Qualifications explained

UCAS tariff points and how they work

The UCAS Tariff is a points system used to report achievement for entry to higher education (HE) in a numerical format. It establishes agreed comparability between different types of qualifications and provides comparisons between applicants with different types and volumes of achievement.

The Tariff works in the following ways:
• Points can be aggregated from the different qualifications included in the Tariff.
• There is no ceiling to the number of points which can be accumulated.
• There is no double counting - applicants cannot count the same or similar qualifications twice.
• Achievement at a lower level will be subsumed into the higher level, ie, AS points will be subsumed into the A level points for the same subject. The same principle applies to Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers, VCE A levels and Double Awards, Functional Skills and Music awards at different levels or grades.
• All certificated Functional Skills in Application of Number, Communication and ICT will attract points whether achieved through proxy or not.

As a rough guide, the table below outlines the value of different types of qualification. For full and up-to-date details of individual qualification tariff points please visit:

http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/

 

National Award	National Certificate	National Diploma	Art Foundation	Tariff Points	GCE A level	GCE AS level
		D/D/D		360
		D/D/M		320
			D	285
		D/M/M		280
	D/D	M/M/M		240
			M	225
	D/M	M/M/P		200
			P	165
	M/M	M/P/P		160
D	M/P	P/P/P		120	A
				100	B
M	P/P			80	C
				60	D	A
				50		B
P				40	E	C
				30		D
				20		E

D=Distinction, M=Merit, P=Pass

Notes:

• You cannot count the same subject at both AS and A level.
• Functional Skills carry 20 points per skill at level 3.
• Early Years National Diploma has extra points as the practical grades are equivalent to a fourth A level.
  

 

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