RO Recognition Guide Cohort 2017

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Realising Opportunities
Recognition Guide
Additional consideration
Your application as an RO student will receive
additional consideration when you apply through
UCAS to the University of Liverpool. This is
dependent on you meeting all other admissions
criteria (for example, interview performance,
subject-specific requirements and GCSE grades).
Alternative offers
If you are given an offer then you will receive
an alternative offer recognising your successful
completion of RO. You will receive a typical offer
as well as an alternative RO offer of:
Up to 2 A level grades.
For students taking the International
Baccalaureate (IB) – up to 2 IB points. Students
must also successfully pass the IB Diploma as
a whole.
For students taking a BTEC Extended Diploma
– up to 1 grade, for example, where the
standard offer is DDD the student must achieve
DDM overall in the BTEC Extended Diploma
with 100 out of 180 credits at Distinction.
Other recognition
RO students applying to Medicine, Dentistry and
Veterinary Science at the University of Liverpool
may not be required to meet the strict GCSE
entry requirements outlined in the University’s
guidelines. Applicants should check the GCSE
requirements with the relevant department.
Course exemptions
There are no course exemptions. Alternative RO
offers will be made for all degree courses at the
University of Liverpool where an offer is made.
Further information
For more information on the range of courses
available and typical entry requirements please
visit Remember that it is important
that you check the individual requirements for the
course you are interested in and what this means
for you.
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