Entry Requirements
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Entry Requirements
Before you apply, check that you have, or are likely to achieve, the necessary grades and subject choices for the course that interests you.
Subject Choices
Choosing appropriate A-Levels is very important. Some courses have specific subject requirements. Please visit the Courses section well in advance of submitting your application to ensure you are taking the correct subjects.
English Language
If English is not your first language, you may be asked to achieve an English language qualification in addition to your school exams.
FAQs
You may also like to visit our FAQs page for further information.
Qualifications and Grades
We mostly refer to A Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma for our entry requirements.
We also welcome applications from applicants taking other qualifications.
A Levels
- The minimum A-Level offer is A*AA or A*A*A depending on the course.
- We would normally expect applicants to be taking 3 A Levels together in Year 13.
- If an applicant has taken any A Levels early in Year 12, these will not usually count towards the offer.
- If applicants are taking 4 A Levels in Year 13, then our standard offer will be A*AAB or A*A*AB depending on the course.
- Applicants may be required to achieve A* in a particular subject, most commonly for STEM courses.
- Occasionally, some applicants may be set lower offers or more challenging ones, depending on individual circumstances. When setting offers we take into account various factors such as contextual data, constraints in subject choices at school, extenuating circumstances, and how well an applicant’s subjects will prepare them for the course. We make such decisions on a case-by-case basis.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
- Offers usually require scores of 42 points out of 45, with 776 in Higher Level subjects.
- Some applicants may be required to achieve 7 in a particular subject, depending on the course.
- For most courses where Mathematics is a requirement, IB applicants are expected to take IB Higher Level Analysis and Approaches.
- For Medicine, Natural Sciences Biological and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, we recommend Analysis and Approaches for the most competitive application, but Applications and Interpretations will also be considered.
Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers
- Courses with a typical offer of A*AA generally require A1, A2, A2; and for courses with a typical A Level offer of A*A*A, offers are usually A1, A1, A2.
- In some cases, two Advanced Highers and an additional Higher may be acceptable (e.g. when an applicant is prevented from studying more than two Advanced Highers due to reasons outside their control) – such applicants are considered on a case-by-case basis and should seek advice from the Admissions Officer as early as possible.
- Generally, Highers will satisfy AS Level subject requirements, and Advanced Highers will satisfy A Level subject requirements. There is no specific grade requirement for Highers, though most successful applicants would tend to have achieved at least four A grades at the point of application.
- If you’re studying towards a Scottish Baccalaureate qualification, you would be expected to offer three Advanced Highers as part of it.
STEP
- For our Mathematics course, we ask for certain grades in STEP Mathematics.
- Our minimum requirement is usually 1,1 in STEP Papers 2 and 3, though we may sometimes ask for S,1 or 1,S.
- STEP Flexible Offer Scheme: For A-Level applicants who meet the eligibility criteria for the August Reconsideration Pool, we would normally make an offer which will be met if they achieve either A*A*A with at least grade 1 in two STEP papers or A*A*A* with at least grade 1 in one of the two STEP papers taken.
Other Qualifications
- Check out the University’s advice on common qualifications.
- There is also a page on international entry requirements, where you can look up your country in a drop-down list.
- If you are taking a mixture of different qualifications, you can email the Admissions Office for advice.
