Enabling Maths

Background

The objective of the enabling mathematics course is to provide for enhanced progression opportunities and pathways for learners consistent with the Further Education and Training Strategy, and the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030. It is in direct response to the impediments to access to higher education arising from the number of students not passing mathematics at leaving certificate and therefore failing to meet the minimum entry requirements for programmes. The development of Enabling Mathematics course is designed to give young people a second chance to succeed in Mathematics and thus, overcome the entry requirements to enter a wide range of courses at ATU in 2024/25.

Enabling Mathematics Course

Course will commence on Wednesday 28th August until Friday 6th September 2024. (Timetable below)
Classes for the Enabling Maths Course are available online or, in-person on the Donegal Campus.
A blended learning approach will be adopted for the course.
The assessment will be of an equivalent standard to the current leaving certificate ordinary mathematics paper.
Applicants who are otherwise eligible but lack a pass in ordinary and higher-level Maths are the primary target group.
Students passing the Enabling Mathematics Course will be eligible for a place on any programme in ATU for which there are “available places” and ordinary maths is an entry requirement. The list of ATU’s ‘Available Places’ is published on www.cao.ie.
Successful students will be required to participate in on-going maths support throughout year 1 delivered by the respective Maths Learning Centre.

Timetable

OPTION A (Face to Face Delivery)

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wed 28^th Aug	Thur 29^th Aug	Fri 30^th Aug
09.30 – 12.30	------------	------------	Number (C)	Number (C)	Algebra (H)
12.30 – 1.00	------------	------------	Break	Break	Break
1.00 – 4.00	------------	------------	------------	------------	Algebra (H)
4.00 – 5.00	------------	------------		Assessment
Time	Mon 2^nd Sept	Tues 3^rd Sept	Wed 4^th Sept	Thur 5^th Sept	Fri 6^th Sept
09.30 – 12.30	Algebra (H)	Functions (H)	Geometry and Trigonometry (C)	Geometry and Trigonometry (C)	Statistics and Probability (C)
12.30 – 1.00	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
1.00 – 4.00	Algebra (H)	Functions (H)	------------	------------	------------
4.00 – 5.00	Assessment	Assessment		Assessment	Assessment

*(H) = hybrid delivery (C) = On Campus

OPTION B (Online Delivery)

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wed 28^th Aug	Thur 29^th Aug	Fri 30^th Aug
09.30 – 12.30			------------	------------	Algebra (H)
12.30 – 1.00			Break	Break	Break
1.00 – 4.00			Number (O.L.)	Number (O.L.)	Algebra (H)
4.00 – 5.00				Assessment
Time	Mon 2^nd Sept	Tues 3^rd Sept	Wed 4^th Sept	Thur 5^th Sept	Fri 6^th Sept
09.30 – 12.30	Algebra (H)	Functions (H)	------------	------------	------------
12.30 – 1.00	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
1.00 – 4.00	Algebra (H)	Functions (H)	Geometry and Trigonometry (O.L.)	Geometry and Trigonometry (O.L.)	Statistics and Probability (O.L.)
4.00 – 5.00	Assessment	Assessment		Assessment	Assessment

How to Apply

Please select the link to complete the application form https://forms.office.com/e/3Z7Endxw0j
Contact the Curve – Kieran.McMonagle@atu.ie or 074 91 86008.
On-line applications can be submitted from Monday 17th June to 27th August 2024
There will be no course fee for students.

Note

For those students wishing to study on-line or by hybrid means, please ensure that you have already downloaded Microsoft Teams and have a good internet connection.
For those students attending on campus, please bring Pen, Paper and Calculator.
Notes will be provided.