ENTRY

Entry Requirements

Whilst many students come straight from sixth form or college with traditional qualifications, we also welcome applications from mature students with other qualifications or relevant experience. The entry requirements for all courses are listed on each course page in this prospectus.

Mature Students

Mature students or students who do not satisfy the published entry criteria should call the Admissions Office on 01733 214466 or email admissions@ucp.ac.uk to discuss equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience. It should be noted that admission to some courses is strictly prescribed; our Counselling courses are an example of this.

UCAS Tariff

If the course requires a specified number of UCAS points you can use the tables opposite as a guide. The tariff points for qualifications can be added and combined together (e.g. A Levels plus BTECs). The UCAS points for A Level General Studies and the EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) are accepted when combined with other full qualifications.

We accept a wide range of qualifications such as A Levels, Technical Qualifications, BTEC, Cambridge Technicals, International Baccalaureate (IB), NVQ Level 3, Access to Higher Education and Scottish Advanced Highers. To find out more about UCAS tariff points and how they work, visit www.ucas.com/ucas/ tariff-calculator

We highly recommend that you confirm your achieved (or predicted) tariff points directly through the UCAS Tariff Calculator.

A Levels

You must have grades for at least two A Levels. Note that some courses may require you to have a related subject at A Level to apply for the course.

BTEC Nationals / Technical Qualifications

Note that some courses may require you to have a related subject at BTEC to apply for the course.

Access to HE

We accept Access to HE qualifications for all of our undergraduate courses as we recognise that this course prepares you for studying a degree. For more information about which pathways we offer, please see page 57. It should be noted that admission to some courses is strictly prescribed, our Counselling courses are an example of this.

GCSEs

You must have GCSE English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent) at a minimum of grade C or grade 4. Some courses will also require you to have GCSE Science.

English Language

If English is not your first language then you must achieve a recognised Level 2 English language qualification or you will require an IELTS score of 6.0 (with 5.5 minimum in each skill).