Rhona Armour

University Liaison Manager

(UK, Europe and MENA)

Where will a Cambridge qualification take your students?

Cambridge Assessment structure

Cambridge International Education worldwide

9000 schools

160 countries

40 governments9000

schools160 countries

40 governments

Education programmes and qualifications

Widespread recognition for A/AS Levels and IGCSE

Global Recognition

Cambridge IGCSE sample recognition Cambridge IGCSEs are recognised by UCAS and universities in the UK

as equivalent, grade-for-grade, with UK GCSE qualifications. Grade C is required for higher education.

Minimum 5 Grade C or above accepted for entry to freshman level study in some US colleges and universities (more prestigious ones will require A Levels)

Minimum 5 Grade C or above meet requirements for entry to foundation level courses in Australian universities

Recognised as comparable to Realschulabschluss (Middle school) in Germany – 5 subjects – Maths, Languages and Science plus one Social Studies/Humanities

Minimum 8 Grade C or above for entry to university in Egypt

Students who take IGCSEs alongside the national curriculum in Italy gain academic credit at the University of Bologna

Destination: UK

UK Cambridge International AS and A

Levels are accepted for entry to university

Competitive courses require at least 3 good A levels

Universities often expect 4 AS Levels, with 3 taken on to A2.

IGCSE/O Level accepted as direct equivalent of UK GCSE

Content of syllabuses & examples on question papers are culturally sensitive, in an international context.

IGCSE/O Level English Grade C usually accepted as proof of English language proficiency for undergraduate courses

UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) - Centralised System

Conditional offers In the UK, offers are made before students take their

final examinations in May/June – on predicted grades

Universities make an offer, for example, 3 A Levels with grades ABB

Students can accept (or decline) the offer

After results are issued, students can take up offers

Those who do not meet offers, go through ‘clearing’-look for available places at other universities

Selective universities

Oxford and Cambridge are the most selective

The Russell Group universities are generally research based and selective

The 1994 Group are also research based and many are selective but slightly less so than Russell Group

Recruiting universities/courses have more places than applications – but there are fewer places every year

Medicine

Has the highest entry requirements of all courses

Requirements range from A*AA to AAA

Chemistry is often required plus one either A Level science or mathematics

University of Leeds - School of Medicine

AAA including Chemistry.

General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted. There is no other restriction on subjects accepted.

Certain combinations are not acceptable. Specifically:

* Chemistry with Biology and Human Biology

* Chemistry with Maths and Further Maths

Those taking a fourth A2 subject will not be at an advantage over those taking three.

The University of York - York Law School

Typical offer is AAA at A Level.

No specific subject choices at A Level are required

Standard offers will include all subjects

All applicants are interviewed 

University College London (UCL) - Engineering

Biochemical Engineering BEng (3 yrs) – Grades AAB-ABB

Biochemical Engineering MEng (4yrs) – Grades AAA-AAB.

BEng and MEng in Mechanical Engineering - Must include A Level Mathematics (Pure and Applied) and Physics

Engineering with Business Finance - Grades AAA-AAB. Must include Mathematics (Pure and Applied). Physics must be offered at AS level if not at A Level.

A-level Mathematics is recommended for all Engineering degree programmes.

A pass in a further subject at AS level or equivalent is also required for all programmes.

Durham University – Business School

Business and Management BA (Hons) – typical A L offer: AAB

Cypriot applicants who have at least 18.5 out of 20 in the Apolytirion programme as well as 2 GCE A Levels with grades of A or B will be considered for admission to Durham’s Bachelor degree programmes.

Will give preference to applicants who present:

a string of good GCSE results, with the majority at A or A*

a grade A in Mathematics GCSE (or equivalent)

a strong academic reference predicting (with appropriate evidence) a final achievement in excess of AAB at A level (or equivalent) and which evidences the applicant's high level of motivation and potential

Whilst the study of accounting, business, economics or mathematics at A level is not a requirement, if applicants have chosen to study any of these subjects at A level (or equivalent) then those subjects will form part, or all of, our offer

University of Warwick – French and History

Typical offer: AAB 

All candidates must offer Advanced or Higher level qualifications in French.

Advanced or Higher level qualifications in French and History at minimum grade A

Offers normally exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.

University of Leicester English language requirement:Cambridge IGCSE in English as First Language OR English as Second Language

accepted: for all courses except Law at grade C - for Law, require grade B

BA Film Studies and the Visual Arts Three A-levels usually required at ABB  General Studies not accepted

BA Modern Languages with Film Studies Three A-levels normally required. Two AS-levels considered in place of one A-

Level. General Studies accepted. Grade B at A-level in a language, or an equivalent qualification, is required To enter as an advanced learner of French, Italian or Spanish, the A-level must be

in the relevant language, but you can also take any of these languages as a beginner, with no prior knowledge. If you study two languages, only one can be taken at beginner's level

No prior knowledge of Film Studies is required

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http://russellgroup.ac.uk/informed-choices/

Russell Group Information for future students

Other Destination Countries

Australia

IGCSE/O Level accepted for foundation level courses

Minimum of 1 A Level required for undergraduate degree programmes

2-3 A Levels for some courses

Requirements for A Level students are increasing

USA Over 450 universities officially

recognise Cambridge qualifications for entry

5 Grade Cs in IGCSE/O Level meet minimum freshman level entry requirements for some colleges & universities (including Maths and English)

AS &/or A Levels are required for competitive universities such as Yale, MIT and Harvard

Advanced credit is available for AS and A Levels in most universities

Germany The Central Office for Foreign Education, an institution of The Ministries of

Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany have stated that A and AS Level qualifications will be recognised in Germany for entry to higher education.

Providing all other admissions criteria are met, the minimum entry requirements for undergraduate study in Germany are as follows:

Minimum of 4 GCE AS and A Level subjects, three of which must be equivalent to GCE A Level.

For example, • three GCE Advanced Levels (3 A Levels)PLUS• one GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level (1 AS Level)

Full requirements are listed at: http://www.anabin.de/scripts/frmKapitel.asp?ID=3198

The Netherlands Nuffic, the Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in

higher education, has issued the following recommendations with regard to GCSE, AS and A Level qualifications and equivalency to the Dutch VWO and HAVO diplomas.

A secondary education diploma (HAVO or VWO diploma) is required for admission to higher education.

Equivalent of a VWO DiplomaA GCSE in three subjects with marks ranging from A*-C, plus a GCE with three subjects at advanced level (six different subjects in total – QCF level 3 / EQF level 4) is comparable to a VWO diploma in the Netherlands.

Equivalent of a HAVO DiplomaA GCSE in four subjects with marks ranging from A*-C, plus a GCE with two subjects at A/S level (six different subjects in total – NQF level 3 / EQF level 4) is comparable to a HAVO diploma in the Netherlands.

Sample Certificate: Cambridge International AS and A Level

Other hidden security features are also present on official Cambridge documentation

Hologram

Serial number

Number of subjects

Upper and Lower case reporting of grades achieved

Watermark

Signature of VC of University of Cambridge

Recognitions database

Available on the website by going to Cambridge home page and clicking on the recognition link

All documents are available on that page

Click on ‘Search Recognitions’ to search by country and qualification in the recognition database:

http://recognition.cie.org.uk

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