Entry requirements for the United States of America

Undergraduate

You can apply through UCAS.

If you are taking A levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma, you will be eligible for direct entry if you meet your chosen programme’s entry requirements; see the relevant page of our undergraduate courses for details.

Alternatively, undergraduate applicants from the U.S. can meet our general entry requirements – the equivalent of three UK A levels – by successfully completing their High School Diploma with a combination of the following options:

• Advanced Placement tests (APs)
• ACT (composite score)
• College level class credit (at least three units/credits or one semester in length)
• High school honours class credit (at least one year's duration; year 11 or 12)

These options can be 'mixed and matched' to meet our standard A level requirements. For example, you may have one Advanced Placement test, one High School honours class and one College-level class.

Please note however, that any subject-specific A level requirements can only be met by any of the following:

• a relevant Advanced Placement Test grade
• appropriate College-level class credit

For subject-specific requirements, please see the relevant page of our undergraduate courses.

When you are completing your UCAS form

In order to assist our Admissions team, remember to include any of the following qualifications or tests you may have already taken, or will be taking in your senior year. The following are the most important to mention and will help our team process your application:

• English and Maths class grades from years 10, 11 and 12
• Any SAT Reasoning English and Maths scores
• Any High School honours classes (including AP classes) or College-level classes from years 11 and 12
• Any AP test grades
• Any ACT test results (composite score)
• Associate degree GPA if applying from a community college

After submitting your UCAS application and obtaining your UCAS personal ID number please email our Admissions team with a copy of your most recent transcript. Please remember to quote your UCAS ID number in this and any future correspondence.

The institutional College Board number is 6592. The institutional ACT number is 5469.

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Grade equivalents

Notes

AP classes can be accepted as meeting A level requirements, except for subject-specific requirements where presentation of the final test score remains a requirement. Any AP classes should be named 'Advanced Placement' or 'AP' on the high school transcript.

High school honours classes can be accepted as meeting A level requirements, except for subject-specific requirements. These classes should be named 'honours', 'hons', 'college prep', or abbreviations thereof, on the high school transcript.

College-level class credit can be accepted as meeting A level requirements, including any subject-specific requirements, on a case-by-case basis. The class credit should in a named academic subject (rather than practical or recreational).

If you are applying for a degree requiring A level Mathematics, you will need to hold AP Calculus or College-level credit in an appropriate class (case-by-case).

ACT

We can also accept a composite ACT score as described in the ACT Equivalencies table below, provided you meet any subject-specific requirements by offering the relevant Advanced Placement test or appropriate college-level credit.

ACT Equivalencies

British A levels	ACT
A*AA	32
AAA	31
AAB	30
ABB	29
BBB	28

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Associate degrees

The University welcomes students with a community college background.

First year entry

Students completing one or two years of an associate degree from a US community college can be accepted onto the first year of an undergraduate degree with an A level grade equivalency as described in the Associate Degree Equivalencies table, and by meeting any subject-specific A level requirements with appropriate academic class credit.

Associate degree equivalencies

British A levels	Associate Degree
A*A*A	GPA of 3.6 or higher
A*AA	GPA of 3.5
AAA	GPA of 3.4
AAB	GPA of 3.3
ABB	GPA of 3.2

Second year entry

US community college students successfully completing their full two-year associate degree can apply for second-year entry on a case-by-case basis. You must demonstrate (via your college transcript) that you have covered most/all subjects of year one content of the course for which you are applying.

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