Undergraduate: Students who have achieved at least one “A” and two “Bs” in the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate can apply for direct entry to Year 1 for all programmes except Medicine. Some Programmes also have individual subject requirements. Students who are not eligible to apply for direct entry to Year 1 can apply for our Foundation Course which is offered on campus in our International Study Centre.
Science: English, Maths and Science OR English and 2 x science subjects.
Law, Arts and Social Sciences : English
Engineering: English, Maths and Physics (Chemistry also required for Chemical and Petroleum Engineering)
Medicine: GCE A-levels, International Baccalaureate or Scottish Highers required.
Postgraduate: Applicants would normally be expected to hold a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution for entry to our postgraduate taught programmes, with the following equivalencies.
|
Degree Class |
% |
CGPA /4.0 |
CGPA/5.0 |
CGPA/7.0 |
|
2:1 |
60-70 |
3.00 - 3.49 |
3.5 - 4.49 |
5.0 - 5.99 |
|
2:2 |
50 -59 |
2.5 - 2.99 |
2.99 - 3.49 |
4.0 - 4.99 |
For Business School PGT programmes the minimum entry requirement is an undergraduate degree at UK Honours level (or a degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth).
English Language Requirements:
- Applicants from Nigeria can submit their West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) - issued by WAEC or NECO, provided their English grade is a minimum of C6, in order to meet our English language requirements.
- If you have completed your undergraduate programme at one of our approved Universities, you can provide a Medium of Instruction Letter. You can find the approved University lists here Approved MOI Universities | Study Here | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk)
- Please check the list of English language tests we accept.English Language Requirements | Study Here | The University of Aberdeen