Search degrees, check A-level, IB Diploma or AP subjects, or follow a pathway from school subjects to a career. None of these tools is an offer of a place.
Explore a pathway
Move between school subjects, a degree and possible work. A link is not an offer and not proof that a degree is enough for a regulated job.
Choose a branch, then a career.
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GCSE and IGCSE preparation
English and mathematics
Often expected at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ, and International GCSEs are not automatically the same as GCSEs.
Sciences
Many healthcare courses expect English language and mathematics, and often sciences, at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ. No single grade is stored as a national rule. International GCSEs are not automatically treated as GCSEs by every university.
A-level subjects
Biology
Two sciences, often including biology or physics, are a common pattern. Check the school.
Chemistry
Two sciences, often including biology or physics, are a common pattern. Check the school.
Physics
Two sciences, often including biology or physics, are a common pattern. Check the school.
Mathematics
Two sciences, often including biology or physics, are a common pattern. Check the school.
Direct qualifying route. Registration follows an approved degree and the required practical period.
This is a possible educational route, not an offer of a place and not a prediction of a job. Direct, common, alternative and postgraduate routes are not the same thing.
