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Does anyone know which university can accept students for bachelor computer science with 60 pass grades in Access course or 60 to 65 ucas points??

Reply 1

Original post by faisalsidiqi
Does anyone know which university can accept students for bachelor computer science with 60 pass grades in Access course or 60 to 65 ucas points??


Access to HE Diploma courses only have grades on 45 credits. https://www.ucas.com/applying/you-apply/what-and-where-study/entry-requirements/calculate-your-ucas-tariff-points A grade of 45 credits at Pass is 48 UCAS tariff points

Are you sure you're taking an Access to HE Diploma course and not a different qualification?

Reply 2

Access to HE Diploma courses only have grades on 45 credits. https://www.ucas.com/applying/you-apply/what-and-where-study/entry-requirements/calculate-your-ucas-tariff-points A grade of 45 credits at Pass is 48 UCAS tariff points
Are you sure you're taking an Access to HE Diploma course and not a different qualification?

Access has 60 credit 45 are graded and 15 are ungraded and my prediction score is 60 to 65 ucas points because I got some merit aswell.

Reply 3

Original post by faisalsidiqi
Access has 60 credit 45 are graded and 15 are ungraded and my prediction score is 60 to 65 ucas points because I got some merit aswell.

You might find your options are quite limited.
Do you have any thoughts about what sort of job you might want post-degree? Any limitations on where you want to study?
Does your access diploma include significant maths content?

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You might find your options are quite limited.
Do you have any thoughts about what sort of job you might want post-degree? Any limitations on where you want to study?
Does your access diploma include significant maths content?


I would like to study Bsc computer science in university of east london and my Access to higher education diploma contains 4 maths content.
Now my question is the give me conditional offer with 80 ucas points but my prediction is 60 to 65 ucas points will they enroll me or not??

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Original post by faisalsidiqi
I would like to study Bsc computer science in university of east london and my Access to higher education diploma contains 4 maths content.
Now my question is the give me conditional offer with 80 ucas points but my prediction is 60 to 65 ucas points will they enroll me or not??


Have you asked them? They’ll usually be happy to explain what happens if you miss your offer conditions
Hi @faisalsidiqi

I would also recommend checking if any of the universities you're interested in offer a Computer Science degree with a Foundation Year. These courses typically last for a minimum of 4 years (or 5 years if you opt for a placement year) and often have lower entry requirements compared to the standard degree. For example, at LJMU, the UCAS tariff for the Computer Science with Foundation Year course is 88 points https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduates/2025/45579-computer-science-bsc-hons-sw-fnd

Hope that helps 🙂

Megan (LJMU Postgraduate Student Rep)

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