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Direct entry to second year Statistics BSc (Hons) 2022 entry

Students with excellent Advanced Higher, A-Level or International Baccalaureate qualifications may apply to enter directly into the second year of the Statistics BSc (Hons) degree. This means you will complete your degree in three years instead of four. Students who enter directly to second year will take modules required by the Statistics BSc programme from second year on, bypassing first-year modules entirely.

Direct entry to second year is a popular choice among BSc students with a single Honours degree intention. Students with qualifications sufficient for direct entry to second year may either apply for it directly or apply for first-year entry and transfer to second year on arrival, in consultation with their Adviser of Studies.

Minimum offers are not made for second-year entry, but successful applicants can transfer to second-year on arrival, in consultation with their Adviser of Studies.

Students taking qualifications other than Advanced Highers, A-Levels or the International Baccalaureate should apply for first-year entry. Transferring to second year on arrival may be possible, in consultation with the student’s Adviser of Studies.

Students applying for second year entry who have already taken Highers will, if accepted, be given an unconditional offer for first-year entry along with a promise that if their Advanced Highers meet our advertised entry requirements, then they may automatically transfer to second year on arrival. 

Students entering directly into second year may apply to study abroad.

If you have a question about direct entry to second year, please contact the School of Mathematics and Statistics at maths-admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk. 

Joint degree options

Direct entry into second year is also possible for the following joint Honours degrees:

In taking a joint degree, you are required to take core modules in all of your subjects. Find out more about joint degrees.

The course information below is for single Honours direct entry only. For more information about direct entry to joint degrees, please contact Admissions at admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Statistics BSc

Contact

School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of St Andrews
Mathematical Institute
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9AX

Phone: +44 (0)1334 46 3708
Email: maths@st-andrews.ac.uk

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Key information

UCAS code

G301

Course type

Bachelor of Science (single Honours degree)

Course duration

Three years full time

  • Start date: 5 September 2022
  • End date: 30 June 2025

Entry requirements

These grades are the overall standards required to consider you for entry.

    • Advanced Highers: AA, including Mathematics
    • Highers: AAAAB

    • A*A*A, including A* in Mathematics and A in Further Mathematics

    • 39 (HL 6,6,6), including HL6 in Mathematics: analysis and approaches

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry on to our programmes, please see our entry requirements for more information.

International applicants

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide an English language test score to evidence your English language ability. Find out more about English language requirements.

How to apply

Do I need to have studied this subject before?

Yes, applicants are expected to have studied Mathematics at SQA Higher and Advanced Higher, GCE A-Level, or equivalent. 

General entry requirements

All applicants must have attained the following qualifications, or equivalent, in addition to the specific entry requirements for individual programmes.

  • SQA National 5 (B) in English and one SQA National 5 (B) from the following:

    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Computing science
    • Geography
    • Lifeskills Mathematics (A grade)
    • Mathematics
    • Physics
    • Psychology.

  • GCSE (5) in English language or English literature, and one GCSE (5) from the following:

    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Computing Science
    • Geography
    • Mathematics
    • Physics
    • Psychology.

Other qualifications

More information on how to apply via other entry routes or accreditation of prior learning and experience can be found on the University’s entry requirements web page.