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Qualifications covered by the UCAS Tariff
The following qualifications are included in the UCAS Tariff. Click on the qualification title to access the relevant section of the Tariff table.
- AAT Level 3 NVQ in Accounting
- AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting (QCF)
- Advanced Diploma
- Advanced Extension Awards
- Advanced Placement Programme
- Arts Award (Gold)
- ASDAN Level 3 Award of Personal Effectiveness (QCF) (AoPE) (from 2013 onwards)
- ASDAN Community Volunteering qualification
- Asset Languages
- British Horse Society Stage 3 Horse Knowledge & Care, Stage 3 Riding and Preliminary Teacher's Certificate
- BTEC Awards (NQF)
- BTEC Certificates and Extended Certificates (NQF)
- BTEC Diplomas (NQF)
- BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Children's Play, Learning and Development (NQF) (from 2013 onwards)
- BTEC National in Early Years (NQF)
- BTEC Nationals (NQF)
- BTEC QCF qualifications
- BTEC specialist QCF qualifications
- CACHE Award, Certificate and Diploma in Child Care and Education
- CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma for Children's Care, Learning and Development (Wales and Northern Ireland)
- CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce (QCF)
- Cambridge ESOL Examinations
- Cambridge Pre-U
- City and Guilds Land Based Services level 3 qualifications
- CISI Introduction to Securities and Investment
- CoPE - Certificate of Personal Effectiveness
- Dance qualifications (graded and vocational graded) (from 2012 entry onwards)
- Diploma in Fashion Retail
- Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design, and Art, Design & Media)
- EDI Level 3 Certificates in Accounting and Accounting (IAS)
- Essential Skills (Northern Ireland)
- Essential Skills Wales
- Extended Project (stand alone)
- Free-standing Mathematics qualifications
- Functional Skills
- GCE (AS, AS Double Award, A level, A level Double Award and A level (with additional AS))
- Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (from 2012 entry onwards)
- ifs School of Finance (Certificate and Diploma in Financial Studies)
- iMedia (OCR Level 3 Certificate/Diploma for iMedia Professionals)
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Certificate
- Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher and Ordinary levels)
- IT Professionals (iPRO) Certificate and Diploma
- Key Skills (Levels 2, 3 and 4)
- Music examinations at grades 6, 7 and 8
- OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical
- OCR Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics for Engineering
- OCR Level 3 Certificate for Young Enterprise
- OCR Nationals (Certificate, Diploma and Extended Diploma)
- Principal Learning Wales
- Progression Diploma
- Rockschool Music Practitioners qualifications (from 2012 entry onwards)
- Scottish qualifications
- Speech and Drama examinations (grades 6, 7 and 8 and Performance Studies)
- Sports Leaders UK
- University of the Arts London Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Art and Design
- Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (Core)
New qualifications are regularly being added to the Tariff and it is our aim to include as wide a range of achievement used for entry to higher education as possible.
Updates on the Tariff, including details on the incorporation of any new qualifications, are posted in this section of the website.