European Studies (French pathway) with a year abroad - Entry Requirements
UK applicants
Subject requirements
Required subjects:
A-level (or equivalent) grade B in French, except for those applying to study the Ab Initio (language beginners or intermediate) pathway.
Preferred subjects:
No preferred subjects
A-Levels
Required grades: ABB
There is no required subject for the Ab Initio pathway. Must include grade B in French for the standard pathway. Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process.
Contextual A-Level Information
Required grades: BBC
There is no required subject for the Ab Initio pathway. Must include grade B in French for the standard pathway. Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
33 points overall or an aggregate score of 16 from three Higher Levels.
There is no required subject for the Ab Initio pathway. Must include grade 5 in Higher Level French for the standard pathway. The total point score of 33 includes TOK/EE.
Contextual International Baccalaureate information:
31 points overall or an aggregate score of 14 from three Higher Levels. There is no required subject for the Ab Initio pathway. Must include grade 5 in Higher Level French for the standard pathway. The total point score of 31 includes TOK/EE.
Alternative accepted qualifications
Standard requirements
The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 30 credits must be from units awarded at Distinction, with 15 at Merit. The Access to Higher Education Diploma should be in a relevant subject - Humanities, or similar - to be considered. There is no required subject for the Ab Initio pathway. Must meet the French language subject requirement for the standard pathway.
Contextual requirements
The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 30 credits must be from units awarded at Distinction, with 9 at Merit, and 6 at Pass. The Access to Higher Education Diploma should be in a relevant subject - Humanities, or similar - to be considered. There is no required subject for the Ab Initio pathway. Must meet the French language subject requirement for the standard pathway.
International applicants
Equivalent International qualifications
Please note
Course specific subject requirements are indicated in subject requirements above
English language requirements
English language band: B
Help for international applicants
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Other requirements
Alternative ways of meeting the French subject requirement
If you do not have the required academic study of French, we are able to accept pass at B2 in the DELF (French Studies Diploma) and DALF (Advanced French Studies Diploma), issued by the French Ministry of Education, as evidence of proficiency in French. You should ensure that this is clearly listed on your application if you have completed, or will be completing, one of these qualifications.
We are also able to waive the language requirement for applicants who have completed their schooling or a higher qualification (e.g. degree) in an institution which teaches in French.
If you are not studying the required language, you will be considered for the Ab Initio (language beginners) pathway.
Selection process
Contextual consideration
We make contextual offers for this programme, which can be found in the entry requirements. As part of the assessment process, we take into account contextual information to gain a more complete picture of each application. More information can be found on the Contextualised admissions website.
Deferrals
Applications can be submitted for deferred entry by choosing the appropriate year of entry on the UCAS application.
If your circumstances change and, therefore, you need to request a deferral after an offer has been made, then we can generally permit these for this programme. However, each deferral request will be considered on a case-by-case basis and we reserve the right to decline any post-offer deferral request. Requests should be submitted via a message on King’s Apply with an explanation of the reason for making the request.
Please note, second deferral requests will only be considered where the request is due to extreme unforeseen extenuating circumstances, for example, health reasons. We are unable to permit deferral requests that go beyond two years and you would need to apply again. This is with the exception of deferrals which are due to military/national service.
Foundation courses
Applicants studying Foundation Year programmes in the UK are welcome to apply for this programme. Foundation programmes from other universities and further education providers in the UK are considered on a case-by-case basis. Whether or not we can consider a particular foundation year as suitable for study at King's depends on the content of the syllabus and modules studied. In the past we have accepted foundation programmes from a number of other institutions.
We are unable to accept Foundation programmes that are integrated as part of a main degree at another institution. These may be called Year 0 or Integrated Foundations. We are also unable to accept non-UK Foundation courses.
Once you have submitted an application, the Admissions Office may contact you via King's Apply to ask for further details on your qualification, such as a list of modules and course specifications.
The King's International Foundation Programme has guaranteed pathways available for progression onto our King's undergraduate degree programmes, and information can be found on the website.
Graduates
Our general entry requirements are based on A-level or equivalent. However, where an applicant is completing/has completed a degree, we are able to consider the degree study as part of the assessment of the application.
Generally, we would consider a minimum of a UK Bachelor degree with a 2:1 grade profile (or overseas equivalent) as meeting the entry requirements for our undergraduate degrees. However, those who have achieved/are predicted a high 2:1 or a First may be considered more competitive.
Where a programme has subject requirements, these will still need to have been met. If you have not met the subject requirements via A-level (or equivalent) then we may be able to consider the content within your degree. We would be looking for significant study of the subjects across the degree programme with a 2:1 or above grading on those modules.
Once you have submitted an application, the Admissions Office may contact you via King's Apply to ask for further details on your degree study.
Personal Statement
Your personal statement is one of the many factors in the overall assessment of your application, and is your opportunity to introduce yourself to the university and inform us of your commitment to the programme and how the programme fits into your career plans, as well as any work experience or extracurricular activities you have done.
Resits
We are able to consider applicants who have retaken or are retaking their qualifications.
Transfers
Transfers into this programme are not permitted.
Key Information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-Levels:
ABB
Duration:
Four years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
22 November 2025