Admissions

Entry Requirements

A successful application to our programmes requires the application to be strong in all areas, including:

• Predicted/Current Grades
• Past Academic Record
• School Reference

Optional:

• Test of Mathematics for University Admissions (TMUA) score. Learn more here

A Levels/IB

BTEC

We welcome applications from students taking BTECs alongside two A levels, including A level Mathematics for BSc Economics and BSc Economics and Management. For BA/BSc Economics, Politics and International Studies you will need A*/Grade 8 in GCSE Mathematics.

Contextual Offers

We are supporting the University’s aim to widen participation and fair access and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. We have a contextual admissions policy that recognises the potential to succeed in the context of barriers that students may have encountered. You can find further information on what indicators we are using and why we are using them at the University Webpages

If you meet the University criteria for a contextual offer you will be considered for an offer of up to two grades below the standard Departmental offer as follows:

BSc Economics (L100)

• A Levels: AAB including A in Maths

BSc Economics and Management (LN12)

• A Levels: AAB including A in Maths

BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies (LLD2)

• A Levels: AAB including A*/Grade 8 in GCSE Maths (or B at A Level Maths)

Whether a reduced offer is made will depend on both the contextual characteristics and your prior qualifications (such as subjects studied and grades achieved or predicted).

If you or your school have any questions please email: economics.admissions@warwick.ac.uk

• Please note that the data we will use will come directly from UCAS and you do not need to submit anything additional to the University.

Related points on the criteria is available on the University Admissions webpages.

GCSEs

A strong set of GCSE grades including the majority at A (or 7) and A* (or 8-9). Your GCSE (or equivalent) English Language and Mathematics grades should be no lower than B (or 6). We also consider your overall GCSE subject profile.

International Students

We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.

Find out more about international entry requirements.

Warwick International Foundation Programme (IFP)

All students who are studying on 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.

English Language Requirements

All students will also need to meet our English Language requirements.

Test of Mathematics for University Admissions (TMUA)

Applications to our Economics degrees are primarily assessed based on an applicant’s predicted/current grades and past academic record.

We understand that applicants may also choose to sit the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA). While not a requirement for any of our degree courses, if available, TMUA scores may be considered when determining which applicants receive an offer.

For Economics (L100) and Economics and Management (LN12), applicants who achieve the highest TMUA scores may be eligible for a reduced offer of AAA, including Mathematics.

For Economics Politics and International Studies (LLD2), applicants who achieve the highest TMUA scores may be eligible for a reduced offer of AAA, including A*/Grade 8 in GCSE Maths. The exact TMUA score required for a reduced offer will be determined after all results have been received and will not be published”.

APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT SIT TMUA WILL BE GIVEN FULL CONSIDERATION.

Please note that TMUA is not used in the assessment of applicants who are eligible for a Contextual Offer

For further details including test dates and how to register for TMUA, please see the TMUA at Warwick webpage.

Interviews

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

Personal Statement

All applicants to our Economics degrees need to provide a personal statement. We do not use personal statements in selection, but the circumstances by which they may be used are listed below. Applicants to us are normally applying to many places, so it's still important to spend time to write a good and accurate personal statement.

University Guidance:

The most important aspect of our assessment of applications is your academic performance, including both achieved and predicted grades.

Personal statements are unlikely to be the single most important factor in deciding whether you receive an offer. However, personal statements may be used alongside other factors as an additional way of ensuring you are well prepared for your chosen course. We may use personal statements for the following reasons:

• For applicants returning to study, or with non-standard qualifications, to ensure depth and breadth of subject knowledge and interest.
• To select between similarly qualified applicants, either when you apply or after the results of your qualifications are released.
• For Joint Honours courses, to ensure applicants demonstrate an interest in each of the subjects they are planning to study. For courses with three subjects we expect you to demonstrate an interest in at least two of the three subject areas.
• For courses with interviews (see below), applicants may be asked questions on topics discussed in their personal statement.

Gap Years and Retakes

Gap Years

Applications for deferred entry are welcomed.

Retakes

In a normal year, due to the competitive nature of our courses, unfortunately, retaking subjects during an additional year i.e. spending 3 years on achieving A2s does place applicants at a disadvantage. This is because they will be competing against students who are only taking two years to complete their A Levels. If this is due to mitigating circumstances you will need to ensure that your referee explains why, and you can also complete the Extenuating Circumstances Form A.

Course Transfers

Internal Transfers (Inside the Department of Economics)

We may be able to offer flexibility to our students to transfer between the three undergraduate programmes we offer in the Department of Economics which are:

• BSc Economics
• BSc Economics and Management
• BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies

If you are requesting a transfer from BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies or BSc Economics and Management to BSc Economics, we would need to check you have met the Maths requirements for BSc Economics (A at A Level) and that you haven't previously made an unsuccessful application to this course.

A transfer cannot be requested until you enrol with the University. Once enrolled, you should contact the Undergraduate Office to request a transfer of degree. Please be aware that a course transfer is not guaranteed and depends on a range of factors including cohort, entry requirements and availability of places.

External Transfers (Outside the Department of Economics)

Transfers into the Department of Economics are not guaranteed and are reliant on our student intake at the beginning of the year. It is recommended that you contact the Undergraduate Office at the start of the year to see if the Department is open to transfers.

If you are a student in the Department of Economics thinking of transferring to a degree course outside of the Department of Economics, you will need to contact the Department in question to request this.

Transfers from other Universities

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept any transfers from other Universities into any year of our degree course.

How to Apply

How to Apply

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