I want to study law in oxford university, what GCSEs do i need?
You need to have achieved all As/ A*s in your GCSEs; what subjects you have done GCSEs in doesn’t really matter. A Bachelor’s degree in Law usually takes 3 or 4 years to complete. For Law, universities usually tend to value, or in some cases, demand, 1 or more A-Levels in essay subjects e.g. history, English Literature. A-Level law is not required, and is even seen as a ‘soft’ subject. Here is what is stated on Oxford University’s website: 14. What academic standards are set for undergraduate admissions in law? All colleges apply the same admissions criteria. So far as formal academic qualifications are concerned, there is no fixed requirement. Most of those admitted will either hold or be predicted to obtain all As at A-level (or equivalent), and will already have an outstanding group of GCSEs (or equivalent) dominated by A*s and As. However our main interest is in academic promise and sometimes we may admit candidates whose existing qualifications, in our view, do not do justice to t
