Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
When applying for a place on the Professional Master of Education the PME Applicant will be required to make a formal declaration of studies undertaken in at least one postprimary curricular subject area
Heshe will be required to declare that they
Hold an Honours Bachelor Degree NFQ Level 8 or equivalent carrying at least 180 ECTS Credits
Have studied the requisite number of ECTS credits in the subjects they wish to have recorded on the Register of Teachers eg 608090 ECTS credits
Have completed at least 10 ECTS credits at third year degree level or higher
Have met all the specific detailed requirements of the Teaching Council in terms of mandatory areas of study
In all cases a d the PME Applicant will be required to identify the specific modulecourse code where requirements have been met
In the second semester of the first year the Teaching Council will write to all PME student teachers on its database confirming
That they meet the requirements for named curricular subjects and will be eligible to register on successful completion of the PME
or
That they meet the requirements for at least one curricular subject but do not meet the requirements for one or more subsequent subjects and will be eligible to register on successful completion of the PME
or
That they do not meet the requirements for at least one curricular subject and will therefore not be eligible for registration when they complete the PME
In the case of number 3 above the student teacher will be advised to notify their PME Provider who will determine if they can continue on the PME programme
IELTS - An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band.
TOEFL IBT - iBT 90 no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section in the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL.