BTEC entry requirements

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At King's College London, we will consider Level 3 BTECs for entry for the vast majority of undergraduate courses. However, applicants should be aware for most of our courses (apart from Nursing and Midwifery programmes) it will also be necessary to undertake certain A-levels to ensure that subject specific entry requirements are fully met.

The tables below demonstrate comparable combinations of A-level and BTEC requirements for courses at King's, however please see the course specific pages on our online prospectus for information regarding compulsory subjects for entry.

Combination of A-levels and BTECs

Combination of BTEC and A-levels will be considered for entry. Examples of how entry requirements may be met with BTECs and A-levels are outlined below.

Please be aware that one or two additional A-levels may be required in specific subjects to fully meet the entry requirements, even with an Extended Diploma.

When a subject specific BTEC is required, the applicant must ensure that they have undertaken this to fully meet the entry requirements.

For more information, please refer to the online prospectus.

A*AA

Extended Diploma at grade D*DD with 14 modules at Distinction (additional A-levels may be required to fully meet the subject specific entry criteria)
Diploma at grade D*D with 10 modules at Distinction plus an additional A-level at grade A
Diploma at grade DD with 8 modules at Distinction plus an additional A-level at grade A*
Subsidiary Diploma at grade D* with 5 modules at Distinction plus two additional A-levels at grades AA
Subsidiary Diploma at grade D with 4 modules at Distinction and two additional A-levels at grades A*A

AAA

Extended Diploma with DDD with 13 modules at Distinction (additional A-levels may be required to fully meet the subject specific entry criteria)
Diploma at DD with 8 modules at Distinction with an additional A-level at grade A
Subsidiary Diploma with grade D with 4 modules at Distinction and two additional A-levels at grades AA

AAB

Extended Diploma with DDD with 12 modules at Distinction (additional A-levels may be required to fully meet the subject specific entry criteria)
Diploma at DD with 8 modules at Distinction with an additional A-level at grade B
Diploma at DM with 6 modules at Distinction with an additional A-level at grade A
Subsidiary Diploma at grade D with 4 modules at Distinction and two additional A-levels at grades AB
Subsidiary Diploma at grade M and two additional A-levels at grades AA

ABB

Extended Diploma with DDM with 11 modules at Distinction (additional A-levels may be required to fully meet the subject specific entry criteria)
Diploma at DM with 6 modules at Distinction with an additional A-level at grade B
Diploma at DM with 4 modules at Distinction with an additional A-level at grade A
Subsidiary Diploma at grade D with 4 modules at Distinction and two additional A-levels at grades BB
Subsidiary Diploma at grade M and two additional A-levels at grades AB

BBB

Extended Diploma with DDM with 10 modules at Distinction (additional A-levels may be required to fully meet the subject specific entry criteria)
Diploma at DM with 4 modules at Distinction with an additional A-level at grade B.
Subsidiary Diploma at grade M with 4 modules at Distinction and two additional A-levels at grades BB

Comparable BTEC and A-level requirements

Please note that these apply to Nursing (with Registration) and Midwifery (with Registration) programmes only.

Extended Diploma

Extended diploma
ABB	DDM - 11 modules at Distinction
BBB	DDM - 10 modules at Distinction

Diploma

Diploma
A*A	D*D - 10 modules at Distinction
AA	DD - 8 modules at Distinction
AB	DM - 6 modules at Distinction
BB	DM - 4 modules at Distinction

Subsidiary Diploma/Extended Certificate (2016 onward)

Subsidiary diploma
A*	D* - 5 modules at Distinction
A	D - 4 modules at Distinction
B	M

Further information

For more information, visit the online programme pages for specific information and please contact the King's Admissions Office if you have any further queries.