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Education with Gaeilge and/or Modern Languages DN760 - Undergraduate Programme Information

Below you will find updates and information specific to your degree. Please also check our Student and Academic Information section, or contact us in the Social Sciences office if you have any questions.  In many cases, the UCD School of Education will be your first calling point for academic and administrative queries. 

Study Supports:

Other General Information

Student Supports:

  • Student and Academic Information gives you information and links to some of the most important policies, regulations and forms, such as Plagiarism guides, Fees and Financial Assistance, Extenuating Circumstances, choosing Elective modules and more.
  • Student Supports lists some of the many academic, pastoral, health and general supports we have in place to help you get the most from your time in UCD Social Sciences.

 Remember to check the rest of our website for some important information and supports!

GPA Calculation for BEd with Gaeilge and/or Modern Languages

Your GPA is your Grade Point Average, and it is a measure of your academic performance, comprising GPA scores for all eligible modules (click here to see UCD's GPA scores for grades). The higher your GPA, the higher the quality of your degree. In UCD your degree GPA values are classified into the broad classes such as first-class honours and so on.  Your final degree GPA and classification will be based on your performance in certain stages depending on your course.  Some employers and many universities will make use of the GPA value itself.

While you must complete Stage 1 of your degree to progress, your grades from Stage 1 modules will not be used in computing your degree GPA.  However, Stage 1 results are a component in applications to study abroad.

The table below demonstrates how a final degree GPA for single honours Economics (3 Stages) is calculated when a you complete your degree.

3 Stages: No Study Abroad Weighting Credits Equivalent%
Stage 1 0 60 0%
Stage 2 5 60 50%
Stage 3 5 60

50%

GPA Calculation for BEd Education with Gaeilge and/or Modern Languages

Choosing to study abroad means you will move to a new 4 year degree programme.  One of the changes resulting from this move is a change to how your final degree GPA will be calculated.  4 year degree programmes count Stages 2, 3 & 4 for GPA Calculation purposes.  However your study abroad year is GPA Neutral, this means Stage 3/year abroad does not count towards your GPA directly but does alter how your GPA will be calculated.

4 Stages: Study Abroad Weighting Credits Equivalent %
Stage 1 0 60 0%
Stage 2 2 60 28.57%
Stage 3 (Year Abroad) 3 (Neutral) 60 0%
Stage 4 5 60 71.43%

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