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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
- Advanced Diploma (from 2010 entry onwards)
- Advanced Extension Awards
- Advanced Placement Programme
- ASDAN Community Volunteering qualification (from 2011 entry onwards)
- Asset Languages (from 2010 entry onwards)
- British Horse Society Stage 3 Horse Knowledge & Care, Stage 3 Riding and Preliminary Teacher's Certificate
- BTEC Awards (from 2010 entry onwards)
- BTEC Certificates and Extended Certificates (from 2010 entry onwards)
- BTEC Diplomas (from 2010 entry onwards)
- BTEC National Early Years
- BTEC Nationals
- CACHE Award, Certificate and Diploma in Child Care and Education
- Cambridge PRE U (from 2010 entry onwards)
- CISI Introduction to Securities and Investment (from 2011 entry onwards)
- CoPE - Certificate of Personal Effectiveness
- 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 and Essential Skills Wales
- Extended Project
- Free-standing Mathematics qualifications
- Functional Skills (from 2010 entry onwards)
- GCE AS, AS Double Award, A level and Double Award
- Higher Sports Leader Award
- Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (from 2012 entry onwards)
- ifs School of Finance
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Certificate (from 2010 entry onwards)
- Irish Leaving Certificate - Higher and Ordinary levels
- IT Professionals (iPRO) Certificate and Diploma
- Key Skills at Levels 2, 3 and 4
- Music examinations at grades 6, 7 and 8
- OCR Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics for Engineering (from 2011 entry onwards)
- OCR Level 3 Certificate, Diploma for iMedia Professionals (iMedia) (from 2010 entry onwards)
- OCR National Certificate, Diploma and Extended Diploma
- Progression Diploma (from 2010 entry onwards)
- Scottish qualifications
- Speech and Drama examinations at grades 6, 7 and 8 and Performance Studies
- Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma
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.