Indicative country-specific entry requirements are shown below. These requirements are for our International Foundation Programmes only.

General entry requirements

  • 12 or 13 years of schooling depending on the education system in your country

English language entry requirements

  • IELTS 5.0 (with no single element below 4.5)
  • Students with IELTS 5.5 (with no single element below 5.5) can benefit from an integrated CAS to study this IFP, meaning you only make one visa application for the duration of your studies.

Minimum age requirements

  • 17 years old – you must turn 18 within the first 6 months of your undergraduate programme

If you would like to ask any questions about your eligibility, please register your interest and one of our team will contact you.

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Country Agreed Academic Entry Requirement
Botswana Cambridge Overseas School Certificate with pass grades.
Cameroon Baccalaureat with average 10 or above
Egypt Certificate of Secondary Edcuation with 50-60% average
Ghana WAEC/NECO with standard pass 5 passes or 200 UCAS point or A-D average
Kenya East African School Certificate/Cambridge Overseas School Certificate/KCSE 5 D grades
Libya Successful completion of Tawjihiyya School Leaving Certificate with 60% in 4 or more relevant subjects
Nigeria WAEC/NECO with standard pass 5 passes or 200 UCAS point or A-D average
South Africa High School Leaving Certificate: 60%
Zimbabwe ZIMSEC O-level – 6 Subject at grade C or above

 

Country Agreed Academic Entry Requirement
Bangladesh Successful completion of HSC with a minimum of 50% (3.0 GPA, Grade B)
China Completion of Senior Secondary School Year 3 with 60% average. Completion of Senior Secondary School Year 2 with 70% average.
India Completion of Year X (10) with average 65% Completion of Year XI (11) with average 50% Completion of Year XII (12) with average 40%
Japan Upper Secondary School Year 2 with GPA 2.5. Upper Secondary School Year 3 with GPA 2.0.
Kazakhstan Diploma of Completed Secondary Education (Attaestat) with pass grades
Malaysia SPM (Malaysia Certificate of Education) (or forecast) with average grades 7D UEC with pass grades, C8
Nepal Pass School leaving Certificate Examination with 65% (1st Div)
Pakistan Successful completion of High Secondary Certificate pass
Singapore GCSE 5 passes with grades A-C (including Maths and English)
Taiwan Senior High School Year 2 with 65% average/Senior High School Year 3 with 60% average
Thailand • Mathayom 6 (M6) 75 Units – with a minimum of 60% or 2 out of 4/ GPA 2.0
• Mathayom 5: (with a minimum of 65% or 2 out of 4) GPA 2.5
Turkey Successful completion of Devlet Lise Diplomasi OR High School with 50% or 2/5 GPA
Vietnam Upper Secondary School Graduation Diploma – successful completion with GPA 5.0
Country Agreed Academic Entry Requirement
Azerbaijan Attestati Secondary School Leaving Certificate – Overall grade 3.0 out of 5.0
Kazakhstan Diploma of Completed Secondary Education (Attaestat) with pass grades
Uzbekistan Completion of Certificate of Completed Secondary Education average of 3 or above or Diploma of Academic Lyceum average grade 3 or above (60%)
Country Agreed Academic Entry Requirement
Armenia Certificate of Education with Pass grades
Georgia General Education Diploma D plus (satisfactory)
Country Agreed Academic Entry Requirement
Brazil Certificado de Ensino Medio with grade 5-7.5 average
Chile Chilean students who have completed the Chilean Senior High School (instead of IB or A levels) with an overall minimum of grade 5 can be considered
Colombia Students must have completed the Bachillerato with acceptable performance in the grading scale prior to 2009 or basic performance in the current system 3/5
Ecuador Título de Bachiller Técnico Industrial minimum 5-7

Ecuadorian students who have completed the Ecuadorian Senior Secondary School (Bachillerato), instead of IB or A levels with an overall grade of 12/20 with 13 in Maths can be considered

Venezuela Successful Completion of Título de Educación Media General with 15 or Titulo de Tecnico Medio with 10
Country Agreed Academic Entry Requirement
Bahrain Tawjahiya (secondary school leaving cert) average grade pass or 50% or above
Iran Successful completion of High School Diploma with pass grades.
Jordan Certificate of General Secondary Education with a minimum score of 60%
Kuwait Successful completion of Secondary Education Certificate with average of 60%
Lebanon Successful completion of Secondary Education Certificate with average of 60%
Oman Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) – 60% or above
Qatar Senior Schooling Certificate with a grade of at least 60%
Saudi Arabia Successful completion of General Secondary Education Certificate with minimum 60% (pass grades)
UAE Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/General Secondary School Certificate with pass grades OR Technical Diploma: min. 60%.
Country Agreed Academic Entry Requirement
Mexico Bachillerato with a minimum grade of 70%/Grade 7