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Admission Requirements 2012
To qualify for admission to a degree course at the University you
must:
(i) meet the matriculation requirements.
(ii) satisfy course specific requirements (where applicable).
(iii) where there is competition for places, have good enough
examination results to be included among those to whom
offers are made (see the Leaving Certificate scoring system
or Advanced GCE (A-level) scoring system).
Matriculation requirements:
Irish Leaving Certificate
To be considered for admission to the University you must:
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Present six subjects, three of which must be at grade C or
above on higher Leaving Certificate papers or at least grade
C in the University matriculation examination.
The six subjects above must include:
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A pass in English.
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A pass in mathematics (or foundation-level mathematics)
and a pass in a language other than English
OR
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A pass in Latin and a pass in a subject other than a
language.
Notes:
1 A pass means grade D or above on ordinary or higher
papers in the Leaving Certificate and grade D or above in the
University matriculation examination.
2 Irish at foundation-level is not acceptable for matriculation,
course requirements or for scoring purposes. Mathematics
at foundation-level is acceptable for matriculation purposes
only.
3 Students may combine grades achieved in different sittings
of their Leaving Certificate/Matriculation examinations
for the purpose of satisfying matriculation and/or course
requirements, but not for the purposes of scoring. This is not
permitted for Medicine – see note 3 on page 32.
4 Combinations of Leaving Certificate subjects not permitted:
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Physics/chemistry may not be presented with physics
or chemistry.
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Biology and agricultural science may both be used for
scoring purposes but biology may not be presented with
agricultural science as the two higher level subjects
required for Dental science, Earth sciences, Medicine,
Medicinal chemistry, Physiotherapy or Science. In
addition, Biology and agricultural science may not be
presented as two of the three HC3 (or above) grades
required for matriculation purposes.
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Art and music may not be offered as two of the three
higher Leaving Certificate grades for matriculation
purposes but both may be used for scoring purposes.
Leaving Certificate scoring system
Grade
Higher Level
Ordinary Level
A1
100
60
A2
90
50
B1
85
45
B2
80
40
B3
75
35
C1
70
30
C2
65
25
C3
60
20
D1
55
15
D2
50
10
D3
45
5
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Bonus points for higher level Mathematics
Students presenting Leaving Certificate Mathematics at
honors level will be credited with an additional 25 points for
achieving a grade HD3 or above.
An applicant’s six best results from one sitting of the Leaving
Certificate will be counted for scoring purposes. Applicants may
combine results from the Leaving Certificate and the Trinity
College matriculation examination of the same year for scoring
purposes.
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Link Modules are
accepted for scoring purposes only and are awarded the
following points: Distinction 70, Merit 50, Pass 30.
The minimum entry levels (points) for 2011 are available at
www.tcd.ie/Admissions/undergraduate