Biology

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have the required background experience and qualifications to start a course. For a typical A Level course, the College normally requires 5 GCSE passes at grades A* - C / 9 - 4, including English and Mathematics. A satisfactory IELTS score is an alternative to GCSE. The mathematical content of the specification is about 10% and is set at basic GCSE maths and statistics. Students who have less than grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics should be made aware that the subject requires some basic ability in mathematics beyond grade 4. While it is quite possible to complete A Level Biology and not do A Level Chemistry, the two subjects do rather complement each other. It is, however, very difficult to successfully complete A Level Biology without GCSE Chemistry. A knowledge of basic organic chemistry is required as well as some basic foundation principles in Chemistry.