These are some of the countries from which we have welcomed international students. For our undergraduate degree, you must have achieved good grades in a relevant subject, science or life science. We will accept other overseas qualifications, to confirm if your current qualifications might meet our requirements, please email degree-enquiries@sparsholt.ac.uk.

 

Australia

  • Completion of Year 12 of the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education with good grades in a relevant subject; or
  • ATAR score of around 80 points (or an overall position of 10.00 for Queensland); or
  • Successful completion of a Foundation Programme with good grades at one of the G8 Australian Universities.

Austria

  • Reifeprufung/Matura with good grades in a relevant subject(s)

Canada

  • Ontario: Ontario Secondary School Diploma – Advanced level, with six Grade 12 U, U/C or M courses including grade 12 U English.
  • Alberta: General High School Diploma with an average of at least 65 per cent in five acceptable Grade 12 courses.
  • British Columbia: Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma with at least five Bs (BBBBB) awarded in acceptable Grade 12 courses.
  • Quebec: Diplôme d’Etudes Collègiales (DEC).

Cyprus

  • Apolytirion with a score of 17.5/20 or above

China (peoples Republic Of)

  • Chinese Senior High School Diploma plus one year at a recognised university in China

Finland

  • Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentexamensbeytg (Matriculation Exam) with good grades in relevant subject(s)

France

  • Baccalauréat Général with a score of 12.5/20 or higher; or the
  • Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) with a score of 11.5/20 or higher

Germany

  • Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife/Abitur with a score of 2.4

Greece

  • Apolytirion of Lykeion with a score of 16 or above out of 20

Hong Kong

  • HKDSE Diploma with subjects scored at 4 or above

Hungary

  • Erettsegi/Matura with a score of 3

Ireland

  • Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level), usually with a minimum of ‘H4 H4 H4 H4’,

Italy

  • Esame di Stato with a grade in the range of 75-80 or above

Kenya

  • Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE – 5 credits including Mathematics and English Language); or
  • the East African Certificate of Education (EACE) or Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE)

 

plus a minimum of 3 subjects in:

 

  • Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC); or
  • East African Advanced Certificate of Education (EAACE)

 

or a minimum of ‘C’ credit overall in:

 

  • Diploma / Ordinary Diploma / Ordinary Technician Diploma
  • University Diploma / Diploma

Netherlands

  • Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs with a score of 7

Poland

  • Score of 65% in the Świadectwo Dojrzałości / Matura

Slovakia

  • Matura certificate with an average grade between 1.75 and 2

South Africa

  • Senior Certificate with matriculation endorsement 66555 (equivalent to ‘A’ levels graded CCC)

Sweden

  • Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola with an average of VG

United States

  • High School Diploma (usually GPA 3.0) plus one of the following
  • ACT composite score of 25; or
  • Three AP Tests graded 333; or
  • 1160 in SAT Reasoning (Combined) and Three SAT subject tests graded 580;

Zimbabwe

  • Six subjects at grade C or above in the School Certificate/General Certificate of Education plus successful completion of a Foundation course or Access to HE in a relevant subject