Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
A levels
Additional requirements: Widening Participation Status
Please note that this course is only available to applicants eligible for Home Fee Status. Find out more about Fee Status.
You must meet one of the Widening Participation criteria below:
Having spent time in local-authority care
Be a refugee or asylum seeker having either limited leave to remain or are under humanitarian protection or have been granted refugee status with indefinite leave to remain
Living in a low participation neighbourhood (POLAR 4, quintile 1) or an area which has a high level of deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation, 0-20%).
Attending a school where average performance of students achieving 5 A*-C GCSE including English and Mathematics was below the national average and/or attending a school/college with below the national average performance at KS5 and attending a school or college with above national average entitlement/eligibility to Free School Meals.
Please use our contextual indicator checkerLink opens in a new window to check whether you meet criteria 3 or 4 from the above list. Please note that we do not make contextual offers for the Foundation Course. If you are experiencing (or have experienced) other disadvantaging circumstances you may express this in an AWARDS formLink opens in a new window This must be sent within two weeks of application (excluding holidays).
A level typical offer
You will need to complete and pass three full courses, excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
A level additional information
You will also need grade B or 6 in GCSE English Language, B or 6 in GCSE Mathematics and C or 4 in five other GCSE subjects. Applicants with grade C or 4 in GCSE English Language and grade B or 6 in GCSE English Literature will also be considered.
General GCSE requirements
Unless specified differently above, you will also need a minimum of GCSE grade 4 or C (or an equivalent qualification) in English Language and either Mathematics or a Science subject. Find out more about our entry requirements and the qualifications we accept. We advise that you also check the English Language requirements for your course which may specify a higher GCSE English requirement. Please find the information about this below.
IB
Additional requirements: Widening Participation Status
Please note that this course is only available to applicants eligible for Home Fee Status. Find out more about Fee Status.
You must meet one of the Widening Participation criteria below:
Having spent time in local-authority care
Be a refugee or asylum seeker having either limited leave to remain or are under humanitarian protection or have been granted refugee status with indefinite leave to remain
Living in a low participation neighbourhood (POLAR 4, quintile 1) or an area which has a high level of deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation, 0-20%).
Attending a school where average performance of students achieving 5 A*-C GCSE including English and Mathematics was below the national average and/or attending a school/college with below the national average performance at KS5 and attending a school or college with above national average entitlement/eligibility to Free School Meals.
IB typical offer
You will need to complete three subjects at Higher Level and three subjects at Standard Level.
IB additional information
You will also need
IELTS-7.0 including minimum 6.5 in each component
TOEFL - 260 (Computer) 100 (iBT or iBT Special Home Edition) with minimum of 21 in Listening, 21 in Writing, 22 in Reading and 23 in Speaking