{"id":8044,"date":"2026-04-16T14:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/?page_id=8044"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:37:56","slug":"degree-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/further-education-and-training-fet-service\/degree-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8044\" class=\"elementor elementor-8044\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d43833 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d43833\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a295d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a295d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Tertiary degrees?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013671e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"013671e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfc60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbfc60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tertiary Degrees, are degree courses you start in an ETB (Education and Training Board) such as LOETB and finish in a university. You will have support along the way, and you do not need CAO points.<\/p><p>Tertiary degrees give you a <strong>guaranteed place<\/strong> on a university degree course, as places are set aside for LOETB learners from the start.<\/p><p>These courses are part of formal partnerships between LOETB and universities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031e298 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"031e298\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827ce67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"827ce67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Degree Courses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb778bc e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb778bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363ddde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"363ddde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can study the following degree courses through LOETB:\n<h5 data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1150\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Portlaoise Institute and SETU, Carlow<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a title=\"Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=3031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a title=\"Bachelor of Science (Hons) in IT Management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=7284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Science (Hons) in IT Management<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=7235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Software Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1338\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Tullamore FET Centre and TUS Athlone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1394\">\n \t<li data-section-id=\"wf0rfw\" data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1394\"><a title=\"Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tullamorefetc.ie\/courses\/full-time-courses\/health-service-nursing-social-studies\/mental-health-nursing-bsc-hons-with-tus-athlone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d3537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51d3537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SETU-and-TUS-logos.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8073\" alt=\"SETU and TUS logos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SETU-and-TUS-logos.png 300w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SETU-and-TUS-logos-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SETU-and-TUS-logos-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe4824 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efe4824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa189ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa189ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Pathways and Progression Routes to University<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacfada e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dacfada\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853cf0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"853cf0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LOETB also offers advanced entry routes and direct progression pathways into Year 2 of university degree courses if you complete a Level 6 course.<\/p><p>These pathways must be applied for by individual learners.<\/p><p>If you have questions, you can contact an <a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/further-education-and-training-fet-service\/adult-guidance-service\/\">LOETB Adult Guidance Counsellor<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed68ca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed68ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c3e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86c3e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Available Pathways<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82516cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82516cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee883d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee883d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2085\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Tullamore FET to TUS Athlone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul><li><strong data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2099\">Course:<\/strong> Bachelor of Business<\/li><li><strong data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2231\">Progression:<\/strong> Direct entry into Year 2 after completing a Level 6 Business course with LOETB.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5 data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2339\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Birr FET to TUS Athlone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul><li data-section-id=\"svqubh\" data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2451\"><strong data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2354\">Courses:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><ul data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2654\"><li data-section-id=\"svqubh\" data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2451\">Bachelor of Business (Level 8)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"goksol\" data-start=\"2396\" data-end=\"2451\">Bachelor of Accounting and Finance (with placement)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2576\">Progression:<\/strong> Direct entry into Year 2 after completing an Advanced Certificate in Business (Level 6).<\/li><\/ul><h5 data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2722\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Abbeyleix FET to NCAD, TU Dublin, Limerick &amp; Athlone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul><li data-section-id=\"1j12ygy\" data-start=\"2723\" data-end=\"2871\"><strong data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2737\">Courses:<\/strong><br data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2740\" \/>A range of degrees in design and art, including:<br \/><ul data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2871\"><li data-section-id=\"13kamp5\" data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2807\">Ceramics<\/li><li data-section-id=\"14dosfh\" data-start=\"2810\" data-end=\"2842\">Sculpture and Combined Media<\/li><li data-section-id=\"i14vhm\" data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2857\">Painting<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1kwmdks\" data-start=\"2860\" data-end=\"2871\">Fashion<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"3004\">Progression:<\/strong> Direct entry into Year 2 after completing an Advanced Certificate in Art (Level 6).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea23c65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea23c65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5a0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5a0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 data-section-id=\"1hu4hlh\" data-start=\"3416\" data-end=\"3443\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Agriculture Pathway<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul data-start=\"3445\" data-end=\"4123\"><li data-section-id=\"1les3sg\" data-start=\"3445\" data-end=\"3528\"><strong data-start=\"3447\" data-end=\"3458\">Course:<\/strong> BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Science and Sustainability (TUS Thurles)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1m53vtp\" data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3871\"><strong data-start=\"3724\" data-end=\"3740\">Progression:<\/strong> You may enter Year 2 after completing the part-time Certificate in Farming (Sustainable Farming) with LOETB and Gurteen College.<\/li><\/ul><p>Learners are required to complete some additional bridging credits, available in Gurteen College to meet full entry requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc0f8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cc0f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90c605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c90c605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/mco_O1G2Kzo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2c6dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca2c6dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807886d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"807886d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your questions answered<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a2524 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1a2524\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72c353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b72c353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We answer some of the common questions students and parents ask, when learning about tertiary degrees and advanced entry programmes with LOETB.\u00a0<\/p><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/start-your-degree-close-to-home-with-loetb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Visit our blog post and have your <\/strong><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/start-your-degree-close-to-home-with-loetb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>degree questions answered<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are Tertiary degrees? Tertiary Degrees, are degree courses you start in an ETB (Education and Training Board) such as LOETB and finish in a university. You will have support along the way, and you do not need CAO points. Tertiary degrees give you a guaranteed place on a university degree course, as places are [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":1326,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8044","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are Tertiary degrees? 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