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www.educationuk.org<br />

UK <strong>Pathway</strong> <strong>Universities</strong><br />

<strong>GAC</strong> GPA and English Proficiency needed as at December 31 2012 +<br />

<strong>Pathway</strong> University Location IELTS (or equivalent)<br />

minimum – some courses<br />

require higher.<br />

University of Bangor Bangor, Gwynedd,<br />

Wales LL57 2DG, UK<br />

University of<br />

Central Lancashire<br />

** Some courses may require a higher GPA.<br />

GPA for entry – some<br />

courses may require<br />

a higher GPA.<br />

Website<br />

6.0 (no band less than 5.5) 3.0** www.bangor.ac.uk<br />

Preston, PR1 2HE, UK 6.0 2.6 www.uclan.ac.uk<br />

University of Chichester Chichester, PO19 6PE, UK 6.0 with 6.0 Writing and no band<br />

less than 5.5<br />

University of Glamorgan Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 1DL,<br />

UK<br />

2.6 (<strong>GAC</strong> III English modules) or<br />

IELTS 6.0<br />

University of Glasgow Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK IELTS 6.5 (no subtest less than<br />

6.0) or 80% <strong>GAC</strong> III English<br />

modules (case-by-case basis)<br />

University of Greenwich,<br />

London<br />

Greenwich, London,<br />

SE10 9LS, UK<br />

Kingston University Kingston upon Thames,<br />

London, KT1 1LQ, UK<br />

C grade www.chichester.ac.uk<br />

2.6 www.glam.ac.uk<br />

2.6 (Case-by-case basis) www.gla.ac.uk<br />

6.0 (no band less than 5.5) 2.6 www.greenwich.ac.uk/<br />

international<br />

6.0 - 6.5 Case-by-case basis www.kingston.ac.uk<br />

University of Newcastle Newcastle, NE1 7RU, UK 6.0 - 7.0 (no band less than 6.0) Case-by-case basis www.ncl.ac.uk<br />

University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, PO1 2ED, UK 6.0 to 6.5 2.6** www.port.ac.uk<br />

University of Wales Swansea Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales,<br />

SA2 8PP, UK<br />

6.0 / 80% <strong>GAC</strong> English modules 2.8 - 3.0** (= <strong>GAC</strong> 3.0) www.swan.ac.uk<br />

University of West London Ealing, London, W5 5RF, UK 5.5 (with 6.0 in 3 areas) C grade (Arts only) www.uwl.ac.uk<br />

+ Correct at time of printing and subject to change. <strong>Universities</strong> change their admissions policies<br />

from time to time, and also reserve the right to refuse admission due to lack of course availability.<br />

<strong>GAC</strong> graduates may also apply to ANY university with their <strong>GAC</strong> transcript and may be accepted.<br />

Bangor University<br />

Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG Wales UK<br />

T: +44 1248 38 2028<br />

E: international@bangor.ac.uk<br />

Search Bangor University<br />

Bangor University was founded in<br />

1884, making it one of the oldest<br />

and most prestigious universities in<br />

the UK. Qualifications are recognized<br />

world-wide, which explains why<br />

international students have chosen to<br />

study at Bangor for decades, and who<br />

today make up 12 percent of the total<br />

student population.<br />

In the latest assessment by the<br />

UK government into the quality of<br />

research at UK universities, research<br />

at Bangor was identified as ‘world<br />

leading’ in the 19 assessed subjects<br />

areas, with Accounting and Finance<br />

ranked number one in the UK and<br />

Electronic Engineering ranked number<br />

two in the UK. Bangor also performs<br />

extremely well in the Teaching Quality<br />

assessment. Most departments are<br />

rated the highest possible award of<br />

“excellent” for the quality of teaching<br />

and Bangor was ranked 15th in the<br />

UK for Overall Student Experience.<br />

Schools at Bangor have excellent<br />

resources which include the rare and<br />

www.acteducationsolutions.com<br />

www.bangor.ac.uk/international<br />

outstanding facility of the £3.5 million<br />

Prince Madog ocean-going research ship.<br />

Other specialist equipment and facilities<br />

include the functional magnetic resonance<br />

imaging (fMRI), nanotechnology<br />

development laboratories, dual energy<br />

x-ray absorptiometry room and a £15<br />

million Centre for Advanced Software<br />

Technology.<br />

Bangor is committed to encouraging<br />

individuals to achieve their highest<br />

potential through use of the tutorial<br />

system and teaching in smaller groups,<br />

so students enjoy a low student to<br />

teacher ratio compared to other UK<br />

and US universities. Our staff know<br />

each student personally and have an<br />

open door policy.<br />

<strong>The</strong> cost of living in Bangor is lower<br />

than in larger city universities. It’s a<br />

safe place to live as crime rates are<br />

amongst the lowest in the UK. It is a<br />

compact city – university buildings,<br />

accommodation and city center are<br />

all within walking distance. It’s not<br />

an industrialized city, so Bangor is<br />

a clean and healthy place to live.<br />

Living in Bangor enables students to<br />

combine a high quality educational<br />

experience with a wonderful living<br />

environment. North Wales is an<br />

area of outstanding natural beauty,<br />

yet close to major cities such as<br />

Manchester and Liverpool, so travelling<br />

to and from Bangor is an easy twohour<br />

train journey from Manchester<br />

and four hours from London.<br />

Degree Programs<br />

<strong>The</strong> university has 23 schools<br />

which are grouped into six colleges.<br />

It offers programs in the areas of:<br />

• Biological Sciences<br />

• Business, Finance, Marketing<br />

& Management<br />

• Chemistry<br />

• Computer Science<br />

‘Top UK University for<br />

help & support offered<br />

to students’<br />

Times Higher Education<br />

• Creative Studies, Media & Film<br />

• Education<br />

• Electronic Engineering<br />

• English<br />

• Environment, Natural Resources<br />

& Geography<br />

• Healthcare Sciences<br />

• History, Welsh History & Archaeology<br />

• Law<br />

• Lifelong learning<br />

• Linguistics & English Language<br />

• Medical Sciences<br />

• Modern Languages<br />

• Music<br />

• Ocean Sciences<br />

• Psychology<br />

• Social Sciences<br />

• Sport, Health & Exercise Science<br />

• Welsh<br />

Teaching Periods<br />

All teaching at Bangor commences in<br />

September. <strong>The</strong>re is a January intake<br />

available for postgraduate, finance<br />

related courses in Bangor Business<br />

School’s London Centre.<br />

Tuition Fees<br />

Annual tuition fees for Undergraduates<br />

start at £9,800.<br />

<strong>GAC</strong> GPA Required<br />

Overall <strong>GAC</strong> Grade Point Average 3.0<br />

Minimum English Proficiency<br />

IELTS 6.0 or equivalent<br />

Credits and Scholarships<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are a number of international<br />

scholarships available to <strong>GAC</strong><br />

graduates, please see: www.bangor.<br />

ac.uk/international/future/scholarship<br />

for further details.<br />

<strong>GAC</strong> <strong>Pathway</strong> <strong>Universities</strong> Handbook 2013<br />

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