Enabling Maths

The Enabling Mathematics course provide for enhanced progression opportunities and pathways for learners consistent with the Further Education and Training Strategy, and the National Strategy for Higher Education 2030.

It is in direct response to the impediments to access to higher education arising from the number of students not passing mathematics at leaving certificate and therefore failing to meet the minimum entry requirements for programmes. This Free Enabling Mathematics course provides participants with a second chance to succeed in Mathematics and thus, overcome the entry requirements to enter a wide range of courses at ATU.

Course Details

• The course commences after the publication of Leaving Cert results.  Date for 2025 TBC.
• Classes are held online via Microsoft Teams and the course will usually take 8 days.
• The course assessment is of an equivalent standard to the current leaving certificate ordinary mathematics paper.
• Applicants who are otherwise eligible but lack a pass in ordinary and higher-level Maths are ideal participants for this programme.
• Students passing the Enabling Mathematics Course will be eligible for a place on ATU programmes where the Maths entry requirement is Ordinary Level Maths and for which there are “available places”. The list of ATU’s ‘Available Places’ is published on www.cao.ie.
• Successful students will be required to participate in on-going maths support throughout year 1 delivered by the respective Maths Learning Centre.
• Full course timetable will be available here once the Leaving Cert results date is publicised.

How to Apply

The application form for the course will be available here from June.

For further information, contact the Access & Widening Participation at – access.donegal@atu.ie or 074 91 86177.