Undergraduate entry requirements for students from Poland. 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 Poland, we accept the Matura (Świadectwo Dojrzałości). 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 Polish qualifications A Level minimum requirement Equivalent qualification A*A*A* New Matura with 3 Extended Level subjects in the 90th percentile A*A*A New Matura with 3 Extended Level subjects in the 90th, 90th and 80th percentiles A*AA New Matura with 3 Extended Level subjects in the 90th, 80th and 80th percentiles AAA New Matura with 3 Extended Level subjects in the 80th percentile AAB New Matura with 3 Extended Level subjects in the 80th, 80th and 70th percentiles ABB New Matura with 3 Extended Level subjects in the 80th, 70th and 70th percentiles BBB New Matura with 3 Extended Level subjects in the 70th percentile 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 requirement Equivalent qualification Subject at A* Advanced Level subject at 90th percentile. Subject at A Advanced Level subject at 80th percentile. Subject at B Advanced Level subject at 70th percentile. 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 Poland, we accept the Matura as the equivalent qualification for both A Level and GCSE. You can meet a GCSE requirement with either an Extended Level subject or a Standard Level subject with the specified equivalent grades below. GCSE subject requirements and the equivalent Polish qualifications GCSE subject requirement Equivalent qualification Subject at A/7 Standard Level subject at 90th percentile; or Extended Level subject at 70th percentile Subject at B/6 Standard Level subject at 80th percentile; or Extended Level subject at 60th percentile Subject at C/4 Standard Level subject at 70th percentile; or Extended Level subject at 50th percentile 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 entry requirements for 2023 entry We updated these entry requirements for 2023 entry on 28/09/2022. There may have been changes since the last time you checked them. We added information on equivalencies to GCSE requirements to this page on 19/10/2022. 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
