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 INTO University of Exeter Foundation Programme
Students taking the Thanawiyah will need an additional Foundation year before entering the first year of an undergraduate degree at Exeter. The University's own programme, offered by our English Language Centre, consists of 120 credits and runs from October to June each year. The first half of the course concentrates on improving your English and study skills, while the secon half helps to improve your academic background. The course is run by INTO University of Exeter and is taught on campus: students become full members of the University when they join the programme, and enjoy all University facilities accordingly.
The Exeter Foundation programme currently offers students the chance to specialise in three different 'streams', i.e. Business, Computer Science/Engineering, and Social Studies (Politics, History, Sociology, Law, Education, Arab and Islamic Studies). Successful completion of the Foundation programme will guarantee you a place on one of your undergraduate degrees in these areas, and of course the programme is recognised by other British universities too. In order to be admitted onto the Exeter Foundation programme you will need:
- A good pass in the Thanawiyah, i.e. minimum 85%
- Usually a minimum IELTS 5.5 (with 5 in writing) or TOEFL 197 computer-based (with 3.5 in TWE). In some cases 5.0 (with 5 in writing) or TOEFL 197 (3.5 TWE) may be acceptable, provided that you, the student undertake an additional 3 week language course immediately before starting Foundation.
- Note: for the Computer Science and Engineering stream a 5.0 in IELTS or 180 in TOEFL is acceptable.
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.
