Entry requirements
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 |
English language requirements
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.