A level subjects accepted for general university entry purposes. You can check which A levels we accept for general entry by checking our list of approved subjects. For many degree programmes, we will expect you to have achieved certain grades in specific subjects.We do not typically count subjects that contain a high proportion of common material (such as biology and human biology) separately. Approved subjects Accounting / Management Accounting / Principles of Accounts Afrikaans Ancient History Ancient History and Literature Anthropology Applied Art and Design1 Applied Business Arabic Archaeology Art and Design (all strands2: Art, Craft and Design; Fine Art; Graphic Communication; Textile Design; Three-Dimensional Design; Photography: Lens-based and light-based media; Critical and Contextual Studies) Bengali Biblical Hebrew Biology3 Botany Business Studies / Business Chemistry / Chemistry (Salters) Chinese Citizenship Studies4 Classical Civilisation Classical History and Civilisation Classical Studies Classics Communication Studies Computer Science / Computing Constitutional Law Critical Thinking Dance Design and Technology / Technology and Design (all strands: Product Design (3D), Systems and Control Technology, Product Design (Textiles), Food Technology, Fashion and Textiles) Design and Textiles Digital Media and Design Digital Technology Divinity Drama and Theatre Studies Dutch Economic and Political Studies Economic and Public Affairs Economic Change and Society Economic Geography Economic History / (British) Economic and Social History Economics Economics and Business5 Electronics / Electronic Systems Elements of Engineering Design Engineering Engineering Drawing (and Design) / Technical Drawing Engineering Graphics (Applied) Engineering Science English (and Communication) English Language and Literature / Language and Literature in English English Language English Literature / Literature in English Environmental Science Environmental Studies Environmental Technology Film Studies Food Studies French Geography / Human Geography / Physical Geography Geology Geometrical and Building (Mechanical) Drawing German Global Perspectives and Research Government and Politics Graphic(al) Communication Greek (Ancient or Modern) / Classical Greek Greek Language / Literature with Greek History Greek (Literature) and Classical Civilisation Greek Literature (in Translation) Gujarati Health and Social Care / Applied Health and Social Care Hebrew (Modern) Hindi Hinduism History History (and Appreciation) of Art / Art with Art History Home Economics Horticultural Science Human Biology6 Industrial Studies Information Communication Technology (ICT) Information Technology Irish Islamic Studies Italian Japanese Latin Latin (Language) with Roman History Latin (Literature) and Classical Civilisation Law Life and Health Sciences (Single and Double Award) Marine Science Mathematics Mathematics: Applied/and Statistics Mathematics: Mechanics Mathematics: Pure / with Mechanics / and Statistics / with Statistics Mathematics: Pure and Applied Mathematics: Statistics Further Mathematics Further Mathematics: Pure and Applied/Pure with Mechanics Media Studies / Media Moving Image Arts1 Music / Music (Theoretical) Music Technology Norwegian Nutrition and Food Science Panjabi Performance Studies Persian Philosophy Physical Education Physical Science7 Physics Physics B: Advancing Physics / Physics in Context Physics and Mathematics Polish Politics Portuguese Professional Business Services8 Psychology / Psychology A / Psychology B Public Affairs Religious Studies Russian Science (Double) Science (Studies) Science in Society Science, Technology and Society Social (and Environmental) Biology Sociology Software Systems and Development Spanish Sport and Physical Education Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry9 Statistics/Applied Statistics Tamil Technical Drawing/Graphics Technical Design and Graphic Communication Technological Studies/Technology Theatre Studies Thinking Skills Theology (Christian) Turkish Urdu Use of Mathematics10 Welsh (First Language) / Welsh (Second Language) World Development Zoology 1 Approved for entry to art and design degree programmes only (excluding MA Fine Art) 2 Only one art and design strand accepted per application unless applying for a degree programme in art and design (excluding MA Fine Art) 3 Not in combination with Human Biology 4 Not in combination with either Law or Government and Politics 5 Not in combination with either Economics or Business Studies 6 Not in combination with Biology 7 Not in combination with either Chemistry or Physics 8 Not in combination with Business Studies 9 Not approved for general University entry but may be considered for Applied Sport Science or Sport and Recreation Management only 10 Not in place of or alongside A level Mathematics Not approved Applied ICT Applied Science Communication and Culture Creative Writing General Studies Journalism in the Media and Communications Industry Leisure Studies Media: Communication and Production Performing Arts Travel and Tourism Advice If a subject is not showing on the approved list, it may still be accepted for entry to certain degree programmes. We have a process of reviewing and approving subjects for entry. However, new subjects may still be subject to formal approval. Contact us for advice Subject choice As long as you are sitting the required subjects listed in the degree finder for your programme, we would advise you to do subjects that you enjoy most, or the subjects you are most likely to do well in. Doing subjects that you are most likely to do well in, gives you the best chance of meeting the entry requirements. Terminology We use different terms in the degree finder like 'required' and 'preferred' subjects when talking about entry requirements. When we use these terms, we mean: required: must have this subject preferred: will get preference in selection if you have this subject recommended: this subject is good preparation for this degree Understanding our entry requirements Degree finder Native language A levels We accept A levels and Highers in your native language, except for some degrees where you cannot use your native language to meet a language requirement. If a native language is not accepted to meet the language requirement, this will be specified in the entry requirements section in the degree finder. Degree finder Related links SQA: approved subjects Russell Group subject choice guidance How to apply This article was published on 2025-03-03
