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Once you accept an offer to study with us, there may be some certificates we need to see before the start of your programme.

If you are studying either BA Primary Education or PGCE, we must see your original certificates.  For all other programmes, legible copies or scans of certificates are sufficient.

If you fail to provide the required certificates, you will not be eligible to enrol.

Level 3 certificates we must see

If you have already passed any of the following qualifications at the point of application, you must upload copies to your applicant portal. Please ensure that the scan shows your full certificate. Provisional statement of results will not be accepted.

  • A/AS levels
  • Level 3 BTEC qualifications (final certificate)
  • Access
  • Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
  • International Baccalaureate
  • OU certificates
  • BA/BSc degree
  • Other post 16 education certificates not specified above
  • Qualifications listed in the UCAS Tariff Table, for more information please visit UCAS

GCSE certificates we must see

You must upload copies of your certificates or their equivalent if you have applied for one of the following programmes (including some 4-year integrated foundation programmes if stated below). Please upload to your applicant portal.

Accounting and Finance

  • GCSE/O Level Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills in Maths/Numeracy

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths

Associate Nursing

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths OR Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy/Literacy

Business Computing (3 Year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths

Computer Science (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths

Criminology (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths

Criminology with Psychology (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths

Dental Nursing

  • GCSE/O Level English Language or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills English/Literacy

Early Childhood Studies (3 and 4 year)

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy/Literacy

Economics (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills in Maths/Numeracy

Engineering (all programmes) (3 Year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths, or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills in Maths/Numeracy

Finance (3 Year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy

Forensic Psychology (3 Year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths

Games Design (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy

Games Programming (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths

Health and Social Care Practice (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level English Language or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills English/Literacy

International Banking and Finance Top Up

  • GCSE/O Level Maths

Midwifery

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy/Literacy

Multimedia Journalism/Multimedia Sports Journalism (BA only) (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths and English or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy/Literacy

Nursing (all pathways)

  • GCSE/O Level English Language, Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy/Literacy

Occupational Therapy and OT Extended

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths

Paramedic Science

  • GCSE/O Level Maths, Science and English (can be English Language or English Literature certificate).

Pharmacology (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths

Physiotherapy

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths OR Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy/Literacy

Podiatry

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths OR Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy/Literacy

Professional Policing

  • GCSE/O Level English Language or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills English/Literacy

Psychology (all courses, 3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths

Social Work

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy/Literacy

Web Development and Cyber Security (3 year only)

  • GCSE/O Level Maths or Level 2 Key/Functional Skills Maths/Numeracy

Working with Children, Young People and Families (3 and 4 Year)

  • GCSE/O Level English Language and Maths

Certificates we must see

We need to see following qualifications, you must email scanned copies of your certificates or transcripts as soon as they are available. Please upload your certificate to your application portal and ensure that the scan shows your full certificate. Provisional statement of results will not be accepted.

  • BA/BSc degree
  • OU or relevant levels 5, 6 and higher

Other documents we must see

You must email scanned copies of your certificates or their equivalent if you have applied for one of the following. Please upload to your application portal.

Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS)

  • GCSE/O level English Language, Maths and Science

MA Social Work

  • GCSE/O Level Maths and English Language

MSc Psychology

  • GCSE/O Level Maths

PGCE Top Up

  • Evidence of QTS

BA Primary Education

All BA Primary Education applicants must provide original certificates (not scans or photocopies) for:

  • GCSE/O Level English Language, Maths and Science

and all Level 3 qualifications and higher (listed below) as applicable.

  • A/AS levels
  • Level 3 BTEC qualifications
  • Access
  • Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
  • International Baccalaureate
  • OU certificates
  • BA/BSc degree
  • Other post 16 education certificates not specified above
  • Qualifications listed in the UCAS Tariff Table, for more information please visit UCAS

PGCE

All PGCE applicants must provide original certificates (not scans or photocopies) for:

  • GCSE/O Level English Language, Maths and Science
  • BA/BSc degree
  • OU or relevant level 5, 6 and higher

Statement of results will not be accepted.

Sending your certificates

We recommend that you send original certificates by recorded delivery and include an addressed envelope, pre-paid for recorded delivery for their return.

Please send along your certificates (with the right amount of postage) to:

Admissions Office
University of Northampton
Waterside Campus
University Drive
Northampton
NN1 5PH

Alternatively, you can present your original certificates in person to Admissions on Wednesdays 9am – 3pm at the Student Information Desk in the Learning Hub, Waterside Campus.

Certificates we must see

We need to see following qualifications, you must email scanned copies of your certificates or transcripts as soon as they are available. Please upload your certificate to your application portal and ensure that the scan shows your full certificate. Provisional statement of results will not be accepted.

  • Professional Doctorate
  • PhD/ MPhil degree
  • Other Level 8 study
  • Masters degree
  • Other Level 7 study
  • BA/BSc degree
  • OU or relevant levels 6, 7 and higher
  • Professional qualifications

Please note: If the name on your certificate is different from the name you applied in, you will need to provide evidence of your name change (for example, a marriage certificate/deed poll etc).

If you have lost your certificates it is advisable to request replacement certificates as soon as possible from the examination board.

If you fail to provide your documents you will not be eligible to enrol, so please upload them as soon as possible. 

If you have problems with any of the above please contact us at admissions@northampton.ac.uk or telephone 0300 303 2772.

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