Admission requirements
Below is a summary of the requirements for each course. See here for a b/w version of this table.
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| Course | Entrance requirements (at A-level or equivalent) | Subject choices | Test | Written work |
| Archaeology and Anthropology | AAA | Combination of arts and science subjects | Two pieces | |
| Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular) | A*AA with A* in Mathematics or a science | Chemistry and another science or Mathematics Mathematics Biology (beyond GCSE or equivalent) | ||
| Biology | A*AA (with the A* in a science or Mathematics) | Biology or Human Biology Another science or Mathematics | ||
| Biomedical Sciences | A*AA excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies | Two from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics | BMAT | |
| Chemistry | A*A*A (with both A*s in science subjects and/or Mathematics) | Chemistry and Mathematics Another science or Further Mathematics | TSA: section 1 | |
| Classical Archaeology and Ancient History | AAA | A classical language, Classical Civilisation or Ancient History | Two pieces | |
| Classics | AAA (in Latin and Greek if taken) | Latin and/or Greek (for Course I only) | CAT | Two pieces |
| Classics and English | AAA (in Latin and Greek if taken) | Latin and/or Greek (for Course I only), English Literature or English Language and Literature | CAT | Two pieces |
| ELAT | ||||
| Classics and Modern Languages | AAA (in Latin and Greek if taken) | Latin and/or Greek (for Course I only), and a modern language (depending on course choice) | CAT | Two/four pieces |
| MLAT | ||||
| Classics and Oriental Studies | AAA (with As in Latin and Greek if taken) | Latin and/or Greek | CAT | Two pieces |
| OLAT | ||||
| Computer Science | A*AA with the A* in Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Computing/Computer Science | Mathematics Further Mathematics | MAT | |
| Computer Science and Philosophy | A*AA with the A* in Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Computing/Computer Science | Mathematics Further Mathematics | MAT | |
| Earth Sciences (Geology) | A*AA/AAAA | Mathematics, plus Chemistry or Physics Chemistry or Physics Biology, Geology, Further Mathematics | ||
| Economics and Management | A*AA (with Mathematics at A or A*) | Mathematics | TSA | |
| Engineering Science | A*A*A (with the A*s in Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Physics.) | Mathematics and Physics Mathematics Mechanics modules Further Mathematics | PAT | |
| English Language and Literature | AAA | English Literature or English Language and Literature A language, History | ELAT | One piece |
| English and Modern Languages | AAA | A modern language (depending on course choice) and English Literature or English Language and Literature | ELAT | One/three pieces |
| MLAT | ||||
| European and Middle Eastern Languages | AAA | A modern language (depending on course choice) | MLAT | Two pieces |
| OLAT | ||||
| Fine Art | AAA | Art | Portfolio | |
| Geography | A*AA | Geography | ||
| History | AAA | History | HAT | One piece |
| History (Ancient and Modern) | AAA | History A classical language, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History | HAT | One piece |
| History and Economics | AAA | History, Mathematics | HAT | One piece (History) |
| TSA: section 1 | ||||
| History and English | AAA | English Literature or English Language and Literature History | HAT | Three pieces |
| History and Modern Languages | AAA | A modern language (depending on course choice) History | HAT | One/three pieces |
| MLAT | ||||
| History and Politics | AAA | History Sociology, Politics, Government and Politics | HAT | One piece (History) |
| History of Art | AAA | A subject involving essay writing History of Art, Fine Art, History, English, a language | One piece, one response | |
| Human Sciences | AAA | Biology, Mathematics | TSA |
| Course | Entrance requirements (at A-level or equivalent) | Subject choices | Test | Written work |
| Law (Jurisprudence) | AAA | A subject involving essay writing | LNAT | |
| Law with Law Studies in Europe | AAA | A relevant modern language (not required for European Law) A subject involving essay writing | LNAT | |
| Materials Science | A*AA (with the A* in Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry) | Mathematics and Physics Chemistry Further Mathematics, Design and Technology (Resistant Materials) | PAT | |
| Mathematics | A*A*A with the A*s in Mathematics and Further Mathematics if taken | Mathematics Further Mathematics | MAT | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | A*AA (with A*A in Mathematics and Further Mathematics (FM) or A* in Mathematics if FM is not taken) | Mathematics Further Mathematics | MAT | |
| Mathematics and Philosophy | A*A*A with the A*s in Mathematics and Further Mathematics if taken | Mathematics Further Mathematics | MAT | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | A*A*A with the A*s in Mathematics and Further Mathematics if taken | Mathematics Further Mathematics | MAT | |
| Medicine | A*AA (excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies and at least an A in both Chemistry and one or more of Biology, Physics or Mathematics) | Chemistry with either Mathematics or Biology or Physics | BMAT | |
| Modern Languages | AAA | One or more modern languages (depending on course choice) | MLAT | Two/three pieces |
| Modern Languages and Linguistics | AAA | A modern language (depending on course choice) English Language, Mathematics, a science or any other language | MLAT | One/three pieces |
| Music | AAA | Music ABRSM Grade V keyboard ability or above | Two pieces | |
| Oriental Studies | AAA | A language | OLAT for some options | Two pieces |
| Philosophy and Modern Languages | AAA | A modern language (depending on course choice) | MLAT (including a Philosophy test) | One/two pieces |
| Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) | AAA | Mathematics, History | TSA | |
| Philosophy and Theology | AAA | A subject involving essay writing | Philosophy test | One piece |
| Physics | A*AA (with the A* in Physics, Mathematics or Further Mathematics) | Physics and Mathematics Mathematics Mechanics modules Further Mathematics | PAT | |
| Physics and Philosophy | A*AA (with the A*in Physics, Mathematics or Further Mathematics) | Physics and Mathematics Mathematics Mechanics modules An arts subject and Further Mathematics | PAT | |
| Psychology (Experimental) | A*AA | One or more science subjects (including Psychology) or Mathematics | TSA | |
| Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics | A*AA | For Psychology: one or more science subjects (including Psychology) or Mathematics For Linguistics: English Language, Mathematics, a science or any other language | TSA | |
| MLAT (Linguistics only) | ||||
| Religion and Oriental Studies | AAA | A subject involving essay writing, a language | OLAT (Judaism and Islam only) | One piece |
| Theology and Religion | AAA | A subject involving essay writing | One piece |
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