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25 bonus points will be awarded to any CAO applicant who has gained a grade H6 or higher in Leaving Certificate Honours Mathematics.

Foundation Level Mathematics
Foundation level Mathematics at Grade F2 or hi...

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25 bonus points will be awarded to any CAO applicant who has gained a grade H6 or higher in Leaving Certificate Honours Mathematics.

Foundation Level Mathematics
Foundation level Mathematics at Grade F2 or higher is acceptable as meeting the Mathematics requirement for the following programmes at LIT:

* Please note, the following list is correct at the time of print; for the most updated list please check www.lit.ie/admissions.

LC372/LC270 Music Technology & Production
LC371/LC276 Creative Broadcast & Film Production
LC292 Social Care Work (Limerick)
LC402 Social Care Work (Thurles)
LC602/LC612 Social Care Work (Ennis)
LC228 Sports Development & Coaching
LC290 Sports Development & Performance
LC295 Business Studies with Sports Management
LC397 Business Studies with Sport
LC294 Business Studies with Event Management
LC293 Business Studies with Travel & Tourism Management
LC392 Business Studies with Beauty & Spa Management
LC396 Business Studies in Beauty & Spa Services
LC393 Early Childhood Education & Care (Limerick)
LC401/LC432 Early Childhood Education & Care (Thurles)
LC613/LC603 Early Childhood Education & Care (Ennis)
LC398 Culinary Arts
LC399 Hospitality Supervision

Foundation Level Irish
Foundation Level Irish at grade F2 will meet the minimum language requirement for all programmes.

GARDA VETTING
To ensure the protection of the public and justify public trust and confidence the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest uses the Garda Vetting Unit (GCVU) service to assess the suitability of applicants to courses listed on the right:

Limerick, Tipperary and Clare based courses:

Art and Design
LC115 Art and Design Teacher Education (Limerick)
Sport and Early Childhood Education LC228 Sports Development and Coaching (Limerick)
LC295/LC397 Business Studies with Sports Management (Limerick)
LC323/LC290 Sports Development and Performance (Limerick)
LC422/LC423 Applied Strength and Conditioning (Thurles)
LC393 Early Childhood Education and Care (Limerick) Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness
LC293/LC326 Business Studies with Travel and Tourism Management (Limerick)
LC294/LC327 Business Studies with Event Management (Limerick)

Applied Social Sciences
LC292 Social Care Work (Limerick)
LC402 Social Care Work (Thurles)
LC602/LC612 Social Care Work (Ennis)
LC297 Community and Addiction Studies (Limerick)

Athlone based courses:

Nursing and Healthcare
AL830 General Nursing
AL831 Mental Health Nursing

Social Science
AL860 Social Care Practice
AL864 Early Years Care and Education
AL764 Early Years Care and Education
AL765 Applied Social Studies in Social Care

Sport and Health Science
AL836 Nutrition and Health Science
AL837 Sport Science Exercise Physiology
AL840 Athletic and Rehabilitation Therapy
AL843 Physical Activity and Health Science
AL740 Exercise and Health Science

Expand+QQI-FET/FETAC
TUS accepts QQI-FET/FETAC awards for entry on all courses of study. The following minimum entry requirements will apply to graduates of QQI-FET/FETAC qualifications who are seeking admission to courses at TUS:

Higher Certificate (...

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TUS accepts QQI-FET/FETAC awards for entry on all courses of study. The following minimum entry requirements will apply to graduates of QQI-FET/FETAC qualifications who are seeking admission to courses at TUS:

Higher Certificate (Level 6)
Minimum entry: A full QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 award totalling 120 credits.

Ab-initio Bachelor Degree (Level 7)
Minimum entry: A full QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 award totalling 120 credits.

Ab-initio Honours Bachelor Degree (Level 8)
Minimum entry: A full QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 award totalling 120 credits and including a Distinction grade in at least three modules.

Please note that special requirements may exist for particular courses, for example, a requirement for a particular subject such as Mathematics.

A full FETAC award normally contains 8 modules. A full award may be accumulated over more than one academic year. In such cases, it is the responsibility of the applicant to contact QQI FET/FETAC for a full award where programmes are taken over more than one year. A QQI FET/FETAC Level 5 or Level 6 Record of Achievement does not meet the minimum entry standards.

The maximum possible total score will be multiplied by 13 and divided by 12, to give a maximum overall points score of 390 for applicants from further education and training.

If a QQI FET/FETAC applicant also presents a Leaving Certificate, the CAO will use whichever is the better. Applicants to Restricted Application courses or courses where a Portfolio is required will have their Portfolio Score added to their QQI FET/FETAC Score.

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The Access Service aims to promote and facilitate entry to, and participation in, the academic programmes and student life of the Institute for mature students. LIT welcomes mature students and will accept applications from pers...

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The Access Service aims to promote and facilitate entry to, and participation in, the academic programmes and student life of the Institute for mature students. LIT welcomes mature students and will accept applications from persons of mature years, (23 years of age on 1st January prior to admission). Such applications, together with documentary proof of relevant work experience and/or qualifications, which they wish to have considered, should reach the CAO office on or before 1st February of the relevant year.

All undergraduate courses in LIT are open to mature applicants. To secure a place, students without the normal academic entry requirements and who are of mature years must satisfy an Admissions Assessment Board that they have the basic ability and academic foundation to follow the course and take the examinations successfully.

LIT strongly encourages applications from mature candidates and is continually working towards wider participation of adult students.

For more information please contact MSO@lit.ie

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Applicants with qualifications other than those listed above (including EU and overseas qualifications) should apply in the usual way, giving full details of their qualifications/application category on their application

TRAD...

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Applicants with qualifications other than those listed above (including EU and overseas qualifications) should apply in the usual way, giving full details of their qualifications/application category on their application

TRADE QUALIFICATIONS
A trade applicant, seeking admission to the first year of a course, should do so through the CAO. Such application may be on the basis of National Craft Certificate, Senior Trades or Advanced Tourism Certification Board (NTCB)/QQI qualifications, instead of, or in addition to, Leaving Certificate results. TUS welcomes applications from such candidates. Possession of these awards at advanced
level normally qualifies an applicant for entry to TUS.

APPLICATIONS TO YEAR 2, 3 AND 4 OF ALL COURSES
Closing date for Advanced Entry Candidates (External Transfers): 1st May 2022
Closing date for Internal Transfers: 31st May 2022

Advanced Entry is possible to year 2, 3 or 4 of TUS courses where sufficient entry requirements are met. All Admissions and Progressions are subject to availability of places on the course applied for and applicants are ranked in order of merit.

Advanced Entry for places to courses other than Year 1 should be made directly to the relevant Admissions Office:
Athlone Admission
Apply to: Admissions Office, TUS, Dublin Road,
Athlone, Co. Westmeath.
Tel: 090 6468130 / 090 6468131
Email: admissions@ait.ie

Applications received after 1st May will only be considered for places as vacancies arise.
Limerick, Tipperary and Clare Admissions
Apply to: Admissions Office, TUS, Moylish Park, Limerick.
Tel: 061 293853 / 061 293851
Email: admissions@lit.ie
Applications received after 1st May will only be considered for places as vacancies arise

Expand+Student Fees

All undergraduate course fees consist of two elements:
1. Student Contribution Fee and;
2. A Tuition Fee.

STUDENT CONTRIBUTION FEE
The Student Contribution Fee for the 2021/2022 academic year is €3,000. This is an annual charg...

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All undergraduate course fees consist of two elements:
1. Student Contribution Fee and;
2. A Tuition Fee.

STUDENT CONTRIBUTION FEE
The Student Contribution Fee for the 2021/2022 academic year is €3,000. This is an annual charge, which is set by the Government for all full-time third level students.

TUITION FEE
Most full-time undergraduate students are covered for the tuition fee under the “Irish Government Free Fees scheme”. Under this scheme, the Government (HEA) pays tuition fees for full-time, non-repeat undergraduate students from Ireland and other EU countries, who have been resident in an EU country for at least three of the last five years. For more information on the eligibility and criteria for the free fees scheme, please visit:
www.hea.ie/funding-governance-performance/funding/student-finance/course-fees

A student who wishes to repeat a full/part of a year or has a previous third-level educational history will be obliged to pay the appropriate tuition fee in addition to the student contribution fee.

ADDITIONAL FEES
In addition to the Student Contribution and Tuition fees, there is currently a non-refundable Class Materials fee of €100 for students doing Art and Design courses and a Health and Safety fee of €45 for students doing Science courses. These fees are not covered by any grant and must be paid at the time of registration.

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Student Contribution Fee. SUSI is the single awarding authority for all grant applications. It is an “online application system” and is accessed at...

Hide-Students can apply through the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) for a grant to cover the
Student Contribution Fee. SUSI is the single awarding authority for all grant applications. It is an “online application system” and is accessed at www.susi.ie

Students are advised to apply early for the SUSI grant, as approval must be in place in advance of fee payment deadlines.

To assist all applicants in the application process:
SUSI Support Desk
Tel: 0761 08 7874
Email: support@susi.ie

Note: For the Student Finance office to process student grant awards, students must register online each academic year.

Financial Supports
We are very aware of the financial difficulties faced by many students. For most students, starting college coincides with moving away from home for the first time and trying to manage on a budget. You will have most outgoings at the start of the year, so it is important to budget for books, class
materials and rent deposits, as well as day-to-day living costs.

If a student is experiencing financial difficulties while waiting for a grant/scholarship, they should seek advice from Student Services, the Students’ Union, or the institute’s Access Office. You can find out all you need to know about other sources of assistance for students, such as the Fund for Students with Disabilities, Back to Education Allowance and the Student Assistance Fund (SAF) from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) website.
https://hea.ie/funding-governance-performance/funding/student-finance/

For further information on fees, etc please contact the Grants and Fees team at:
TUS Midlands
Email: studentfinance@ait.ie
TUS Midwest
Email: studentfees@lit.ie

Expand+Entry 2022

Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2022 at 5pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2022 at 5pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Hand...

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Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2022 at 5pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2022 at 5pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2022 at 5pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2022 at 5pm

Exceptional online late application (see page 31 of the 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2022 at 5pm

Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid making an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all application fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5pm on 1 February 2022. The closing date for late applications is 5pm on 1 May 2022, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2022 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 4 March 2022 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22 July at 5pm applies only to applicants who are registered as an undergraduate student on 1 May 2022 in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Marino Institute of Education, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these six HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 31 of the 2022 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restrictions
As a CAO applicant you may experience one or more of the following restrictions based on your course choices, your category of application, or restrictions imposed by the HEIs that you wish to apply to. Please read the section on 'Restrictions' on page 3 of the 2022 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:

General Restricitons
1. Making a late application
2. Making changes to your course choices

Restricted Courses
3. Applying for a restricted course

Mature Applicants
4. Mature applicants

Supplementary Admissions Routes
5. Applying for DARE and/or HEAR

Expand+What is this course about?

• Engineering education is very practical. Almost 50 % of your time will be spent in state-of-the-art laboratories developing your practical engineering skills, and the other 50% will be spent on engineering theor...

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• Engineering education is very practical. Almost 50 % of your time will be spent in state-of-the-art laboratories developing your practical engineering skills, and the other 50% will be spent on engineering theory and its application.

• You will develop your problem – solving skills and reasoning techniques.

• You will work on topic-specific problems, both as part pf a team and as an individual, and develop your lifelong learning skills.

• You will develop your ability to effectively communicate within the engineering community and society at large.

• You will develop an awareness with regard to the engineering profession and environment.

• You will learn about the environment loading of a given process/plant and be committed to its reduction, either in terms of the product, the materials or the process.

• Upon completion of the course you will have developed the ability to critically appraise mechanical engineering systems, to identify area of potential improvement, to bring about corrective action and where applicable, to suggest and implement an alternative solution. The student is required to complete a four -month work placement from January to April in the third year of the course. The placement carries 20 credits and must fulfil prescribed criteria to which the employer will agree in advance. Placements may be done in Ireland or abroad.

Why take this course?
This Level 7 degree will educate and train skilled personnel in the area of energy consumption, management and control, as applied to industrial and manufacturing settings. It will give you the capability to critically appraise energy demands, to identify areas of energy waste, to bring about corrective action and where applicable to suggest and implement an alternative energy strategy. You will learn the environmental loading of the given process/plant and be committed to its reduction, either in terms of the product, the materials or the process. You will also possess high ethical standards with regard to the engineering profession and environment. As a graduate you will have the skills necessary for professional communication both within the engineering community and society at large.

Expand+What will I study?

Year 1: Communications for Manufacturing, Mathematics, Engineering Science, Mechanics, Engineering Materials, Engineering Workshop and Graphics, Electronics Technology, Engineering Workshop and Graphics, Processing of Engi...

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Year 1: Communications for Manufacturing, Mathematics, Engineering Science, Mechanics, Engineering Materials, Engineering Workshop and Graphics, Electronics Technology, Engineering Workshop and Graphics, Processing of Engineering Materials.

Year 2: Mathematics, Sensor Systems, Mechanics, Engineering Practice and CAD, Materials, Renewable Energy Thermodynamics, Control and Power Technology, Power Generation Project (Design, Build and Test), Renewable Energy Technologies, Engineering Economics.

Year 3: Statistics and Lean Sigma, Mathematics, Mechanical Systems Design, Combined Heat andPower, Control and Power Technology, Battery Technology 3, Industrial Placement 3, Project Evaluation and Management 3, Sustainable Energy, Materials and the Environment 3

Expand+What can I do after the course?
As a graduate from this degree, you would be in a position to apply for a variety of careers, including energy management, utilities engineering/management, renewable energy technologist, production technologist,...

Hide-What can I do after the course?
As a graduate from this degree, you would be in a position to apply for a variety of careers, including energy management, utilities engineering/management, renewable energy technologist, production technologist, technical supervision, plant maintenance, quality assurance and production planning, or as a CAD operator. You will also have attained the necessary skills and abilities to start your own business within the mechanical engineering and renewable energies domain. It would be expected that graduates would find employment regionally, nationally or internationally in mechanical and manufacturing roles.