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Entry Requirements
An approved high school
diploma is usually acceptable for satisfying the entrance requirements for
admission to a Bachelor’s degree program. This is referred to as an
“undergraduate” degree course: courses above this level are referred to as
“postgraduate” courses. However, unfortunately, the High School Diploma from
most of the countries will not satisfy the requirements. In addition to their
qualification from school, students will be expected to complete a University
Foundation Program, which is a one year course. In addition, they must have a
good command of spoken and written English as all the courses are conducted in
English; it will be advisable to study for and take the British Council’s IELTS
test and try to achieve an overall score of 6.5 or at least 6.00. Students who
are over 23 years of age could be considered without the Foundation course; if
they pass the IELTS test and have relevant professional experience.
It should, however, be
mentioned that for highly competitive courses such as medicine and admission to
top rated institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge, A-Level passes at high
grades in 3 relevant subjects, will be required. This is same as the
qualification obtained by British students at the age of 18 or 19 at high
school.
To be considered for
admission to a Masters program, students must have graduated from a recognised university in their country and obtained a good overall mark. For
acceptance to competitive courses and better known institutions such as Oxford,
Cambridge, UCL, LSE, KCL, Warwick, students will be expected to graduate with
marks such as 8 out of 10, or 80 out of 100 or a GPA of over 3.00 out of 4.00.
A good knowledge of English will also be required with an IELTS score of 6.5.
For courses with a vocational orientation such as the MBA professional working
experience is required: many universities require at least 3 years working
experience at managerial level after graduation.
To be considered for place
on a PhD course, students will be expected to have completed a Masters degree
and to have some knowledge of how research is conducted. They must also have a
good idea of the topic of their research. The University that has accepted them
will assist them in determining the final title of their topic but will not
choose the topic for them. A good score in IELTS will be required with an
overall mark of 6.5 or 7.00 for courses in the social sciences or
Humanities unless the
applicant has previously studied in an English speaking country. An alternative, and
perhaps, simpler route, now exists for students who wish to obtain a business
related undergraduate degree. A professional organisation called the
“Association of Business Executives” offers a Certificate, Diploma and Advanced
Diploma, courses for which can be taken at a number of Colleges in London. A high school
diploma and reasonably good knowledge of English will gain admission to the
Certificate course which can be completed in 6 months:
A further 6 months of study
will lead to the Diploma and a further 6 months to the Advanced Diploma. A
number of UK
universities will accept the Diploma for admission to a Bachelors degree programme
in a business related field with the possibility of students holding the
Advanced Diploma being admitted to the second year of the degree programme.
Additionally, students who are over 25 years of age and have relevant
managerial experience can be considered for admission to the MBA programme
at some UK
universities. Applications for admission
to Bachelors degree courses are not
made direct to the universities but to a central body called the Universities
and Colleges Admissions Service, better known as “UCAS”. (Burada www.ucas.com adresine link koyun)There
is only one application form (online or by post) to complete with a choice of 6
universities or courses. No documents are to be sent with the application but
the university to which the student will study will eventually require evidence
of qualifications such as a transcript and English language certificate. A
reference from a school teacher or someone who knows about the academic ability
of the student will have to be written on the form. When the form is received,
UCAS sends copies to the universities indicated on the form. The universities
then notify the UCAS of their decisions which are, subsequently, conveyed to
the students. The decision could be either an outright rejection or the offer
of a place, which could be firm or conditional. A firm offer is given where the
student has already satisfied all the entry conditions, whereas a conditional
offer signifies that the student has to fulfill certain conditions (e.g. obtain
certain grades/marks in examinations yet to be taken) before being accepted. If
the student has been rejected by all his chosen universities, he can apply
again through “Clearing” which takes place from July to September. In
“Clearing” UCAS puts students, who have received no offers, in touch with
universities which still have vacancies on certain courses
Oxford Vision
will supply the UCAS application form and will assist students through the
Application process, from the choice of courses and institutions to the
final submission of the application.
For admission to Masters Degree courses, students apply
direct to the universities which means that a separate application has to be
made to each of the university in which the student is interested. This is a
time consuming process and careful consideration has to be given to the choice
of course and institutions. A personal statement has to be prepared giving
information about the background of the applicant, why a particular course and
institution was chosen, performance in examinations, any professional
experience, suitability for the course and what contribution the student can
make, non-academic interests, etc The documents that are required to be sent
with the application are: transcript of degree studies, English language
certificate, evidence of work experience and references from two university
teachers.
Oxford Vision will help the student to make the appropriate choice of
course and institution, prepare the personal statement, complete the
application form and keep in close contact with the universities to ensure a
speedy and positive decision.
The completion of an
application form is not sufficient for consideration for admission to a PhD programme. Applicants must
also prepare a good c.v. and write a research proposal. At this level, students
will be expected to have already given careful consideration as to what they
want to do and the topic of their research. It is not sufficient to say” I want
to do a PhD in Psychology/sociology/media”. The student, through his background
reading, must already have some idea of the topic of his research. The research
proposal should indicate the reason for choosing a particular topic, how the
research is to be conducted and the method to be used, the sources available,
work already completed in the field and how the research will make an original
contribution to knowledge in the subject: it should include a bibliography
showing the books that have been consulted in the preparation of the proposal.
Three to five pages of typed A4 sheets should be sufficient. The documents that
are required to be sent with the application are: transcripts of degree
studies, English language certificate, evidence of any relevant work
experience, a C.V. and two academic references.
Oxford Vision
will assist in the choice of topics and institutions and in the preparation of
the research proposal.
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