China
If you're a student from China thinking of coming to study in Plymouth, you'll find all the essential information you need right here

To reward outstanding achievement the University of Plymouth offers scholarship schemes to help towards funding your studies. You could get up to 50% off your tuition fees in your first year.
Undergraduate
To apply for our undergraduate courses you'll need good grades in your 高中毕业证书 Senior High School Graduation Examination and the 高考 Chinese University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) for admission to year 1.
Applicants who have completed the 专科毕业证书 Graduation Certificate - Specialist/Sub-degree (Zuanke) level (also known as the 大专 Dazhuan) will be considered for final year (top-up) entry. We generally require an overall 70% grade or above but this will vary depending on the institution. Contact us for more information: admissions@plymouth.ac.uk
If you're a high school leaver, our partner college on campus, University of Plymouth International College (UPIC), offers a wide variety of foundation courses.
A level | UCAS tariff | Gaokao - percentage | Gaokao - overall grade | Gaokao - GPA | |
AAA | 144 | 90 – 100 | A | 4.0 | |
BBB | 120 | 78 – 81 | B | 3.0 | |
CCC | 96 | 70 – 71 | C | 2.0 |
Postgraduate
For postgraduate programmes, you'll need either a bachelor's degree (with high grades), a masters degree from a ranked Chinese university or a good honours degree from a British university.
Chinese degree classification - prestigious institution | Chinese degree classification - non-prestigious institution | Chinese degree classification - college institution | UK degree equivalent | |
80% | 85% | 90% | 1st | |
75% | 80% | 85% | 2:1 | |
70% | 75% | 80% | 2:2 |
A recognised English language qualification (e.g. IELTS) would be required or successful completion of one of the university's pre-sessional English Language courses.
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Account name: 英国普利茅斯大学
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