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CAO General Info - Points Table

CAO

Third Level Education for the Student with Special Needs

Third Level Education & the Mature Student

Minimum Entry Requirements

Applicants must meet minimum entry requirements before they may be considered for entry to their chosen courses.

Details and information on minimum entry requirements must be obtained by consulting HEI literature.

Order of merit

Eligible applicants will be placed in an order of merit list for each course to which they have applied. For those presenting Irish Leaving Certificate only, this will normally be determined by a points score based on examination results. HEIs may also determine an appropriate points score in the case of mature applicants, those presenting other examinations, or as the result of other tests or evaluation procedures.

The greater the points score, the higher an applicant will appear in the order of merit list for the be offered to an appropriate number of applicants, course. Places will beginning with those at the top of the order of merit list and descending.

(In the case of applicants for nursing/midwifery who apply using the mature applicant course codes, places in the order of merit list will be determined by a score obtained from the assessment procedures outlined in the Nursing Careers Centre literature.)

Random Numbers

HEIs generally distinguish between applicants on equal points scores by appending to each score a randomly-generated number. The combined score/random number is the final determinant of your position in the order of merit. A detailed explanation of this is available on Page 18 and on the CAO website, www.cao.ie.

POINTS-SCORING SYSTEM:

The information which follows is a summary which is given for the convenience of those whose applications will be evaluated on the basis of the results of the Republic of Ireland Leaving Certificate Examination. Enquiries about the methods of evaluation of results of examinations and qualifications other than the Republic of Ireland Leaving Certificate Examination should be addressed to the Admissions Office of the appropriate HEI.

Points- scoring:

1. Irish Leaving Certificate Examination: Entry to the great majority of courses in the CAO system in 2008 will be determined according to the following common points scale and accompanying conditions.

points 2008 table

Bonus points for Leaving Certificate Higher Level

Mathematics will be awarded in 2008 by University of Limerick and for Liberal Arts (MI004) and Early Childhood Care and Education (MI007) at Mary Immaculate College. The Dublin Institute of Technology also awards bonus points for Mathematics and a number of science subjects in the case of the Level 8 course DT021. Applicants should refer to DIT literature for full details.

# Points for Foundation Level Mathematics will be awarded by certain institutions. Applicants should refer to the HEI literature for full details.

NCAD does not award points for Leaving Certificate or other examinations. Consult NCAD literature for details.

Accompanying conditions:

1. The six best results, in recognised subjects, in one Leaving Certificate Examination will be counted for points computation.

2. One sitting only of the Leaving Certificate Examination will be counted for points purposes.

3. In the case of certain subjects, e.g. Home Economics (General), Foundation Level Mathematics or Foundation Level Irish, some HEIs may not award the points shown above. If in any doubt, check with the Admissions Office of the appropriate HEIs

2. L.C.V.P. Link Modules:

All HEIs award points for results in Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Link Modules, in place of a sixth Leaving Certificate subject.

LCVP Table

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