Colleges offer students another chance at maths

THE difficulties with meeting maths requirements for some courses are being addressed through special exams at several colleges.

With strict entry requirements setting out minimum grades in higher level maths for a range of courses, efforts have been made over a number of years to facilitate those who fall short of the standard but who otherwise have met the CAO points threshold.

At National University of Ireland, Galway for example, the college of engineering has provided a special entrance exam for more than 20 years for applicants to its engineering degrees who did not get the required C3 or better at higher level Leaving Certificate maths.