Route 1: Stand-Alone Maths Entry Exam

This Stand-Alone Maths Entry Exam is for students who have not achieved the required grade in Maths for admission to all ATU Galway-Mayo programmes.

This Stand-Alone Maths Entry Exam is for students who have not achieved the required grade in maths for admission to all ATU Galway-Mayo programmes, other than those outlined in Table 1 (see below).

This provides students, who have otherwise achieved the entry requirements to ATU Galway-Mayo, with a ‘second chance’ opportunity to achieve the grade required in maths. 

The exam is based on the Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate syllabus and is of a comparable standard to the Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level paper.

Candidates who achieve a pass mark (40% or more) in this exam are deemed to have met the minimum maths entry requirements for ATU Galway-Mayo programmes other than those specified in Table 1. 

No additional CAO points are awarded. 

Candidates who pass the exam and meet all other entry requirements and have enough points for their chosen course in ATU Galway-Mayo will receive an offer of a place in Round 2 of CAO.

Students who have received confirmation from CAO of eligibility for the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) or the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) entry schemes can undertake the course and the exam at no cost.

Who can apply?

  • You must have applied to ATU Galway-Mayo through the CAO for entry in the forthcoming academic year.
  • You must have achieved the required points for entry to your chosen programme of study and meet any additional entry requirements specified.
  • It is expected that you will have achieved a minimum grade of 07 in Maths.

The Exam

The exam will take the format of one, three-hour paper, with six questions. 

It will cover the Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate syllabus – statistics and probability, geometry and trigonometry, number, algebra and functions.

Past Leaving Certificate examinations should be used to see the type and standard of questions.

The use of non-programmable calculators is permitted.

The exam will take place at ATU’s Galway City Campus on Dublin Road, Galway.

A recognised form of photo ID will be required to sit the exam, e.g., passport, driving licence or An Garda Síochána National Age Card.

Results will be emailed to students no later than five days following the exam. 

Your ATU Galway-Mayo Stand Alone Maths Entry Exam result is valid only for entry in the year in which the exam is taken. After that, the exam would need to be re-taken. There are no appeals.

Reasonable Accommodations

If you have a learning difference, disability or medical condition and need any reasonable accommodations for the exam, such as a separate room, extra time, reader and/or scribe, sign language interpreter, modified paper, etc., you may request exam supports once the Leaving Certificate results are issued.

Please contact the Access and Disability Service on accessoffice.galwaymayo@atu.ie a minimum of three days before the exam and include your CAO number in this correspondence.

Please note any request will need to be supported by relevant documentation if not already submitted to CAO.

Excluded Programmes

This Stand-Alone Maths Entry Exam does not meet the entry requirements for the following ATU Galway-Mayo programmes:
 

Table 1: Excluded Programmes

Course

CAO Code

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Medical Science

AU671

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in General Nursing

AU690

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Psychiatric Nursing

AU691

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Education (Design Graphics and Construction)

AU680

ALL Bachelor of Engineering Programmes

AU538, AU638, AU546, AU646, AU545, AU645, AU542, AU648, AU548, AU547, AU647, AU642

Bachelor of Engineering Common Entry

AU549, AU649

Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering Design

 

AU550

 

How to Apply

  • Stand-Alone Maths Entry Exam: Monday 4th September, 2023 at 10.30am. Registration to take place at 10am.

The ATU Galway-Mayo Admissions Office are happy to provide further information on the Stand-Alone Maths Entry Exam.

Email: admissions.galwaymayo@atu.ie

Tel: 091-742140

Data Privacy Notice

Information collected in the application process will be used in accordance with data protection legislation and ATU’s Student Privacy Notice. ATU will provide contact information (name, email address and phone number) to Donegal ETB in relation to those applicants who have indicated that they wish to take part in the enabling mathematics course offered by Donegal ETB. Aggregate statistical information in relation to the course may be used in reporting.