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Selected courseOptometry
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.
University courses
- Optometry
Two sciences, often including biology or physics, are a common pattern. Check the school.
Possible careers
- Optometrist
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.