DMU Pharmacy Btec Applied Science

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Hi everyone, im currently wanting to apply to DMU for the Pharmacy course and I have predicted grades of DDD in BTEC Applied Science National Extended Diploma. However, I wanted to apply to the normal route ( 4 years without foundation year) but I saw somewhere DMU only accepts BTEC National diploma ( the one worth two A-Levels ) for the 4 year course. I'm a bit confused because it says they accept UCAS tarriff points for 128 points but apparently dont accept National Extended Diploma? Anyway Ive already applied to the foundation year instead just to be safe because they DO accept the National Extended Diploma for the foundation year course. Do you think theres any chance i should change it as realistically I am already met UCAS Tarriff points requirements for the 4 year course or what should I do? Any opinions or replies I am thankful for! Thank you in advance!!

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Mr7759820

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Hi,

For the 4 year course : DM in a BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science AND an A Level in Chemistry at grade B or above

For the year 0 course u can get it with the extended. The foundation year is good but it’s difficult, HEAVY on chemistry too but if you stay on top of the content Youl pass easily

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Mard5

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by Mr7759820

Hi,
For the 4 year course : DM in a BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science AND an A Level in Chemistry at grade B or above
For the year 0 course u can get it with the extended. The foundation year is good but it’s difficult, HEAVY on chemistry too but if you stay on top of the content Youl pass easily

Thank you for that information! Do you find people who do the foundation course pass onto first year easily? Im a bit worried I might do the foundation course and worst case scenario end up failing because Im not the BEST at chem

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Mr7759820

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by Mard5

Thank you for that information! Do you find people who do the foundation course pass onto first year easily? Im a bit worried I might do the foundation course and worst case scenario end up failing because Im not the BEST at chem

Most people think that it’s a foundation year Itl be easy but it’s quite hard. They have a good system in place, but you just have to work and study regularly and keep up with the content.

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De Montfort University

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by Mard5

Hi everyone, im currently wanting to apply to DMU for the Pharmacy course and I have predicted grades of DDD in BTEC Applied Science National Extended Diploma. However, I wanted to apply to the normal route ( 4 years without foundation year) but I saw somewhere DMU only accepts BTEC National diploma ( the one worth two A-Levels ) for the 4 year course. I'm a bit confused because it says they accept UCAS tarriff points for 128 points but apparently dont accept National Extended Diploma? Anyway Ive already applied to the foundation year instead just to be safe because they DO accept the National Extended Diploma for the foundation year course. Do you think theres any chance i should change it as realistically I am already met UCAS Tarriff points requirements for the 4 year course or what should I do? Any opinions or replies I am thankful for! Thank you in advance!!

Hiya lovely

I managed to get some proper clarification on this, so hopefully this helps 😊

DMU does accept both the BTEC National Diploma and the National Extended Diploma for the 4-year MPharm, but there’s an important condition that isn’t always obvious on the website.

For the standard 4-year Pharmacy course, you must also have A-level Chemistry alongside the BTEC. The reason the website usually mentions the National Diploma + A-level is because it’s very uncommon for someone to take the Extended Diploma alongside an A-level, but if they do, A-level Chemistry is still required either way.

So:

Extended Diploma on its own → not accepted for 4-year MPharm
Extended Diploma + A-level Chemistry → accepted for 4-year MPharm
National Diploma + A-level Chemistry → accepted for 4-year MPharm

For the Foundation Year (Year Zero):

A-level Chemistry is not required
You must have the Extended Diploma (they won’t accept just the National Diploma since it’s only 2 A-levels)
You also need to have studied specific chemistry units, including:

* Applications of Inorganic Chemistry
* Applications of Organic Chemistry
* Industrial Chemical Reactions
* Practical Chemical Analysis

So if you don’t have A-level Chemistry, applying for the Foundation Year was the right move👍
If you do have A-level Chemistry, then you’d be eligible for the 4-year route and could ask about changing your choice.

Hope that clears things up

Kind regards Aneta PhD Chemistry

DMU Pharmacy Btec Applied Science

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