Undergraduate entry requirements for students from France. This guidance is for applicants who achieved their qualification following the 2021 reforms. If you received your award before 2021, please check the information for the pre-reform qualifications. France (before 2021) HTML To apply for a place at Edinburgh, you’ll need qualifications, a personal statement and a reference. You will also need to provide evidence of your English language skills through qualifications. The qualifications and grades you need vary by degree and may include admissions tests, portfolios, interviews or evidence of relevant work experience. We call these our entry requirements. Qualifications we accept From France we accept: The Baccalauréat Général Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB)/Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) The Baccalauréat Technologique for entry to Art and Design degrees (excluding MA Fine Art, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture) HTML What grades you need When you view a programme on our degree finder, you will see entry requirements for UK qualifications called A Levels, GCSEs and other qualifications you may require for entry. Minimum requirements The table below shows you what the equivalent qualification would be for your country, based on the minimum A Level offer. You must achieve these grades, or higher, to be entered into our selection process. For some degrees, demand for places is much higher than places available, so applicants who meet the minimum requirements are not guaranteed an offer. Most offers will be made to students who achieve grades above the minimum entry requirement. Minimum A Level requirements and the equivalent French qualifications A Level minimum requirement Equivalent qualification A*A*A* Award of French Baccalaureate with overall average score of 17.5. Award of OIB/BFI with overall average score of 16.5. A*A*A Award of French Baccalaureate with overall average score of 17. Award of OIB/BFI with overall average score of 16. A*AA Award of French Baccalaureate with overall average score of 16. Award of OIB/BFI with overall average score of 15. AAA Award of French Baccalaureate with overall average score of 15. Award of OIB/BFI with overall average score of 14. AAB Award of French Baccalaureate with overall average score of 14. Award of OIB/BFI with overall average score of 13. ABB Award of French Baccalaureate with overall average score of 13.5. Award of OIB/BFI with overall average score of 12.5. BBB Award of French Baccalaureate with overall average score of 13. Award of OIB/BFI with overall average score of 12. HTML Required subjects For some degrees, you may also see a list of ‘required subjects’. Where this is the case, your qualifications must: include the specific subject/s listed for your degree, and meet, or exceed, the grades specified A Level subject requirements and the equivalent French qualifications A Level subject requirement French Baccalaureate OIB/BFI Subject at A* Subject at 17 (studied in première and terminale). Subject at 16 (studied in première and terminale). Subject at A Subject at 15 (studied in première and terminale). Subject at 14 (studied in première and terminale). Subject at B Subject at 13 (studied in première and terminale). Subject at 12 (studied in première and terminale). Mathematics Where Mathematics is a required subject, applicants must be undertaking at least “Specialty Mathematics” in terminale. Where a programme has a Further Mathematics subject requirement, applicants should be undertaking “Expert Mathematics” in terminale. “Complimentary Mathematics” cannot be used to meet any Mathematics or Further Mathematics subject requirement. GCSE requirements Our A Level required subjects also list also list UK GCSE qualifications. GCSEs are a UK qualification typically taken two years before A Levels. For applicants from France, we accept the French Baccalaureate / Option International Baccalaureate as the equivalent qualification for both A Level and GCSE, however we ask for a lower grade to meet the GCSE requirement. GCSE subject requirements and the equivalent French qualifications GCSE subject requirement French Baccalaureate OIB/BFI Subject at A/7 Subject at 13 (studied in première) Subject at 12 (studied in première) Subject at B/6 Subject at 12 (studied in première) Subject at 11 (studied in première) Subject at C/4 Subject at 11 (studied in première) Subject at 10 (studied in première) HTML These GCSE equivalencies are for our academic entry requirements only. For English language all applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency by holding one of the qualifications accepted by the University. To see if your qualification can also be used as proof of English language competency, please check the information on our English language entry requirements page. English language requirements Additional requirements For some degrees you may also be asked to attend an interview, sit an admissions test, submit a portfolio of your past work or provide evidence of relevant work experience. HTML Search for your degree’s A Level entry requirementsIn the undergraduate degree finder, you can view your degree’s minimum A Level entry requirements, as well as English language requirements.Degree finder HTML What to include in your application You must submit a fully completed UCAS application that includes: a personal statement a reference full details of all achieved qualifications, as well as any you are taking this year Predicted grades We need to see predicted grades for all qualifications you have not yet completed. This includes each subject you are taking in your final qualifications, so that we can ensure you meet all entry requirements. Without predicted grades we cannot assess your application fully, and it is very unlikely to be considered in the selection process. Although predicted grades should be added by your referee in the appropriate section of the UCAS application form, it is your responsibility to check that this has been done. How to apply Update to accepted qualifications for 2024 entry We updated this page on 19/10/2023 to include Baccalauréat Français International in our accepted qualifications. All entry requirements remain at the same level as previously published. HTML Contact us If you have further questions about EU entry requirements or undergraduate applications, please use our undergraduate enquiry form. Undergraduate enquiry form This article was published on 2024-11-12
HTML To apply for a place at Edinburgh, you’ll need qualifications, a personal statement and a reference. You will also need to provide evidence of your English language skills through qualifications. The qualifications and grades you need vary by degree and may include admissions tests, portfolios, interviews or evidence of relevant work experience. We call these our entry requirements.
HTML What grades you need When you view a programme on our degree finder, you will see entry requirements for UK qualifications called A Levels, GCSEs and other qualifications you may require for entry. Minimum requirements The table below shows you what the equivalent qualification would be for your country, based on the minimum A Level offer. You must achieve these grades, or higher, to be entered into our selection process. For some degrees, demand for places is much higher than places available, so applicants who meet the minimum requirements are not guaranteed an offer. Most offers will be made to students who achieve grades above the minimum entry requirement.
HTML Required subjects For some degrees, you may also see a list of ‘required subjects’. Where this is the case, your qualifications must: include the specific subject/s listed for your degree, and meet, or exceed, the grades specified
HTML These GCSE equivalencies are for our academic entry requirements only. For English language all applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency by holding one of the qualifications accepted by the University. To see if your qualification can also be used as proof of English language competency, please check the information on our English language entry requirements page. English language requirements Additional requirements For some degrees you may also be asked to attend an interview, sit an admissions test, submit a portfolio of your past work or provide evidence of relevant work experience.
HTML Search for your degree’s A Level entry requirementsIn the undergraduate degree finder, you can view your degree’s minimum A Level entry requirements, as well as English language requirements.Degree finder
HTML What to include in your application You must submit a fully completed UCAS application that includes: a personal statement a reference full details of all achieved qualifications, as well as any you are taking this year Predicted grades We need to see predicted grades for all qualifications you have not yet completed. This includes each subject you are taking in your final qualifications, so that we can ensure you meet all entry requirements. Without predicted grades we cannot assess your application fully, and it is very unlikely to be considered in the selection process. Although predicted grades should be added by your referee in the appropriate section of the UCAS application form, it is your responsibility to check that this has been done. How to apply
HTML Contact us If you have further questions about EU entry requirements or undergraduate applications, please use our undergraduate enquiry form. Undergraduate enquiry form