Expand+Higher Certificate/Level 6 And Ordinary Degree/Level 7

Five grade O6/H7. Leaving Certificate subjects must include Mathematics* and English or Irish.

As an exception to the normal minimum entry requirements set out above, Mathematics is not a r...

Hide-Higher Certificate/Level 6 And Ordinary Degree/Level 7

Five grade O6/H7. Leaving Certificate subjects must include Mathematics* and English or Irish.

As an exception to the normal minimum entry requirements set out above, Mathematics is not a requirement for this programme.

Additionally, an interview to discuss and consider your work will be held in March/April (dates on itsligo.ie).

Bonus Points for Maths
25 additional points will be awarded for higher level Mathematics at grades H6 and above.

* Some courses do not require Mathematics as an entry requirement, while others have certain exemptions. An F2 or above in Foundation Mathematics is acceptable as meeting the Mathematics requirement for certain courses.

Exceptions to the Mathematics Requirements
The courses listed below do not require Mathematics. This subject can be replaced with another Leaving Certificate subject for points calculation.

Business Administration SG535
Creative Design SG232 SG245
Early Childhood Care and Education SG242
English and Psychology SG247
Fine Art SG231 SG244
Office Administration SG105
Performing Arts SG241
Performing Arts (Acting) SG236
Performing Arts (Theatre Design) SG235
Social Care Practice SG243
Sociology and Politics SG248
Writing and Literature SG249

Please note the exceptions below to the general mathematics entry requirements. Foundation Mathematics is not accepted for entry to any of the School of Engineering and Design courses, except:

Advanced Wood and Sustainable Building Technology SG332
Computing SG246
Computing: Games Development SG131
Computing: Software Development SG136
Computing: Systems and Networking SG137
Interior Architecture and Design SG331
Web Development and Creative Media SG538

Please note that a minimum of a grade H5 in Mathematics is required for the following course:

BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering SG342
For students who do not have a H5 grade in Higher Level Mathematics, IT Sligo has a special Mathematics Examination, which is equivalent to Higher Level Mathematics. For further information please visit ITSLIGO.IE.

Expand+Scoring System for Eligible Applicants who hold QQI FET/FETAC Awards
All QQI FET/FETAC awards are part of the Common Awards System, or CAS, from 2014. A full QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 or 6 major award will have a minimum credit value of 120. Component ...

Hide-Scoring System for Eligible Applicants who hold QQI FET/FETAC Awards
All QQI FET/FETAC awards are part of the Common Awards System, or CAS, from 2014. A full QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 or 6 major award will have a minimum credit value of 120. Component awards, or achievement of less than 120 credits, do not constitute a full award.

All QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 and Level 6 awards will be scored using the best 120 credits to deliver a maximum of 390 points regardless of whether they were achieved before or after the introduction of CAS. The scoring process is outlined on the CAO website at CAO.IE.

Expand+IT Sligo welcomes applications from mature students. Up to 20% of places on courses in the Institute are reserved for mature applicants. We recognise the valuable life and work experience that they bring to the courses they undertake.

From your pe...

Hide-IT Sligo welcomes applications from mature students. Up to 20% of places on courses in the Institute are reserved for mature applicants. We recognise the valuable life and work experience that they bring to the courses they undertake.

From your perspective, adding a qualification to your experience can provide a substantial boost to your career. Even a complete career change is an option; the days of people following one career path and staying with one employer throughout their working lives are long gone.

You might now be at a stage when you have a clearer idea of what you want to do than when you first left school. Whatever your current situation and future aims, it’s never too late to benefit from a third level education. The sole criterion for qualification as a mature applicant is age. You are required to be over 23 on 1st January of the calendar year of application.

Applications should be made through the CAO in the usual way. An information evening for interested applicants is held in January each year and a mature student orientation day, which is held just before first year classes begin, is offered to incoming students who have been away from education for some time.

For Further Information:
LINDA MCGLOIN
Acting Access Officer
T: +353 (0)71 91 37355
E: mcgloin.linda@itsligo.ie

Expand+Applicants presenting with school examinations other than the Irish Leaving Certificate examination, QQI/FET qualifications, GCE examinations or BTEC

The results of school leaving examinations other than the above mentioned are scored so that appl...

Hide-Applicants presenting with school examinations other than the Irish Leaving Certificate examination, QQI/FET qualifications, GCE examinations or BTEC

The results of school leaving examinations other than the above mentioned are scored so that applicants can be assessed in the same way as other applicants in the points system. In order to gain entry, applicants must meet 1) the minimum entry requirements, 2) the English language requirement, 3) any specific subject requirements and 4) the points requirements for the course.

Expand+A Student Contribution (registration) fee of €3,000 (2018/19) is payable by all students who do not qualify for a grant or scholarship. SUSI, Student Universal Support Ireland, provides financial support to eligible students. There are two elements...

Hide-A Student Contribution (registration) fee of €3,000 (2018/19) is payable by all students who do not qualify for a grant or scholarship. SUSI, Student Universal Support Ireland, provides financial support to eligible students. There are two elements to the student grant – a maintenance grant and a fee grant. A maintenance grant is a contribution towards your living costs. A fee grant can cover:

--All or part of your tuition fees.
--All or part of the Student Contribution fee.
--Costs of essential field trips.

Students who qualify for a maintenance grant will usually qualify for a fee grant. If you don’t qualify for a maintenance grant, you may qualify for a partial fee grant if your family’s reckonable income is below certain limits. This grant exempts you from 50% of the Student Contribution, or from 50% of any tuition fees and all of the Student Contribution.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extens...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

Restricted Courses
Applying for a restricted course – you must have applied to CAO by 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 if you wish to apply for a restricted course. The restricted course must be included on your course choices list by that date, or added to your application using the Change of Course Choices facility for a fee of €10 before 1st March at 5:15pm.

Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, e.g. the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment – restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words “(Restricted - see page 3 of the 2018 CAO Hanbook)” on the same line as the restricted course’s title. Please make sure to acquaint yourself with the additional requirements, if any, of the restricted course(s) that you have applied for and go to page 11 of the 2018 CAO Hanbook for more information about interviews and assessments.

Exception: If a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures with a course you had applied for by 1st February 2018, you may be permitted to introduce it on a ‘Change of Mind’. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Course Structure:
The BA in Fine Art (Level 7) introduces students to the theory and practise of fine art. Emphasis in the early stages is on building competencies and skills in a broad range of processes and materials, as well as encouraging curios...

Hide-Course Structure:
The BA in Fine Art (Level 7) introduces students to the theory and practise of fine art. Emphasis in the early stages is on building competencies and skills in a broad range of processes and materials, as well as encouraging curiosity, self-confidence and contextual awareness.

YEAR ONE: Modules include painting, printmaking, ceramics, visual and material culture, visual literacy, Digital Lens Based Media (DLBM) and drawing.

YEAR TWO: Modules in second year include drawing, painting, sculptural studies and visual and material culture, with electives in ceramics, printmaking and DLBM.

YEAR THREE: In the final year, students take modules in drawing, practice, history/theory of art, painting and work in context while electives include ceramics, printmaking and DLBM.