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Admission Requirements 2013
Matriculation requirements:
GCSE/Advanced GCE (A-level)
To be considered for admission to the University you must:
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Present six subjects at grade C or above on GCSE or
Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers. Two of these
subjects must be at grade C or above on Advanced GCE
(A-level) papers.
The six subjects above must include:
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A pass in English.
AND
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A pass in mathematics and a pass in a language other
than English
OR
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A pass in Latin and a pass in a subject other than
a language.
Notes:
1 A pass means grade C or above on GCSE or Advanced
Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers.
2 Students may combine grades achieved in different
sittings of their Advanced GCE (A-level) examinations
for the purpose of satisfying matriculation and/or course
requirements, but not for the purposes of scoring. This is
not permitted for Medicine – see note 3 on page 31.
3 Acceptable subjects:
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Applied A-level, Vocational Advanced Subsidiary,
Vocational A-level, National Vocational and Key Skills
qualifications are not accepted for matriculation or
scoring purposes.
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GCSE/Advanced GCE (A-level) subjects set by
recognised examination boards are, in principle,
acceptable for consideration with the following
exceptions.
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Physical education, General studies and Media
studies are not acceptable.
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Applicants who require advice about subject eligibility
should contact the Admissions Office.
4 Combinations of A-level subjects not permitted for
matriculation or scoring purposes:
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Art may not be presented with History of art.
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Biology may not be presented with Botany or Zoology.
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English literature may not be presented with English
language.
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Environmental science may not be presented with Biology
or Geography.
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Science may not be presented with Chemistry, Physics or
Biology.
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Not more than one specialised endorsed programme in art
may be presented.
5 Art and Music may not be offered as the two Advanced GCE
(A-level) grades for matriculation purposes but both may be
used for scoring purposes.
Advanced GCE (A-level) scoring system
for exams taken from 2010 to 2013
AS
A2
A*
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150
A
65
135^
B
60
120
C
50
100
D
35
75
E
20
40
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Bonus points for Mathematics:
Students presenting A-Level Mathematics, Further
Mathematics or Pure Mathematics will be credited with
an additional 25 points for achieving a grade E or above.
An applicant’s score will be calculated on the basis of either
of the following:
1 their best 4 GCE Advanced level (A2) subjects from one
academic year
OR
2 their best 3 GCE Advanced level (A2) subjects from one
academic year plus one Advanced Subsidiary level (AS) in
a different subject from the same or the preceding academic
year only.
Students may not combine grades achieved in different sittings
of their GCE Advanced level (A2) examinations for the purpose
of scoring. However, examinations taken in January and June
of the same year are counted as a single sitting.
The minimum entry levels (points) for 2012 are available at
Notes:
^ Applicants presenting A-level examinations from pre-
2010 will be scored based on the above scheme, with the
exception of the pre-2010 A grade, which will be awarded
145 points.
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Cambridge Pre-U: Principle subjects will be accepted
as alternatives to A-Levels in meeting general entry
requirements. The scoring scheme for Principle subject
results is available at
Allocation of places
Trinity College applies a two-stage admissions procedure
whereby it, in the first instance, allocates ranges of CAO
points to A-level grades in order that A-level applications can
be compared with Leaving Certificate applications. Places on
courses will then be determined based on the proportions of
eligible applications coming from the Leaving Certificate and
A-level examination systems or, in a small number of cases,
equivalent EU systems. Once these proportions are determined,
places on the course in question will be offered to applicants
coming from each respective examination system group on the
basis of ranking within that group.
