The GAC Pathway Universities - ACT International
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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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