Preparing students for direct entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree at the University of Exeter in subject areas ranging from accounting, business and management to biological and environmental sciences, computer science, engineering and humanities.
On campus and online study options
This program is available to study either on campus or online – giving students the flexibility to choose what’s best for them.
If your student starts online in March/April 2022, they’ll have the opportunity to transfer to an on-campus program the following term. They’ll need to meet any visa requirements and demonstrate good attendance and performance during their studies online.
Classes are held Monday to Friday between 8.30am-6.30pm, excluding bank holidays.
Maximum class size for English language teaching 17
International Foundation Certificate (RQF Level 3) from the University of Exeter.
Start Dates | September January |
Program length | 3 Terms |
16
Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades
3 Terms: IELTS 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in writing and no less than 4.5 in all other subskills) or equivalent
September 2022 start
(3 Terms)
Mon 19 September 2022 - Fri 16 December 2022
Mon 16 January 2023 - Fri 7 April 2023
Mon 24 April 2023 - Fri 9 June 2023
January 2023 start
(3 Terms)
Mon 9 January 2023 - Fri 7 April 2023
Mon 24 April 2023 - Fri 16 June 2023
Mon 26 June 2023 - Fri 1 September 2023
A total of 120 credits must be earnt to successfully complete the pathway programme.
Term 1 modules
Credit value
Current Global Issues
30 Credits
Foundation Academic English
30 Credits
Term 1 specialist modules
Credit value
Accounting and Finance
30 Credits
Algebra, Calculus and Statistics
30 Credits
Biological Science (Human)
30 Credits
Economics
30 Credits
Film and Literature
30 Credits
Management and Marketing
30 Credits
Physics and Mathematical Methods
30 Credits
Politics and International Relations
30 Credits
Psychology
30 Credits
Degree subject
Final level %
English level %
Additional requirements
Accounting and Business-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Accounting and Finance-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Ancient History and Archaeology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Ancient History-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Animal Behaviour-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Animal Behaviour-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Anthropology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Applied Psychology (Clinical)-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Pass Psychology Module; Interview; Award of Life Sciences Pathway
Arabic and Islamic Studies-MArabic (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Arabic and Politics-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Archaeological Science-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Archaeology and Anthropology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Archaeology with Forensic Science-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Archaeology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Art History & Visual Culture and Classical Studies-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Art History & Visual Culture and Drama-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Art History & Visual Culture and English-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
67% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Art History & Visual Culture and History-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Art History & Visual Culture-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Biochemistry-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Biological Sciences-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Biological and Medicinal Chemistry-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Business Analytics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Business Economics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Business and Environment-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Business, Accounting and Finance Pathway or Life Sciences Pathway
Business and Laws-BBL (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Business, Accounting and Finance Pathway or Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Business and Management-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Business-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Civil Engineering-BEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Civil Engineering-MEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Classical Studies and English-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
67% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
Classical Studies and Philosophy-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Classical Studies and Theology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Classical Studies-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Communications-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Computer Science and Mathematics-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Computer Science and Mathematics-MSci (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Computer Science-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Computer Science-MSci (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Conservation Biology and Ecology-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Conservation Biology and Ecology-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Criminology-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Data Science-BSc (Hons)
65%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Data Science-MSci (Hons)
65%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Drama and Film & Televison Studies-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Drama-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Economics and Finance-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Pass the Algebra, Calculus and Statistics; Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Economics and Politics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Economics with Econometrics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Pass the Algebra, Calculus and Statistics; Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Economics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Pass the Algebra, Calculus and Statistics; Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Electronic Engineering-BEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Electronic Engineering-MEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Engineering Geology and Geotechnics-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of Engineering Pathway or Life Sciences
Engineering Geology and Geotechnics-MSci (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of Engineering Pathway or Life Sciences
Engineering and Entrepreneurship-BEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Engineering and Management-BEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Engineering and Management-MEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Engineering-BEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Engineering-MEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
English (Exeter)-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
67% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
English (Penryn)-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
63% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
English Law and French Law/Master 1 (Maitrise en Droit)-LLB (Hons)
71%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
English and Communications-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
67% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
English and Creative Writing-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
67% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
English and Drama-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
67% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
English and Film & Television Studies-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
67% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
English and History-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
63% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
Environmental Geosciences-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of Engineering Pathway or Life Sciences
Environmental Science with Professional Placement-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Environmental Science with Study Abroad-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Environmental Science-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Environmental Science-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Evolutionary Biology-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Evolutionary Biology-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Exercise and Sport Sciences-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Exercise and Sport Sciences-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Film & Television Studies and Communications-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
63% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
Film & Television Studies-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
63% in Film and Literature; Award of the Humanites and Social Sciences Pathway
Geography and Geology-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Geography with Applied Geographical Information Systems (GIS)-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Geography with Professional Placement-BA/BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Life Sciences or Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Geography with Study Abroad-BA/BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Life Sciences or Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Geography-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Geography-BA/BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Life Sciences or Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Geography-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Geology-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of Engineering Pathway or Life Sciences
Geology-MSci (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of Engineering Pathway or Life Sciences
Global Politics-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
History (Exeter)-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
History (Penryn)-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
History and Ancient History-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
History and Archaeology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
History and International Relations (Penryn)-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
History and Politics-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Human Biosciences-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Human Sciences-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
International Relations-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Law With Business-LLB (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of either the Business, Accounting and Finance or Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Law-LLB (Hons)
71%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Liberal Arts-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Marine Biology-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Marine Biology-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Marine Sciences-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Marketing and Management-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics and Data Science-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Average of 65% across Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Mathematics and Data Science-MSci (Hons)
63%
65%
Average of 65% across Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Mathematics and Physics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Mathematics with Accounting-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering, Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics with Accounting-MSci
65%
70%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering, Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics with Economics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering, Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics with Economics-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering, Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics with Finance-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering, Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics with Finance-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering, Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics with Management-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering, Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics with Management-MSci
65%
70%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering, Business or Accounting and Finance Pathway
Mathematics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Mathematics-MMath (Hons)
71%
65%
65% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Mechanical Engineering-BEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Mechanical Engineering-MEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Interview; Award of Life Sciences Pathway
Medical Sciences-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Middle East Studies-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Natural Sciences-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Natural Sciences-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Neuroscience-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Pass Biological Sciences (Human); Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Nursing-MSci (hons)
63%
65%
Interview; Award of Life Sciences Pathway
Nutrition-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Biological Sciences (Human); Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Philosophy and History-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Philosophy and Politics-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Philosophy and Sociology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Philosophy and Theology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Philosophy-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Physics with Astrophysics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Physics with Astrophysics-MPhys (Hons)
67%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Physics-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus; Award of either the Engineering or Life Sciences Pathway
Politics and English-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Politics and Geography-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Politics and International Relations-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Politics and International Relations-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Politics and Management-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of either the Business, Accounting and Finance or Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Politics and Sociology-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Politics, Philosophy and Economics-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of either the Business, Accounting and Finance or Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Politics-BA (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Psychology with Sport and Exercise Science-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Psychology-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Renewable Energy Engineering-BEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Renewable Energy Engineering-MEng (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Renewable Energy-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
60% in Algebra, Statistics and Calculus and Pass Physics and Mathematical Methods; Award of the Engineering Pathway
Resource and Exploration Geology-BSc (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of Engineering Pathway or Life Sciences
Resource and Exploration Geology-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of Engineering Pathway or Life Sciences
Sociology and Anthropology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Sociology and Criminology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Sociology-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Sociology-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Theology and Religion-BA (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway
Zoology-BSc (Hons)
63%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway
Zoology-MSci (Hons)
67%
65%
Award of the Life Sciences Pathway