UCAS Undergraduate Entry Requirements
| Qualification | Offer | Further information |
| UCAS Tariff | 112 points | |
| A level | BBC | Accepted with BTEC Diploma/ Sub Dip,OCR Sub Dip, Welsh Baccalaureate Ext Project accepted if differ from A-Level Subjects subjects excluded General Studies and COPE |
| Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) | DMM | Can be counted alongside one A-Level |
| Access to HE Diploma | 60 credits including 45 at Level 3, of which 40 Level 3 credits are at merit / distinction. If you do not hold GCSE English, Maths and Science at grade C or above, then credits must also include English, Maths and Science at Level 2. Applicants taking an access to higher education diploma will need GCSE’s grade 4 or above in English Language, Mathematics and Science. Appropriate equivalent qualifications can be considered http://bcu.ac.uk/courses/primary-education-with-qts-ba-hons-2018-19 or achievement of 12 credits at L2 in these subjects within the Access course. |
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| Scottish Higher | CCD | Minimum of 3 subjects to a total of 112 UCAS points. |
| AS | Not accepted | |
| Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate – Principal | Not accepted | |
| GCSE/National 4/National 5 | 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including Maths, English and Science subjects. Appropriate equivalents can be accepted with another 2 GCSEs (which must be actual GCSEs).
Acceptable equivalents: – BTEC LEVEL 2 First Certificate – Merit or Distinction (Science only) |
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| HNC (BTEC) | D | Overall Distinction profile A transcript will be required. Considered at the tutor’s discretion. |
| International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme | 28 points | Obtain a minimum of 28 points overall. Students who do not complete the IB Diploma will be considered on the basis of their IB Certificates if they obtain a total of 14 points or above from three Higher Level Subjects with grade 4 or above in at least one Higher Level subject from Group 4 and alongside other acceptable level 3 qualifications to meet 112 UCAS Tariff Points For students who do not already hold a GCSE in Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above grade 5 in Maths (Standard Level) from the IB Diploma will be accepted For students who do not already hold a GCSE in English Language at Grade C/4 or above Standard Level English Language (not literature) Group A – Grade 4 or above, OR English Language Group B – Grade 5 from the IB will be accepted. |
| Leaving Certificate – Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) | Pass the Irish Leaving Certificate with a minimum of 112 tariff points, achieved in four Higher level subjects. This must include Maths and English Language taken at either Ordinary level (minimum grade O1-O4 (or A-C/A1-C3)) or Higher level (minimum grade H5/D1). | |
| Leaving Certificate – Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) | See Irish Leaving Certificate under Level 3 entry | |
| OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate | Not accepted | |
| OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma | D*D* | |
| OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma | DMM | |
| OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma | Can be counted alongside other acceptable level 3 qualifications totalling at least 112 UCAS tariff points. | |
| OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma | Not accepted | |
| Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) | Not accepted | |
| Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) | D*D* | Can be counted alongside other acceptable level 3 qualifications totalling at least 112 UCAS tariff points. |
| Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) | Only in combination with other qualifications. Can be counted alongside other acceptable level 3 qualifications totalling at least 112 UCAS tariff points. | |
| Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) | Only in combination with other qualifications. Can be counted alongside other acceptable level 3 qualifications totalling at least 112 UCAS tariff points. | |
| Scottish Advanced Higher | Achieve a minimum of 112 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers. Where three Advanced Highers have been taken achieve a minimum of grades CCD. Where a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers have been taken you must achieve (grades of CD in two Advanced Highers plus grades of CC in two Highers). Minimum of 3 subjects to a total of 112 UCAS tariff points. |
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| Welsh Baccalaureate – Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015) | Only in combination with other qualifications Can be counted alongside other acceptable level 3 qualifications totalling at least 112 UCAS tariff points. |
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