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Qualification |
Typical offer |
A levels |
AAB We don't accept General Studies or Critical
Thinking. |
Access to Higher Education Diploma |
Obtain Access to HE Diploma with 36 credits at
Distinction and 9 credits at Merit or higher |
BTEC National Extended
Diploma |
DDD |
Cambridge Pre-U |
D3, D3, M2 |
European Baccalaureate |
80% overall average |
International
Baccalaureate |
35 points overall |
Russian /CIS country high school |
If you've completed the Attestat o Srednam
Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education and Certificate
of Unified State Examination) you will need to
take an additional course before being able to apply for an undergraduate course at York. This could be A
levels, the International Baccalaureate or a recognised
foundation course. |
Alternative offers
Meeting the following additional criteria may qualify you for an
alternative offer.
Criteria |
Adjustment |
Widening participation |
If you successfully complete one of the following
programmes you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level
grade (or equivalent) below our typical offer: Next Step York, Realising
Opportunities. |
Contextual offers |
If you have experience of local authority care or
live in an area with low progression to university, you may be eligible for
an alternative offer up to two A level grades (or equivalent) below our
typical offer. |
EPQ |
If you achieve C or higher at EPQ, you may be
eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent)
below our typical offer. |
Core Maths |
If you achieve B or higher in Core Maths, you may be
eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent)
below our typical offer. |
English language
If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of
your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:
Qualification |
Minimum requirement |
IELTS |
6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component |
PTE Academic |
61, with a minimum of 55 in each component |
GCSE/IGCSE/O level English Language (as a first or
second language) |
Grade C |
C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency |
176, with a minimum of 169 in each component |
TOEFL |
87 overall, with a minimum of 21 in each component |
Trinity ISE III |
Merit in all
components |
If you've not met our English language requirements
You may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English
language courses. These courses
will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of
your offer.
The length of course you need to take depends on your current IELTS scores
and how much you need to improve to reach our English language requirements.
Applying
To apply to York, you will need to complete an online application via UCAS
(the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service).
Once your application has been reviewed by the admissions tutor,
you may be invited to attend an interview afternoon.
Your personal statement will be read very closely and we will be looking
for a range of interests and extra-curricular activity. Previous experience of
film and TV is not a requirement.
We do not require a portfolio. If you are invited to interview, you
will be asked to prepare a short exercise to present to your interviewer.
York is regularly voted one of the best places to live and visit in the UK. The city was named the best place to live in Britain by The Sunday Times 2018. Our excellent cafés, restaurants and bars, innovative industries and mixture of modern and medieval architecture propelled it to the top of the list. With a population of 200,000, it’s big enough to feel lively but small enough to feel like home.
York is situated only 2 hours away from London and 1 and a half hours away from Manchester by train. The city benefits of some of the best train connections in the country, linking York to every corner of the UK.