Other countries

Undergraduate entry requirements for applicants from Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Applicants from, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan with a Certificate of Secondary Education would normally be required to complete a foundation year before beginning an undergraduate programme at Edinburgh.

Foundation year

Exceptions for applicants to the College of Science and Engineering

The College of Science and Engineering accepts some secondary school qualifications from certain countries that they are able to consider.

Armenia

The Araratian Baccalaureate is accepted for entry. Applicants must have three Extended Level subjects at grades which meet the published A level entry requirements for their chosen degree. Applicants must also meet any A level subject requirements.

Azerbaijan

Applicants to undergraduate degree programmes in the College of Science and Engineering with high school qualifications can be considered for entry. Applicants must have:

passed the Certificate of Secondary Education with an average of 4.5 overall and 5 in required subjects
successfully completed our internal admissions tests.

Internal admissions test

UK & International qualifications

If you don’t meet any of the requirements already listed, you will need one of the following qualifications to apply:

Further guidance on academic entry requirements

Each course may have further specific entry requirements. All applicants must meet these requirements. Staff in the Admissions Offices will be able to provide further guidance:

Undergraduate admissions contact form

English language requirements

All applicants are required to demonstrate a level of English language competency, regardless of their nationality or country of residence. These requirements are listed by programme.

English language advice

Specific English language requirement by programme