Entry requirements for United States of America
Source: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/regions/north-america-and-caribbean/entry-requirements/usa/ Parent: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/regions/north-america-and-caribbean/entry-requirements/
Undergraduate
How to apply
Details on how to apply for undergraduate courses
Students who have successfully completed A-Levels or the International Baccalaureate will be considered for direct entry onto our undergraduate degrees. We may also consider recognised Foundation qualifications. For individual grade requirements for particular degree programmes please refer to the undergraduate study section of this website.
We also consider students from the USA with the following qualifications:
- US High School Diploma (HSD)
This is Queen Mary’s equivalency table for GCE A-Levels and the HSD:
| A*AA | Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND 3 or 4 AP examinations at scores of 5,5,5 or if students apply with 4 APs, scores of 5,5,5,4 |
| AAA | Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND 3 or 4 AP examinations at scores of 5,5,5 or if students apply with 4 APs, scores of 5,5,4,4 |
| AAB | Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND 3 AP examinations with scores of 4 or better, including at least two at grade 5 in different subjects (5,5,4) |
| ABB | Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND 3 AP examinations with scores of 4 or better, including at least one at grade 5 in different subjects. (5,4,4) |
| BBB | Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND a combination of 3 AP examinations at scores of 4 or better in different subjects. (4,4,4) |
| BBC | Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND a combination of 3 AP examinations at scores of 3 or better including at least two scores of 4 in different subjects. (4,4,3) |
This is Queen Mary's equivalency table for GCE A-levels and HSD in combination with APs, Dual Enrolment courses and Honour courses (where the applicant has taken fewer than 3 AP exams):
| A*A*A equivalent | Completion of the HSD with GPA3.3 AND A combination of at least 4 different subjects from APs/dual enrolment courses/honours courses at AP Grade 5 or above, or equivalent. |
| A*AA | Completion of the HSD with GPA 3.3 AND a combination of at least 3 different subjects from APs/dual enrolment courses/honours courses in line with the grade requirements in the table below. |
| AAA | |
| AAB | |
| ABB | |
| BBB | |
| BBC | |
| BCC | N/A |
Acceptable combinations for APs/dual enrolment/honours courses
Where APs are present, these must be included in the combination of qualifications presented. Please note, if you do have three advanced placement scores which do not meet the exams scores required, Queen Mary will not be able to consider your application for direct entry via the required scores in dual enrolment/honours courses.
We can accept a combination of APs, Dual Enrolment and Honors courses, though we expect at least 1 AP or Dual Enrolment course to be included in each application (we cannot consider all three subjects from Honors courses alone). Please also note that where specific subjects are required, these must be met with the relevant AP exam and we cannot consider Dual Enrolment courses or Honors courses.
Grade requirements for APs/dual enrolment/honours courses(indicative only-actual equivalency levels may vary by institution)
| A level | AP Exam Result | Dual Enrolment Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case | Dual Enrolment% Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case | Dual Enrolment(4.0 scale) Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case | Honors Course Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case | Honours Course% Indicative grades -use info from transcript in each case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 5 | A | 95 - 100 | 3.5 - 4.0 | A | 95 - 100 |
| A | 5 | A | 90 - 95 | 3.5 - 4.0 | A | 90 - 95 |
| B | 4 | B | 80 - 90 | 2.8 - 3.4 | B | 80 - 90 |
| C | 3 | C | 70 - 80 | 2.0 - 2.7 | C | 70 - 80 |
| D | ||||||
| E |
Where programmes have compulsory subject requirements, acceptable APs are listed below. Please refer to the Coursefinder for subject requirements.
Please note, actual offers may differ slightly.
| School | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Engineering and Materials Science | Calculus AB Calculus BC | Physics 2: Algebra-Based Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Physics C: Mechanics | Chemistry | ||
| School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science | Calculus AB Calculus BC | Physics 2: Algebra-Based Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Physics C: Mechanics | Computer Science A | ||
| School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences | Biology | Chemistry | Calculus AB Calculus BC | Physics 1: Algebra-Based Physics 2: Algebra-Based Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Physics C: Mechanics | Psychology |
| School of Mathematical Sciences | Calculus AB Calculus BC | ||||
| School of Physical and Chemical Sciences - Physics | Calculus AB Calculus BC | Physics 2: Algebra-Based Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Physics C: Mechanics | |||
| School of Physical and Chemical Sciences - Chemistry | Chemistry | ||||
| School of Economics and Finance | Calculus AB Calculus BC | ||||
| School of Geography – Environmental Science | Precalculus Calculus AB Calculus BC Statistics | Physics 1: Algebra-Based Physics 2: Algebra-Based Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Physics C: Mechanics | Biology Chemistry | Psychology Human Geography Environmental Science | |
| School of the Arts - English programmes | English Language and Composition English Literature and Composition |
APs must be externally examined by CollegeBoard, we will not accept AP classes towards meeting the entry requirements.
AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics can be considered as separate APs.
AP European History, AP US History and AP World History: Modern will be considered as separate APs.
AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC can be considered as separate APs, Calculus AB subscore will not be considered as a separate AP.
AP Capstone Seminar and AP Capstone Research are not accepted.
Undergraduate Medicine and Dentistry Admissions
For more detailed information on Medicine and Dentistry requirements and how to apply please refer to the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry section of our website. Please note that the US High School Diploma is accepted for our MBBS programme delivered in the Republic of Malta.
How to apply
Details on how to apply for postgraduate courses
Postgraduate
We normally consider the following qualifications for entry to our postgraduate taught programmes: Bachelor Degree from a recognised institution.\ \ UK 1st class degree: GPA 3.7 out of 4.0\ UK 2:1 degree: GPA 3.2 out of 4.0\ UK 2:2 degree: GPA 2.5 out of 4.0