimumH6 or O4 in Irish, youmay be offered a place, but only if there are too fewapplicants withH4 in Irish. For more information, please visit dcu.ie/church-of-ireland-centre LeavingCertificate Subject Combinations Certain subjects will not be scored separately if they occur in combinationwith subjects that are similar in content. In each case, the highest individual gradewill be scored. The following 6 groups of subjects are affected by this: 1. Music andMusicianship, Music A, Music B 2. Economics, Agricultural Economics 3. Physics with Chemistry - if combinedwith Physics andChemistry; only 2 best scored - if combined with Physics or Chemistry; only best scored 4. History, Economics and Economic History - if all 3 subjects are taken; only the best 2will be scored 5. Latin, Classical Studies 6. Greek, Classical Studies