Accounting and Finance (Foundation)

Entry requirements

The Foundation Programme is for home fee paying students only. If you think you may still be eligible based on your circumstances, for example you have EU Settlement/Pre-Settlement Status, Indefinite Leave to Remain or Refugee Status, please email bayesug@city.ac.uk.

If you are an international student please refer to INTO City for information about the International Foundation Programme.

Standard home offer

  • A Level
    B (Maths) BB
    GCSE English Language grade 4 (C)
  • International Baccalaureate (IB)
    30 points
    overall with minimum 5 in Standard Level or 4 in Higher Level Maths and English.

UK qualifications

A-Level: B (Maths) BB

We accept all foreign language A Level subjects, and such subjects are considered for entry even if it is the applicant’s native language.

GCSE Requirements: GCSE English Language grade 4 (C)

If you are studying General Studies or Critical Thinking these subjects will not be included in any offer condition.

IB: 30 points overall with 5 in Higher Level Maths (either Maths Analysis & Approaches or Maths Applications & Interpretation) and English at either Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5.

Contextual admissions

We apply a contextual admissions process for UK undergraduate applicants who have been in care, attend a low performing school, live in an area where few students go to university, or are the first generation of their family to enter Higher Education.

Those who are eligible may receive a conditional offer with reduced entry requirements, typically up to two grades lower for A-levels and one grade for the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

English language requirements

If your first language is not English, we require evidence of English language proficiency. Minimum requirements are:

  • GCSE: Grade C or 4
  • IGCSE: Grade C
  • O-Level: Grade C
  • A-Level: Grade C
  • Language Cert International ESOL: Language Cert B2 Communicator High Pass
  • IELTS (Academic, UKVI or IELTS Indicator): 6.0 overall with no less than 6.0 in any sub-test
  • IELTS One Skill Retake: Must be taken within six weeks of previous IELTS test.  Accepted for one sub test where all other components and the overall score have been met
  • TOEFL (Test centre or iBT Special Home Edition): 92 overall (24 Writing, 23 Reading, 22 Speaking, 21 Listening)
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 59 overall with minimum of 59 in each sub test
  • International Baccalaureate: Grade 5 at Standard level or Grade 4 at Higher level
  • Cambridge English Advanced (also known as Certificate in Advanced English): Grade C (180 overall) at CEFR Level C1 with minimum 170 in each sub test
  • Cambridge English Proficiency (also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English): Pass qualification (all grades accepted)
  • Cambridge English First (also known as Certificate of First in English): Grade A (180-190) at CEFR Level C1
  • Vitnemal: English grade 5
  • French Baccalaureat: 14/20 in English
  • Malaysian GCE O Level (SPM-1119 syllabus only): grade A