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Irish Leaving Certificate USA
H2,H2,H3,H3,H3,H3 including Biology or Chemistry plus High school graduation:
another science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths). We will accept any of the following combinations:
If not included in the above, O3 is required in a second natural • Graduate High School with at least four full-year Advanced
science, English and Mathematics. Placement examinations at grade 4443 including two science
subjects* both at grade 4.
* if you are studying linear A-Levels in science, we also require • Graduate High School with at least four full-year Advanced
a ‘pass’ in the practical endorsement. Placement examinations at grade 4443 including one science
Please visit our website for more information. subject* at grade 4 and a SAT subject test in a different
science subject* at 650+
Canadian Secondary School Diploma
Dependent on province, applications are considered for the ACT Test:
Biological Sciences programmes if you meet, or are predicted to We will accept any of the following combinations:
meet, the following requirements: • ACT score of 26 (including Writing test) plus APs in 2 science
• 83% average across grade 12 in the Secondary School subjects* at grade 4;
Diploma/High School Graduation Diploma including • ACT score of 26 (including Writing test) plus IB Higher Level
• 73% in English and Maths in grade 11 or 12 certificates in 2 science subjects * at Grade 5.
• ACT score of 26 (including Writing test) plus SAT subject tests
in 2 science subjects* at 650+ and one other subject at 650+
French Baccalauréat
Pass the Baccalauréat général with 12 overall and 13 in two SAT Test:
enseignements de spécialité: Sciences de la Vie et de la terre, Please contact us for the previous SAT requirements, if you sat
Physique-Chimie or Mathématiques. If not achieved at grade 13 these prior to the qualification being discontinued.
as part of this requirement, Maths is required at grade 12. [OIB
Anglais: if 14 is achieved in English, no further English language * Science subjects: Where “science subjects” is specified above,
qualification is required]. applicants are required to fulfil the requirements by offering
either Biology or Chemistry plus one further science, which can
For those graduating with the Baccalauréat général from 2021: be any of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus or
one’s enseignements de spécialité through to terminale will Mathematics. The RVC’s institution code for College Board to
need to be two of Earth & Life Sciences, Physics-Chemistry and be used when sending your results is 7970.
Mathematics. If SVT/Physics-Chemistry are continued, one’s
Maths grade will be taken from the penultimate year.

Swiss Maturity Certificate: ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Pass the Federal Maturity Certificate or Federally Recognised IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 or above with a minimum of
Cantonal Maturity Certificate with an overall average of 4.6 6.5 in each component or an alternate, acceptable English
(on the 6-point scale) including 4.5 in Biology and Chemistry language qualification.
as the Schwerpunktfach/Option Spécifique. A minimum of 4.0 in
Maths is also required For a list of accepted alternative English language qualifications
f www.rvc.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-
Hong Kong language-requirements
Obtain the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
(HKDSE) with grades 544 in Biology, Chemistry and one other
elective subject, plus grade 4 in Maths and grade 5 in English
core subjects. We will consider Maths as an elective subject
in place of either Biology or Chemistry, provided both the
compulsory and the extended modules are taken with grades 5*
(compulsory part) and 5 (extended part).
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