Adjusted Higher and Advanced Higher entry requirements
Accounting & Finance (BAcc)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2 (MD20), care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 (MD40) who successfully complete the Access to a Career in Accounting Programme |
AAABB / BBBBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
ABB S5 minimum for consideration |
AAABB / BBBBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBBB |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 (MD40) who are not participating in Access to a Career in Accounting Programme |
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ABB |
AABBB will be considered if additional requirements and S5 minimum grades met |
Additional Requirements:
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
Applicants who successfully complete the Access to a Career in Accounting Programme also have to attend and pass the Top-Up Programme or Summer School.
Applicants for combinations that include Mathematics or Statistics with less than Advanced Higher Mathematics at Grade B must also successfully complete Maths in Summer School (including those taking Top-Up).
Arts (MA) and Divinity (BD)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
No minimum at S5 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Higher English at Grade B and a Higher Humanities or Language subject at Grade B. Applicants who wish to study a joint programme that includes Mathematics, Statistics or Computing Science must also meet BSc requirements for those programmes. Applicants who wish to study a joint programme that includes Music must have Music at Grade B or ABRSM Grade 5 Theory.
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
Community Development (BA)
There are no adjusted Higher requirements for this degree.
For standard entry requirements please see the Community Development (BA) page.
Additional requirements: This is a work-based learning programme therefore all applicants must have at least two days per week of paid or unpaid work in the broad field of community development. Applicants with no formal qualifications are encouraged to apply on the premise they have extensive experience within a community development setting.
Dentistry (BDS)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2 (MD20), deciles 3-4 (MD40), care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
No entry from S5 |
AABB (must include A in Chemistry or Biology / Human Biology) |
AAABB and Advanced Higher Biology or Chemistry |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Higher Biology/Human Biology at Grade A AND Chemistry at Grade A AND Advanced Higher Biology OR Chemistry at Grade B and either Higher Mathematics or Physics. Higher English or ESOL. Applicants who have attained the above grades and have a UCAT score which is no more than 10% below the standard threshold will be considered for interview.
Successful completion and grades in the Reach Programme.
Engineering (BEng)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
No minimum at S5 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
Adjusted additional requirements: Higher Mathematics AND Higher Physics or Engineering Science: all at Grade B.
For Software Engineering: Higher Mathematics (AH recommended) and Higher Computing (if Higher Mathematics A grade is not achieved in S5).
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
Applicants who successfully complete the Access to a Career in Engineering Programme also have to attend and pass the Top-Up Programme or Summer School.
Environmental Science & Sustainability (BSc) (Dumfries Campus)
There are no adjusted Higher requirements for this degree programme.
For standard entry requirements please see the Environmental Science & Sustainability (BSc) page.
Additional requirements: A minimum of one (preferably two) Highers from Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computing Studies, Geography, Geology, Human Biology, Information Systems, Managing Environmental Resources, Mathematics or Physics.
Health & Social Policy (MA) (Dumfries Campus)
There are no adjusted Higher requirements for this degree programme.
For the standard entry requirements please see the Health & Social Policy (MA) page.
Additional requirements: There are no additional requirements for this degree programme.
Law (LLB)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
No entry from S5 |
No minimum at S5 |
ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 who succeffully complete REACH Programme |
No entry from S5 |
No minimum at S5 |
AAABB / ABBBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 who are not participating in REACH Programme |
No entry from S5 |
ABB minimum at S5 to be considered for conditional offer |
AAABB to be considered if S5 minimum and additional requirements met |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Higher English at Grade B.
Satisfactory LNAT score
Medicine (MBChB)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, deciles 3-4, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
AAABB by end of S5. A graded adjustment to an applicants score will be applied. This must make the applicants UCAT score equal to or above the UCAT threshold to be considered for interview. Applicants who are successful at interview will be made conditional offers based on S6 results. |
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Adjusted additional requirements:
There are no reductions to the Grades in Higher Requirements noted above.
Must have Higher Biology and Chemistry and either Higher Mathematics or Physics and National 5 English or ESOL at Grade B or above.
S6 Conditional Offers require applicants to achieve two Advanced Highers at Grade BB.
UCAT (see note below). Interview.
Successful completion and grades in the Reach Programme.
NOTE: UCAT
All applicants to Medicine and Dentistry must complete the University Clinical Aptitude Test by the deadline date in the same year as application. The UCAT score together with meeting STANDARD and ADDITIONAL Entry Requirements will be used to select applicants for interview. The UCAT score cut-off points vary from year to year.
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Information on how to sit the test can be found at www.ucat.ac.uk.
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Information on how the UCAT scores will be used in the admissions process
Music (BMus)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
No minimum at S5 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Higher Music at Grade B or above, OR Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 5 Theory.
Required performance level is Merit in Grade 8 ABRSM practical exams. Audition.
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
Nursing (BN)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
No minimum at S5 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Two Higher Science subjects from Chemistry, Biology/Human Biology, Physics or Mathematics.
Minimum of National 5 Chemistry at Grade B.
National 5 English at Grade B.
If no Higher Mathematics then must have National 5 at Grade B.
Interview.
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
Psychology (BSc, MA or MA (SocSci))
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AAABB / ABBBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBBBB |
ABB minimum at S5 |
AAABB / ABBBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBBBB |
Adjusted additional requirements: Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
All applicants who do not have Mathematics at Higher must have National 5 Mathematics at Grade B.
Applicants to BSc: Two Higher Science subjects (or Mathematics plus one Science subject): both at Grade B.
Applicants who wish to study Mathematics, Statistics, Neuroscience or Computing Science, or any degree combination that includes these subjects, must also meet the BSc requirements in those programmes.
Applicants to MA Arts: Higher English and a Higher Humanities or Language subject: both at Grade B. Applicants who wish to study a joint programme that includes Music must have Music at Grade B or ABRSM Grade 5 Theory.
Applicants to MA (SocSci): Higher English or a Higher Humanities or Language subject both at Grade B.
Science/Life Science (BSc)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
No minimum at S5 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
Specific subject requirements 2023 Adjusted entry booklet detailed below. Applicants to joint degrees must meet the entry requirements of both subjects.
Applicants to Life Sciences must have at least ONE Higher in a relevant Science subject.
Applicants to Physical Sciences must have at least TWO Highers in relevant Science subjects.
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School and University Experience Week.
Applicants to Physics or Astronomy require Higher Mathematics AND Physics – both at Grade B.
Applicants to Life Sciences degrees (see note below) require Higher Biology/Human Biology or
Chemistry at Grade B.
Applicants to Chemical Physics require Highers in Chemistry, Physics AND Mathematics at Grade B.
Applicants to Chemistry or Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry require Higher Mathematics and
Chemistry - both at Grade B.
Applicants to Computing Science and Software Engineering must have Higher Mathematics and Higher Computing Science at B unless they have an A in Higher Mathematics from S5.
Applicants to Electronic & Software Engineering must meet the requirements for Engineering (BEng)
Applicants to Mathematics require Higher Mathematics at Grade B. Applicants with less than Advanced Higher Mathematics at Grade B must also successfully complete Maths in Summer School (including those taking Top-Up).
Social Sciences (MA (SocSci))
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AAABB / BBBBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
ABB minimum at S5 |
AAABB / BBBBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Higher English or a Higher Humanities subject at Grade B.
Applicants who wish to study a joint programme that includes Economics must have a minimum of National 5 Mathematics at Grade B.
Applicants who wish to study a joint programme that includes Mathematics, Statistics or Computing Science must also meet BSc requirements for those programmes.
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
Teaching: Education with Primary Teaching Qualification (MEduc)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
No minimum at S5 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Higher English at Grade B.
National 5 Mathematics or National 5 Application of Mathematics at Grade B. Interview.
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or Univesity Experience Week.
Applicants who successfully complete the Access to a Career in Teaching Programme also have to attend and pass the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or Taster Week.
Teaching: Primary Education with Teaching Qualification (MA) (Dumfries Campus)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, deciles 3-4, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
Adjusted additional requirements: Higher English at Grade B.
National 5 Mathematics or National 5 Application of Mathematics at Grade B. Interview.
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or Taster Week.
Teaching: Technological Education (BTechEd)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
No minimum at S5 |
BBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
No minimum at S5 |
AABB / ABBBB guaranteed offer if meet additional requirements Considered at BBBB |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Higher English at Grade C and either a Higher Science subject, Higher Technological subject or Higher Mathematics at Grade B.
Where Mathematics is not one of the Higher subjects, National 5 Mathematics at Grade B. Please note that National 5 Application of Mathematics cannot be accepted. Interview.
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
Veterinary Biosciences (BSc)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
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No minimum at S5 |
ABBB (Must include A in Chemistry or Biology) Or BBBB PLUS Advanced Higher Chemistry or Biology |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 3-4 |
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No minimum at S5 |
AABB / ABBBB |
Adjusted additional requirements:
Successful completion and grades in either the Top-Up Programme, Summer School, Sutton Trust Summer School or University Experience Week.
Entry from S6 must include Higher Chemistry and Biology at grades AB or BA PLUS Maths or Physics. Applicants without A grade in either Higher Chemistry or Biology, must pass Advanced Higher Chemistry or Biology at grade C or above.
It is acceptable to take Chemistry or Biology as a crash Higher in S6.
Grades must be achieved at the first attempt.
Veterinary Medicine & Surgery (BVMS)
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Qualifications |
End of S5 |
S5 Minimum |
End of S6 |
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Adjusted Higher requirements: SIMD deciles 1-2, deciles 3-4, care experience, estranged, carer, asylum seeker, refugee |
AAABB by the end of S5 including Chemistry at Grade A and Higher Biology AND either Higher Mathematics of Higher Physics). These results will allow the applicant to be interviewed.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be made Conditional Offers based on S6 results. |
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There are no reductions to the Grades in the Higher Requirements noted above. However, as this degree requires Advanced Highers, some concessions may be made to the S6 Grades required for applicants who are successful at interview. These will be considered on a case by case basis.
Successful completion and grades in the Reach Programme.