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Entry requirements for United States of America

Entry requirements for United States of America

Undergraduate

How to apply

Details on how to apply for undergraduate courses

How to apply

Students who have successfully completed A-Levels or the International Baccalaureate will be considered for direct entry onto our undergraduate degrees. We may also consider recognised Foundation qualifications. For individual grade requirements for particular degree programmes please refer to the undergraduate study section of this website.

We also consider students from the USA with the following qualifications:

  • US High School Diploma (HSD)

This is Queen Mary’s equivalency table for GCE A-Levels and the HSD:

A*AA AAA AAB ABB BBB BBC

Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND 3 or 4 AP
examinations at scores of 5,5,5 or if students apply with 4 APs, scores of 5,5,5,4

Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND 3 or 4 AP
examinations at scores of 5,5,5 or if students apply with 4 APs, scores of 5,5,4,4

Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND
3 AP examinations with scores of 4 or better, including at least two at grade 5 in different subjects (5,5,4)
Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND 3 AP examinations with scores of 4 or better, including at least one at grade 5 in different subjects. (5,4,4) Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND
a combination of 3 AP examinations at scores of 4 or better in different subjects. (4,4,4)
Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND
a combination of 3 AP examinations at scores of 3 or better including at least two scores of 4 in different subjects. (4,4,3)

This is Queen Mary's equivalency table for GCE A-levels and HSD in combination with APs, Dual Enrolment courses and Honour courses (where the applicant has taken fewer than 3 AP exams):

A*A*A equivalent A*AA equivalent AAA equivalent AAB equivalent ABB equivalent BBB equivalent BBC equivalent  BCC equivalent

completion of the HSD with GPA3.3

AND

a combination of at least 4 different subjects from APs/dual enrolment courses/honours courses at AP Grade 5 or above, or equivalent.

Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 

AND

a combination of at least 3 different subjects from APs/dual enrolment courses/honours courses in line with the grade requirements in the table below.

N/A

Acceptable combinations for APs/dual enrolment/honours courses

Where APs are present, these must be included in the combination of qualifications presented. Please note, if you do have three advanced placement scores which do not meet the exams scores required, Queen Mary will not be able to consider your application for direct entry via the required scores in dual enrolment/honours courses.

We can accept a combination of APs, Dual Enrolment and Honors courses, though we expect at least 1 AP or Dual Enrolment course to be included in each application (we cannot consider all three subjects from Honors courses alone). Please also note that where specific subjects are required, these must be met with the relevant AP exam and we cannot consider Dual Enrolment courses or Honors courses.

Grade requirements for APs/dual enrolment/honours courses(indicative only-actual equivalency levels may vary by institution)

A level AP Exam Result

Dual Enrolment

Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case

Dual Enrolment%

Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case

Dual Enrolment(4.0 scale)

Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case

Honors Course

Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case

Honours Course%

Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case

A* 5 A 95 - 100 3.5 - 4.0  A 95 - 100
A 5 A 90 - 95 3.5 - 4.0 A 90 - 95
B 4 B 80 - 90 2.8 - 3.4 B 80 - 90
C 3 C 70 - 80 2.0 - 2.7 C 70 - 80
D            
E            

Where programmes have compulsory subject requirements, acceptable APs are listed below. Please refer to the Coursefinder for subject requirements.

Please note, actual offers may differ slightly.

School          
School of Engineering and Materials Science

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics

Chemistry

   
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics
Computer Science A    
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

Biology

Chemistry

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

 

Physics 1: Algebra-Based

Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics

Psychology
School of Mathematical Sciences

Calculus AB

Calculus BC
   

 

 
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences - Physics

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics
     
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences - Chemistry Chemistry        
School of Economics and Finance

Calculus AB

Calculus BC
       
School of Geography – Environmental Science

Precalculus

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Statistics

Physics 1: Algebra-Based

Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics

Biology

Chemistry

Psychology

Human Geography

Environmental Science
 
School of the Arts - English programmes

English Language and Composition

 

English Literature and Composition

       

APs must be externally examined by CollegeBoard, we will not accept AP classes towards meeting the entry requirements.

AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics can be considered as separate APs.

AP European History, AP US History and AP World History: Modern will be considered as separate APs.

AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC can be considered as separate APs, Calculus AB subscore will not be considered as a separate AP.

AP Capstone Seminar and AP Capstone Research are not accepted.

Undergraduate Medicine and Dentistry Admissions

For more detailed information on Medicine and Dentistry requirements and how to apply please refer to the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry section of our website. Please note that the US High School Diploma is accepted for our MBBS programme delivered in the Republic of Malta.

How to apply

Details on how to apply for postgraduate courses

How to apply

Postgraduate

We normally consider the following qualifications for entry to our postgraduate taught programmes: Bachelor Degree from a recognised institution.

UK 1st class degree: GPA 3.7 out of 4.0
UK 2:1 degree: GPA 3.2 out of 4.0
UK 2:2 degree: GPA 2.5 out of 4.0

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