Does a short course count as a full GCSE?

14

lol i dont understand either....were in the same boat cause i dont have a clue lol! xoxo

Reply 2

Ben

12

It's just worth half a GCSE.

Reply 3

14

lol but how is it worth just half a GCSE thats what we wanna know lol!!!!! :p:

xoxo

Reply 4

17

becuase it is a short course, you have only done half the full syllabus of stuff, youve only done half the amount of work/coursework/exam papers. and so it technically is only a half gcse, becuase it is short course and not full course, like maths, english, sciences, etc...

but on cv's and stuff you dont need to put short course so it doesn't matter you just put it down.

Reply 5

dumdum123

mtbab

but on cv's and stuff you dont need to put short course so it doesn't matter you just put it down.

Exactly, only colleges and uni's will know its short course...job's wont know!

Reply 6

OP

yea tanny gal ... u c evryone who ive approached so far cant explain why... since when we had HALF GCSE 's ... i mean when i go on an interview what am i going to say " Sir! i have 12 and a half GCSE's !" lol sorry to be so crazy about dis but you understand when you get myths going around (lets hope its a myth) !

whats next: a 1/4 of a GCSE?????

Reply 7

OP

exactly!!!

whats the point calling it half in the first place... o well atleast the when applying 4 a job they wont care... ill say i got 13

cheers

Reply 8

17

lol prob not, but a 1/4 a-level wouldnt surprise considering AS is half a-level, imagine short course as-levels

Reply 9

OP

lol... this education system reeks

dont u think?

lol

Reply 10

17

its got its flaws i suppose but so has everythin

i'm saying i'm getting 13gcses when really i'm getting 11 and two halves in R.e(which i did last yr (A*)), and ict

Reply 11

kellywood_5

17

The reason it's called a short course is because the syllabus you follow is only half the work of a normal GCSE, so it's only counted as half a GCSE. Sixth forms/colleges will know this, and when you apply to university, there's a separate section on the UCAS form for short courses and double awards. I don't think employers are that clued up though, especially as the exam system is always changing and new qualifications are being added all the time, so you might get away with just calling it a GCSE.

Reply 12

17

thanky you kelly for summing up what had kinda already been said, lol :smile:

Reply 13

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qarishahg

yea tammy gal ... u c evryone who ive approached so far cant explain why... since when we had HALF GCSE 's ... i mean when i go on an interview what am i going to say " Sir! i have 12 and a half GCSE's !" lol sorry to be so crazy about dis but you understand when you get myths going around (lets hope its a myth) !

whats next: a 1/4 of a GCSE?????

yeah i know its f***ing crazy! lol :p:

or sure why not say sir i have 12 1/2 GCSE's - where the f*** did the half come outta lol!!!! xoxo

Reply 14

Ben

12

What's wrong with half GCSEs? :/

Reply 15

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kellywood_5

The reason it's called a short course is because the syllabus you follow is only half the work of a normal GCSE, so it's only counted as half a GCSE. Sixth forms/colleges will know this, and when you apply to university, there's a separate section on the UCAS form for short courses and double awards. I don't think employers are that clued up though, especially as the exam system is always changing and new qualifications are being added all the time, so you might get away with just calling it a GCSE.

thank ya kelly and to everyone whos cleared up the mess :biggrin:

xoxo

Reply 16

davidt

I *think* from what people have told me it's compulsory at most state schools.

So rather than interfere with your education too much they just make you take half of the GCSE and then give you half of one.

Bit silly really.

Reply 17

motoroller

14

you did half the work! 2 years = full course, so 1 year = half course (also called short course)...

Reply 18

kellywood_5

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motoroller

you did half the work! 2 years = full course, so 1 year = half course (also called short course)...

Actually we did our short course in RS over the full 2 years, because we only had half a lesson a week.

Reply 19