What is the selection process for Access/Foundation students?
A. We will hold all UCAS applications until January before drawing up a shortlist based upon information in the UCAS form about your pre-Access/Foundation experience, your academic record, your personal statement and academic reference. In late January/February we shortlist up to thirty candidates, and may request an updated academic reference.
We generally have a different procedure for selecting students who live in the UK and who are gaining entrance on the basis of an Access or Foundation course (other than the Queen Mary International Foundation Programme). We hold all such applications (except those for which there are compelling grounds to decline). In February/March, we compile a shortlist, take up second references, and invite short listed applicants for interviews. We may also ask students we interview to submit a short essay on a specified subject which they may be asked to discuss in the interview. We also ask candidates to submit up to two samples of marked coursework. Offers are made on the basis of the information supplied at the time of interview and an applicant will generally be required to obtain 60 credits as a minimum, and obtain at least 45 level 3 credits at Distinction (the Department of Law may also specify level 3 subjects in which we require a Distinction).
