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Did i get into college?

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  • 25-05-2020 6:43pm
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    mr_fegelien
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭


    I got 5 distinctions but my certificate says merit. Did i get into my course or not? It was journalism in DCU.

    I got a distinction in Legal Pratice and Procedures, Media Analysis, Political Studies, Research Skills for Journalism, and Technical Skills for Journalism

    Did i need a distinction in certain modules or overall?


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    I am me123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭I am me123


    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    I got 5 distinctions but my certificate says merit. Did i get into my course or not? It was journalism in DCU.

    I got a distinction in Legal Pratice and Procedures, Media Analysis, Political Studies, Research Skills for Journalism, and Technical Skills for Journalism

    Did i need a distinction in certain modules or overall?

    Check the entry requirements for your desired college course..see if it matches your results transcript.
    Also you must at least pass 8 modules to get a full level 5 award.
    Full FETAC Award with all distinctions equal 400 points (The same way full marks in the L.C. is 600 points.) A distinction is worth 50 points, a Pass is worth 20 points and a merit is worth 30 points.


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    emilymemily
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    You need 8 modules to get the full award.
    Have a look at the QQI website and check your qualification requirements for the level 5 award. Some modules will be mandatory so you might have 8 modules completed and passed but if they don't include all of the mandatory modules, you wont get the award.
    As for the course in DCU no one here can tell you if you got a place.


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    Wanderer19
    Registered Users Posts: 258 ✭✭Wanderer19


    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    I got 5 distinctions but my certificate says merit. Did i get into my course or not? It was journalism in DCU.

    I got a distinction in Legal Pratice and Procedures, Media Analysis, Political Studies, Research Skills for Journalism, and Technical Skills for Journalism

    Did i need a distinction in certain modules or overall?
    You need distinctions in certain modules, if you input the course code on the CAO website it will tell you what modules.

    They add up your total scores then divide it to give the grade for the major award, so if you got 83*5 + 65*3 = 610/8 = 76 (figures shown as an example). That's why you have a certificate saying merit.

    Even if you meet the criteria there is no guarantee you will be offered a place.


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    mr_fegelien
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭mr_fegelien


    Can someone tell me what a component certificate is? I see that I actually do meet the minimum requirements for DIT but it says it must be a full certificate and not a component one? What does that mean?


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    spurious
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    Component means it is part of a full certificate.
    5 or 6 modules instead of the full 8 (or whatever the full number of modules is).

    Take Childcare for example:
    To achieve a QQI Level 5 Major Award in Early Childhood Care and Education through Early Childhood Ireland a learner must complete eight components which include:

    Child Development (5N1764)
    Early Childhood Education & Play (5N1773)
    Child Health & Well Being (5N1765)
    Early Care & Education Practice (5N1770)
    Communications (5N0690)
    Work Practice (5N1433
    Children with Additional Needs (5N2396)
    Equality and Diversity (5N1775)
    From https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/work/education-training/childcare-courses/

    So, someone could have distinctions in all these modules
    Child Development (5N1764)
    Early Childhood Education & Play (5N1773)
    Child Health & Well Being (5N1765)
    Early Care & Education Practice (5N1770)
    Children with Additional Needs (5N2396)
    but because they are component certificates, not the full certificate, they could not work as a childcare assistant.

    To make up the shortfall, they would have to find a way of completing the missing components. On the plus side, they would not have to re-do the components they already have.

    ETB Further Ed. colleges are more likely to offer the full certificates (and at a cheaper cost), compared to private providers.


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    mr_fegelien
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭mr_fegelien


    spurious wrote: »
    Component means it is part of a full certificate.
    5 or 6 modules instead of the full 8 (or whatever the full number of modules is).

    Take Childcare for example:
    To achieve a QQI Level 5 Major Award in Early Childhood Care and Education through Early Childhood Ireland a learner must complete eight components which include:

    Child Development (5N1764)
    Early Childhood Education & Play (5N1773)
    Child Health & Well Being (5N1765)
    Early Care & Education Practice (5N1770)
    Communications (5N0690)
    Work Practice (5N1433
    Children with Additional Needs (5N2396)
    Equality and Diversity (5N1775)
    From https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/work/education-training/childcare-courses/

    So, someone could have distinctions in all these modules
    Child Development (5N1764)
    Early Childhood Education & Play (5N1773)
    Child Health & Well Being (5N1765)
    Early Care & Education Practice (5N1770)
    Children with Additional Needs (5N2396)
    but because they are component certificates, not the full certificate, they could not work as a childcare assistant.

    To make up the shortfall, they would have to find a way of completing the missing components. On the plus side, they would not have to re-do the components they already have.

    ETB Further Ed. colleges are more likely to offer the full certificates (and at a cheaper cost), compared to private providers.

    Still a bit confused, here are my results.

    https://imgur.com/gallery/2zPt0ql


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,107 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Do you fill all the requirements here?
    https://qsearch.qqi.ie/WebPart/AwardDetails?awardCode=5M2464


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    mr_fegelien
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭mr_fegelien


    spurious wrote: »
    Component means it is part of a full certificate.
    5 or 6 modules instead of the full 8 (or whatever the full number of modules is).

    Take Childcare for example:
    To achieve a QQI Level 5 Major Award in Early Childhood Care and Education through Early Childhood Ireland a learner must complete eight components which include:

    Child Development (5N1764)
    Early Childhood Education & Play (5N1773)
    Child Health & Well Being (5N1765)
    Early Care & Education Practice (5N1770)
    Communications (5N0690)
    Work Practice (5N1433
    Children with Additional Needs (5N2396)
    Equality and Diversity (5N1775)
    From https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/work/education-training/childcare-courses/

    So, someone could have distinctions in all these modules
    Child Development (5N1764)
    Early Childhood Education & Play (5N1773)
    Child Health & Well Being (5N1765)
    Early Care & Education Practice (5N1770)
    Children with Additional Needs (5N2396)
    but because they are component certificates, not the full certificate, they could not work as a childcare assistant.

    To make up the shortfall, they would have to find a way of completing the missing components. On the plus side, they would not have to re-do the components they already have.

    ETB Further Ed. colleges are more likely to offer the full certificates (and at a cheaper cost), compared to private providers.

    Are you saying that I need an overall distinction? I got an overall grade of merit and did get the award but got distinctions in 5 modules.

    My second choice, Communication Studies in DCU shows that I only need a distinction in 5 modules.


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,107 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Ring DCU and ask them. I am just showing you the rules according to QQI.

    I would have thought the QQI route into any course is very competitive so would require distinctions.


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    Wanderer19
    Registered Users Posts: 258 ✭✭Wanderer19


    Wanderer19 wrote: »
    You need distinctions in certain modules, if you input the course code on the CAO website it will tell you what modules.

    They add up your total scores then divide it to give the grade for the major award, so if you got 83*5 + 65*3 = 610/8 = 76 (figures shown as an example). That's why you have a certificate saying merit.

    Even if you meet the criteria there is no guarantee you will be offered a place.
    I'm not sure of the course code you're thinking of, but heres the link for DC132 - which shows which modules you need distinctions in, for that particular course.

    http://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=fetac_search2


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    I am me123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭I am me123


    You have your full Award, having passed 8 modules. Now you just need to see if you have enough distinction grades that are set down by your desired third level college course. How many distinctions did they require?


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    mr_fegelien
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭mr_fegelien


    I am me123 wrote: »
    You have your full Award, having passed 8 modules. Now you just need to see if you have enough distinction grades that are set down by your desired third level college course. How many distinctions did they require?

    5. I got the 5


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    Shannon1111112
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Shannon1111112


    You need to research the general requirements for plc applicants in the last few years. I would recommend searching dcu fetac statistics where you’ll find a clear graph with the amount of places allocated for fetac students along with the QQI points necessary. Secondly, you need to remember that other applicants may have applied with six, seven or eight distinctions who will be given places first. Lastly, ensure your course is linked with journalism if not you’re going to be competing with leaving certificates.


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