Honours Science admission requirements for British System (A Levels) high school students

Program requirements

A Level Mathematics, minimum final grade of B. Two of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics (one must be at the A Level), minimum final grade of B. One other academic A Level, minimum final grade of B. GCSE-level English, minimum final grade of B/5.

General requirements

• General Certificate of Secondary Education or equivalent
• Passes in at least five unique subjects, three of which must be at the Advanced Level
• GCSE-level English as a Second language is accepted if an acceptable English language proficiency test is submitted directly from the testing centre.
• IGCSE and GCE (O-level) courses are assessed as equivalent for programs that require courses at the GCSE level.

For more information regarding transfer credits and advanced standing for A Level courses, please visit our A Level transfer credit policy page.

Notes

You need to provide an English language test score if your four most recent years of full-time education have not been in an English language school system.

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