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Appendix 7: Foundation Course/Access Partnerships with VEC
3. Trinity Access Programmes
Liberal Arts Courses for Mature Students
The Liberal Arts courses, run in Pearse College Crumlin, and Plunket College
Whitehall in conjunction with the Trinity Access Programmes, are one-year preuniversity
courses aimed at mature students, who for financial, social or cultural
reasons have not yet realised their full educational potential.
This partnership between TCD and the CDVEC Colleges was established in 2004.
Entry Requirements
You must be at least 22 years of age on 1st January in year you apply.
There are no standard educational requirements, such as the Leaving Certificate
or Aptitude Test. The application is composed of an essay, the endorsements of two
referees, an application form and an interview. By these means the student will
have to demonstrate a real desire to pursue a third level course and that he/she has
the ability to do so.
Students can apply for these courses on the same application as for the Trinity
College Foundation Course for Mature Students. For application deadline please
contact the colleges listed below.
Course Objectives
To provide the students with an opportunity to experience the satisfaction that
can be gained from learning in an academic environment
To increase the student’s vocabulary and knowledge to the level expected of an
undergraduate student
To build up the student’s confidence in his/her academic abilities
To equip the students with the skills that they will need to benefit from and
participate in a third level educational course
To assist the students find the 3rd level course that best suits his/her abilities
and interests
To prepare the student to compete equally for entry to third level.
Subjects
The Course is divided into five areas:
Arts, Social & Human Sciences
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