I’m filling out my CAO – undergraduate options

The Teaching Council have created an infographic detailing the undergraduate and postgraduate pathways to teaching. The Pathways to Teaching infographic can be found here.

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Studying to become a teacher is known as initial teacher education (ITE).

You can study to be a teacher either by doing an undergraduate degree (concurrent programme) or a two-year postgraduate Professional Master of Education (PME) (consecutive programme).

Applications for undergraduate ITE courses can be made through the Central Applications Office (CAO).

A full list of accredited ITE programmes can be found here.

There are minimum requirements in Mathematics, English and Irish at Leaving Certificate. A full breakdown of the requirements can be found here

In addition to the general entry requirements of the third-level institutions, there may be additional entry requirements for particular post primary teaching programmes. Please refer to the individual entry requirements for your chosen programme for more details.

The main financial support available for eligible students attending full-time further and higher education courses is the student grant, which may include a maintenance grant or a fee grant, depending on eligibility.

Further information on bursaries and other financial supports and the criteria for the Free Fees Scheme are available at studentfinance.ie.

Other useful links:

• gov.ie/dfheris: information on other scholarship and bursary programmes not included on studentfinance.ie
• SUSI website for Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), Ireland’s national awarding authority for all higher and further education grants