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SCIENCE
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Duration and Attendance
This course is full-time over an academic year starting September. Attendance in College is for three days per week plus an additional 10 to 15 hours personal self-guided study. Timetables and hours of study will be discussed at the interview.
What You’ll Do
The course is divided into units of assessment. Each unit is broken down into learning hours and most of the units are worth three to six credits (one credit equals 10 learning hours).
The Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma consists of a number of units which are built up to meet the students proposed subject at degree level. To achieve the Diploma, you must achieve 60 credits of which 45 credits are graded and 15 are ungraded. All units are at Level 3 (equivalent to A Level standard) and need to be achieved.
The course comprises of Level 3 units (equivalent to A Level standard) in science and mathematics as well as a unit in academic writing.
On application, you will be asked to state your preferred pathway, either Physics and Maths, Chemistry and Maths or Chemistry and Biology. Your chosen option will be discussed at an interview with a member of the Science Team. This interview will help ensure your preference will allow you to progress in your career or onto an appropriate university course.
The programme delivery method includes: practical work, seminars, and workshops.
Exams and Assessments
Assessment may take the form of reports, assignments, examinations, logbooks and presentations. Assessment will take place during and at the end of each unit as appropriate. Some units are ungraded and must simply be achieved; all other units will be awarded as Distinction, Merit or Pass. At the end of the course you will be given a transcript listing all of the units and the grade awarded; there is no overall grade. Universities will specify the grades they expect you to achieve in the various units as part of any offer of a place they may make.
How You Can Progress
In the past students have progressed onto higher education and have studied a range of courses in physics, chemistry, dietetics, nutrition, and professional training such as radiography and engineering. We have an excellent record of getting people into top universities such as the University of York, Leeds Beckett University and Sheffield Hallam University.
