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Information for students with vocational qualifications<br />
Applied A levels, BTEC<br />
National Awards/<br />
Certificates/Diplomas and<br />
OCR National Certificates/<br />
Diplomas/Extended<br />
Diplomas are recognised<br />
entry requirements for most<br />
HE courses, as are A level<br />
qualifications.<br />
Relevance of current studies<br />
Vocational courses will tend to lead to an<br />
HE course in a related subject area e.g. a<br />
National Diploma in media would usually<br />
lead to a Foundation Degree, HND or<br />
degree in a media related subject. However,<br />
you may be able to apply for HE courses<br />
that are not related to your vocational<br />
course if:<br />
• you apply for an HE course that does not<br />
require specific subjects for entry<br />
• you have out of school/college<br />
experience in other work or subject<br />
areas<br />
• you have studied A levels or other<br />
subjects alongside your vocational<br />
course<br />
• you have studied units as part of your<br />
course that relate to an HE course e.g. IT,<br />
communication, business.<br />
If you have chosen to study an HE course<br />
that is not directly linked to your current<br />
course, you should check that your<br />
qualifications are acceptable. (This is also<br />
true for A level students.) It is also advisable<br />
to provide evidence in your UCAS personal<br />
statement about how your qualifications<br />
and experience are relevant to your choice<br />
of course.<br />
Entry criteria<br />
• Does the HE course you are considering<br />
require high grades?<br />
• Does it require GCSE maths and<br />
English language at grade C or above?<br />
If you don’t have these, check to<br />
see if the institution will accept key<br />
skills in the courses you have studied<br />
instead e.g. application of number and<br />
communication.<br />
• Some courses require that a traditional<br />
A level in a specific subject has been<br />
studied alongside your vocational course<br />
especially where in-depth knowledge is<br />
needed.<br />
• Use M www.ucas.com to check the<br />
requirements.<br />
• If in any doubt, contact the university/<br />
college admissions tutor for any courses<br />
you are considering to check the<br />
acceptability of your qualifications.<br />
Styles and assessment<br />
• You may be used to the continuous<br />
assessment approach but some HE<br />
courses may be assessed by unseen<br />
exams and essay writing.<br />
• Decide which method of assessment<br />
would suit you best and use HE<br />
prospectuses and websites to check<br />
which they use.<br />
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for local info, help and advice, check out M www.connexionsoxfordshire.com
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