Who should apply?
Other entry requirements include: ■ GCSEs: B/6 in GCSE English Language, B/6 in GCSE Mathematics and C/4 in five other GCSE subjects. Applicants with grade C/4 in GCSE English Language and grade B/6 in GCSE English Literature will also be considered.
If there are students who you believe would be interested in either studying Accounting and Finance or Management at degree level, and who satisfy our entry requirements (including widening participation criteria), please pass on our information to them and encourage them to apply for the Foundation Year.
■ Applicants must be a home fee status student and must meet at least one of the following Widening Participation Criteria: ■ Be a care experienced applicant who has been a ‘looked after child’ for at least 3 months ■ Be an ‘estranged student’ under the age of 25 who is studying without the support and approval of both of their parents due to a breakdown in their relationship - this might be their birth, step or adoptive parents, and sometimes wider family members ■ Have been granted refugee status or are under ‘humanitarian protection’ in the UK. They must have studied A Levels or equivalent qualifications in a UK state school or college ■ Live in an area which has a high level of deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation, 0-20%) ■ Completed studies at a school/schools where performance of students was below the national average and eligibility for Free School Meals was higher than average ■ Were eligible for Free School Meals at some point during the past six years as verified by UCAS.
If you have any questions about the course or would like advice on how best to prepare your students for the application process feel free to contact us: wbsugenquiries@wbs.ac.uk E
Plus the following:
■ A-levels: Complete and pass three full A Levels excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking OR ■ International Baccalaureate: Completion of three subjects at Higher Level and three subjects at Standard Level, achieving a minimum of 24 points OR ■ BTEC: Completion of BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma, to at least pass standard OR ■ Other qualifications e.g. Complete and pass the Scottish Advanced Highers. *Please note that applicants to BSc Accounting & Finance with Foundation Year should have studied a higher-level quantitative subject such as Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Calculus and Statistics.
We offer an extra year of academic challenge
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and wrap-around support for students who haven’t met our entry requirements due to personal or institutional barriers beyond their control. Equal access to higher education is essential for a fair society – and these students prove daily what a loss it would be if they were not a part of our WBS community.”
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Tamara Friedrich Associate Professor Course Director
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