Entry requirements

Standard entry requirement

The standard entry requirement is:

SQA Highers: AAAB by end of S5 or AAAA by end of S6. BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6.
A Levels: AAA - ABB in one set of exams.
IB: 37 points with 666 at HL - 32 points with 655 at HL.

Minimum entry requirement

The minimum entry requirement for widening access applicants is:

SQA Highers: AABB by end of S6. BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6.
A Levels: ABB.
IB: 32 points with 655 at HL.

More information for widening access applicants

http://www.edin.ac/ugdf-contextual

Required subjects

The grades used to meet our entry requirements must include:

SQA: Highers: Mathematics at A and Physics and Chemistry at B. Higher Applications of Mathematics is not accepted in place of Higher Mathematics. Advanced Higher Mathematics and Chemistry are recommended. National 5s: English at C.
A Levels: Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics at B. GCSEs: English at C or 4.
IB: HL: Chemistry, Mathematics (Analysis and approaches only) and Physics at 5. SL: English at 5.

Find out more about entry requirements

http://www.edin.ac/ugdf-entry

International applicants

We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.

Entry requirements by country

http://www.edin.ac/ugdf-int-entry-country

Mature applicants

We welcome applications from mature students and accept a range of qualifications.

Mature applicant qualifications

http://www.edin.ac/ugdf-mature-applicants

Second year entry

For direct entry to second year the standard requirements must be exceeded, including the following:

SQA Advanced Highers: AAA in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
A Levels: A*AA in one set of exams in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
IB: 38 points with 766 at HL to include Chemistry, Mathematics (Analysis and approaches only) and Physics.

English language requirements

Regardless of your nationality or country of residence, you must demonstrate a level of English language competency which will enable you to succeed in your studies..

SQA, GCSE and IB

For SQA, GCSE and IB students, unless a higher level is specified in the stated entry requirements, a pass is required in English at the following grades or higher:

SQA National 5 at C
GCSE at C or 4
Level 2 Certificate at C
IB Standard Level at 5 (English ab initio is not accepted for entry)

English language tests

We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:

IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 5.5 in each component. We do not accept IELTS One Skill Retake to meet our English language requirements.
TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 176 with at least 162 in each component.
Trinity ISE: ISE II with distinctions in all four components.
PTE Academic: total 65 with at least 54 in each component. We do not accept PTE Academic Online.
Oxford ELLT: 7 overall with at least 5 in each component.*

We also accept a wider range of international qualifications and tests.

Unless you are a national of a majority English speaking country, your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start of the month in which the degree you are applying to study begins. If you are using an IELTS, PTE Academic, TOEFL, Oxford ELLT, or Trinity ISE test, it must be no more than two years old on the first of the month in which the degree begins, regardless of your nationality.

English language requirements

(*Revised 24 May 2024 to change PTE Academic requirement from total 62 with at least 54 in each component, and to clarify that we do not accept PTE Academic online. Revised 29 August 2024 to add Oxford ELLT requirements.)

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Selection

We normally make offers to the highest qualified applicants. If competition for places is high this may mean that offers will only be made to applicants who are predicted, or who have achieved, above the single set of grades or the upper grade level in a range. Any conditional offer made may require you to achieve grades above the upper grade level. Therefore, achieving the top of our standard entry requirements does not guarantee a place on the relevant degree.

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