Software Engineering admission requirements for British System (A Levels) high school students

Program requirements

  • A Level Mathematics and A Level Physics, minimum final grade of A in each.
  • One additional A Level, minimum final grade of B.
  • Chemistry (GCSE-level required, A Level recommended), minimum final grade of B.
  • GCSE-level English, minimum final grade of B/5.
For admission, students are selected on an individual basis; A's and A*'s recommended.

There are supplementary information forms, including the Admission Information Form, and an online Software Engineering interview which are required for admission. We'll email you detailed instructions once we receive your application.

Applicants to Software Engineering are required to have experience in a programming course (such as Grade 11 or 12 computing and/or information science or equivalent) or self-study and a demonstrated interest in solving open problems, debugging code, testing code, and learning new software languages. You'll be able to tell us about your programming experience as part of the online Software Engineering interview.

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.
  • Required courses that are two to three years old may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for further details.

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