Entry requirements
Including Mathematics and Physics.
For applicants studying A levels with English exam boards: Where a science has been taken at A level (Chemistry, Biology, Geology or Physics), a pass in the Science practical of each subject will be required.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Applications considered alongside A levels. Please contact the University for further information.
Access to HE Diploma
D: 33 credits
M: 12 creditsPass relevant Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits with 33 at Distinction (including 15 in Mathematics and 15 in Physics) and 12 at Merit
Higher grades AABBB + Advanced Higher grades AB in Maths and Physics
Scottish Advanced Higher
ABBIncluding Mathematics and Physics
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32 points32 points overall with no score less than 4 (including a minimum of 5 in HL Mathematics and 5 in HL Physics) or Pass IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects (including a minimum of 5 in HL Mathematics and 5 in HL Physics)
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
BAccepted at grade B plus two A levels in Mathematics and Physics at grades AB
Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and meet our offer criteria will be made the standard offer, plus an alternative offer. This will be at one A Level grade lower plus a grade A in the EPQ, for example the offer would be ABB or BBB plus A in the EPQ, including Mathematics and Physics
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1, H2, H2, H2, H3, H3H1, H2, H2, H2, H3, H3 including Mathematics and Physics at H2 or above.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Mathematics and English at grade 4/C required. Applicants with equivalent qualifications or who do not meet these GCSE requirements will be considered on an individual basis according to their circumstances.
Contextual admissions
The University of Liverpool is committed to supporting talented applicants from all backgrounds to succeed. One of the ways we support students and fair access to higher education is through making reduced offers as part of our contextual admissions strategy, the Liverpool Scholars programme, Realising Opportunities national collaboration of universities and Sutton Trust Pathways. Additional consideration may be given to applicants with disrupted education or extenuating circumstances.
Learn more on the University of Liverpool 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.
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