Who decides on the allocation of UCAS Tariff points?
Tariff points are allocated to qualifications following a set of procedures devised by UCAS and the University of Oxford, Department of Education. A team of experts is convened and comprised of representatives from UCAS, universities and colleges. This team works to make collaborative professional judgements on how well specific qualifications help prepare students for higher education study. Qualifications are systematically compared against GCE Advanced levels to judge how attainment reflects the development of the knowledge, skills, attitudes and dispositions deemed important for progression into and success in higher education. Recommendations to bring qualifications into the UCAS Tariff are generally considered by the UCAS Board on a quarterly basis.
