823_UCB_240x170_UG Prospectus 2021_AW_WEB

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM @UCBofficial

APPLYING WITH A UCAS TARIFF-BASED QUALIFICATION

These can include a wide range of vocational Level 3 and EU qualifications. To find out if we accept your qualification for entry, please email admissions@ucb.ac.uk APPLYING WITH A WORK-BASED BACKGROUND For foundation degree offers, we also give equal consideration to applicants who are currently in work and wish to apply to the University. To apply, you must have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience, demonstrating management or supervisory duties. Your application must also include a reference from your current line manager supporting your entry to higher education. For further details, please email admissions@ucb.ac.uk INTERNATIONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Entry requirements for undergraduate degree courses offered by University College Birmingham are detailed for individual countries on the University website at ucb.ac.uk/international ENGLISH LANGUAGE – INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS To apply for any undergraduate degree, if your first language is not English, you will need to sit an approved test in English. For those outside the EU, this might include UKVI IELTS. Before applying, students should refer to our website at ucb.ac.uk and search ‘country specific entry requirements’ to clarify the exact entry requirements. Applicants from countries where English is the first language may not need to sit for IELTS, but will require evidence of their language ability. ENGLISH LANGUAGE – EU APPLICATIONS In addition to IELTS, for EU applicants, University College Birmingham accepts a number of country-specific English language qualifications as evidence of English language ability. These are shown under the ‘Country Specific Information’ tab

If you are studying for, or have completed, qualifications included in the UCAS Tariff, we will, in most cases, make you an offer using Tariff points. The offer may also include certain conditions with regard to which of your qualifications must be included in your Tariff points score. The academic entry requirements shown indicate the range of minimum achievement required. For more specific details, please check the relevant course entry requirements for each course included in this prospectus. For BA/BSc offers, a student must achieve a minimum of 96-104 UCAS Tariff points from at least two A-levels or equivalent, with the exception of: • Nursing (Adult) BSc (Hons), Primary Education Studies BA (Hons), Finance and Accounting BSc (Hons) and Social Work BA (Hons) – students must achieve a minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points • Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) – students must achieve a minimum of 128 UCAS Tariff points For foundation degree offers, students must achieve a minimum of 56 UCAS Tariff points from at least one A-level or equivalent. Please note, some courses have additional specific entry requirements, for example, Professional Cookery, Specialist Hair and Media Make-up and Aesthetic Practitioner. Please refer to the relevant course page on the University website at ucb.ac.uk These minimum academic entry requirements are only a guide and each application is treated on an individual basis. Please visit the University website to access our UCAS Tariff calculator at ucb.ac.uk/UCAStariff . This will help you to understand the Tariff value of your qualification.

APPLYING WITH A NON-UCAS TARIFF-BASED QUALIFICATION

of the University website at ucb.ac.uk For further information, please email euadmissions@ucb.ac.uk

University College Birmingham also accepts a variety of Level 3 qualifications that may not currently be included on the UCAS Tariff.

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