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Access Course for Higher Education - Young Adults TAP
City of Dublin FET College Liberties
- Course code
- 5M3114
- Level
- Level 5
- Award
- Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ)
- Classification
- Major
- Awarding body
- QQI
- Duration
- 1 year full-time. The actual timetable will vary from course to course but generally these are full-time courses. This means college days would typically start at 9am or 10am in the morning and finish at 3pm -4pm in the afternoon. Some days you might have a half day or a later start. Liberties college also has a range of part-time courses that may suit you if you have commitments that make it hard for you to take on a full-time course.
Programme summary
City for Dublin FET College, Liberties is one of three colleges of further education working in partnership with the Trinity College Dublin Access Programmes to provide access courses to Higher Education.
Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
- Age: Students must be between 17 and 22 years old on entry.
- Academic: Minimum 5 Ordinary grade 6s and at least one Higher grade 5 in the Leaving Certificate (applicants must pass English and Mathematics. A pass means grade O6/H7 or above on ordinary or higher papers in the Leaving Certificate. A pass in foundation level Mathematics is acceptable for minimum entry requirements) We will also consider applications from applicants with a distinction in the Leaving Certificate Applied and applicants with a QQI-FET Level 5 award.
- Socioeconomic: This course is for students with the ability to succeed in higher education, who have experienced difficulties or come from backgrounds which do not have a tradition of going to university. Family income must qualify the applicant to receive a third level grant and family occupation should be within an employment category which is underrepresented in higher education.
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