Applying

Entry requirements

UK and EU applicants for entry in 2012 who fulfill our entry requirements will not receive decisions on their applications until AFTER the January application deadline. This means that all applications are considered in the fairest possible way. 

Applications will be assessed as they arrive so that decisions can be processed very quickly after the deadline.

Applicants who recieve an offer after January will be invited to a UCAS Visit Day in February or March.

Standard offers for entry in 2012/13 will be as follows:

UK and EU students

• 3 'A' levels at A*AA-AAA grades (or A*ABB-AABB if taking 4 subjects). Not including General Studies.

Some alternative qualifications

• International Baccalaureate 36-38
• Abitur 1.3
• European Baccalaureate 85%
• French Baccalaureate 15
• Apolytirion 18 + 2 'A' levels

International students

• 3 'A' levels at AAB grades (or ABBB if taking 4 subjects). Not including General Studies
• International Baccalaureate 34
• CBSE/ICSE 85%
• Foundation courses 70%

Plus language qualifications (exemptions, at the discretion of the School: those who have at least a B in English GCSE or equivalent or those whose medium of instruction throughout their secondary school education has been English): IELTS of 7 overall, including 7 in Reading and Writing and no less than 6 in Listening and Speaking. Alternatively, TOEFL IBT of 100.

Subject combinations

• The A* grade, if asked for, can be obtained in any subject.
• A-level economics is not required for any course.
• BSc Economics and Econometrics requires A-level mathematics.
• For all other Economics courses, our 'preferred' subject is Mathematics but offers can still be made to some without it.
• A-level General Studies is not considered for entry purposes.
• Grade A in Maths GCSE is essential if you are not taking Maths AS or A2.

Widening Participation (WP) Strategy

To encourage applications from socially or economically disadvantaged backgrounds, WP status is one of a wide variety of  factors that we take into account when evaluating the quality and potential of applicants.  Widening Participation aims to broaden the range of students who attend university.  WP status is assigned centrally by the University and is based on a range of social, educational and economic indicators. The School’s policy is that applications eligible for WP status may receive a lower offer, normally AAA/AABB. WP status does not guarantee that an offer will be made, or that it will be made at AAA if an offer is made, but is one of a wide variety of factors that we use in the admissions process. For further information on the University’s WP strategy see http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/recruitmentandadmissions/aboutus/wideningparticipation/index.aspx