Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
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Must Including Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or Science subject at A-level or Level 3 equivalent
Subjects excluded General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project
A maximum of three subjects are considered. These can be other A-levels or Level 3 equivalents
Must be in either Health and Social Care or Science subject
Full Award (60 credits overall). Minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 including 30 at Merit or Distinction, of which a minimum of 24 must be in a Science or Health related subject
If applying with an Access course you only need GCSE Mathematics and English Language at grade C/4 or above or accepted equivalent. You are not required to hold three GCSEs in total and GCSE Science is not required
Must Including Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or Science subject at A-level or Level 3 equivalent
Subjects excluded General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project
A maximum of two AS-Level subjects can be considered along with two A-levels or a combination of equivalent Level 3 qualifications
120 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the BTEC level 3 National Diploma or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
120 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the BTEC level 3 National Foundation Diploma or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
120 UCAS points
Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate or one of the accompanying A-levels / level 3 equivalents must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
120 UCAS points
Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the BTEC level 3 National Certificate or one of the accompanying A-levels / level 3 equivalents must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
Must be in either Health and Social Care or Science subject
120 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the BTEC level 3 National Diploma or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
120 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the BTEC level 3 National Foundation Diploma or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
120 UCAS points
Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate or one of the accompanying A-levels / level 3 equivalents must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
120 UCAS points
Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the BTEC level 3 National Certificate or one of the accompanying A-levels / level 3 equivalents must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)"
Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
Where three Advanced Highers have been taken achieve a minimum of grades CCC.
Where a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers have been taken you must achieve (grades of CC in two Advanced Highers plus grades of CC in two Highers).
Must include a Health, Psychology, Social Science or Science subject at Higher level or above
Overall with grade 4 or above in at least one Higher Level subject from Group 4 (Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
For students who do not already hold a GCSE in Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above, we will accept grade 5 in Maths (Standard Level) from the IB Diploma
For students who do not already hold a GCSE in English Language at Grade C/4 or above, we will accept Standard Level English Language (not literature) English A - Grade 4 or above or English B - Grade 5 from the IB.
120 UCAS points
Considered with two A-level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
One of the A-level / equivalent qualifications being taken must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or Science subject (e.g Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
Pass the Irish Leaving Certificate with a minimum of 120 tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects. This must include Maths and English Language taken at either Ordinary level (minimum grade O1-O4 (or A-C/A1-C3)) or Higher level (minimum grade H1-H7 (or A-D/A1-D3))
Must include a Health, Psychology, Social Science or Science related subject at Higher level
See level 3 entry under Irish Leaving Certificate for full details
GCSE English Language or Literature, GCSE Maths and GCSE Science at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have these or are not undertaking them, we accept other Level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests.
Pass with 120 credits at level 4
Health or Science Related Subject
Pass with 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5
Health or Science Related Subject
Must be in Health and Social Care or Applied Science
120 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
120 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Either the OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma or the accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
120 UCAS points
Considered with two A-level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Either the OCR level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate or one of the accompanying A-levels / level 3 equivalents must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
If an applicant is studying an Access qualification or has already achieved an acceptable Level 3+ qualification, but is missing an acceptable Level 2 qualification, then they will be asked to complete Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and/or English Language (as applicable) by the 31st July alongside the GCSE they are studying.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/nursing-adult-bsc-hons-2020-21
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Interview
All UK applicants who are successful at the first stage are interviewed
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | Applicants who have not received their secondary school education in English will require an overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no subtest below 6 |
f English is studied at GCSE Level but as a second language, IELTS must be completed to qualify for UK L2 requirement.
