Version 1.0 - Last Updated: 25 Oct 2023
Eligibility
Qualifications
The current qualification options for undergraduate courses are:
- advanced certificate
- bachelor’s degree
- bachelor’s degree with honours
- bachelor’s degree with honours with QTS
- bachelor’s degree with QTS
- Certificate in Education
- Certificate of Higher Education
- Diploma in Education and Training (DET)
- foundation degree
- graduate certificate
- graduate diploma
- Higher National Certificate (HNC)
- Higher National Diploma (HND)
- integrated master’s degree
- Master of Architecture
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education
- Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
- Postgraduate ITT with QTS
- Scottish master’s
- postgraduate healthcare
- undergraduate diploma
The current qualification options for postgraduate master’s courses are:
- research master’s (for students domiciled in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland)
- taught master’s (for students domiciled in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland)
- postgraduate certificate (for students domiciled in Northern Ireland)
- postgraduate diploma (for students domiciled in Scotland or Northern Ireland)
The current qualification option for postgraduate doctoral courses is postgraduate doctorate.
Mapping undergraduate qualifications
The table here will help you map your undergraduate qualifications to the qualification listing on the Courses Management Service (CMS).
Provider qualification |
Description |
CMS qualification |
BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
Bachelor’s degree |
BA (H) |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BA (QTS) |
BA Honours (with Qualified Teacher Status) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours with QTS |
BA/BSc |
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science |
Bachelor’s degree |
BAcc |
Bachelor of Accounting |
Bachelor’s degree |
BAcc (H) |
Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BArch |
Bachelor of Architecture |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BBA |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
Bachelor’s degree |
BBA(H) |
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BClinSci |
Bachelor of Clinical Science |
Bachelor’s degree |
BComm |
Bachelor of Commerce |
Bachelor’s degree |
BD |
Bachelor of Divinity |
Bachelor’s degree |
BDes |
Bachelor of Design |
Bachelor’s degree |
BDS/BChD |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BEcon |
Bachelor of Economics |
Bachelor’s degree |
BEd |
Bachelor of Education |
Bachelor’s degree with QTS |
BEd (H) |
Bachelor of Education (Honours) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours with QTS |
BEd/BA |
Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Arts (dual degree) |
Bachelor’s degree with QTS |
BEd/BSc |
Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Science (dual degree) |
Bachelor’s degree with QTS |
BEng |
Bachelor of Engineering |
Bachelor’s degree |
BEng (H) |
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BEng/BSc |
Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Science |
Bachelor’s degree |
BFin |
Bachelor of Finance |
Bachelor’s degree |
BHSc |
Bachelor of Health Science |
Bachelor’s degree |
BM |
Bachelor of Medicine |
Bachelor’s degree |
BMBS |
Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BMed Sc |
Bachelor of Medical Science |
Bachelor’s degree |
BMid |
Bachelor of Midwifery |
Bachelor’s degree |
BMus |
Bachelor of Music |
Bachelor’s degree |
BN |
Bachelor of Nursing |
Bachelor’s degree |
BNurs |
Bachelor of Nursing |
Bachelor’s degree |
BPA |
Bachelor of Performing Arts |
Bachelor’s degree |
BSc |
Bachelor of Science |
Bachelor’s degree |
BSc (H) |
Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BSc (Eco) |
Bachelor of Science (Economics) |
Bachelor’s degree |
BSocSci |
Bachelor of Social Sciences |
Bachelor’s degree |
BSW |
Bachelor of Social Work |
Bachelor’s degree |
BSW (H) |
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BTech |
Bachelor of Technology |
Bachelor’s degree |
BTh |
Bachelor of Theology / Bachelor of Theology for Ministry |
Bachelor’s degree |
BVetMed |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BVMedSci |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medical Sciences |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
BVSc |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
CertEd |
Certificate in Education |
Certificate in Education |
CertHE |
Certificate of Higher Education |
Certificate of Higher Education |
DIP HE |
Diploma of Higher Education |
Diploma of Higher Education |
Dip Law |
Diploma in Law |
Graduate diploma |
FD |
Foundation Degree |
Foundation degree |
FDa |
Foundation Degree in Arts |
Foundation degree |
FdSc |
Foundation Degree Sciences |
Foundation degree |
GradDip |
Graduate Diploma |
Graduate diploma |
HNC |
Higher National Certificate |
Higher National Certificate (HNC) |
HND |
Higher National Diploma |
Higher National Diploma (HND) |
LLB |
Bachelor of Law |
Bachelor’s degree |
LLB (H) |
Bachelor of Law (Honours) |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
MBBCh |
Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
MBBS |
Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
MBCHB |
Medicine – Non-clinical |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
MBCHBc |
Medicine – Clinical |
Bachelor’s degree with honours |
PG Dip |
Postgraduate Diploma |
Postgraduate Diploma |
PGCE |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
ProfGCE |
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (with Qualified Teacher Status) |
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (with Qualified Teacher Status) |
UAdvDip |
UAdvDip (DipHE) |
Diploma of Higher Education |