| Additional Requirements |
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| Course specific requirements: |
All applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) before starting the course.
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| Admissions test required? |
No |
| Audition required? |
No |
| Criminal check (DBS) required? |
Yes |
| Criminal check (DBS) further details: |
Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting the course. |
| Health checks required? |
No |
| Interview required? |
Yes |
| Interview further details: |
We consider applicants without Level 3 Counselling on an individual basis subject to a successful interview and interpersonal skills role-play. |
| Portfolio required? |
No |
| Other required? |
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| Requirement Summary |
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| Level 3 Counselling skills qualification, English GCSE or equivalent at C and a maths GCSE or equivalent at D, however we welcome applications from A level students with A levels in Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology (112 UCAS points) and will consider on an individual basis subject to a successful interview and interpersonal skills role-play. |
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| Level 2 Qualifications |
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| GCSE subjects and grades required: |
English GCSE or equivalent at C and a maths GCSE or equivalent at D /GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4 or above, or equivalent. |
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| Tariff Score |
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| UCAS Tariff Entry Requirement |
112 |
| UCAS Tariff Further Details |
Students with A levels in Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology (112 UCAS points) will be considered on an individual basis subject to a successful interview and interpersonal skills role-play. |
| Accepted? |
Yes |
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| English, Welsh and Northern Irish Qualifications |
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 GCE A/AS level |
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| A level |
| Entry requirement: |
BBC |
| Further details: |
A level students with A levels in Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology (112 UCAS points). |
| BTEC (QCF) |
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| Subsidiary Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. |
| Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. |
| Extended Diploma |
| Entry requirement: |
DMM |
| Further details: |
Must be in a relevant subject. |
| BTEC (RQF) |
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| National Extended Certificate |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. |
| National Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. |
| National Extended Diploma |
| Entry requirement: |
DMM |
| Further details: |
Must be in a relevant subject. |
| Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (core plus options) |
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| Acceptability: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
| Subjects and grades required: |
Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma including 2 A levels, one of which must be Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology. |
| Welsh Baccalaureate (Core plus Principal Learning) |
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| Overall Tariff Score: |
112 |
| Acceptability: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
| Which lines of Learning/Points/Grades are accepted for entry: |
Please see below: |
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Business Administration & Finance at grade D |
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Construction and the Built Environment at grade D |
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Creative and Media at grade D |
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Engineering at grade D |
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Environmental and Land-Based Studies at grade D |
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Hair and Beauty Studies at grade D |
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Hospitality at grade D |
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Information Technology at grade D |
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Manufacturing and Product Design at grade D |
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Public Services at grade D |
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Retail Business at grade D |
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Society, Health & Development at grade D |
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Sport and Active Leisure at grade D |
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Travel and Tourism at grade D |
| Additional Information: |
A level in Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology. |
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| Scottish Qualifications |
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| Scottish Higher |
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| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
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| Scottish Advanced Higher
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| Further details: |
112 Tariff points, to include an Advanced Higher in Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology. |
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| Core Skills |
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| Are Core Skills acceptable in lieu of GCSEs? |
No |
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| Other UCAS Tariff Qualifications |
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| Irish Leaving Certificate |
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| Acceptability: |
Acceptable on its own |
| Subjects and grades required: |
B1 B2 B3 C1 C2 at Higher Level, to include Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology at Higher level. |
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| Irish Leaving Certificate (New grading scheme from 2017) |
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| Entry requirement: |
H3 H3 H3 H3 H4 |
| Further details: |
To include Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology at Higher level. |
| International Baccalaureate |
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| Entry requirement: |
25 |
| Further details: |
25 points from the IB Diploma, to include 3 Higher Level subjects, including Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology. |
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| Extended Project Qualification |
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| Entry requirement: |
C |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
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| Cambridge Pre-U Diploma |
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| Further details: |
Cambridge Pre-U score of 48, to include Principal subjects in Psychology, Psychotherapy or Sociology. |
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| OCR Cambridge Technical |
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| Introductory Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
| Diploma |
| Extended Diploma |
| Entry requirement: |
DMM |
| Further details: |
Must be in a relevant subject. |
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| T Levels |
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| T Level in Digital: Digital Production, Design and Development |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Education and Childcare |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Building Services Engineering for Construction |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Digital Business Services |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Digital Support and Services |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Health |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Healthcare Science |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Onsite Construction |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Science |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| English Language Requirements |
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| International English Language Testing System: |
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| English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken before January 2015): |
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| An overall CAE score of 52 or above with a minimum of Borderline in each skill. |
| Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken before January 2015): |
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| An overall CPE score of 45 or above with a minimum of Weak in each skill. |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015): |
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| An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. |
| Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT: |
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| 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
| Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): |
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| An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
| HKDSE English Language Examination: |
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| An overall score of 4 with a minimum of 3 in each component. |
| Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE): |
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| Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
| European Baccalaureate English Language 1: |
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| A minimum of 6.0 in the European Baccalaureate English Language 1. |
| European Baccalaureate English Language 2: |
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| A minimum of 7.0 in the European Baccalaureate English Language 2. |
