University of Aberdeen Access Courses

Hi did you look into this ? I have applied also and looking to get some info on it however I think it’s quite new as I can’t seem to find much on it x

Hello! Yes, I completed this course. I highly recommend it! You can spend as long as you like (up to a year I think) studying - there are help videos, explanations and plenty of exercises. Once you feel comfortable, you do the exam (wherever you like). The exam consists of an online test (timed) and an offline test. For the offline test, they recommend 1h30 (can't remember exactly the time) but you are not timed and can take as long as you like with it.

As I said, I signed up in June, completed the exam in September and I received my grade at the end of November. I've used the grade to apply for post graduate courses which require maths and I've been accepted. Any other questions, let me know. Good luck!

Aaah thank you SO much for replying!!!

Really appreciate it.. sounds promising!
That’s great well done for completing it... I would be doing the same I’m currently at uni just now studying social work but really want to do the teaching postgrad once I have my bachelors degree!

Only thing is I am TERRIBLE at maths I failed so badly at school 🙈 did you find it easy enough?

What is the offline exam? I didn’t see any info on that on the website..

And is it easy enough to get someone to help u with it? Hoping my friends can help me 🤣

Huge well done for being accepted onto the postgrad course .. that’ll be amazing!!! X

Aaah thank you SO much for replying!!!

Really appreciate it.. sounds promising!
That’s great well done for completing it... I would be doing the same I’m currently at uni just now studying social work but really want to do the teaching postgrad once I have my bachelors degree!

Only thing is I am TERRIBLE at maths I failed so badly at school 🙈 did you find it easy enough?

What is the offline exam? I didn’t see any info on that on the website..

And is it easy enough to get someone to help u with it? Hoping my friends can help me 🤣

Huge well done for being accepted onto the postgrad course .. that’ll be amazing!!! X

Aaah thank you SO much for replying!!!

Really appreciate it.. sounds promising!
That’s great well done for completing it... I would be doing the same I’m currently at uni just now studying social work but really want to do the teaching postgrad once I have my bachelors degree!

Only thing is I am TERRIBLE at maths I failed so badly at school 🙈 did you find it easy enough?

What is the offline exam? I didn’t see any info on that on the website..

And is it easy enough to get someone to help u with it? Hoping my friends can help me 🤣

Huge well done for being accepted onto the postgrad course .. that’ll be amazing!!! X

How did you get in to Social Work without national 5 maths. I am taking the Aberdeen Access course to get in to Social Work. Really worried as maths is hard for me, but I really want to get in to uni so I'm going to give it my best shot.

Hello! Yes, I completed this course. I highly recommend it! You can spend as long as you like (up to a year I think) studying - there are help videos, explanations and plenty of exercises. Once you feel comfortable, you do the exam (wherever you like). The exam consists of an online test (timed) and an offline test. For the offline test, they recommend 1h30 (can't remember exactly the time) but you are not timed and can take as long as you like with it.
As I said, I signed up in June, completed the exam in September and I received my grade at the end of November. I've used the grade to apply for post graduate courses which require maths and I've been accepted. Any other questions, let me know. Good luck!

Hi guys,
Just wondering if anyone has ever completed one of the Access Courses they offer, specifically the Maths one. What the assessment is like etc? £350 is a lot of money to do it!
I'm interested in doing it in order to get into secondary teaching. I got a 3 at Standard Grade a number of years ago, which is not enough for teaching.