Mechanical Engineering Foundation Course

Entry Requirements:

• For students who have completed a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels:
• We will also consider these students.

Specific Entry Requirements by Country:

• Algeria:
• Average of 14/20 in the Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire (School Certificate) with 14/20 in Mathematics for the Engineering and Physical Sciences pathway.
• Argentina:
• Australia:
• Completion of grade 12.
• Austria:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• We may accept your English language grade from the Austrian Matura/Reifeprüfung if you achieved 2/5 (gut) in English (both written and oral examinations).
Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
• Azerbaijan:
• Bahrain:
• Holders of the Al-Thanawiyan (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) with an overall average of 85% or above will be considered for entry.
• Bangladesh:
• Successful completion of High School Certificate with grade a verage of 75% in the Higher Secondary Certificate.
• Botswana:
• Brazil:
• A score of at least 8/10 in the Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio (also known as: Certificado de Ensino Médio).
• Brunei:
• Applicants who possess high school leaving qualifications equivalent to UK ‘A’ levels will not normally be considered eligible for the foundation.
• Bulgaria:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Cameroon:
• Cameroon has two systems of education, one based on the British model, the other on the French - as long as a student has studied under the British system, they will be exempt from the standard international English requirements with the following grades:
• For Postgraduate programmes, Cameroonian nationals with a degree that was completed in English from Cameroon or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
• Canada:
• Chile:
• China:
• Holders of the Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate, with an average of at least a B or 80%, will be considered for Foundation Pathways.
For the Engineering and Physical Science Pathway at least a B or 80% is also required in Mathematics. Students completing Senior Secondary School at Year two should present a transcript of results and a letter from the school confirming completion of Senior Secondary School. Students completing Senior Secondary School at Year three should present a transcript of results and the Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate.
• Colombia:
• Costa Rica:
To include 80% in Mathematics for the Engineering & Physical Sciences Pathway.
• Croatia:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Cuba:
• Cyprus:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Czech Republic:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Denmark:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• We may accept your English language grade from the Danish Studentereksamen if you achieved 10 in English.
Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
• Ecuador:
To include 16/20 in Mathematics for the Engineering & Physical Sciences Pathway.
• Egypt:
• Holders of the Thanawiyan with an overall score of 85% will be considered for entry.
• Estonia:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Ethiopia:
• Finland:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• We may accept your English language grade from the Finnish Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen if you achieved 5 (magna cum laude approbatur) in English.
Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
• France:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• We may accept your English language grade from the French Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement du Second Degré if you achieved 14 (bien) or above.
Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
• Germany:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• We may also accept your English language grade from the German Abitur if you achieved 10 (gut) in English (taken as an achievement/main/ intensive course.
Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
• Ghana:
• For Postgraduate programmes, Ghanaian nationals with a degree from Ghana or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
• Greece:
• Bachillerato
• Guatemala:
• Hong Kong:
• For entry into the Foundation Pathways, we require the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE), with 4 subjects at grades 3,3,3,3 (excluding Chinese and Liberal Studies) or 3,3,3,3,3 from any subject.
For our Engineering and Physical Sciences pathway subjects must include a minimum grade 3 in compulsory Mathematics. Students who have completed Form 5 with a minimum overall score of 60% will also be considered.
• Hungary:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• India:
All other state boards require 70% overall.
• To apply for a Biology based degree you will need to have a least 65% in Biology from ICSE, CBSE, West Bengal State Boards.
• Applicants with appropriate grades in Standard XII English (English Core/English Elective/Functional English in CBSE) do not require additional SELT qualifications.
• Indonesia:
• A good score in the Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA/SMU)
• Iran:
• Holders of the Diplom-Metevaseth (National High School Diploma) with an overall score of 16/20 or above will be considered for entry.
• Iraq:
• Holders of the Sixth Form Baccalaureate/Iraqi high school leaving certificate with an overall average of 85% or above will be considered for entry.
• Israel:
• Italy:
• Ivory Coast:
• Applicants who possess high school leaving qualifications equivalent to UK ‘A’ levels will not normally be considered eligible for the foundation.
• Jamaica:
• We will consider students who have obtained an average of 4/5 GPA in the Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Senior High School Leaving Certificate), to include 4/5 in Mathematics for our Engineering and Physical Sciences pathway.
• Japan:
• Holders of the Tawjihi with an overall score of 85% of above will be considered for entry.
• Jordan:
• Kazakhstan:
• 65% or B grade average in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) to include grade B in Mathematics for our Engineering and Physical Sciences pathway.
• For Postgraduate programmes, Kenyan nationals with a degree from Kenya or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
• Kenya:
• Holders of the Shahadat-al-thanwiia-al-a’ama with an overall score of 85% or above will be considered for entry.
• Kuwait:
• Latvia:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Lebanon:
• Holders of the Baccalauréat General (School Certificate) with an overall score of 14/20 will be considered for entry.
• Libya:
• Lithuania:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Luxembourg:
• In addition to the standard qualifications that we accept as proof of English language proficiency, the University accepts the following as proof of English language for students from Luxembourg:6/10 in English Language I in the European Baccalaureate; or8/10 in English Language II in the European Baccalaureat
• We may also accept your English language grade from the Luxembourgish Examen de Fin d'Études Secondaires 45 (bien) in English.
Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
• Malawi:
• Average grade of 3 in the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) to include grade 3 in Mathematics for the Engineering and Physical Sciences pathway.
• Malaysia:
• 1 year of study of STPM with grades of 'good' may also be considered.
Also SPM with B average.
• SPM 1119 or GCSE/IGCSE minimum grade C may be accepted for a range of programmes with a four year validity period.
• Mali:
• Malta:
• Applicants with a GCSE English grade 4/C equivalent or a degree from the University of Malta are exempt from taking an English proficiency test.
• Applicants who possess high school leaving qualifications equivalent to UK A Levels will not normally be considered eligible for the Foundation Pathways.
• Mauritius:
• For Postgraduate programmes Mauritian nationals with a degree from Mauritius or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
• Mexico:
• Morocco:
• Holders of the Diplôme du Baccalauréat / Diplôme du Baccalauréat Technique (School Certificates) with an overall score of 14/20 will be considered for entry.
• Mozambique:
• Nepal:
Holders of the School Leaving Certificate (Grade XI &XII) from the National Examinations Board (NEB), with an overall score of 70% or above will be considered for entry to one of the Birmingham International Academy foundation pathways.
• Netherlands:
• We may accept your English language grade from the Dutch Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) diploma if you achieved 8 (good) in English.
Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
• Nigeria:
• For Postgraduate programmes, Nigerian nationals with a degree from Nigeria or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
• Norway:
• We may accept your English language grade from the Norwegian Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole if you achieved 3 in English.
Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
• Oman:
• Holders of the Thanawiyan with an overall average of 85% or above will be considered for entry.
• Pakistan:
• The University will consider students with a Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) (also called Intermediate Certificate), with at least grade B or 70%, to include grade B or 70% in Mathematics for our Engineering and Physical Sciences pathway.
• Palestinian Territories:
• Paraguay:
• Peru:
• Poland:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Portugal:
• Qatar:
• Holders of the Qatar Secondary School Certificate with a Grade B or above will be considered for entry.
Holders of the Thanawiyan Mustaqala (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) with an overall average of 85% or above will be considered for entry.
• Romania:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Russia:
• Rwanda:
• Saudi Arabia:
• Holders of the Thanawiyah with an overall average of 85% or above will be considered for entry.
• Senegal:
• Baccalauréat with minimum of 14/20 (Bien) to include 14/20 in Mathematics for the Engineering and Physical Sciences pathway.
• Sierra Leone:
• For Postgraduate programmes, Sierra Leonean nationals with a degree from Sierra Leone or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
• Singapore:
• A-Levels BBB.
For Engineering and Physical Sciences Pathway this should include grade B in Mathematics and for the Medical, Life and Geo Sciences Pathway this should include grade B in Biology.
• Or
• Slovakia:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• Slovenia:
• Completion of a high school qualification that is below the equivalent standard of UK A levels.
• South Africa:
• Applicants who possess high school leaving qualifications equivalent to UK A Levels will not normally be considered eligible for one of our Foundation Pathways.
• For Postgraduate programmes, South African nationals with a degree from South Africa or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
• South Korea:
• Spain:
We will also consider students who have completed qualifications that would normally lead to