Hundreds of our students progress on to University and Higher Education programmes.
If you’re choosing A Levels or a Level 3 programme, we’ll make sure your route to university is a straight forward one. We’ll provide you with:
We offer HNCs, HNDs, foundation, undergraduate degrees, and top-up degrees on the same campus as Farnborough College of Technology. Discover more about our own higher education and degree programmes here.
How many UCAS points will I have when I finish college?
Applications to higher education programmes and universities in the UK are made through UCAS, who use a points system to determine entry requirements. Some universities state their programmes entry requirements in terms of these points, while others specify the grades needed.
The table below shows the number of points you could receive at the end of your programme.
A Levels | Extended Diploma | Diploma | Subsidiary Diploma | Certificate | Tariff Points |
A*A*A* | D*D*D* | 168 | |||
D*D*D* | 160 | ||||
A*AA | D*DD | 152 | |||
AAA | DDD | 144 | |||
AAC | DDM | 128 | |||
ACC | DMM | D*D* | 112 | ||
D*D | 104 | ||||
CCC | MMM | DD | 96 | ||
84 | |||||
CCE | MMP | DM | 80 | ||
72 | |||||
CEF | MPP | MM | 64 | ||
D* | 56 | ||||
EFF | PPP | MP | D | 48 | |
36 | |||||
M | 32 | ||||
D* | 28 | ||||
D | 24 | ||||
P | M | 16 | |||
P | 8 |
A Levels are graded A*-F and Level 3 courses are graded Distinction*, Distinction, Merit and Pass.