Undergraduate - Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

We enrol students from many backgrounds who can combine academic ability with an enthusiasm for new challenges. We invite applications from students who can demonstrate that they have the following qualifications for entry to our BA (Hons) programmes:

Five GCSE/IGCSE subjects or equivalent with grades A-C, including Maths and English, and two A levels minimum grades C or above. Alternatively we can accept an A-Level equivalent or one of the following qualifications;

Four Scottish Highers
Five Irish Leaving Certificates
International Baccalaureate Diploma
French Baccalaureat
National Baccalaureate
Abitur
Maturità
Avgangsbetyg
Vitnemål
VWO
Título de Bachillerato
Advanced Placement Exams
Bagrut/Mechina
Apolytirion of Lykeio

Note: Students applying with an American High School Diploma or similar 12-year secondary equivalent, e.g. HAVO or Tawjihiyah, will normally be required to complete our one-year Business Foundation Programme to satisfy the academic requirements for our BA (Hons) degrees.

We may not accept an A Level or AP exam if it is done in the student's native language, i.e. we would not accept an A Level or AP exam in German from a German student.

Other international qualifications accepted as fulfilling British University requirements as recommended by National Academic Recognition Information Centre (UK)

English Language Requirements

Applicants who do not have English as their mother tongue must possess one of the following certificates or demonstrate a level of English at least equal to one of the following minimum standards:

BA (Hons)

GCSE/IGCSE English Grade C or above
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 6.0
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (Grades A-C)
EIKEN - Test in Practical English Proficiency (Grade 1)
Paper based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Score of at least 550
New Internet Based TOEFL score of at least 80
Computer based TOEFL score of at least 213
Malaysian English 1119 qualification - Grades 1-6, or grade C or above
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) above 75%

Foundation

GCSE/IGCSE English Grade C or above
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 5.5
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (Grades A-C)
EIKEN - Test in Practical English Proficiency (Grade Pre 1)
Paper based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 537
New Internet Based TOEFL score of at least 74
Computer based TOEFL score of at least 203
Malaysian English 1119 qualification - Grades 1-6, or grade C or above

The TOEFL code for RBS London is 2487-02. You may be asked for this when you take the TOEFL exam.

You may be exempt from the above requirements if you have attended, for at least three years, an institution where English is the language of instruction.

If your English Language ability does not meet the required standard outlined above, you may be offered a place on a 6 month to 1 year Intensive English Language programme at our Internexus on-campus English centre. This programme will allow you to spend up to 25 hours a week taking intensive English Language classes in preparation for your BA programme.

Higher Level Applicants/Study Abroad

RBS London accepts transfer credit from degree standard courses into the BA (Hons) degree programmes. In order to consider an application for credit, the Admissions & Exemptions Committee requires you to apply and supply the following information:

Full transcripts of all education officially translated into English
Course outline of the programme from which you wish to transfer
Course descriptions for all of the courses taken/taking along with as many marks as are available at the time of application
A short essay covering motivation and course choice
Study Abroad applicants must also include a letter from an academic advisor at the home institution, giving permission to transfer RBS London credits back into their degree programme.

Page last updated 3/30/2010