Admissions
| Qualification | Requirements |
| A-level applicants |
Applicants wishing to be considered with A levels are required to achieve AAA. Subjects should include Chemistry or Biology at A or AS level. If only one of Biology and/or Chemistry is offered at A or AS level, the other should be offered at GCSE grade A (or Dual Award Science grade A). We do not accept General Studies or Critical Thinking as an A level entry qualification. We would normally expect applicants to sit all three A levels in the same academic year. |
| Scottish Highers |
For applicants offering Scottish Highers, the requirement is AAAAA at Higher Grade including Chemistry and/or Biology. At Advanced Highers we require AAA grades. |
| Irish Leaving Certificate |
For applicants offering the Irish Leaving Certificate, the requirement is A1A1A1AAA at Higher Level. Subjects at Higher Level should include Chemistry and Biology, along with Physics and English Language to at least Ordinary Level. |
| Cambridge Pre-U |
For applicants offering the Cambridge Pre-University certificate, the requirement is D3,D3,D3. Subjects should include Chemistry and/or Biology as principal subjects. If only one of Biology and/or Chemistry is offered as a principal subject, the other should be offered at GCSE grade A (or Dual Award Science grade A). |
| Welsh Baccalaureate |
Applicants must pass the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma and take the Option to sit 2 additional A levels to grade 'A'. Desirable A levels subjects include: Chemistry, Biology, Maths or Physics |
| International Baccalaureate |
For applicants offering International Baccalaureate qualifications, a minimum of 38 points is required including grade 5 in all subjects with Higher Level grade 6 in Chemistry or Biology. Combinations including two Sciences, Mathematics and English are desirable. |
| European Baccalaureate | Chemistry and one further science subject, with an overall pass at 90% |
| French Baccalaureate | A minimum score of 15 is required |
| Graduates | A minimum of a 2.1 Honours degree in any discipline. NB:we do not consider applicants offering 2(ii) for this course even if they possess a Masters degree or PhD |
| Mature candidates | Enquire |
| Access to Medicine |
For applicants offering Access to HE courses, modules in Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Quantitative Methods are essential (at Distinction grade for HEFC). For applicants offering Access to Medicine courses, Distinctions in all units/modules are required. Acceptable courses are those offered by Sussex Downs College, Norwich College, West Anglia, MANCAT and Durham University. |
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BTEC Higher National Diploma
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BTEC Higher National Diploma (NQF Level 5) in a science-related subject with Distinction grades in all subjects |
| Open University Qualifications |
Compulsory subjects are:
for example : K260 - Death and dying (30 credits - Level 2) or SD226 -Biological psychology: exploring the brain (30 credits - Level 2) |