Qualifications and entry routes
So for example, if you want to study International Business
in our Glasgow School for Business and Society, we may
ask for the following entry requirements:
Scottish Higher:
Standard entry requirement: ABBBB (incl English) + Nat 5: C
(Maths)
Minimum entry requirement: BBBBC (incl English) + Nat 5: C
(Maths)
A level: BCC + GCSE: C/4 (Maths and English)
ILC Higher: H1 H2 H3 H3 H3 (incl H2 English) + H5/O2: (Maths)
IB Diploma: 26 Points including HL English at 4 and Maths (or
Maths Studies) at SL4
BTEC: DMM Ext Dip + GCSE: C/4 (Maths and English)
SWAP: Humanities/Law, Business and Accounting - ABB
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Minimum entry requirements
Depending on your personal circumstances, you may be
assessed as a widening access student. Widening access
students may be made an offer in line with our minimum
entry requirements. Our minimum entry requirements are
listed in this guide alongside our standard requirements.
So how do I know if I am a widening access
student?
We consider you to be a widening access student if you are
from a group that is not currently well-represented in
higher education. You may qualify as a widening access
student if you live in a target postcode area, attend a target
school or college, attend SWAP (scottishwideraccess.org),
are care-experienced or provide care for someone else,
have refugee status or are an asylum seeker.
On our online course pages, you will see our standard
requirements but we consider each applicant individually
to identify their full talent and potential, regardless of
background or life circumstances, and look beyond grades
to do this.
If you do not have the stated standard entry qualifications,
we also consider alternative qualifications such as
Foundation Apprenticeships, HNC/HNDs and Scottish
Wider Access Programmes (SWAP).
Each of these factors are considered when looking into
whether you qualify. If you do, you may be made an
offer in line with our stated minimum entry
requirements.
At GCU, we have a long history of welcoming and
supporting students through their studies, regardless
of their circumstances. To see if you qualify,
visit: gcu.ac.uk/aes
UCAS code for GCU:
University G42
64
/scottishwideraccess.org
/aes
