Pre-Entry Information
*Important message for all new students*
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Pre-Entry Information
Milton Keynes College offers a wide range of courses, both academic and vocational, for students of all abilities.
Whether you have no formal qualifications, expect to achieve ‘A' Grades in your GCSEs, are a mature student wishing to return to formal study, there is a place for you at Milton Keynes College.
Our aim is to ensure you are on the right course and can learn and succeed. We want to support you to achieve your goals. To this end we wish to ensure you are placed on the right level of programme and we have well developed admissions processes to support this. As part of these the College operates a points based system to guide students to the appropriate level of study. However, many courses also have specific subject and grade requirements and details of these may be found via the course finder search.
To ascertain the number of points you hold please see the chart below:
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GCSE
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A*/A
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5 points
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B
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4 points
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C
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3 points
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D
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2 points
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E
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0 points
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BTEC First Diploma - equivalent to 4 GCSEs
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Pass
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12 points
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Merit
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16 points
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Distinction
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20 points
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BTEC First Certificate - equivalent to 2 GCSEs
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Pass
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6 points
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Merit
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8 points
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Distinction
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10 points
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Indicative Standard Entry Requirements
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Entry and Level 1 programmes
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0 - 3 points
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Level 2 programmes
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4- 10 points
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Level 3 Programmes
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11+ points
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If you are a mature applicant who does not hold the standard entry criteria for the course you are interested, please do apply and we will help you to find the most suitable course for you.
Remember whether you have no qualifications or some, there is a place for you to achieve your goals at Milton Keynes College.
For more information on what to expect from College, please see our College Information Booklet.