Admissions
FETAC Applicants
- The general minimum entry requirement for graduates of FETAC (NCVA level 2 or 3) awards to LYIT are as follows:
| Level & Award at LYIT | FETAC/NCVA Level 2 Entry Requirement |
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| Level 6 Higher Certificate | full FETAC (NCVA level 2 or 3) award. |
| Level 7ab-initio BachelorDegree | full FETAC (NCVA level 2 or 3) award. |
| Level 8ab-initio Honours Degree (with the exception of nursing programmes) | full FETAC (NCVA level 2 or 3) award in a course in a cognate area and including a distinctions in at least three modules. |
| Level 8 Nursing Programmes | FETAC (NCVA Level 2) award in DCHSN (nursing studies) or DCHSX (community and health services).Applicants must obtain a distinction in 5 modules, including distinctions in D20001 (anatomy and physiology), and D20012 (introduction to nursing), and D20032 (human growth and development or C20006 (biology). |
- Note that a full FETAC award normally contains 8 modules. A Component Certificate or Record of Achievement is awarded to candidates who successfully complete one or more FETAC (NCVA) level 5 modules. These Component Certificates do not meet the entry requirements. Applicants must have the full level 5 award. In some instances FETAC modules are accumulated over more than one academic year. In such cases, it is the responsibility of the applicant to apply to FETAC for a full award.
- Notwithstanding the general minimum entry requirements listed above, some LYIT programmes courses have additional requirements for specific FETAC modules or FETAC courses. These requirements are listed in the table below.
| LYIT Department | CAO Code | Programme Title | Required FETAC/NCVA Modules | Required FETAC/NCVA Awards |
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| School of Business Studies | ||||
| Business | LY107 | Business, Management | B20001 or C20139 or Leaving Cert Maths. OD3+ | Any Full Award |
| LY117 | Administrative Management | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY127 | Business, Marketing | B20001 or C20139 or Leaving Cert Maths. OD3+ | Any Full Award | |
| LY137 (5 FETAC places) |
Sports Development & Coaching | No required modules | DOREC Outdoor Recreation DSRXX Sports & Recreation |
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| LY108 | Business, Accounting * (2011 entry) | B20001 or C20139 or Leaving Cert Maths. OD3+ | Any Full Award | |
| LY108 | Business, Accounting ** (2012 entry) | B20001 or C20139 or Leaving Cert Maths. OD3+ | 923005 BBSXX BBSIT BMXXX BIXXX (Level 6) |
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* LY108 Accounting **LY108 Accounting (2012 entry)
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| Law & Humanities | LY207 | Law | No required modules | Any Full Award |
| LY217 | Languages and International Business |
E20106 or Leaving Cert. French, German or Spanish OD3+ |
Any Full Award | |
| Design | LY408 | Visual Communication | No required modules/components. At least 3 distinctions required. |
AACDX Art/Craft/Graphic Design |
| AAXXX Art | ||||
| ACADX Computer Aided Design | ||||
| ADESX Design | ||||
| AGDXX Graphic Design | ||||
| EMMPX Multimedia Production | ||||
| EMPXX Media Production | ||||
| LY417 | Product Design | No required modules/components. | Any of the Awards listed for Visual Communications, or AIDXX Interior Design ACXXX Creative Craft AFURX Furniture Design 5M2012 Furniture Making & Design | |
| LY427 | Creative Digital Media | No required modules/components. | Any of the Awards listed for Visual Communications, or ECMXX Creative Media ETFPX TV & Film Production. | |
| School of Engineering | ||||
| Civil & Construction | LY507 | Quantity Surveying | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award |
| LY517 | Building Services | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award | |
| LY527 | Civil Engineering | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award | |
| LY537 | Construction Studies | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award | |
| LY547 | Architectural Technology | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award | |
| Electronic & Mechanical | LY607 | Electronic Engineering | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award |
| LY617 | Mechanical Engineering | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award | |
| LY627 | Computer Engineering | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award | |
| LY637 | Biomedical Engineering | C20174 or C20139 or C20175 or LC maths OD3+ |
Any Full Award | |
| School of Science | ||||
| Computing | LY708 | Applied Computing | No modules specified, but distinctions in at least 3 modules required. | BEBXX E-Business, BIPXX Information Processing, EMMPX Multimedia Production or CITXX Information Technology CELTX Electronic technology CCNMX Computer Network & Maintenance CCNTX Computer Network Technology (level 6) CETXX Electronic Technology (level 6) CNSSX Network & Software Systems (level 6) EMMWD Multimedia and Web Development (level 6) |
| LY707 | Computer Games Development | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY717 | Computing with Business Applications | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY727 | Computing with Network & Mobile Communications | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY737 | Computer Security and Digital Forensics | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY747 | Multimedia & Digital Entertainment Technology | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| Science | LY806 | Pharmacy Technician* (1 FETAC place) |
No required modules | CASLT, Laboratory Techniques. |
| LY817 | Bioscience | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY827 | Analytical & Forensic Science | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY837 | Food Science & Nutrition | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY847 | Veterinary Nursing (1 FETAC place) |
At least 3 distinction including: C20006, Biology and any 2 of the following 3: C20153 Animal Anatomy & Physiology C20152 Animal Welfare G20001 Communications |
CASAC Animal Care | |
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* LY806 Pharmacy |
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| Nursing | LY908 | General Nursing (2 FETAC places) |
At least 5 distinction including distinctions in D20001 and D20012 and 20032 or 20006 |
DCHSN Nursing Studies or DCHSX Community Health Services DHSXX Health Care Support |
| LY917 | Health & Social Studies (1 FETAC place) |
At least 3 distinction to include any of the following D20163 Care Skills D20164 Care Support D20165 Safety & Health at Work G20001 Communications |
DHSXX Health Care Support DCHCC Community Care |
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| LY918 | Psychiatric Nursing (1 FETAC place) |
At least 5 distinction including distinctions in D20001 and D20012 and 20032 or 20006 |
DCHSN Nursing Studies or DCHSX Community Health Services DHSXX Health Care Support |
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| LY928 | Intellectual Disability Nursing (1 FETAC place) |
At least 5 distinction including distinctions in D20001 and D20012 and 20032 or 20006 |
DCHSN Nursing Studies or DCHSX Community Health Services DHSXX Health Care Support |
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| LY968 | Early Childhood Care, Health and Education (2 FETAC places) |
At least 3 distinctions in any of the following modules D20153 Working in Childcare D20159 Caring for Children D20005 Child Development D20007 Early Childhood Education |
DCHSC Childcare (level 5) Applicants presenting FETAC level 5 in DCHSC + CACHE may apply directly to the admissions office in LYIT for entry to year 2 |
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| No required modules | DCXXX Childcare (level 6) Applicants presenting FETAC level 6 above may apply directly to the admissions office in LYIT for entry to year 2 |
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| School of Tourism Killybegs | ||||
| Hospitality & Tourism | LY306 | Front Office Management | No required modules | Any Full Award |
| LY316 | Tourism | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY326 | Hospitality Studies | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY336 | Bar Supervision | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| LY307 | Tourism & Hospitality Enterprise | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
| Gastronomy & Culinary Arts | LY317 | International Culinary Enterprise | No required modules | Any Full Award |
| LY346 | Culinary Arts | No required modules | Any Full Award | |
- Points Based on FETAC Results
- Points are calculated based on the best 8 modules presented. The vast majority of awards presented have a credit value of 1 and are taken at level 2. Such Modules are scored as follows:
| Pass: | 20 points |
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| Merit: | 35 points |
| Distinction: | 50 points |
- For modules with alternative values and/or at other levels, scores are adjusted pro rata as follows:
| Module Credit Value | Distinction | Merit | Pass | ||||||
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| Level1 | Level2 | Level3 | Level1 | Level2 | Level3 | Level1 | Level 2 | Level3 | |
| 0.5 | 12.5 | 25 | 31.3 | 8.8 | 17.5 | 21.9 | 5 | 10 | 12.5 |
| 1.0 | 25 | 50 | 62.5 | 17.5 | 35 | 43.8 | 10 | 20 | 25 |
| 1.5 | 37.5 | 75 | 93.8 | 26.3 | 52.5 | 65.6 | 15 | 30 | 37.5 |
| 2.0 | 50 | 100 | 125 | 35 | 70 | 87.5 | 20 | 40 | 50 |
- Offers Based on FETAC Results
- For several programmes at LYIT a maximum quota of places have been set aside for FETAC applicants (See table above)
- General Nursing, LY908, two places
- Psychiatric Nursing. LY918, one place
- Intellectual Disability, Nursing LY928, one place
- Early Childhood Care, Health and Education, LY907, two places
- Health & Social Studies. LY917, one place
- Veterinary Nursing, LY804,one place in
- FETAC scores for these programmes will be based on exams taken at a sisngle sitting and will be considered on round zero only. FETAC applicants who do not achieve quota places on round zero, can, if they also have Leaving Cert/GCSE results, compete on round 1 for non-quota places.
However please note that only Leaving Cert. results will be considered at round 1.
Points based on FETAC will not be considered on round 1 for any course where a quota is listed above. - For remaining programmes, where no specific number of places is listed, points based on FETAC results may be accumulated over more than one sitting, FETAC Scores are included in the round 1 order of merit list. If a student has also taken a school leaving exam such as Leaving Certificate/GCSEs, etc., then the exam yielding the highest score will be used for ranking. Offers for courses that do not have a specific FETAC quota will be made in round 1. .
FETAC 2012
There will be no change in the way CAO points are allocated to FETAC graduates for entry into Institutes of Technology in September 2012.
FETAC 2013
For entry into Institutes of Technology from September2013, all FETAC level 5 and FETAC level 6 awards will be scored to deliver a maximum of 400 CAO points.
Scoring for Common Awards Scheme
Points will be based on a maximum of 120 contributing credits. The best 120 credits will be considered for scoring purposed. A maximum of 400 points will be achievable. Point will be calculated using the formula Credit Value X Grade Value X 1.111111
| Sample Scoring Common Awards Scheme | ||||||
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| Component | Value | Grade | Value | Factor | Points | Credits |
| 1 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 15 |
| 2 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 |
30 |
| 3 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 45 |
| 4 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 60 |
| 5 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 75 |
| 6 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 90 |
| 7 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 105 |
| 8 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 120 |
| 9 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 140* |
| Total points based on best credits (to max of 120) | 400 |
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| Component | Value | Grade | Value | Factor | Points | Credits |
| 1 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 15 |
| 2 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 30 |
| 3 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 45 |
| 4 | 15 | D | 3 | 1.11111 | 50 | 60 |
| 5 | 15 | M | 2 | 1.11111 | 33 | 75 |
| 6 | 15 | M | 2 | 1.11111 | 33 | 90 |
| 7 | 10 | M | 2 | 1.11111 | 22 | 100 |
| 8 | 10 | M | 2 | 1.11111 | 22 | 110 |
| 9 | 15 | P | 1 | 1.11111 | 17 | 125 * |
| Total points based on best credits (to max of 120) | 311 | |||||
| * Since a maximum of 120 credits are counted for points,the 9th component in each example above is not included in the calculation of total points | ||||||
FETAC Level 6
Applicants presenting FETAC Levle 6 Awards may be eligible for some exemptions or perhaps even for advanced entry into year 2 of a cognate area, provided there is sufficient overlap in the learning outcomes that they achieved via the FETAC Level 6 and those achieved by our own first years. This is a judgement call for the relevant Head of Department and/or RPL officer at LYIT. Each such application has to be considered separately and on its merits.
In order to establish what, if any, exemptions may be availabe, an applicant intendign to present a FETAC level 6 Award should apply directly to LYIT. The application would be forwarded to the Head of Dept. for decision. Just in case they aren’t deemed eligible for any exemptions or advanced entry, applicants with FETAC level 6 qualificaitons may also want to apply, via CAO, for first year - as a fall-back or failsafe position.
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