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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 or 40 UCAS tariff points.
For students taking the International
Baccalaureate (IB) – up to 2 IB points or
40 UCAS tariff points. Students must also
successfully pass the IB Diploma as a whole.
For students taking a BTEC Extended Diploma
– up to 1 grade or 40 UCAS tariff points, 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
www.liv.ac.ukRemember 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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