Admission requirements at British universities
Admission requirements at British universities
Entry requirements
Universities and colleges set their own entry requirements for higher education courses, and these vary widely depending on the subject, the specific course, and the course provider. They set the entry requirements for each course to ensure you have the right skills and knowledge to successfully complete the course. These include:
qualifications, subjects, and exam grades – usually A levels, Advanced Highers or equivalent-level qualifications, are sometimes converted into UCAS Tariff points. Most courses will also expect you to have some pre-16 qualifications, such as GCSE English and maths, or their equivalents
your suitability – course descriptions often mention skills, interests, or experience it’s good to have, so look out for these details because applications can be quite competitive
an admissions test – less common, but check the course requirements to see if you’ll need to sit one. Some tests are held the year before the course start date
further requirements – it’s possible there may be health, financial, or Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks, which check if you have a criminal record. This information will be set out in the course details, and we provide tips and guides to help you with these requirements
Through the University and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS), which is the way most universities do. The applicant must complete the UCAS special admission form and send it before October 15 for the specialization of human medicine and dentistry. For further details, please visit www.ucas.com.
