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Entry Guidelines

SUBJECT ENTRY GUIDELINES FOR SEPTEMBER

IT IS EXPECTED THAT IF YOU HAVE TAKEN A SUBJECT AT GCSE THAT YOU WISH TO TAKE AT ‘AS’ LEVEL, YOU MUST HAVE GAINED AT LEAST GRADE C OR IF YOU HAVE TAKEN THE HIGHER DIPLOMA (LEVEL 2) YOU NEED TO HAVE PASSED YOUR PRINCIPAL LEARNING WITH GRADE C OR ABOVE.

ADVANCED COURSES	LEVEL OF STUDY	MINIMUM GRADE REQUIRED
Accounting	AS/A	C in Maths
Art & Design	AS/A	C in Art
Biology/Human Biology	AS/A	C in Double Science plus C in Maths
Business Studies	AS/A	D in Maths*
Business	Adv Voc 1 yr A equiv **	D in Maths preferred
Chemistry	AS/A	C in Double Science or Chemistry plus C in Maths
Classic Civilization	AS/A	Open Entry*
Communication Studies	AS/A	Open Entry*
Computing	AS/A	B in Maths*
Dance	AS/A	Open Entry*
Economics	AS/A	C in Maths*
English/English Literature	AS/A	C in English
Film Studies	AS/A	C in English
French	AS/A	B in French
Geography	AS/A	Open Entry*
Geology	AS	C in Science (single)
German	AS/A	B in German
Health & Social Care	AVCE (Single or half)	Open Entry*
Health & Social Care	Adv Voc 1 yr A equiv **	Open Entry
History (Early Modern & Modern)	AS/A	Open Entry*
Info & Comm Technology	AS/A	Open Entry*
Law	AS/A	Open Entry*
Mathematics	AS/A	B in Maths (higher tier preferred)
Media Studies	AS/A	Open Entry*
Music	AS/A	C in Music (if taken) or grade 5 instrument
Performance Studies	AS/A	Open Entry*
Philosophy	AS/A	C in English
Photography	AS/A	Open Entry*
Physical Education	AS/A	C in Science*
Physics	AS/A	C in Dbl Science or Physics plus B Maths (higher tier preferred)
Politics	AS/A	Open Entry*
Psychology	AS/A	C in Maths*
Science in the Environment	AS/A	C in any Science
Sociology	AS/A	Open Entry*
Spanish	AS/A	B in Spanish
Sports Studies-Applied Science	BTEC National	Grade C in Science plus a grade C in Maths preferred.
Sport	Adv Voc 1 yr A equiv **	Open entry
Textiles	AS/A	Open Entry
Theatre Studies	AS/A	C in English
Travel & Tourism	AVCE Single	Open Entry *
Travel & Tourism	Adv Voc 1 yr A equiv **	Open Entry
Intermediate Courses (1 year)	Level of Study	Grade Required
Air Fares & Ticketing	City & Guilds	Open Entry – advanced level students only
Biology	GCSE	D in Science
Business	GNVQ Intermediate **
Business & Economics	GCSE	Only available to international (ESOL) Students
Dance	GCSE
English	GCSE
English ESOL	IELTS academic and general	Minimum of 5.5 in IELTS (Level determined via diagnostic test)
Health & Social Care	GNVQ Intermediate **	Mainly Ds and Es at GCSE, with at least one at C
Humanities	GCSE
IT - Applied	GCSE vocational
IT CLAIT plus	CLAIT (4 periods)
Italian	NVQ Level 1	Open entry
Leisure & Tourism	GNVQ Intermediate **
Mathematics	GCSE	D or E in Maths
Music Theory	Grade 5	Open entry
Spanish	GCSE	C in a language GCSE
Spanish	NVQ Level 1	Open entry
Sport	BTEC Level 2 **
Sports Development†	NCF	Open Entry
Travel Destinations	City & Guilds

*English GCSE Grade C preferred otherwise you will be expected to retake. These courses have a significant amount of written assessment, which requires a good standard of English.

** with one or two days in the workplace (depending on programme) on a student apprenticeship or an NHS cadetship programme

† Football (Boys & Girls), Basketball, Tennis, Rugby, Netball & Cricket

COLLEGE ENTRY GUIDELINES

The College is open to all applicants who are able to cope with and benefit from a course of study that we offer. If we cannot offer anything suitable, we will tell you. The entry guidelines for our programmes of study are given below. In addition to these general guidelines, some subjects at Advanced level have specific GCSE results requirements. These are given in the subject information. We are always willing to discuss particular circumstances where the guidelines may not apply.

Normal entry guidelines for 16+ applicants

Advanced (Level 3) Programmes

Students will normally be expected to take a minimum of four courses1 (or equivalent) An As counts as one course; an A2 counts as one course; a BTEC or OCR National Certificate or Award counts as two courses; a L3 apprenticeship counts as three courses.

Programme	Minimum Entry Guidelines
Level 3 Health & Social Care Apprenticeship with two days a week in the workplace	4 C grades at GCSE
Level 3 Apprenticeship plus one non advanced course	4 C grades at GCSE
2 AS levels plus two non advanced courses	4 C grades at GCSE in at least four different subjects
Level 3 Apprenticeship plus one AS level	5 C grades at GCSE in at least four different subjects (these must include English Language or Maths)
3 AS levels plus one non advanced course	5 C grades at GCSE in at least four different subjects (these must include English Language or Maths)
4 AS levels	6 GCSEs with a mixture of A to C grades in at least five different subjects (these must include English Language and Maths)

Intermediate (Level 2) Programmes

Students will normally be expected to take a minimum of four courses1 (or equivalent)

Programme	Minimum Entry Guidelines
Level 2 Apprenticeship: equivalent to four courses	5 GCSEs with 2 Ds and 3 E grades
GCSE and NVQ courses 5	GCSEs with 2 Ds and 3 E grades

Specific grades may be required for certain courses. These are shown on the relevant prospectus page.
In exceptional circumstances students who have achieved at least 6 A* with the remainder mainly A grades at GCSE can follow 5 advanced courses
For direct entry to A2 courses please contact the College

Key skills are not counted as a course for these purposes
English Language and English Literature are two separate subjects, Double Science counts as two separate subjects

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