Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 164

HEALTH

International Baccalaureate (IB)
Students undertaking the International Baccalaureate
(IB) will be asked to achieve the IB Diploma with
a score of at least 35 points from six academic
subjects. Subjects should include Chemistry or
Biology, plus one from Chemistry, Biology, Physics or
Mathematics and a third rigorous subject at higher
level. Any science not taken at the higher level must
be offered at subsidiary level or GCSE/equivalent.
Three grade 6 passes at IB Higher level and grades 6,
6.5 at subsidiary level are required. Points awarded
for the Extended Essay and Theory of knowledge are
not taken into account.
European Baccalaureate
Applicants must offer Maths “5 hours” plus at
least one science option. The subjects must
include Chemistry. Overall we require a final result
of 78%. English language requirements must also
be met – please see general entry requirements if
you do not have GCSE English grade B or above.
Irish Leaving Certificate
Students should offer at least five A1 or A2 grades
at higher level, to include Biology, Chemistry,
plus a sixth at a minimum of B1. Physics should
have been studied at junior certificate level as a
minimum. Chemistry and one other science at
grade A is required.
Scottish qualifications
Applicants who have taken Scottish Standard
Grade/Intermediate Level 2 qualifications must have
passed a broad range of subjects with a minimum
of four subjects at grade A/1. English Language
and Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
must be passed with a minimum of grade B/2.
Any science subject not being offered at Higher
or Advanced Higher level must have been passed
at Standard/Intermediate Level 2.
Four subjects at Higher/Advanced Higher required
at AAAB, to include two Science Advanced Highers
(Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths). Chemistry
must be offered at Higher grade B as a minimum.
Welsh Baccalaureate
We require grades of A*AB/AAA from the
baccalaureate and two full A-levels taken after two
years of study. Students should pass the Welsh
Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma including two
science A2-levels with no grade below B. Chemistry
or Biology is essential plus one subject from
Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Mathematics.
If Chemistry is not taken at A-level, it must be
offered at AS-level, grade B minimum.
Resit applicants
Any applicant taking more than two years to
complete three A-levels, or equivalent, will only be
considered when they have achieved the required
grades at A-level or equivalent. It is not our policy
to consider applicants who were unsuccessful at
interview the previous year.

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Graduate applicants
The School of Medicine will consider applications
from graduates who hold or are expected to attain
an appropriate science-based upper second-class
honours degree (Chemical/Biological Sciences
preferred)