General Certificate of Education Curriculum

Prerequisite Equivalencies

1. Review the program pages or international viewbook.
2. Find your program(s) of choice.
3. Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
4. Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.

*For double degree programs, A-level mathematics is required.

Minimum Requirements

• Your AS- or A-level predicted grades or final grades are used for admission consideration along with your General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) Certifying Statements.
• Minimum of two A-level subjects.
  • Two AS-level courses may be submitted for one A-level course.
• Three GCSE subjects, or two when three A-level subjects are presented.
• All programs require GCSE English required at C/4 or As/A-level English at D unless otherwise stated.
• Required courses should be at the AS or A-level unless otherwise stated.
• Individual programs may have a higher overall score required for admission.
• To clear conditions, final official GCSE and A-level certifying statements sent directly from your exam boards will be required. We will not accept copies sent by your school; they must come from the exam board.

Notes

• You may receive transfer credits (up to the equivalent of six courses) once your final GCE certifying statements have been received and depending on your program.
  • To be eligible for transfer credits:
    • A-level courses must be at a minimum grade of B.
    • Transfer credits will be awarded once we have received either your final official certifying statements or final official provisional certifying statements. We will not award transfer credits based on predicted or unofficial grades.
• BTEC National (Level 3) qualifications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for admission.
  • All prerequisite courses will still need to be met.
  • One BTEC Nationals level 3 (six credits course) with a minimum grade of Merit (M) can be used to equate to one A-level. This would need to be used in conjunction with another senior-level course such as two AS-levels or one A-level.
  • An extended BTEC Level 3 diploma can be used with three GCSE to calculate an admission average.
• Cambridge/Pre-U Curriculum
  • Overall grade of Merit 2.
  • Minimum of Merit 3 in required courses.