Are alternatives to a fourth AS-level acceptable?
[return to top] Yes. In asking for a fourth AS-level, UCL was signalling its support for a broadening of the post-16 curriculum. UCL will be flexible in considering other qualifications. Alternatives that have been indicated to date as acceptable include a GCSE in a foreign language such as Japanese (studied from scratch concurrent with A-levels); an IB subject at Standard Level; a Scottish Higher. A GCSE in a subject that is an established part of the curriculum (e.g. Economics) will not normally be acceptable, even if this is taken at the same time as A-levels. If no fourth AS-level or alternative is offered, applicants should explain why this is the case; we may in such circumstances make an offer requiring higher A-level grades.
