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Entry Requirements

Liberal Arts student

Our students

Our students are unique in their interests and ambitions. Some of our students are interested particularly in the Arts, whilst others are more interested in the Social and Natural Sciences. Equally, some of our students enjoy exploring modules that cut across the Arts and Sciences.

We welcome students with Arts backgrounds, Science backgrounds, and those who have studied a range of A levels (or equivalent). If you are interested in building your degree around your passions (with our support), this could be the right course for you.

General entry requirements

GCSE

  • You will need grade C or grade 4 in English and Mathematics at GCSE
    (or equivalent)

A level

  • AAA (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking)

IB

  • For 2023 entry, our typical IB offer is 36.

BTEC

  • We welcome applications from students taking BTECs alongside one or two A levels

Scottish Advanced Highers

  • AA in two Advanced Highers

French Baccalaureate

  • 15 points overall

German Abitur

  • Abitur with 1.4 overall

Spanish Bachillerato

  • 9 out of 10 in the Spanish Bachillerato

Singaporean H2s

  • AAA in three Singapore H2 Level subjects (excluding General Paper and Knowledge and Enquiry)

Please note, we do not make offers based on UCAS tariff points or Extended Projects.

International students

We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications. Find out more about international entry requirements.

You will need to meet our English Language requirements. Our course currently falls under Band B, however will be updated to Brand C in 2025.

Subject requirements

There are no specific subject requirements for this course. For the BA (Hons) Liberal Arts, you will choose a route or a pathway at the end of your first year. We do not require specific subjects for individual pathways.

Contextual data and differential offers

Warwick may make differential offers to students in a number of circumstances. These include students participating in the Realising Opportunities programme, or who meet two of the contextual data criteria. Differential offers will be one or two grades below Warwick’s standard offer (to a minimum of BBB).

A level

For Liberal Arts we will make differential offers to students in a number of circumstances at ABB, plus grade C/grade 4 in English and Mathematics at GCSE.

IB

For 2023 entry, in Liberal Arts we will make differential offers to students in a number of circumstances at 32 points to include English and Mathematics.

Warwick International Foundation Programme (IFP)

All students who successfully complete the Warwick IFP and apply to Warwick through UCAS will receive a guaranteed conditional offer for a related undergraduate programme (selected courses only).

Find out more about standard offers and conditions for the IFP.

For the following IFP streams we will issue a guaranteed offer for the Liberal Arts degree:

  • Business Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Science
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Law and Politics

Taking a gap year

Applications for deferred entry welcomed.

Returning students

We welcome applications from individuals who are returning to study. There are no set entry requirements (although evidence of recent academic study is likely to be an advantage). Each application will be considered individually against the entry criteria for the chosen course. If you have any queries about this, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Team.

Applying to study

UCAS personal statement

We will carefully consider your UCAS personal statement during the application process. We are keen to hear about your interest in interdisciplinary learning and your academic or personal experiences and ambitions.

Second personal statement

We are no longer asking for a second personal statement.

Interviews

We do not typically interview applicants. Offers are usually made based on your UCAS form which includes predicted and actual grades, your personal statement, and school reference.