Applicants for Architecture will be asked to bring a portfolio of art work with them. Conditional offers Most offers are made conditional on candidates achieving particular specified grades in their A2-levels. In this document and elsewhere, we say 'A2-level' because that is what the majority of our candidates take. However, we are also very happy to receive applications from those taking other school-leaving qualifications such as Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers, the Irish Leaving Certificate, the International, or European, or French Baccalaureates, and the German Abitur. Students taking these and other qualifications are welcome to write to the Admissions Tutor about the kind of offer that they might receive.
Conditional offers vary according to subject and the individual's particular circumstances.
We do not include General Studies in our offers. In most subjects, no further conditions will be set beyond A2-level grades. We occasionally ask candidates in one or two other subjects to take a STEP paper where we feel that this is in their interests and increases their chances of success. An offer including STEP is not necessarily more demanding than one based on A2-levels alone. Students may also consider taking a STEP paper voluntarily, as a good result in STEP can occasionally allow us to 'reprieve' candidates who have narrowly missed one of their A2-level grades.