WELCOME
DearStudent,
AverywarmwelcometoUWCAtlantic WeareyourUniversityandCareers Guidanceteamanditsourroletosupportyouasyouplanyourfuturecareersteps
ThemajorityofourstudentsapplytouniversitiesforfurtherstudiesafterUWC Atlantic.SomestudentstakeagapyeartofurtherfollowtheUWCmission,gain professionalexperienceortofulfilmilitaryservice,beforetheyapplytouniversities orseekothercareerpathwaysthatsuitthem.
TheUniversityandCareersGuidancecounsellorswillmeetwithallstudents individuallyseveraltimesduringtheirtwoyearsatUWCAtlantictodiscusstheir personalaspirationsandtherespectiveapplicationprocesses.
UWCAtlantichasexcellentrelationshipswithmanyhighereducationinstitutions withover100universitiesandcollegesfromaroundtheworldvisitingtheschool eachyear Studentsareencouragedtomeetwiththeuniversityrepresentatives personallyandgetrelevantinformationfirsthand Inaddition,informationand workshopsaboutvariousdestinationsandapplicationprocesses,scholarships andfinancialaidarealsomadeavailabletostudentssotheycanmakeinformed andsensibledecisionsabouttheirfuture.
StudentsandparentsareencouragedtoreachouttotheUniversityGuidanceteam withanyenquiriesorquestionstheymighthaveaboutlifeafterUWCAtlantic.
UniversityGuidancedepartmentemail:universityguidance@uwcatlantic.org
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rsity&GuidanceCounselling
Francine.Mohammed@uwcatlantic.org
+44(0)1446799006
VickiKuether
University&GuidanceCounsellor
vicki.kuether@uwcatlantic.org
+44(0)1446799067
SamHollis
University&GuidanceCounsellor
Sam.Hollis@uwcatlantic.org
+44(0)1446799179
UniversityApplications&Expenses
UWCAtlanticdoesnotcoverthecostofstudents’ universityapplications,northeirattendanceat universityinterviews.Applicantsarealsoresponsible forthecostofanyadditionalstandardisedtesting suchasSAT/ACTfortheUS,universitycoursespecific entrancetestsandEnglishProficiencyqualifications (IELTS,TOEFL,DET).
ThecollegeisaSATtestcentreandsupportmaterials areavailableinthelibrary,theuniversityguidance roomandonline,butwedonotprovidetutorialsfor SATorotherentranceorlanguagetests.
Somestudentsmayqualifyforthefeewaiversfor certainapplicationfeesorexaminationsdepending ontheirscholarshipandfinancialneed;theyare encouragedtospeaktotheircounsellorsformore information
Studentsarepermittedtoapplytoamaximumof10 institutionsworldwide Asanexample,therequired testsandapplicationsto6US,2UKand2Canadian universitiescancostover£700,althoughtheUS universitiescanwaivetheapplicationfeesincertain circumstancesofdemonstratedfinancialneed
Studentsmustpaythecostsoftestingandonline applicationswithacreditcard Pleasenotethata debitcardisnotacceptedbytheCollegeBoardfor SATtestingandCSSprofilerequiredforaccessing financialaidatUSuniversities/colleges
Additionalcostsmaybeincurredduringthefourth terminconnectionwithlegalisationoftheIB Diploma Thecostforthislegalisationin2024is£102
StudentsfromMexicoandEgyptusuallypaydouble thisamountassomeuniversitiesneedboththe DiplomaitselfinadditiontotheDiplomaProgramme CourseResultsdocumentstobelegalised
Atpresent,thereare16countriesonthelistandthat changesfromyeartoyear Paymentwillberequired atthetimeofregistrationforlegalisationoftheIB Diploma,whichtakesplaceinMarchofthesecond yearofstudy.
Studentsattainscholarshipsandneed-based financialaidatUSuniversities/collegeswhichwill coverthemajorityofthetotalcosts.However,itwill betheresponsibilityofthestudenttocoverthe necessaryvisaandflightcosts
UniversityRequirements
Thismatrixcontainsgeneralguidelinesthatareastartingpoint,butrequirementsforspecificprogrammescanchange. Thereisawidevarietyofcountriesforstudyatthetertiarylevelandsubjectsnotlistedherethatcanbestudiedatthis level,manyofwhichhavenospecificIBDPprerequisites.However,someprogrammesdohaveIBDiplomaprerequisites inordertoapply,andbecauseentryrequirementscanvaryandchange,thisinformationcannotbetakenasdefinitive andisaguidelineonly.Itisessentialthatstudentsconducttheirownresearchto ensuretheirIBsubjectcombinationmeetstheirneeds.
StudentsintheSystemsTransformationPathwaywillgraduatewithafullIBDiploma(upto45points). Ourstudents applytomanyglobalinstitutionsandtheiruniversityentrancerequirementscanbemetthroughthestudent'schoiceof subjectsforthethreehigherlevelIBsubjectsandonestandard-levelIBsubject,alongwiththeSystemsTransformation Pathwaycomponents.StudentspursuingtheSystemsTransformationPathwaywillreceivespecificguidanceatthe pointofconfirmingtheirIBsubjectstomakesuretheirpreferreduniversityoptionswillbeavailabletothemupon graduation.
Architecture
SomecoursesrequireHL Mathematics;HLPhysics: VisualArtsandaportfolio.
Art&Design /PerformingArts
Buisness/ Commerce
Economics
Portfolio/auditionusually required;relevantIBsubjects recommended.
SLMathematicsAImaynot meettherequirement PreferenceisHL MathematicsAI/AAorSL MathematicsAA
MostrequireHLMathematics (AI/AA).
SomecoursesrequireHLor SLMathematics;mayrequire ChemistryandPhysicsatHL orSL
Portfolio/auditionusually required;relevantIBsubjects recommended.
RequiresHLMathematicsAI orSL/HLMathematicsAA SL MathematicsAIwillnotmeet therequirements.
RequiresHLMathematicsAI orSL/HLMathematicsAA SL MathematicsAIwillnotmeet therequirements
SomepreferHL Mathematics;HLScience andVisualArtsand/or portfolioforB Arch
Portfolio/auditionusually required;relevantIB subjectsrecommended.
Nospecificprerequisites; IBEconomicsnot required.
Engineering
Humanities/Social Sciences(BA)
MostrequireHL Mathematics(AI/AA)andHL Physics
Usuallyrequiresrelevant subjectatHLifofferedin IB(eg Historytostudy History)
UsuallyrequireHLChemistry, HLMathematicsAIorAAand HLPhysics.SLMathematics AIwillnotmeetthe requirement
Nospecificprerequisites; IBEconomicsnotrequired
RecommendHL Mathematicsandoneor moreHLscience,usually HLPhysicsforcompetitive colleges
NospecificIBrequirements
NospecificIB requirements
University Requirements
Course UnitedKingdom Canada USA
SocialSciences(BSc)
Sciences
EnglishLiterature
Usuallyrequiresrelevant subjectatHLifofferedinIB Recommendanessay-based subject.
Mostrequireoneor twoHLscience(s)with Mathematicsconsideredas oneofthesciencesubjects.
SLMathematicsAI willnotmeetthe requirements
Mayrequiretwosciences withHLMathematicsAI,or SL/HLMathematicsAA SL MathematicsAIwillnotmeet therequirements
NospecificIBrequirements
RecommendoneormoreHL scienceandHLorSL Mathematics.
Law
Medicine**
MayrequireHLEnglishasa Group1subject;essaybasedsubjects recommended(eg History, Politics)
RequireHLBiologyand Chemistry
Psychology
MayrequireSLMathematics AA;mayrequireoneHL science
Notavailableasan undergraduateoption
Notavailableasan undergraduateoption
Notavailableasan undergraduateoption
BScmayrequiretwo sciencesandHL MathematicsAI,orSL/HL MathematicsAA SL MathematicsAIwillnotmeet therequirements.
Notavailableasan undergraduateoption
NospecificIBrequirements
Sources wwwucascom wwwstudyincanadacom bigfuturecollegeboardorg
**Somemedicalprogramsrequirestudentstostudy3sciences,whichisnotanoptionintheIBDiplomaprogramatUWCAtlantic andstudentswillneedtoconsideralternativewaystofulfiltherequirements.Pleasenotestudyingmedicineinaforeigncountryis extremelydifficultasthereisapreferencefortheirownnationalsastheyexpectthestudentstobeabletospeakthelanguageand workinthecountryaftergraduation Scholarshipsformedicalprogramsarerareandthefeesareveryexpensive Ifastudentis consideringmedicine,theyarestronglyencouragedtostudyintheirhomecountry
Country Requirements
Somecountrieshavespecificuniversitycriteria,andwehaveincludedtwoofthecountriesbelowthatsomeofour studentswillapplytoCertainuniversitiesandprogrammesmightalsohaveadditionalrequirementsForallother countriesIBrecognitionpleasevisit: http://www.ibo.org/university-admission/recognition-of-the-ib-diploma-by-countries-and-universities/countryrecognition-statements/
TheNetherlands:
MostBachelorofScience(BSc)coursesrequireHL/SL MathematicsAA
Medicinerequires3sciencesintheIB.Thisisnotan optionintheIBDiplomaprogrammeatUWCAtlantic Studentswillneedtoapplywithone“deficiency”or takeanextraapprovedsciencetestpriortoapplying. SomeoftheDutchhighereducationinstitutionsare nowacceptingMathematicsAIStandardLevelfor someoftheircoursesUniversitiesintheNetherlands areautonomousandadmissionrequirementsmay varyfrominstitutiontoinstitution.
Studentscanfindoutmore-http://wwwboswellbetanl/en/generalinfo
Germany:
TherearespecificIBrequirementsfordirectentryto GermanuniversitiesTheseare:
Studentsmusttakeeither2LanguageAOR1 LanguageAand1LanguageBLanguageAmust bethestudent’snativelanguageIfastudentis German,studentisexpectedtotakeSLLanguage ASelfTaughtGerman 1NaturalScienceNaturalSciencesrefersto Biology,ChemistryorPhysicsonly Mathematics:StudentscanelecttotakeeitherHL MathematicsAIorAA.
SLMathematicsAA/AIisacceptedforcertain courses
1socialscience(History,Geography,Economics, CulturalandSocialAnthropology,GlobalPolitics) A6thsubjectcanbeVisualArts,Music, EnvironmentalSystemsandSocietiesoranother language(abinitioonlyas3rdlanguage),another scienceorsocialsciencelistedabove. Atleastoneofthethree“International BaccalaureateDiplomasubjectstakenatHigher Level,mustbeeitheralanguagesubject, Mathematics,oranaturalsciencesubject. Allcourseshavetobetakencontinuouslyand cannotbechanged Studentwillneedtoscorea4andhigherforall6 subjects
https://www.daad.de/en/study-and-research-ingermany/plan-your-studies/recognition-ib-diploma/ https://wwwkmkorg/fileadmin/pdf/ZAB/Hochschulz ugangBeschluessederKMK/19860310-VBBaccalaureate-Dipl-engl.pdf
English-languagerequirements:
Generallyspeaking,itisnotrequiredtohaveEnglish asasubjectwithintheIB.However,itishighly recommended.
ManyuniversitieswillrequireproofofEnglish proficiency(iftaughtinEnglish)whichcanoftencan bedemonstratedbyagoodgradeinEnglishAinthe IBDiploma,oraTOEFLorIELTSorDuolingoEnglish Test(DET)testscore
Itisimportanttocheckwitheachuniversityor programmetofindouthowthestudentcanmeetthe languageproficiencyrequirement
University Destinations
98%ofourstudentsapplytouniversitiesforfurthertheirstudiesafterUWCAtlantic Somestudentstakeagapyear tofurtherfollowtheUWCmission,gainprofessionalexperienceortocompletemilitaryserviceintheirhome countries Intermsofapplications,itistypicalforourstudentstoapplytomorethanjustonecountryandthey applyworldwide
Pleasefindbelowasummaryoftheuniversitydestinationsforourmostrecentgraduatingclass
