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Qualifications covered by the UCAS Tariff

The following qualifications are included in the UCAS Tariff. Click on the qualification title to access the relevant section of the Tariff table.

• AAT Level NVQ in Accounting (from 2009 entry onwards)
• Advanced Diploma (from 2010 entry onwards)
• Advanced Extension Awards
• Advanced Placement Programme
• Asset Languages (from 2010 entry onwards)
• British Horse Society Stage 3 Horse Knowledge & Care, Stage 3 Riding and Preliminary Teacher's Certificate
• BTEC Early Years
• BTEC National Award, Certificate and Diploma
• CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education
• COPE - Certificate of Personal Effectiveness
• Diploma in Fashion Retail
• Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design)
• EDI Level 3 Certificates in Accounting and Accounting (IAS) (from 2009 entry onwards)
• Extended Project (from 2009 entry onwards)
• Free standing Mathematics qualifications
• GCE AS, AS Double Award, A level and Double Award
• Higher Sports Leader Award (from 2009 entry onwards)
• Institute of Financial Services
• International Baccalaureate
• IB Certificate (from 2010 entry onwards)
• iPRO Certificate and Diploma
• Irish Leaving Certificate - Higher and Ordinary levels
• Key Skills at Levels 2, 3 and 4
• Music examinations at grades 6, 7 and 8
• OCR National Certificate, Diploma and Extended Diploma
• PRE U (from 2010 entry onwards)
• Progression Diploma (from 2010 entry onwards)
• Scottish Standard Grade, Intermediate 2, Higher and Advanced Higher
• Speech and Drama examinations at grades 6, 7 and 8 (from 2008 entry onwards) Performance Studies (from 2009 entry onwards)
• Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma

New qualifications are regularly being added to the Tariff and it is our aim to include as wide a range of achievement used for entry to higher education as possible.

Updates on the Tariff, including details on the incorporation of any new qualifications, are posted in this section of the website.