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9
Basis of Admission:
Minimum Entry Requirements
You must meet minimum entry requirements before you
may be considered for entry to your chosen courses. You
should consult HEI literature for details and information
on minimum entry requirements before applying for any
course. Eligible applicants are those applicants who meet
the minimum entry requirements.
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 (see table on page 10). For each course
to which you have applied, your Leaving Certificate
results are checked to see if you meet the minimum entry
requirements for the course. Points will be calculated only
after it has been determined that the results on your CAO
file meet the minimum entry requirements for the course.
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 your points score, the higher you will appear
in the order of merit list for the course. Places will be
offered to an appropriate number of applicants, 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.)
The mention of any specific examination in this Handbook
does not imply automatic eligibility for any course.
You should first consult the HEI literature to
determine if your qualifications will meet minimum
entry requirements.
Basis of Admission (continued):
Points-Scoring System
The information here and on page 10 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.
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 25 and
on the CAO website, www.cao.ie.
Examination Rechecks
The State Examinations Commission automatically
notifies CAO of ALL changes in grades.
These changes are then notified to the HEIs.
General Information