Im doing a vocational qualification, such as a BTEC National Diploma. Can I still get a conditional offer?
Competition for places at Oxford University is extremely strong, and all courses are academic in nature. Although Computer Science might suggest a more vocational style of learning, the courses are strongly academic in their focus. Academic qualifications such as A-Levels, the International Baccalaureate or any other academic equivalent are strongly recommended as the best preparation for any course of study at Oxford. However, we also recognise the achievements of students who hold vocational, professional or other qualifications, and these will be taken in to account during the admissions procedure For students taking the BTEC National Diploma, a conditional offer will normally be either: • D*DD in the Diploma, or • DDD in the Diploma and an A* at A Level in either Maths, Further Maths, Physics or Computing, and in both cases at least A in Maths A Level.
