Is it possible to combine UCAS Points?

Hello, I am hoping to study at university next year and I've recently started an Access course.

I finished a Level 3 BTEC at MPP, I was wondering if it is possible to combine the UCAS points from my BTEC with any possible points I'd gain from my Access course.

I apologize if this is a silly question, but I've tried to google it and looked everywhere but found no answers.

Reply 1

rosina05

Original post by grubbycoffin

Hello, I am hoping to study at university next year and I've recently started an Access course.
I finished a Level 3 BTEC at MPP, I was wondering if it is possible to combine the UCAS points from my BTEC with any possible points I'd gain from my Access course.
I apologize if this is a silly question, but I've tried to google it and looked everywhere but found no answers.

I believe universities want the qualifications equivalent to the UCAS points to be earnt relatively recently (last couple years, maybe up to 5 from a quick Google search) but I can’t think of a reason why you couldn’t use both

However some universities only accept certain qualifications and combinations of qualifications so the only way to find out for certain would be to contact them

Reply 2

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

Not all unis even use the UCAS points tariff - those that don't will typically set a specific offer based on achieving particular grades in your qualification(s) and may simply ignore other qualifications or factors (it's up to them to decide how they set offers). In principle those that do will just add up your total from whatever qualifications you have, although as noted above some unis may view qualifications taken more than 3 years ago differently due to them not being reflective of your current abilities.