This page outlines the qualifications we accept from Nigeria, and the general grades you will need. Some courses have different requirements, so check your course page carefully before you apply.

On this page

• Undergraduate courses
• Postgraduate taught courses
• Postgraduate research

Undergraduate courses

Year 1

• A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) at good grades. Please refer to our course pages for the correct UCAS tariff
• Applicants with a West African Senior School Certificate to be considered for entry onto an International Foundation Programme
• Applicants with a NCUK International Foundation Year (IFY) would be considered for entry on to year one of undergraduate programme
• Applicants with a Nigerian Certificate of Education would be considered for entry onto Level 4 undergraduate programmes
• Applicants completing year 1 of a Nigerian Bachelor degree will be considered for entry onto Level 4 undergraduate programmes

Year 2 or Year 3 advanced entry

• Applicants with a Nigerian HND will be considered for entry onto year three of an undergraduate degree

If you do not meet the academic and English entry requirements for direct entry to an undergraduate degree you can consider studying our International Foundation Programme.

For Nigerian applicants, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in English language with a minimum score of C6 is accepted in place of IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in all skills) as evidence of English language proficiency.

Postgraduate taught courses

• Applicants with a Higher Diploma and significant work experience in the relevant programme area to be considered for entry onto programmes at postgraduate level
• Applicants with a four year Bachelor degree would be considered for entry onto programmes at postgraduate level

Postgraduate research

• Applicants with a Masters degree, from a recognised university, including a formal research proposal would be considered for PhD research study