Entry requirements
Standard offer: A*AA including Chemistry.
Contextual offer: AAB including A in Chemistry
If English is not your first language, you need to have one of the following:
• IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in all skills
• GCSE English Language grade C or 4
• an alternative qualification outlined in our Profile level E.
Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*DDD*DD in Applied Science BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma, with Distinctions in five required Chemistry units.
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 12 credits at Distinction from specified Chemistry units.
Plus successful completion of a University of Bristol test and interview (or A at A-Level or equivalent in Chemistry).
Mature students are welcome to contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.
Standard Higher: AAAAA
Scottish Advanced Higher
AAAdvanced Higher: AA including Chemistry
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
34 - 38 pointsStandard offer: 38 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in Chemistry.
Contextual offer: 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in Chemistry.
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)
Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
Cambridge 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.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Higher numeracy requirement (6 or B in GCSE Mathematics or equivalent).
Advanced Modern Language requirement in French, German or Spanish (7 or A at GCSE).
Further information about GCSE requirements and profile levels, visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/gcse/
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 Chemistry, 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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