An increasingly important route to university is via Access courses, which are taught at Lampeter in the Department of Continuing Education. Two access modules are available in Archaeology together with modules in English, Geography, Welsh Studies, Classics, Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Art History, Psychology and Religious Studies. Many students come to Access without formal qualifications having left school without GCSEs or O Levels.
Students learn essay writing, exam techniques, library skills and seminar presentation.
For the benefit of those with families the access programme follows school hours and school holidays.