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Crescent College Comprehensive S.J.

Crescent College Comprehensive S.J. Traditional Leaving Certificate Subject Choice Caroline Coughlan Ita Danaher , Peter Moloney Guidance Counsellor s. What’s the Goal. Self Sustainability. Stressful V’s ?????. How can we make the Journey less stressful???? Planning Research.

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Crescent College Comprehensive S.J.

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  1. Crescent College Comprehensive S.J. Traditional Leaving Certificate Subject Choice Caroline Coughlan Ita Danaher, Peter Moloney Guidance Counsellors

  2. What’s the Goal • Self Sustainability

  3. Stressful V’s ????? How can we make the Journey less stressful???? Planning Research

  4. Links to self sustainability The best Leaving Certificate one can achieve Educational Attainment Personal qualities Job / Career Self Sustainability

  5. Leaving Certificate • 2 year programme. • Full time commitment required over 2 years. • Usually 7 subjects are taken for the Leaving Certificate.(An extra (8th) subject?) • For points purposes best 6 subjects are counted. • Almost all subjects are of equal importance. • 25 additional points will be awarded to students receiving a H6 or better in higher level mathematics

  6. How many subjects • Student normally have to study • English • Irish • Maths • Student will study 4 other optional subjects which they will select from a possible 19 subjects • One needs to be careful when selecting one’s subjects as it may affect future progression in education

  7. Choosing a Subject The correctchoice of subjects requires: RESEARCH DISCUSSION REFLECTION DECISION Subject Teachers, Guidance Classes, TY Programme L.C. Books, Publications, Other Students Guidance Counsellors, Current Teachers Family, Friends Consider all the information, views and opinions Then, ultimately each student must make up their own mind.

  8. Choosing a Subject Key Questions • What subjects are on offer? • What is the subject about • If I’m interested in a particular course/career area, what subjects are essential? ( Course Entry Requirements) • If not essential, what subjects maybe useful/helpful for this course/career area? • What subjects do I like? (motivation)(not the teacher or friends) • What subjects am I relatively good at? (DATs) (JC)

  9. Entry Requirements • Generally there are 2 sets of ‘Entry Requirements’ which must be met before ‘points’ can be considered. • A) Minimum Entry Requirements • Particular subjects eg English and minimum no. of honours / passes in the L.C. required to apply to an individual college. • B) Specific Course Requirements • Particular subjects and/or levels required to gain entry to specific faculties or courses. E.g. Veterinary Medicine in UCD Entry Requirements: 2H5 + 4O6, O6 in English, Irish, Modern Language & Mathematics, H5 in Chemistry.

  10. Minimum Entry Requirements of major CAO Colleges

  11. Entry Requirements • Course Entry Requirements can be accessed: • In the college’s prospectuses • On the college’s websites • www.qualifax.ie – Subject Requirements Care must be taken as the choices of subjects made now may determine 3rd level and career options in 2 years time.

  12. www.careersportal.ie Click on - School student - Leaving Cert - Leaving Cert subjects - (Each subject explained in great detail)

  13. Course information WWW.qualifax.ie • Listing of all college courses and their requirements

  14. General Advice If a student is not really sure what he/she wants to do in the future: Pick a broad range of subjects in order to keep options open Many students will change their minds about their future a number of times in the next 2 years • E.g. • one language • one science • one business • one applied science/ social science. • This combination would allow access into a broad range of courses/careers.

  15. Appliance of Science

  16. Important Points • No subjects are gender specific. • Every student is unique (interests, abilities and aptitudes), hence they should choose subjects based on these and not current friendships or the opinions of others. • Students should be aware of balancing subjects which help maximise points vs. subjects which may be of benefit to them in the future. • One needs to keep in mind it may not always be possible to offer everybody their first 4 choices

  17. Optional Subjects(4) BUSINESS • Business • Accountancy • Economics SCIENCE • Biology • Physics • Chemistry • Agricultural Science LANGUAGES • French • German • Spanish APPLIED SCIENCES • Home Economics • Construction Studies • Engineering • Design and Communication Graphics • Applied Maths SOCIAL STUDIES • History • Geography • Music • Art Information about LC subjects can be found on the college website: www.crescentsj.ie , www.careersportal.ie and the NCCA website: www.ncca.ie

  18. Timetable of Events • February 27th – Parents Night 5th year options. • February – Class presentations continue. • March 20th – Deadline for submission of application forms for subject preferences. • April – Generation of classes begins.

  19. Things I need to consider • Name _________________ Class_____________ • My Interests and Abilities • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • The subjects I enjoyed at junior Certificate • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  20. Things I need to consider • What I would like to do after my Leaving certificate • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • What I hope to achieve in my Leaving Certificate (points) • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • The subjects I could potentially do well in • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

  21. Things I need to consider • Entry requirement for specific course • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • I have a particular course in mind entry requirements (subjects) • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Undecided need to keep options open what subjects • ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  22. Subject Evaluation

  23. Revised Common Points Scale in 2017

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