Access to HE L3 Diploma (Science)

Most university admissions tutors will accept the Access to HE Diploma as an entry qualification for Higher Education, but there may be some degrees for which this certificate alone may not be acceptable. The suitability of the course for your ultimate career aim will be discussed at interview.

Progression from this pathway can be on to degree programmes such as Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Pharmacy, Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Dentistry, Geology, Palaeontology & Evolution and many more

Please note that whilst your subject tutors and Personal Tutor will make every effort to support your application for a university place, progression onto a specific higher education course cannot be guaranteed. It can be a highly competitive process, and your tutors, together with the college Careers Advisers, will try to give you realistic advice as to your chances of progression. Alternative routes into the career of your choice can be discussed.

One of our past students, Rebecca Barnes, provided the following case study:
The Health Science Access Diploma was great and really prepared me for my degree in Biomedical Science. I can genuinely say that the year studying Access was harder and more intense than my first 2 years of university! However, the Access course switched my brain back on, got me focused on my goals and built up my confidence, which I needed as I hadn’t written an assignment in nearly 20 years. Although I haven’t received my final grade from my dissertation yet, I am confident that it will be a first-class degree, which I am so proud of.

I am currently waiting for my placement to start at the Royal Oldham Hospital’s pathology unit where I will spend time in their microbiology and cellular pathology labs. My goal for the future is to gain experience within the NHS/clinical setting and then in a few years, apply for the MSc Physicians associate studies at Manchester University
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