Undergraduate

All applicants must have Level 3 qualifications, which will normally include at least one creative subject. We're looking for between 104 and 120 UCAS Tariff points. You can use the UCAS Tariff Calculator to work out how many points you have.

The standard offers for degree courses include:

• GCE A-Levels – BBB at A-Level excluding General Studies, or 120 UCAS Tariff points
• Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Pass
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma at Distinction* Distinction*
• T-level grade of Merit or above
• BTEC/OCR Extended Diploma at Distinction, Merit, Merit
• RSL/UAL Diploma – must be combined with other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to 112-120 UCAS Tariff points
• RSL/ UAL Extended Diploma at Merit
• A combination of BTEC Subsidiary Diploma and A-Levels – equivalent to 120 UCAS Tariff points
• Three BTEC Subsidiary Diploma passes at Grade Merit
• Scottish Highers – five passes at Grade C or above

AUB welcomes applications from students who have completed, or who are soon to complete, a T level in a relevant subject to their chosen course of study. Applicants will be required to achieve an overall grade of Merit or above.

Applicants with VTCT qualifications who've the ability to achieve the minimum stated entry requirements of between 112-120 UCAS points will be considered.

For BA (Hons) Architecture, the standard offer is ABB at A-Level (128 UCAS) Tariff points.

Please note that AUB doesn't request information about criminal records from our applicants.

IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma – score equivalent to 104-120 UCAS tariff points and these can be made up from a range of qualifications including but not limited to: Standard Level, Higher Level, BTEC, Cambridge Technical. We'll consider applications from students who haven’t enrolled in the full IB Diploma Programme and have completed independent subject courses/certificates.

Students who've chosen not to enrol in the IB Diploma Programme will be expected to achieve 104-120 UCAS points from a minimum of three Higher Level subjects.

Australia - Successful completion the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education and ATAR with a score of 85 or higher

Austria – Successful completion of the Reifeprüfungzeugnis or Matura requirement with an overall average Grade of 2

Bangladesh – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies

Belgium – Successful completion of the Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs, with an overall result of 6.5/10 or 13/20

Bulgaria – Pass Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with an overall average mark of at least 5.0

Canada - Achieve an average of 65% or better on the Canadian High School Diploma

China – Successful completion of the Chinese Senior Secondary School Certificate with a minimum overall pass mark of 70% OR Pass CAFA International Foundation Year with a minimum of 70%

Cyprus – Achieve a minimum overall grade of 17 Apolyterion

Czech Republic – A score of 2.9 or higher in the Maturita

Denmark – Successful completion of the Studentereksamen with an overall result of 8/12

Egypt - Successful completion of a recognised foundation course

Estonia – Successful completion of Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus with an overall average result of 4.0 or above in all subjects, and Riigieksamid (National Exams) with average result of 70% in tests taken

Finland – Successful completion of the Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen with an average grade of 4 or above (Cum Laude)

France – A good pass (grade 12 or above) in the Baccalaureate. Baccalaureate à Option Internationale/Baccalaureate de l’Enseignement du Second Degré

Georgia - Successful completion of a recognised foundation course

Germany –Achieve a minimum overall grade of 2.7 in the Abitur Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife/Zeugnis der Reife/Reifezeugnis. A minimum grade of 10 (Gut) on the English component of the Abitur meets our English language requirements

Greece – Achieve a minimum overall grade of 17 in the Apolytirion

Honduras - Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or achieve Título de Técnico Universitario/Título de Grado Asociado with GPA 3.0/4.0 or Bueno or higher

Hong Kong – Successful completion of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKSDE) with grades of 333 or above

Hungary – A grade of 4.0 in the Erettsegi

Iceland – Successful completion of Iceland Studentsprof with a grade of 7 or better

India – 65% or above in Standard 12 from a recognised exam board

Indonesia - Successfully complete the SMA (Certificate of Completion of Academic Secondary School) with a minimum score of 80% or above or Diploma III (D3) with an overall minimum grade of 3.0 out of 4, or successfully complete the first year of study in Indonesia

Iran - Achieve an average grade of 14/20 or above in the High School Diploma (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education) and have completed the Konkur examination or associate degree

Ireland – Pass FETAC: 3 subjects with Distinction and 2 with Merit. Or Pass Irish Leaving Certificate (Irish Highers): H2, H3, H3, H3, H3 or equivalent

Italy – A minimum of 70 points in Diploma di Esame di Stato (formerly Diploma di Maturita)

Japan – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or successful completion of JCFL Study Overseas Art and Design college program

Kenya - Achieve A-level grades BBB or above

Kuwait - Successful completion of a recognised foundation course

Latvia – Good grades (7–8) in the Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu, plus a Grade 8 for English

Lithuania – Brandos Atestatas overall grade 7.5, with grade 8 for English

Malaysia – Successful completion of Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (Malaysia Higher School Certificate) with grades BBB

Mexico – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course

Netherlands – Successful completion of the VWO Diploma with an overall result of 7/10

Nepal – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies

New Zealand - Achieve NCEA Level 3 with Merit endorsement including 24 Level 3 credits at Excellence

Nigeria – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies

Norway – Vitnemal (with four in key subjects including English)

Oman – General Education Diploma with a minimum 80% mark

Pakistan – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies

Paraguay - Successful completion of a recognised foundation course

Peru - Successful completion of a recognised foundation course

Philippines – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or two years of completed study at degree level

Poland – Successful completion of the Matura with an overall result of 60%

Portugal – Diploma de Ensino Secundário/Certificado de fim de Estudios Secundários with an average score of 16.0 in all subjects

Romania – Pass Romania - Diploma de Bacalaureat with Grade 7 or above

Russia – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies

Singapore - Achieve grades of BBB or above in Singaporean A-levels or a recognised polytechnic diploma

Slovakia – lovakia-Vysvedcenie o Maturitnej Skuske with a minimum of Grade 2.0 (chvalitebny) in all subjects with the majority at grade 1.0 (vyborny)

South Africa – Successful completion of the South African National Senior Certificate with grades ABBBB/76666

South Korea – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course

Spain – Pass Título de Bachillerato with an average mark of 7.0 or higher

Sri Lanka - Achieve grades of BBB or above in the Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education

Sweden – minimum grade of C/15 in the Avgångsbetyg/Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola

Switzerland – Pass Cantonal Maturity Certificate or a Federal Maturity Certificate, or a professional Maturity Certificate at grade 4

Taiwan – Successful completion of the Taiwanese Senior High School Leaving Certificate with a minimum overall pass mark of 70%

Thailand – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies

Turkey – Successful completion of the LISE Diplomasi with an overall grade of 70% or above

Ukraine – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies

United Arab Emirates – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies

Uruguay - Successful completion of a recognised foundation course

USA – For direct admission, prospective applicants are urged to follow a college preparatory programme in high school, taking a senior course in fine or applied art where possible.

We'll accept any one of the following:

• Successful completion of an accredited honours or college preparatory high school diploma with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Successful completion of an accredited high school diploma with a GPA of 3.0 or above, plus one of the following:
  • Two AP exam results with a grade of 3 or higher.
  • SAT I (Reasoning) scores of at least 1100.
  • SAT II subject tests in at least two subjects with minimum scores of 600.
  • Two or more IB Diploma Programme Courses.
  • ACT test results in at least two subjects with minimum scores of 24.
  • Successful completion of an accredited Associate’s Degree.
  • Successful completion of first year (freshman year) of University at an accredited University.
  • Successful completion of a recognised Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Studies.

We will consider applicants who present a US high school diploma but who have not completed additional SAT, ACT, or AP exams. Applicants without those external exams will still be considered on the strength of their portfolio/audition and/or personal statements and are expected to demonstrate a profile of academics and experience related to the creative arts.

Vietnam – Successful completion of a recognised foundation course.