For International Students Students from United States of America

Each programme will have slightly different requirements, both in terms of overall points and certain subjects, so please check the relevant subject in the Undergraduate online prospectus.

Generally, for undergraduate courses for international applicants we require equivalent to A-Level CCC, for these courses the entry requirements will be one of the following:

Qualification

Option 1: High School–Based Entry

U.S. High School Diploma with a minimum GPA of 3.2

Standardised tests are not required unless the chosen course has a specific A-Level subject requirement). If a subject is required, it can be met by one of the following:

• Grade C or higher in a Grade 11 or 12 Honors course
• AP Exam score of 3 or higher
• College-level course in the subject with Grade C or higher

Option 2: High School Diploma + Additional Qualifications

U.S. High School Diploma with a minimum GPA of 2.8, plus one of the following:

• Two AP exams with scores of 3 or higher
• SAT score of 1100 or higher (minimum 550 in each section)
• ACT score of 25 or higher
• Three Grade 12 Honors or college-level courses (total of 3 credits) with Grade C or higher
• One year of study (30 credits) at a recognized U.S. university or community college with a GPA of 2.8 or higher

Option 3: Associate Degree Entry

Associate Degree with a minimum GPA of 2.6

*Some courses may also have additional entry criteria, such as a interview, submission of a satisfactory portfolio, criminal record check or health check, please check the relevant course entry requirements in the undergraduate on-line prospectus.

Some courses will have GCSE subject specific requirements, for these we will require:

• GCSE Grade C -Pass in Grade 12 in the relevant subject at 60% or above
• GCSE Grade B - Pass in Grade 12 in the relevant subject at 70% or above

Submit your official SAT or ACT scores to Ulster University

• AP and SAT results can be sent Ulster via college code 7608
• ACT results can be sent to Ulster via college code 3331

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Typically we require applicant for taught programmes to hold the equivalent of a UK first degree (usually in a relevant subject area). Please refer to the specific entry requirements for your chosen course of study as outlined in the online prospectus. We consider students who have good grades in the following:

Typically, we require applicants for taught programmes to hold the equivalent of a UK first degree.

Please refer to the specific entry requirements for your chosen course of study as outlined in the online prospectus.

The comparable US qualifications are as follows:

Qualification

We require applicants for taught programmes to hold the equivalent of a UK first degree. The comparable US qualifications are as follows

• 2:1 Bachelor degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 4
• 2:2 Bachelor degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.6 out of 4

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For undergraduate courses, we will accept:

• Level 12 English Lang in HSD 60% or above.
• AP English language Grade C or above (as noted on high school transcript)
• AP English literature Grade 3 or above (as noted on official college board transcript)

For postgraduate courses we will accept a USA degree to meet the EL requirement.

If you do not meet the English language requirement we will give you a conditional offer subject to you meeting the requirement before the commencement of the course.

We accept a wide range of alternative English language examinations and tests  so please check the list of other accepted tests