Students presenting SQA Advanced
Highers, or strong GCE A Level grades in
relevant subjects may be eligible for entry
to the second year of some of our
courses. Please see individual course
pages for further details.
For the purposes of meeting our entry
requirements, a pass in a subject will be
one of the following:
SQA Higher Grade/ SQA National 5: C or
above
A Level: D or above
AS Level: C or above
Q: Do you accept HNCs and HNDs? Deferred entry
A: Many Higher National Certificates
(HNCs) and Higher National Diplomas
(HNDs), which are qualifications taken in
college, allow you to enter the second or
third year of a degree course. Where we
cannot offer entry to second or third year
of a degree, we will consider your
application for first year. Applicants already holding an
unconditional offer for a course may
request to defer entry to the University by
one year. If you wish to defer you must
contact the Admissions Office, stating
the reasons for your request. Requests
will be considered on an individual basis.
As it is not possible to list all the HNC
and HND qualifications we accept,
please see our website at www.qmu.ac.
uk/college-qualifications.
GCSE: C or above/ 4 or above
Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Grades:
H3 or above
We will only count the highest level of
qualification in any subject. This means
that we wouldn’t count AS levels or SQA
Highers if you have the full A level or an
Advanced Higher in the same subject.
Where National 5 Mathematics is listed
as a subject requirement for entry to a
course, National 5 Applications of
Mathematics and National 5 Lifeskills
Mathematics will be accepted as well, at
the required grade. This is for all courses
except BSc (Hons) Nursing.
Where Higher English is listed as a
subject entry requirement, we will also
accept Higher ESOL at the required
grade, for all courses except BA (Hons)
Education Studies (Primary).
Q: I’m a mature student, can I apply?
We welcome applications from mature
students. If you have had a break of a
few years in your formal education since
school, you may be able to enter
university with qualifications such as an
access course or Open University
modules.
A foundation or Access course offered
by a further education college or other
institution could provide you with the
experience and qualifications for entry.
The Scottish Wider Access Programme
(SWAP) offers a range of local Access
courses. Details of which SWAP Access
courses are recommended for entry to
each course are given on our website at
www.qmu.ac.uk/college-qualifications.
Before embarking on an Access or
foundation programme, you are welcome
to contact our Admissions staff for
advice on the best way to proceed.
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If your deferral request is not approved,
you will be welcome to submit a fresh
application the following year. We only
offer the option of a one year deferral,
unless the applicant has extenuating
circumstances preventing them from
beginning their course for two years,
such as compulsory national service.
Health
Some courses require specific medical
information as a condition of entry and
this is detailed in the relevant course
entries in the prospectus. QMU is not
responsible for any fees or payments
incurred by students in obtaining
evidence of state of health.
Criminal convictions
Applicants who have been made an offer
of a place on a course may be asked to
disclose criminal convictions in order to
help safeguard the welfare of our
students. Applicants for certain courses
of study, including Health Science and
education courses, must declare all
criminal convictions at the point of
application and in these cases the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
does not apply.