BOTH UL and UCC are offering a preparation for university programme for pre-Leaving Certificate students this summer.

These programmes give young people the opportunity to learn about different academic courses and other aspects of university life.

The fee for the UCG programme is £120, with another £60 for residential accommodation. The course in UL is also offered on a residential basis and costs £135, with an additional £60 for accommodation.

For more information - UL: Contact Bernadette Fitzgerald, programme administrator, IUP, University of Limerick. Tel: (061) 333644/202002.

UCG: Contact the programme co-ordinator, Preparing for University Programme, University College Galway. Tel: (091) 524411 or (091) 750394.