Entry requirements
Standard offer: A*AA including Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (in any order).
Contextual offer: AAB including Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (in any order).
Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*DDD*DD in either BTEC Engineering with Distinctions in four required Physics units plus A at A-level in Mathematics and Chemistry OR BTEC Applied Science Extended Diploma with Distinctions in five required Chemistry units plus A at A-level in Mathematics and Physics.
Access to HE Diploma
D: 30 credits
M: 15 creditsAccess to HE Diploma in Science (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include:
at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above; and
at least 30 credits at Distinction from specified units in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (including algebra, calculus and trigonometry).
Plus successful completion of a University of Bristol test and interview (or AAB at A-Level or equivalent in any order in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics).
Mature students are welcome to contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.
Standard Higher: AAAAA including the science not taken for Advanced Higher.
Scottish Advanced Higher
AAAdvanced Higher: AA in two of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.
(see also Additional requirements below)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
34 - 38 pointsStandard offer: 38 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations). See also Additional requirements below.
Contextual offer: 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level, including 6, 6, 5 (in any order) at Higher Level in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations).
Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales or the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Not acceptedCambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B and M3 is C.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
Additional entry requirements
- Other
- Additional requirements:
If this course is your Firm or Insurance choice and you do not achieve the required grades when we receive your results but do meet the grades for BSc Chemical Physics, you will automatically be offered a place on the BSc course.
Contextual admissions
We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. We consider a large range of contextual factors when making application decisions.
If you receive and accept an offer from the University of Bristol, and you meet the terms of your offer in full, you will be accepted.
Learn more on the University of Bristol website
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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