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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
CANADIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA • Graduate High School with at least four full-year Advanced
Dependent on province, applications are considered for the Placement examinations at grade 4443 including one science
Biological Sciences programmes if you meet, or are predicted subject* at grade 4 and a SAT subject test in a different
to meet, the following requirements:
science subject* at 650+
• 83% average across grade 12 in the Secondary School ACT TEST:
Diploma/High School Graduation Diploma including including
specific requirements for science subjects, please see our We will accept any of the following combinations:
website for province specific requirements. • ACT score of 26 (including Writing test) plus APs in 2 science
subjects* at grade 4
• 73% in English and Maths in grade 11 or 12
• ACT score of 26 (including Writing test) plus IB Higher Level

FRENCH BACCALAURÉAT certificates in 2 science subjects * at Grade 5
Pass the Baccalauréat général with 12 overall. 13 required in SAT TEST:
Earth & Life Sciences and Physics-Chemistry, both of which Please contact us for the previous SAT requirements, if you sat
need to be one’s enseignements de spécialité and taken through these prior to the qualification being discontinued.
to terminale. Mathematics needs to be sat in the penultimate * Science subjects: Where “science subjects” is specified
year, and grade 12 achieved. [OIB Anglais: if 14 is achieved in above, applicants are required to fulfil the requirements by
English, no further English language qualification is required.].
offering either Biology or Chemistry plus one further science,
For those graduating with the Baccalauréat général from 2021: which can be any of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
one’s enseignements de spécialité through to terminale will Calculus or Mathematics. The RVC’s institution code for College
need to be two of Earth & Life Sciences, Physics-Chemistry Board to be used when sending your results is 7970.
and Mathematics. If SVT/Physics-Chemistry are continued,
one’s Maths grade will be taken from the penultimate year.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
SWISS MATURITY CERTIFICATE: Application is via UCAS for which the deadline is January 2025.
Pass the Federal Maturity Certificate or Federally Recognised
Cantonal Maturity Certificate with an overall average of 4.6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
(on the 6-point scale) including 4.5 in Biology and Chemistry
as the Schwerpunktfach/Option Spécifique. A minimum of 4.0 IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 or above with a minimum of
in Maths is also required. 6.5 in each component or an alternate, acceptable English
language qualification.
HONG KONG For a list of accepted alternative English language qualifications
Obtain the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education f www.rvc.uk.com/english-language
(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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