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Find out how many points are awarded to qualifications

Please click on a link below to read a summary of the qualification and access an Expert Group Report for the chosen qualification. Expert Group Reports include details of the qualifications seeking inclusion in the Tariff and the qualification against which it has been benchmarked, the process involved and the recommendations reached. Notes for the qualifications are below each table.

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AAT NVQ Level 3 in Accounting

Grade	Tariff points
Pass	160

Read a summary of the AAT NVQ Level 3 in Accounting and access the full Expert Group report

AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting (QCF)

Grade	Tariff points
Pass	160

Read a summary of the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting.

Advanced Diploma

Advanced Diploma = Progression Diploma plus Additional & Specialist Learning (ASL). Please see the appropriate qualification to calculate the ASL score. Please see the Progression Diploma table for Tariff scores.

Read a summary of Advanced Diplomas and access the full Expert Group report

Advanced Extension Awards*

Grade	Tariff points
Distinction	40
Merit	20

*Points for Advanced Extension Awards are over and above those gained from A level.

Read a summary of Advanced Extension Awards and access the full Expert Group report

Advanced Placement Programme (US & Canada)*

Grade	Tariff points
Group A
5	120
4	90
3	60
Group B
5	50
4	35
3	20

*Details of the subjects covered by each group are here

Read a summary of the Advanced Placement Programme (US & Canada) and access the full Expert Group report

Arts Award (Gold)*

Grade	Tariff points
Pass	35

*Points for the Arts Award (Gold) come into effect for entry into higher education from 2011 onwards.

Read a summary of the Arts Award (Gold)

ASDAN Level 3 Award of Personal Effectiveness (QCF) (AoPE)*

Grade	Tariff points
Pass	30

*Points for the ASDAN AoPE come into effect for entry into higher education from 2013 onwards.
For the Tariff points for the ASDAN CoPE, please see 'Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE)' below.

Read a summary of the ASDAN Award of Personal Effectiveness.

ASDAN Community Volunteering qualification*

Grade	Tariff points
Certificate	50
Award	30

*Points for ASDAN Community Volunteering come into effect for entry into higher education from 2011 onwards.

Read a summary of the ASDAN Community Volunteering qualification and access the full Expert Group report

Asset Languages Advanced Stage

	Grade 12	Grade 11	Grade 10
Speaking	28	20	12
Listening	25	18	11
Reading	25	18	11
Writing	25	18	11

Read a summary of the Asset Languages Advanced Stage

British Horse Society

Grade	Tariff points
Stage 3 Horse Knowledge & Care
Pass	35
Stage 3 Riding
Pass	35
Preliminary Teacher's Certificate
Pass	35

Read a summary of British Horse Society / Equestrian Qualifications and access the full Expert Group report

BTEC Awards (NQF) (excluding BTEC National qualifications)

Grade	Tariff points
	Group A	Group B	Group C
Distinction	20	30	40
Merit	13	20	26
Pass	7	10	13

Details of the subjects covered by each BTEC Award group are here.

Read a summary of the BTEC Awards and access the full Expert Group report

BTEC Certificates and Extended Certificates (NQF) (excluding BTEC National qualifications)

Grade	Tariff points
	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Extended Certificates
Distinction	40	60	80	100	60
Merit	26	40	52	65	40
Pass	13	20	26	35	20

Details of the subjects covered by each BTEC Certificate and Extended Certificate group are here.

Read a summary of the BTEC Certificates and Extended Certificates and access the full Expert Group report

BTEC Diplomas (NQF) (excluding BTEC National qualifications)

Grade	Tariff points
	Group A	Group B	Group C
Distinction	80	100	120
Merit	52	65	80
Pass	26	35	40

Details of the subjects covered by each BTEC Diploma group are here.

Read a summary of the BTEC Diplomas and access the full Expert Group report

BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Children's Play, Learning and Development (NQF)

Grade					Tariff points
Diploma	Certificate	Subsidiary Certificate	Award	Subsidiary Award
D*D*D*					420
D*D*D					400
D*DD					380
DDD					360
DDM					320
DMM	D*D*				280
	D*D				260
MMM	DD				240
		D*D*			210
MMP	DM	D*D			200
		DD			180
MPP	MM	DM			160
			D*		140
PPP	MP	MM	D		120
		MP			100
	PP		M		80
				D*	70
		PP		D	60
			P	M	40
				P	20

*Points for the BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Children's Play, Learning and Development (NQF) come into effect for entry into higher education from 2013 onwards.

Read a summary of the BTEC Nationals in Children's Play, Learning and Development

BTEC National in Early Years (NQF)*

Grade			Tariff points
Theory		Practical
Diploma	Certificate
DDD			320
DDM			280
DMM			240
MMM			220
	DD		200
MMP	DM		160
	PP		140
MPP	MM	D	120
PPP	MP	M	80
	PP	P	40

*Points apply to the following qualifications only: BTEC National Diploma in Early Years (100/1279/5); BTEC National Certificate in Early Years (100/1280/1). The certification end date for these qualifications is 31 August 2010. For any other BTEC Early Years qualification, the BTEC Nationals score below applies.

Read a summary of the BTEC National in Early Years and access the full Expert Group report

BTEC Nationals (NQF)

Grade			Tariff points
Diploma	Certificate	Award
DDD			360
DDM			320
DMM			280
MMM	DD		240
MMP	DM		200
MPP	MM		160
PPP	MP	D	120
	PP	M	80
		P	40

Read a summary of BTEC Nationals and access the full Expert Group report

BTEC qualifications (QCF) (Suite of qualifications known as Nationals)

Grade					Tariff points
Extended Diploma	Diploma	90 credit Diploma	Subsidiary Diploma	Certificate
D*D*D*					420
D*D*D					400
D*DD					380
DDD					360
DDM					320
DMM	D*D*				280
	D*D				260
MMM	DD				240
		D*D*			210
MMP	DM	D*D			200
		DD			180
MPP	MM	DM			160
			D*		140
PPP	MP	MM	D		120
		MP			100
	PP		M		80
				D*	70
		PP		D	60
			P	M	40
				P	20

Details of the subjects included in the BTEC Nationals (QCF) suite are here.

Read a summary of the BTEC Nationals (QCF) qualifications and access the full Expert Group report

BTEC specialist (QCF)

Grade	Tariff points
	Diploma	Certificate	Award
Distinction	120	60	20
Merit	80	40	13
Pass	40	20	7

Details of the qualifications included in the BTEC specialist (QCF) category are here.

Read a summary of the BTEC specialist (QCF) qualifications

CACHE Level 3 Award, Certificate and Diploma in Child Care & Education*

Grade	Tariff points	Grade	Tariff points	Grade	Tariff points
Award		Certificate		Diploma
A	30	A	110	A	360
B	25	B	90	B	300
C	20	C	70	C	240
D	15	D	55	D	180
E	10	E	35	E	120

Read a summary of the CACHE Level 3 Award, Certificate and Diploma in Child Care & Education and access the full Expert Group report

*Points apply to current specifications. For Tariff points for the CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education prior to 2009 click here.

CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma for Children's Care, Learning and Development (Wales and Northern Ireland)

Grade	Tariff points
A*	420
A	340
B	290
C	240
D	140
E	80

Read a summary of the CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma for Children's Care, Learning and Development (Wales and Northern Ireland) (QCF)

CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce (QCF)

Grade	Tariff points
A*	420
A	340
B	290
C	240
D	140
E	80

Read a summary of the CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce (QCF) and access the full Tariff Advisory Group report

Cambridge ESOL Examinations*

Grade		Tariff points
Certificate of Proficiency in English	Certificate in Advanced English
A		140
B		110
C	A	70

*Points for Cambridge ESOL Examinations come into effect for entry into higher education from 2011 onwards.

Read a summary of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

Cambridge Pre-U

Grade	Principal Subject	Global Perspectives and Research	Short Course
D1	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
D2	145	140	To be confirmed
D3	130	126	60
M1	115	112	53
M2	101	98	46
M3	87	84	39
P1	73	70	32
P2	59	56	26
P3	46	42	20

Read a summary of the Cambridge Pre-U and access the full Expert Group report

City and Guilds Land Based Services Level 3 qualifications

Grade	Tariff points
	Extended Diploma	Diploma	90 Credit Diploma	Subsidiary Diploma	Certificate
Distinction*	420	280	210	140	70
Distinction	360	240	180	120	60
Merit	240	160	120	80	40
Pass	120	80	60	40	20

Details of the subjects included in the City and Guilds Land Based Services level 3 qualifications suite (QCF) can be found here.

Read a summary of the City and Guilds Land Based Services level 3 qualifications suite (QCF) and access the full Expert Group report.

CISI Introduction to Securities and Investment*

Grade	Tariff points
Pass with Distinction	60
Pass with Merit	40
Pass	20

*Points for CISI Introduction to Securities and Investment come into effect into higher education from 2011 onwards.

Read a summary of the CISI Introduction to Securities and Investment and access the full Expert Group report

Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE)*

Grade	Tariff points
Pass	70

*Points are awarded for the Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) awarded by ASDAN and CCEA.

Read a summary of the Certificate of Personal Effectiveness and access the full Expert Group report

Graded Dance and Vocational Graded Dance*

Graded dance			Vocational graded dance		Tariff points
Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6	Advanced Foundation	Intermediate
			Distinction		70
Distinction				Distinction	65
Merit	Distinction		Merit		55
				Merit	50
Pass	Merit		Pass		45
		Distinction		Pass	40
	Pass	Merit			35
		Pass			30

*Points for dance qualifications come into effect into higher education from 2012 onwards.

Read a summary of the graded dance and vocational graded dance qualifications and access the full Expert Group report

Diploma in Fashion Retail*

Grade	Tariff points
Distinction	160
Merit	120
Pass	80

*Applies to NQF and QCF versions of the qualification awarded by ABC Awards.

Read a summary of the Diploma in Fashion Retail and access the full Expert Group report

Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design, and Art, Design & Media)

Grade	Tariff points
Distinction	285
Merit	225
Pass	165

Read a summary of the Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design, and Art, Design & Media) and access the full Expert Group report

EDI Level 3 Certificate in Accounting and Accounting (IAS)

Grade	Tariff points
Distinction	120
Credit	90
Pass	70

Read a summary of the EDI Level 3 Certificate in Accounting and Accounting (IAS) and access the full Expert Group report

Essential Skills (Northern Ireland)*

Grade	Tariff points
Level 2	10

*For admission to HE from 2011 onwards, UCAS Tariff points will be allocated to level 2 qualifications only if both the following criteria are met:

• They are broad skills qualifications - Core Skills, Essential Skills, Essential Skills Wales, Functional Skills, Key Skills.
• They are being studied as part of a wider composite qualification, such as 14-19 Diplomas or Welsh Baccalaureate.

Essential Skills Wales (including Wider Essential Skills Wales)*

Grade	Tariff points
Level 4	30
Level 3	20
Level 2	10

*For admission to HE from 2011 onwards, UCAS Tariff points will be allocated to level 2 qualifications only if both the following criteria are met:

• They are broad skills qualifications - Core Skills, Essential Skills, Essential Skills Wales, Functional Skills, Key Skills.
• They are being studied as part of a wider composite qualification, such as 14-19 Diplomas or Welsh Baccalaureate.

Essential Skills Wales at levels 3 and 4 will continue to attract Tariff points in their own right.

Extended Project (Stand alone)*

Grade	Tariff points
A*	70
A	60
B	50
C	40
D	30
E	20

*Points cannot be counted if taken as part of Progression / Advanced Diploma.

Free-standing Mathematics qualifications*

Grade	Tariff points
A	20
B	17
C	13
D	10
E	7

*Covers free-standing Mathematics - Additional Maths, Using and applying Statistics, Working with Algebraic and Graphical Techniques, Modelling with Calculus

Functional Skills*

Grade	Tariff points
Level 2	10

*For admission to HE from 2011 onwards, UCAS Tariff points will be allocated to level 2 qualifications only if both the following criteria are met:

• They are broad skills qualifications - Core Skills, Essential Skills, Essential Skills Wales, Functional Skills, Key Skills.
• They are being studied as part of a wider composite qualification, such as 14-19 Diplomas or Welsh Baccalaureate.

GCE and VCE

Grade					Tariff points
GCE & AVCE Double Award	A level with additional AS (9 units)	GCE A level and AVCE	GCE AS Double Award	GCE AS & AS VCE
A*A*					280
A*A					260
AA					240
AB					220
BB	A*A				200
BC	AA				180
	AB				170
CC					160
	BB				150
CD	BC	A*			140
DD	CC	A	AA		120
	CD		AB		110
DE		B	BB		100
	DD		BC		90
EE	DE	C	CC		80
			CD		70
	EE	D	DD	A	60
			DE	B	50
		E	EE	C	40
				D	30
				E	20

A* grades were introduced to GCE A level achievement from 2010.

Read a summary of GCE Advanced levels and access the full Expert Group report

Read a summary of GCE Advanced Subsidiary levels and access the full Expert Group report

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education*

Grade	Tariff points
	All subjects except Mathematics	Mathematics compulsory component	Mathematics optional components
5**	145	65	80
5*	130	60	70
5	120	45	60
4	80	35	50
3	40	25	40

*Tariff points are available for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education for entry into higher education from 2012 onwards.

Read a summary of Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education and access the full Expert Group report

ifs School of Finance (up to and including 2011 admissions to HE)

Grade		Tariff points
Certificate in Financial Studies*	Diploma in Financial Studies
A	A	60
B	B	50
C	C	40
D	D	30
E	E	20

*Completion of both qualifications will result in a maximum of 120 UCAS Tariff points.

Read a summary of the ifs School of Finance: Diploma and Certificate and access the full Expert Group report

ifs School of Finance (for 2012 admissions to HE)*

Grade		Tariff points
Certificate in Financial Studies	Diploma in Financial Studies
	A	120
	B	100
	C	80
A	D	60
B		50
C	E	40
D		30
E		20

*From 2012 onwards, applicants with the ifs Diploma cannot also count points allocated to the ifs Certificate. In the same way that AS and A level Tariff points work, points obtained from the Certificate must be subsumed into the Diploma Tariff score.

Read a summary of the ifs School of Finance: Diploma and Certificate and access the full Expert Group report

iMedia*

Grade	Tariff points
Diploma**	66
Certificate**	40

*Awarded by OCR.

**Tariff points for the OCR Creative iMedia QCF qualifications are included in the Tariff on a provisional basis at the same level as the NQF iMedia qualifications. UCAS are currently reviewing whether the Tariff points for the QCF versions should be increased. This work is due to complete in October 2011.

Read a summary of iMedia and access the full Expert Group report

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

IB Diploma points	UCAS Tariff
45	720
44	698
43	676
42	654
41	632
40	611
39	589
38	567
37	545
36	523
35	501
34	479
33	457
32	435
31	413
30	392
29	370
28	348
27	326
26	304
25	282
24	260

Read a summary of the International Baccalaureate Diploma and access the full Expert Group report

International Baccalaureate (IB) Certificate

Higher Level		Standard Level		Core requirements*
Grade	Tariff points	Grade	Tariff points	Grade	Tariff points
7	130	7	70	3	120
6	110	6	59	2	80
5	80	5	43	1	40
4	50	4	27	0	10
3	20	3	11

*Students who register for an IB Diploma but do not successfully complete all elements can achieve Tariff points from their achievement in individual Certificates and the Core requirements of the Diploma curriculum (extended essay, theory of knowledge (TOK) and creativity, action, service (CAS).

Students who register for individual IB Certificates, rather than the IB Diploma, cannot collect Tariff points from the Core.

Read a summary of the International Baccalaureate Certificate

Irish Leaving Certificate

Grade		Tariff points
Higher	Ordinary
A1		90
A2		77
B1		71
B2		64
B3		58
C1		52
C2		45
C3	A1	39
D1		33
D2	A2	26
D3	B1	20
	B2	14
	B3	7

Read a summary of the Irish Leaving Certificate and access the full Expert Group report

IT Professionals (iPRO)*

Grade	Tariff points
Diploma	100
Certificate	80

*Awarded by OCR.

Read a summary of the IT Professionals (iPRO) and access the full Expert Group report

Key Skills*

Grade	Tariff points
Level 4	30
Level 3	20
Level 2	10

*For admission to HE from 2011 onwards, UCAS Tariff points will only be allocated to level 2 qualifications if both the following criteria are met:

• They are broad skills qualifications - Core Skills, Essential Skills, Essential Skills Wales, Functional Skills, Key Skills.
• They are being studied as part of a wider composite qualification, such as 14-19 Diplomas or Welsh Baccalaureate.

Key Skills at levels 3 and 4 will continue to attract Tariff points in their own right.

Music Examinations*

Practical			Theory			Tariff points
Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6	Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6
Distinction						75
Merit						70
	Distinction					60
Pass	Merit					55
		Distinction				45
	Pass	Merit				40
			Distinction			30
		Pass	Merit			25
			Pass	Distinction		20
				Merit	Distinction	15
				Pass	Merit	10
					Pass	5

*Points shown are for the ABRSM, LCMM/UWL, Rockschool and Trinity Guildhall/Trinity College London Advanced Level music examinations.

Read a summary of the Music Examinations and access the full Expert Group report

OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical

Grade					Tariff points
Extended Diploma	Diploma	Subsidiary Diploma	Introductory Diploma	Certificate
D*D*D*					420
D*D*D					400
D*DD					380
DDD					360
DDM					320
DMM	D*D*				280
	D*D				260
MMM	DD				240
		D*D*			210
MMP	DM	D*D			200
		DD			180
MPP	MM	DM			160
			D*		140
PPP	MP	MM	D		120
		MP			100
	PP		M		80
				D*	70
		PP		D	60
			P	M	40
				P	20

Read a summary of the OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications and access the full Expert Group report

OCR Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics for Engineering*

Grade	Tariff points
A*	TBC
A	90
B	75
C	60
D	45
E	30

*Points come into effect for entry to higher education from 2011 onwards.

Read a summary of the OCR Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics for Engineering and access the full Expert Group report

OCR Level 3 Certificate for Young Enterprise*

Grade	Tariff points
Distinction	40
Meritit	30
Pass	20

*Points come into effect for entry to higher education from 2011 onwards.

Read a summary of the OCR Level 3 Certificate for Young Enterprise and access the full Expert Group report.

OCR Nationals

Grade			Tariff points
National Extended Diploma	National Diploma	National Certificate
D1			360
D2/M1			320
M2			280
M3	D		240
P1	M1		200
P2	M2/P1		160
P3	P2	D	120
	P3	M	80
		P	40

Read a summary of OCR Nationals and access the full Expert Group report

Principal Learning Wales*

Grade	Tariff points
A*	210
A	180
B	150
C	120
D	90
E	60

*Points for Principal Learning Wales come into effect for entry to higher education from 2011 onwards.

Read a summary of Principal Learning Wales

Progression Diploma

Grade	Tariff points
A*	350
A	300
B	250
C	200
D	150
E	100

Advanced Diploma = Progression Diploma plus Additional & Specialist Learning (ASL). Please see the appropriate qualification to calculate the ASL score.

Read a summary of the Progression Diploma

Rockschool Music Practitioners qualifications*

Grade	Tariff points
	Extended Diploma	Diploma	Subsidiary Diploma	Extended Certificate	Certificate
Distinction	240	180	120	60	30
Merit	160	120	80	40	20
Pass	80	60	40	20	10

*Points come into effect for entry to higher education from 2012 onwards.

Scottish Qualifications

Grade							Tariff points
Advanced Higher	Higher	Scottish National Certificates*	Scottish Interdisciplinary Project	Ungraded Higher	NPA PC Passport	Core Skills**
A							130
		Group C					125
B							110
		Group B					100
C							90
	A						80
		Group A					75
D							72
	B		A				65
							60
			B				55
	C						50
			C	Pass	Pass		45
							42
							38
	D						36
							35
							28
						Higher	20
						Int 2	10

*Points for Scottish National Certificates come into effect for entry into higher education from 2011 onwards. Details of the subjects covered by each Scottish National Certificate group are here.

**For admission to HE from 2011 onwards, UCAS Tariff points will only be allocated to level 2 qualifications if both the following criteria are met:

• They are broad skills qualifications - Core Skills, Essential Skills, Essential Skills Wales, Functional Skills, Key Skills.
• They are being studied as part of a wider composite qualification, such as 14-19 Diplomas or Welsh Baccalaureate.

Read a summary of Scottish Advanced Highers

Read a summary of Scottish Highers

Read a summary of Scottish National Certificates

Read a summary of Scottish Interdisciplinary Project

Read a summary of ungraded Highers

Read a summary of NPA PC Passport

Speech & Drama Examinations*

				Tariff points
PCertLAM	Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6
Distinction				90
Merit				80
	Distinction			65
Pass	Merit			60
		Distinction		55
		Merit		50
	Pass			45
			Distinction	40
		Pass	Merit	35
			Pass	20

Details of the speech and drama qualifications included on the Tariff can be found here.

Read a summary of the Speech and Drama Examinations and access the full Expert Group report

Sports Leaders UK
Higher Sports Leader Award and Level 3 Certificate in Higher Sports Leadership (QCF)

Grade	Tariff points
Pass	30

Read a summary of the Sports Leaders UK qualifications and access the full Expert Group report

University of the Arts London: Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Art and Design

Extended Diploma

Grade	Tariff points
Distinction	360
Merit	240
Pass	120

Diploma

Grade	Tariff points
Distinction	240
Merit	160
Pass	80

Read a summary of the University of the Arts London: Diploma and Extended Diploma in Art and Design

Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (Core)*

Grade	Tariff points
Pass	120

Read a summary of the Welsh Baccalaureate Core and access the full Expert Group report

*Points for the Core are awarded only when a candidate achieves the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma

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