The below information provides information on the Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements for applying to study at dkit. Please select the relevant category from the link below:

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements
Bonus Points for Honours Maths
Foundation Level Maths

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

LEVEL 7

Ordinary Degree Programmes (Level 7)

The standard minimum entry requirement for first year admission to Level 7 Ordinary Degree Courses at DkIT is:

Six Grades at O6 or H7 in Leaving Certificate

→ INCLUDING At least one H5 Grade, OR Minimum Points Score of 200
→ AND Mathematics Grade F2, O6 or H7
→ AND English Grade O6 or H7 OR Irish Grade O6 or H7

LEVEL 8

Honours Degree Programmes (Level 8)

The standard minimum entry requirement for first year admission to Level 8 Honours Degree Courses at DkIT is:

Six Grades at O6 or H7 in Leaving Certificate

→ INCLUDING At least two H5 Grades
→ AND Mathematics Grade O6 or H7
→ AND English Grade O6 or H7 OR Irish Grade O6 or H7
→ AND Minimum Points Score of 300.

Note The 300 points requirement does not apply to the BA (Hons) in Music (DK860).

Bonus Points for Honours Mathematics

A bonus of 25 points will be allocated to students who achieve a grade H6 or above in higher level mathematics in the Irish Leaving Certificate examination. This means that the maximum cumulative Leaving Certificate points total is 625. Bonus points will be awarded irrespective of the year in which the examinations were taken. The bonus points will only be relevant in cases where the higher level mathematics subject (including bonus points) is scored as one of the candidate’s six best subjects for point’s purposes. Consequently, if higher level mathematics (cumulative points score) is not among these six subjects, the bonus points will not be included in the total points score.

Results % Range	Higher Leaving Certificate Grade	Points for Higher Level Subjects	Points for Higher Level Mathematic (including 25 bonus points)	Ordinary Leaving Certificate Grade	Points for Ordinary Level Subjects
90 - 100	H1	100	125	01	56
80 < 90	H2	88	113	02	46
70 < 80	H3	77	102	03	37
60 < 70	H4	66	91	04	28
50 < 60	H5	56	81	05	20
40 < 50	H6	46	71	06	12
30 < 40	H7	33	33	07	0
0 < 30	H8	0	0	08	0

Foundation Level Mathematics

Foundation level mathematics will be accepted as a passing subject for Level 7 courses where Leaving Certificate Mathematics is not a specific subject requirement.

Foundation Level Mathematics does not meet the entry requirements for Level 8 courses.

The minimum Level 7 entry requirement in Mathematics is as follows:

F2 at Foundation Level
Or a O6 at Ordinary Level
Or a H7 at Higher Level

Where a grade of F2 or higher is achieved and Foundation Level Mathematics is acceptable for entry to a specific course, the following points scoring system will be used:

Grade	Points
F1	20
F2	12

Specific Course Entry Requirements:

Find out more information on the Specific Course Entry Requirements for Leaving Certificate Students and Northern Ireland/UK Students for applying to study at DkIT.

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