Entry Requirements
A Higher Certificates (Level 6) There is a specific quota of places reserved on nursing
and Bachelor Degrees (Level 7) degree courses and 5% of places are reserved for FETAC
The minimum Leaving Certificate entry requirement for all award holders on the courses with limited places.
higher certificates (Level 6) and ab initio bachelor degrees
(Level 7) courses is pass (Grade D3 or better) in five Leaving The courses currently designated are - Gnó agus Cumarsáid,
Certificate subjects including Mathematics and English or Film and TV, Medical Science, Furniture Design and
Irish with a minimum of 140 points. Manufacture and Design and Technology Education.
B Honours Bachelor Degrees (Level 8)
D) GC(S)E and other School Leaving Examinations
The general minimum Leaving Certificate entry requirement
A combination of Northern Ireland or British GCSE and GCE
is a pass (grade D3 or better) in six Leaving Certificate
A-Level and AS Level at certain grades will be considered.
subjects including English or Irish and Mathematics, two of
which must be passed in higher level papers at Grade C3 or
E) Other European Union (EU) School Leaving
higher.
examinations will also be considered. Applications are
assessed and scored by the Institutes of Technology Central
The courses on the following page carry
Evaluation Forum (IOTCEF). (See details on www.cao.ie)
additional/different requirements:
Because of demand for places a selection scheme
F) FETAC Level 5 Certificate in General Studies /GMIT/VTOS
under which applicants are ranked in order of merit
Foundation Certificate/Joint GMIT/NUIG Foundation
on their Leaving Certificate performance is applied
Certificates and Ennis Outreach Access Programme
to establish the ‘cut off point’ for each course.
Students who successfully complete programmes are eligible
C FETAC Awards for admission either through the guaranteed places process
pass in any FETAC Award at Level 5/6 meets the entry or through the mature student process.
requirements for Higher Certificate or Bachelor Degree (Level (See The Access Office)
6 or Level 7) courses.
G) Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP)
A pass with distinction grade in at least three
The LCVP ‘subject’ will be considered as a passing subject
modules in any FETAC Award at Level 5/6 meets the
provided the student achieves a pass grade. This will apply to
entry requirements for honours bachelor degrees (Level 8)
entry for higher certificate (level 6), ordinary degree (level 7),
with the exception of nursing degree courses.
and honours degree (level 8) courses with the exception of
Applicants for GA270 Art and Design and GA271 Film and
nursing.
Television will also have to pass the portfolio assessment.
The Higher Education Links Scheme, through specifically
Points will be awarded on the same basis as the Leaving
linked FETAC awards with specific module requirements,
Certificate. The three ‘Link Modules’ results will be
remains in place for progression to nursing degrees.
considered as a composite subject and may be included
among the six best subjects for the calculation of points (See
With the exception of a small number of courses with limited
Table 3).
places and Nursing degrees, FETAC award holders are ranked
with the Leaving Certificate holders for admission to GMIT.
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