HOW TO APPLY AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
How to apply There are several ways you can apply :
online at www . port . ac . uk / apply via our regional offices and advisers in Delhi , Dhaka , Kuala Lumpur , Lagos , Lahore , Nairobi and Shanghai through an agent – find agents operating in your country by visiting www . port . ac . uk / your-country via UCAS by visiting www . ucas . com or calling + 44 ( 0 ) 330 3330 230
We welcome students who have the potential to complete their course and contribute to University life regardless of age , background or financial circumstances . We treat every application fairly in accordance with our admissions policy .
Please note
Part-time study at postgraduate level is permitted on the Student Route visa . The restrictions for part-time study on this visa are : no dependants ; no work ; no work placements Some courses may require a Disclosure and Barring Service ( DBS ) check , and / or occupational health screening . Please check with the department if an approved alternative is accepted Some of our courses are only offered to practising UK professionals . Where this is the case , it will be indicated on the course page on our website Please check the website for details of entry requirements for individual courses Some courses may require an ATAS ( Academic Technology Approval Scheme ) certificate . This will be stated in the conditions of your offer Some of our courses require an interview . These can be conducted online if you are unable to attend in person
General entry requirements
For undergraduate study , we will normally expect you to have the equivalent of two to three A levels in appropriate subjects . Please check the course pages on our website for specific entry requirements . We also normally require a minimum of three GCSE passes or equivalent in subjects other than those offered at A level . GCSE passes relate to grades C / 4 and above . GCSE English and Mathematics are also normally required .
For postgraduate study , entry requirements will depend on your chosen course . Please visit our website for course-specific entry requirements .
English language requirements
If your first language is not English , the minimum English language proficiency level for undergraduates ranges from IELTS band 6.0 overall with no component score below 5.5 , to band 6.5 overall with no component score below 6.0 or equivalent , or GCSE / IGCSE English Language minimum grade C / 4 . For most of our Master ’ s degrees , you need a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 – 7.0 with no component below 6.0 . Some courses and PhDs require higher scores .
You will find a full list of acceptable English language qualifications at www . port . ac . uk / englishlanguage .
Please note , the UK Visas and Immigration Office regularly makes changes to the immigration rules and requirements , so there may be changes to our requirements after this guide is published .
Commonly accepted qualifications
We accept a range of international and EU qualifications – see below for examples and visit www . port . ac . uk / your-country for country-specific entry requirements .
A levels and AS levels BTEC qualifications Bachelor ’ s degree Access to Higher Education Irish Leaving Certificate Cambridge Pre-U China : one year of higher education study or International Foundation Year ( IFY ) Cypriot Apolytirion of Lykeion East African Certificate of Education ( EACE ) European Baccalaureate French Baccalaureate Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education ( HKDSE ) International Baccalaureate Diploma Malaysian SPM Master ’ s degree WAEC WASSCE / NECO SSCE plus a recognised International Foundation Year ( IFY ) or OND / HND Thawawaya / Tawjihiyah / Thanawiya ( General Secondary School Certificate ) plus a recognised International Foundation Year ( IFY ) USA : High School Diploma plus Advanced Placement Exams ( APs )
The range of qualifications that can be taken is so large that we do not print all individual qualification requirements but you can find these on our website or the UCAS website .
Application deadline guidance
Direct applications for undergraduate and postgraduate courses are considered all year round – but we advise you to apply as early as possible in order to have sufficient time to secure a student visa . Certain courses and countries will have application deadlines UCAS Applications – typically 15 January . International applications received after this date will still be considered , but we cannot guarantee that places will be available University Pre-Sessional English courses – deadlines for applications to these courses are typically two weeks before the start of the course
For more information , please see page 39 , visit www . port . ac . uk / pre-sessional-english or email pse @ port . ac . uk .
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