Undergraduate Prospectus 2011 - University of Southampton

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Our aim is to select students who we believe have the potential to complete their chosen course successfully and who can make a valuable contribution to university life. The journey to your degree 46 We are committed to making our admissions fair and transparent. Higher education at Southampton is open to all students with the necessary skills and ability, regardless of age, background or financial circumstances. Merit and potential By considering the whole application, we assess each applicant’s merit and potential. Potential factors include: formal educational achievement; the educational context in which the applicant achieved their formal qualifications; indicators of potential and capability, such as subject-specific tests, interview, non-academic experiences and other relevant skills; how an applicant’s experiences, skills and perspectives could contribute to the learning environment, such as paid or unpaid work experience, gap-year experience, home responsibilities, experience of diverse communities or cultures, and musical or sporting abilities. Young students We do not have a minimum age of entry for our courses and welcome applications from younger students, including those who will be under 18 when they come to study with us. Because some of our applicants are under 18, we assess the risk to the young student’s wellbeing and make reasonable, proportionate adaptations to activities, including learning activities and accommodation. However, if we judge that the adaptations necessary to safeguard a young student go beyond what is reasonable, we cannot admit them. For more information, visit our website. Mature students If you are over 21 (23 for Law) and feel you would benefit from degree-level studies, we can be more flexible about our entry requirements. For full-time courses, selectors will expect you to demonstrate your commitment by means of some recent serious study, for example, one or two GCE A level passes, successful completion of an Open University foundation course or an appropriate Access course. Your application will be considered on individual merit and you may be asked to attend an interview to assess your potential. Entry qualifications We acknowledge a wide range of entry qualifications. The table below gives a general comparison for popular UK qualifications. If you are studying for other qualifications, more information is available at www.southampton.ac.uk/apply The University also welcomes international applicants with country-specific qualifications. For more details, visit www.southampton.ac.uk/international/entry_reqs Qualification Typical standard offer GCE A level requirement AAA AAB ABB BBB BBC BTEC requirement * DDD DDD DDM DDM DMM OCR national extended D1 D1 D2 M1 M2 diploma requirement * Scottish Higher (Scottish AAAA(AA) AABB(AB) ABBB(BB) BBBB(BC) BBBC(BC) Advanced Higher) Irish Leaving Certificate at A1,A1,A1,A1,A1,A1 A1,A1,A1,A1,A1,A2 A1,A1,A1,A1,A2,A2 A1,A1,A2,A2,A2,B1 A1,A2,A2,A2,B1,B1 Higher Level Welsh Baccalaureate Pass the core plus Pass the core plus Pass the core plus Pass the core plus Pass the core plus requirements AA in the options AB in the options BB in the options BB in the options CC in the options International Baccalaureate Pass, with overall (points from subjects taken score of 36 (18) at Higher Level) Pass, with overall score of 34 (17) Pass, with overall score of 32 (16) Pass, with overall score of 30 (16) Pass, with overall score of 28 (16) *This is a guide only to the achievement required where the guided learning hours have been assessed to cover the same learning outcomes as their GCE A level counterparts; additional study may be required.
You will need to satisfy our general entrance requirements (which you will find on our website at www.southampton. ac.uk/apply) and those of your chosen Academic School. Typical entry requirements for applicants with GCE A levels can be found on individual programme pages. We will consider a 14–19 Advanced Diploma at level 3 as part of our general entry requirements. However, not all Diploma subjects will be acceptable for entry to every discipline and applicants will probably be expected to take specific additional or specialist learning components of the Diploma in order to satisfy course-specific entry requirements. For more information, go to www.southampton.ac.uk/apply English language requirements If English is not your first language, you will need to reach a satisfactory standard in an approved English language test. This is to demonstrate that you have sufficient command of both written and spoken English to enable you to enjoy the full benefits of your proposed degree programme. The required qualification in English language will usually have been obtained within the past two to three years. Tests currently approved are listed below. British Council/Cambridge IELTS, TOEFL and internet-based TOEFL are usually acceptable at the following grade/score levels: Usual requirement IELTS** TOEFL paperbased test Internet-based TOEFL 6.5 580 92 Foundation year programmes IELTS** TOEFL paperbased test Internet-based TOEFL 5.5 527 71 Studio-based programmes at Winchester School of Art IELTS** TOEFL paperbased test Internet-based TOEFL 6.0 553 81 Law LLM, Bachelor of Medicine, BSc Occupational Therapy, BSc Physiotherapy, BSc Podiatry*** IELTS** TOEFL paperbased test 7.0 617 105 Internet-based TOEFL **IELTS qualification must include the academic reading and writing modules. Although the overall grade is stated, requirements for the particular components of listening, reading, writing and speaking may vary. ***For the full list of programmes with these English language requirements, go to www.southampton.ac.uk/ international/entry_reqs Alternative requirements Applicants are advised to contact the admissions tutors at individual Academic Schools for definitive programme requirements. Test of English for Educational Purposes (TEEP) (University of Reading, grade 6.5 throughout) Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (grade C or above) Cambridge International Examinations English O level (used in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore) (grade C or above) Certificate in Advanced English (Cambridge) (grades A–B) Certificate of Attainment in English (London) (levels 5–6) GCE O level or GCSE in English (grade C or above) IGCSE English as a Second Language (used in Cyprus, the Middle East and Argentina) (grade C or above) JMB University Entrance Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages (pass) Warwick Higher Education Foundation Programme (55 per cent) Northern Consortium of British Universities (NCUK) EAP English for Academic Purposes UK (grade B) Language Specialists International (LSI) – Presessional English language courses delivered by LSI in Portsmouth (IELTS equivalent) Successful completion of a presessional course offered by the University’s Centre for Language Study The following qualifications are also acceptable: −−German Abitur, with a minimum score of 11 out of 15, or 2 out of 6, in English Language as a Leistungskurs −−European Baccalaureate with a minimum 7.5 in English as the First Foreign Language L2 or First Foreign Language – Advanced L2A −−International Baccalaureate, (Syllabus A1: grade 4 at either higher or standard level; Syllabus A2: grade 5 at higher level or grade 5 at standard level where the International Baccalaureate subjects have been studied through the medium of English; Syllabus B: grade 5 at higher level) −−India English Exam for CBSE and ISC exam boards, with a minimum score of 70 per cent −−Nigeria Year 12 Certificate in English (West African Examinations Council) (grade C6 and above) −−Norwegian Vitnemål, with a minimum score of 4 in English www.southampton.ac.uk/international/entry_reqs The journey to your degree 47
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