25 September 2024

We have removed the additional requirements notice on 'Widening Participation Status' for this course from the IB and other UK qualifications sections:

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Additional requirements: Widening Participation Status

Important information

Please note that this course is only available to applicants eligible for Home Fee Status. Find out more about Fee Status.

Following University approval, we have also made changes to the IB typical offer for this course:

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IB typical offer

You will need to complete three subjects at Higher Level and three subjects at Standard Level.

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IB typical offer

You need to complete the full IB Diploma with three subjects at Higher Level and three subjects at Standard Level.

24 September 2024

Following University approval, we have made changes to the general entry requirements for this course:

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General entry requirements

This course is only available to applicants who are eligible for Home Fee Status and meet our Widening Participation criteria. Find out more about Fee StatusLink opens in a new window.

This course is designed for students who would otherwise not be able to meet our standard admissions criteria. You will be considered for direct entry instead if your predicted grades meet the contextual offer level for our main Accounting and Finance degrees.

You must meet one of the Widening Participation criteria below:

1. Having spent time in local-authority care
2. Be a refugee or asylum seeker having either limited leave to remain or are under ‘humanitarian protection’ or have been granted refugee status with indefinite leave to remain
3. Living in a low participation neighbourhood (POLAR 4, quintile 1) or an area which has a high level of deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation, 0-20%).
4. Attending a school where average performance of students achieving 5 A*-C GCSE including English and Mathematics was below the national average and/or attending a school/college with below the national average performance at KS5 and attending a school or college with above national average entitlement/eligibility to Free School Meals.

Please use our contextual indicator checker to check whether you meet criteria 3 or 4 from the above list. Please note that we do not make contextual offers for the Foundation Course. If you are experiencing (or have experienced) other disadvantaging circumstances you may express this in an Extenuating Circumstances form, however we are only able to consider applicants who also meet the Widening Participation criteria above. This must be sent within two weeks of application (excluding holidays).

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General entry requirements

This course is only available to applicants based in the UK who are eligible for Home Fee Status and meet our Widening Participation criteria. You will normally be in Year 13 at the time of applying or have very recently completed your schooling.

This course is designed for students who would otherwise not be able to meet our standard admissions criteria. You will be considered for direct entry instead if your predicted grades meet the contextual offer level for our main WBS degrees.

You must meet one of the Widening Participation criteria below:

1. Be a care experienced applicant who has been a 'looked after child' for at least 3 months.
2. Be an 'estranged student' under the age of 25 who is studying without the support and approval of both of their parents due to a breakdown in their relationship - this might be their birth, step or adoptive parents, and sometimes wider family members.
3. Have been granted refugee status or are under 'humanitarian protection' in the UK. You must have studied A Levels or equivalent qualifications in a UK state school or college.
4. Live in an area which has a high level of deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation, 0-20%).
5. Completed your studies at a school/schools where performance of students was below the national average and eligibility for Free School Meals was higher than average.
6. Were eligible for Free School Meals at some point during the past six years as verified by UCAS.

Please refer to our Contextual Offers pageLink opens in a new window for further information on these criteria.

If you are experiencing (or have experienced) other disadvantaging circumstances you may express this in an Extenuating Circumstances formLink opens in a new window, however we are only able to consider applicants who also meet the Widening Participation criteria above. This must be sent within two weeks of application (excluding holidays).