United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland qualifications

We generally make offers based on your Higher and occasionally Advanced Higher grades. Each of our course pages displays the typical requirements including the number of Highers and grades needed, along with the details of any essential subjects. We accept Highers taken over two sittings, although you may be asked for a higher grade if you repeated or upgraded examinations.

We make offers based on Highers. Advanced Highers may be considered if you are unable to meet the entry requirements with Highers alone, however this is not guaranteed as preference is given to Higher qualifications. If considered, a grade C or above in Advanced Higher will equate to a Higher at grade A. If a D grade is achieved this is considered as equivalent to a Higher at grade B. If you have an Advanced Higher without the relevant Higher, we will treat this the same as a Higher.

We make offers based on grades rather than tariff points.

Core skills

Core skills are encouraged, but are not normally listed as separate entrance qualifications in any offer we would make.

Credited entry Advanced Highers

It may be possible for students with three Advanced Highers to be offered Year 2 entry.

If you're interested in this option contact the Admissions team and look at the individual course pages for further detailed entry requirements.

FIDA Sustainability Diploma

We welcome applicants taking the FIDA Sustainability Diploma and will consider a Pass in the Diploma as equivalent to a Higher grade C.

Foundation Apprenticeships

Foundation Apprenticeships are fully accepted for all our undergraduate courses, and are generally equivalent to a Higher grade B, depending on how relevant the Foundation Apprenticeship is to the degree applied for.

Scottish Baccalaureate

We accept qualifications from Expressive Arts, Languages, Science or Social Sciences based on the relevance to our degree courses. The qualification consists of a group of current Higher and Advanced Higher subjects in combination with an interdisciplinary project.

We accept Higher subjects only and need four Highers and we do not consider the interdisciplinary project that is included in the Scottish Baccalaureate.

Entry to year 2 of a degree course may be possible but depends on the subjects taken within the Interdisciplinary Project and the grades achieved.

Comparing Scottish Qualifications with the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)

The SCQF is a way of comparing the wide range of Scottish qualifications. It covers achievements such as those from school, college, university, and many work-based qualifications. It does this by giving each qualification a level and a number of credit points. The level of a qualification shows how difficult the learning is. The credit points show how much learning is involved in achieving that qualification. Each credit point represents an average of 10 hours of learning.

The SCQF can help:

• you decide how you progress in your learning
• you understand qualifications you are not familiar with
• employers understand different types of qualifications and help with the development of your skills
• colleges and universities identify the level that has been studied in a particular subject and make it easier to transfer credit points between different learning programmes
• provide recognition of other areas of your learning that may contribute to your personal development and your goals for the future.

All Scottish universities and colleges are now using SCQF levels and credit points to describe their courses, if these are included in the Framework. A wide range of other learning is also being recognised using SCQF levels and credits. Some employers are also using SCQF levels instead of, or as well as, types of qualification when they advertise jobs.

The SCQF also helps to illustrate the relationships between Scottish qualifications and those in the rest of the UK, Europe and beyond. This can clarify opportunities for international progression routes and credit transfer. The SCQF has recently been referenced to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), meaning that there is now an easy way to compare the level of qualifications of the countries in Europe who have developed a National Qualifications Framework.

For more information visit The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework website.

We make offers based on your predicted A-level grades. Each of our course pages displays the minimum grades required, along with the details of any essential subjects. 

Offers will normally be made on a basis equal to three A-levels, although all applications will be considered individually and offers may be given with less.

If you are re-sitting or upgrading some A-levels, we may increase our normal grade requirements.

We welcome applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Whilst offers are made on the basis of A-Levels, we will take into account a Passing grade in the EPQ when considering applicants who have narrowly missed the offer conditions.

We fully accept BTEC qualifications whether studied at Level 3 Extended Diploma level or in conjunction with our qualifications. Successful applicants will typically require a grade of DDM in their final Diploma.

We are fully supportive of the new T-level qualifications. Students will generally be asked to obtain a Merit.

If the course pages state a specific subject is required at A-level/Higher please check with Admissions and Access to confirm your T-level meets this requirement in advance of submitting an application.

We accept the Advanced Skills Certificate Challenge Certificate/Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales as equivalent to one A-Level. For most of our courses, you will be required to have the equivalent of three A-Levels or two A-Levels plus the Advanced Skills Certificate Challenge Certificate/Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales.

We consider applications from a range of college courses including Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diplomas.

Higher National Certificate (HNC)

It's possible to gain advanced entry from an HNC into Year 2 of a degree course for some subject-related degree courses.

Higher National Diploma (HND)

It's possible to gain advanced entry from an HND into Year 3 of a degree course for some subject-related degree courses.

HNDs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland require merits and at least two distinctions in all units. Year 3 entry will require 50 percent of merits/distinctions in second-year subjects. Double units will be considered as two merit units. You should indicate clearly the double units taken. Each application will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Contact our Admissions team for advice on your course.

For further advice and guidance please contact our Widening Participation Manager, or view our course list.