Are AS-Levels compulsory?

Joshuaj1995

Hello,
I plan on doing 3 A-levels for next year. Can anyone tell me if AS Levels are compulsory before you do A2-Levels?
I will be doing the exams as a private student

Reply 1

φM23

Original post by Joshuaj1995

Hello,
I plan on doing 3 A-levels for next year. Can anyone tell me if AS Levels are compulsory before you do A2-Levels?
I will be doing the exams as a private student

Hey!

They are only compulsory if the A Levels you are doing have not been reformed yet (e.g. Maths)

However subjects like Physics have been reformed, meaning an AS is not compulsory and doesn't need to be sat at all, as the second year exams are the only ones that contribute to the whole A Level. If you do sit reformed AS exams, you will get a stand-alone qualification, but it would not contribute to the whole A Level.

Hope this helps :smile:

Reply 2

Joshuaj1995

Original post by PhyM23

Thanks, do you know if I can sit AS and A2 in the same year?

Reply 3

φM23

Original post by Joshuaj1995

Thanks, do you know if I can sit AS and A2 in the same year?

No problem :smile:

AS and A2 are for the unreformed A Levels. You can sit all AS and A2 exams in one year.

For the reformed qualifications, you have AS and A Level. You can sit the A Level exams in one year I believe, as they are not connected to the AS.

Reply 4

Muttley79

Original post by Taiyeb

Can anyone tell me if one needs to take AS level exams along with the A level exams for the subjects politics and economics to complete a full A level?