King's College London

Natural Sciences - Entry Requirements

UK applicants

Subject requirements

Required subjects:

A-level (or equivalent) grade A in Mathematics and grade A in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Computer Science

Preferred subjects:

Not specified

A-Levels

Required grades: AAA

Must include grade A in Mathematics and grade A in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Computer Science. Notes: 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:

AAC Must include grade A in Mathematics and grade A in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science. 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. Notes: 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.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

36 points overall or an aggregate score of 18 from three Higher Levels

Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Mathematics and grade 6 in Higher Level in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Computer Science. Notes: The total point score of 36 includes TOK/EE. IB students studying the new Mathematics curriculum would be required to study Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches at Higher Level to meet the Mathematics subject requirement for this programme.

Contextual International Baccalaureate information:

33 points overall or an aggregate score of 16 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Mathematics and grade 6 in Higher Level in one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Computer Science. Notes: The total point score of 33 includes TOK/EE. IB students studying the new Mathematics curriculum would be required to study Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches at Higher Level to meet the Mathematics subject requirement for this programme.

Alternative accepted qualifications

Qualifications

Standard requirements

Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 36 credits must be from units awarded at Distinction, with 9 at Merit. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must include at least 15 Level 3 credits in Mathematics awarded at Distinction and 15 Level 3 credits in Science awarded at Distinction. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be in a relevant subject - Engineering, Mathematics, Science - to be considered.

Contextual A-Level Information

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 must include at least 15 Level 3 credits in Mathematics awarded at Distinction and 15 Level 3 credits in Science awarded at Distinction. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be in a relevant subject - Engineering, Mathematics, Science - to be considered.

International applicants

Equivalent International qualifications

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Please note

Course specific subject requirements are indicated in subject requirements above

English language requirements

English language band: D

Selection process

The following are not required for entry, but you may find these useful further preparation for this degree:

Study of mathematical mechanics and statistics.
We also strongly encourage you to extend your mathematical interests by studying for the Advanced Extension Award (AEA Mathematics) or Sixth Term Examination Programme (STEP).

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 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 subject 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

We are able to consider applications for transfer into Year 2 of this programme. Please see our Transferring to King’s website for more information.