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The UCAS Tariff (formerly called UCAS Points System) is used to allocate points to post-16 qualifications (Level 3 qualifications on the Regulated Qualifications Framework). Universities and colleges may use it when making offers to applicants. A points total is achieved by converting qualifications, such as A-Levels (Scottish Highers, BTECs ...
A-level grades are also sometimes converted into numerical scores, typically UCAS tariff scores. Under the new UCAS system starting in 2017, an A* grade at A-level is worth 56 points, while an A is worth 48, a B is worth 40, a C is worth 32, a D is 24, and a E is worth 16; [28] so a university may instead demand that an applicant achieve 112 ...
UCAS Board. Budget. £33 million (2011) Website. ucas.com. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS / ˈjuːkæs /) is a charity [1] and private limited company based in Cheltenham, England, which provides educational support services. [2] Formed on July 27, 1993 by the merger of the former university admissions system ...
Extended Project Qualification. Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a qualification taken by some students in England and Wales, which is equivalent to 50% of an A-Level. Graded A*–E and worth up to 28 UCAS tariff points, [1] it is part of level three of the national qualifications framework. [2]
Key Skills Qualification. The Key Skills Qualification is a frequently required component of 14-20 education in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The aim of Key Skills is to encourage learners to develop and demonstrate their skills as well as learn how to select and apply skills in ways that are appropriate to their particular context. [1]
60 to 69 was equivalent to 300-320 UCAS points (BBC, BBB). [ 3 ] The study concluded that EB participants were disadvantaged by the then current official equivalency system for converting their mark into UCAS points, with even students with a bare pass at the EB (60-64) more likely to get a good degree at university than students who achieved ...
Equivalent to a high "A*" in the old grading system. 8: Equivalent to a low A* in the old grading system. 7: A: Equivalent to an A in the old grading system. 6: B: Equivalent to a B in the old grading system. 5: C: Equivalent to a high C in the old grading system. This is generally considered to be the preferred minimum grade to enter Level 3 ...
Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) is used by many universities in the United Kingdom to monitor, record and reward passage through a modular degree course and to facilitate movement between courses and institutions. [1] One UK credit is equivalent to the learning outcomes of 10 notional hours of study, [2] thus a university course ...