The University accepts a wide range of international qualifications. As competition for places is strong good grades are always required and an early application is recommended.
Undergraduate programmes
Our typical offer for GCE A-levels is AAA-ABB excluding General Studies or 36-32 points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma including bonus points. Each programme will have slightly different requirements, both in terms of overall points and certain subjects, so please check the relevant subject in the Undergraduate prospectus.
The University equates SIPPCAL H2 exams as equivalent to UK A Levels on a subject by subject basis and H1 subjects in lieu of AS grades. Students who sit H3 subjects are particularly welcomed. Grades at H3 level are unlikely to form a part of a conditional offer but may be taken in to account in scholarship decisions. The University also welcomes applicants with NUS High School of Math and Science Integrated programme. Polytechnic Diploma holders with a CGPA of at least 3.0 or B average can also be considered on a case by case basis but will usually be expected to be continuing in the same subject. Students who do not have O level English may be asked to take another test to demonstrate their English proficiency.
Subject to availability of places the University will consider applications for direct entry to the second year of an Exeter degree from Advanced Polytechnic Diploma holders who can demonstrate that their previous curriculum matches our first year. Such students are expected to have achieved grades sufficient to facilitate successful completion of Exeter's degree. Please note that for the purposes of recognition in Singapore, LLB applicants must study the full three year degree in the UK.
Students who have followed an American, Canadian or Australian High School curriculum should check entrance requirements on the appropriate country pages. Students with other qualifications not listed above should contact the International Office for further guidance.
Male Singaporean nationals should note that offers can only be deferred once, so are advised to apply at the end of their first year of National Service.
All students must also meet our linguistic requirements before they can receive an unconditional offer, please see the English language requirements webpage for more details.
All applications for undergraduate degrees must be made via UCAS and must include details of qualifications obtained and awaited along with a personal statement and reference - preferably from a teacher. Exeter's UCAS code and name is E84 EXETR. All applicants for Medicine must apply by 15 October each year. We recommend applicants for all other programmes apply by 15 January as the course may be full after this point. The UCAS website indicates which courses are open to new applicants at any time. Please note that it is normal for UK universities to make conditional offers based on your results to date and to confirm these once you have the results of High School and/or language tests. Applicants who wish to apply for deferred entry should indicated this on the UCAS form and provide further details of their reasons for deferring in their personal statement. Applications can only be deferred for one year.
Postgraduate programmes
Typically we require applicants for taught masters programmes (MA, MSc, MRes, MBA, MPA, LLM) to hold a bachelors degree (usually in a relevant subject) with a grade equivalent to a UK upper second class honours. Our prospectus indicates if there are any additional or other programme requirements. In some instances it may be possible to complete a Graduate Diploma programme as an entry route to a masters degree in Business, Finance, Law or Public Administration if your grades or local qualifications do not meet our normal entry requirements. For more information about the INTO University of Exeter Graduate Diploma programme please visit our INTO webpage.
Applicants for postgraduate research programmes (MPhil, PhD, EdD) will, in addition, be required to demonstrate practical knowledge of appropriate research methodologies. As a result many successful research applicants have completed a Masters degree with a thesis or dissertation component.
All students must also meet our linguistic requirements before they can receive an unconditional offer, please see our English language requirements page for further details.
All applications for postgraduate degrees should be made via our online application form. Our online system allows you to upload your supporting documents and save and return to complete your application in more than one sitting. You can apply up to 12 months before your preferred start date. Please note that our taught masters programmes have a single intake in October each year. Research students may be able to start at other times with their supervisor's agreement.
