BSc Computer Science

Requirements for Admission

To apply, complete the Degree Programme Application Form and provide the necessary entry requirement documentation.

Applicants must be age 17 or older on the registration deadline date. If English is not your first language, completion of an English language proficiency test may be required. Proficiency test options can be found here.

Unsure which entry route is best for you? Simply apply via direct entry. If you do not meet the criteria for this route, your application will automatically be considered for Performance-Based admission.

If registering through the Performance-Based admission route, you must satisfy the following before progressing onto the direct entry:

• Pass both Introduction to Programming I and either Computational or Discrete Mathematics, with a weighted average of 40% or above.

Get Credit Towards the BSc Computer Science with your Professional Certificate

Upon successful completion of the certificates below you will be exempt from core modules of the degree (15 credits each). All you need to do is to submit a request for Recognition of Prior Learning, together with your formal application form for the degree programme, to the University of London. You will be able to make this request before you complete the certificate.

Google

Complete the Google IT Support certificate and you will be exempt from the How Computers Work module.

IBM

• Take the IBM AI Engineering certificate and you will be exempt from the Machine Learning and Neural Networks module.
• Complete the IBM Data Science certificate and you will be exempt from the Data Science module.
• Finish the IBM Applied AI certificate and you will be exempt from the Introduction to Programming I module.

General Application Process

To apply, complete the Degree Programme Application Form and provide the necessary entry requirement documentation.

We accept qualifications from all over the world. For further details visit entrance qualifications.

USA

Standard Entry Route: You must satisfy one of the following requirements for standard entry:

• Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations of the American College Board, provided at least two full, non-overlapping, subjects are passed at grades 3, 4 or 5 (with the exception of Studio Art). Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, which individually must be passed at grade 3,4 or 5, are valued as half a full subject each. If one of these AP examinations is not passed in Calculus or Statistics, you must pass grade 12 high school Maths* at a grade of A – B or
• 30 college credits from an acceptable institution (e.g. community college), including 6 college credits in a Maths subject plus a High School Diploma. If you do not have 6 college credits in Maths then you must pass grade 12 high school Maths at a grade of A – B or
• Associate degree from an acceptable institution – including 6 college credits in a Maths subject. If you do not have 6 college credits in Maths then you must pass grade 12 high school Maths at a grade of A – B *Acceptable grade 12 Maths subjects include algebra, calculus, geometry, statistics or trigonometry.

Performance-Based Admission: If you do not qualify for the Standard Entry Route, apply for performance-based admission if you meet any one of the following criteria:

• High school diploma or
• 12 college credits or
• Work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

UK

Standard Entry Route: You must meet the following requirements for entry via the standard route:

• 3 UK GCSE/GCE O level passes at grade A – C/9 – 4 in non-overlapping subjects plus 2 further UK GCE A level passes at grade A - E in non-overlapping subjects; including Maths passed at UK GCSE / GCE O level grade A* – B/9 – 5 or UK AS level grade A – E, or the equivalent of these qualifications.

Performance-Based Admission: If you do not have the prerequisite qualifications, you may qualify for performance-based admission with one of the following:

• 4 UK GCSE/GCE O level passes at grade A – C/9 – 4 in non-overlapping subjects or
• Work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

India

Standard Entry Route: You must normally satisfy one of the following requirements for entry via the standard route:

• Year 12 Higher Secondary Certificate (Regional or All India) 4 subjects each passed at 70% or above OR an overall average of 70% from all subjects taken; including Maths passed at 60% or above.

Performance-Based Admission: If you do not have the prerequisite qualifications, you may qualify for performance-based admission with one of the following:

• Year 12 Higher Secondary Certificate (Regional or All India) with 4 subjects each passed at 50% or above or
• Year 10 All India Board with 4 subjects each passed at 50% or above or
• Work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

Singapore

Standard Entry Route: You must normally satisfy one of the following requirements for entry via the standard route:

• 3 Singapore/Cambridge O level passes at grade A - C in non overlapping subjects plus 2 further Singapore/Cambridge H2 level passes at grade A - E in non overlapping subjects. This must include O level Math passed at grade A – B or H1/H2 Maths passed at grade A – E.
• Polytechnic Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Specialist Diplomas/Associate degrees that are at least one year long and are in computer science, science, maths or engineering will normally meet our entry requirements.

Performance-Based Admission: If you do not have the prerequisite qualifications, you may qualify for performance-based admission with one of the following:

• 4 Singapore/Cambridge O level passes at grade A – C in non-overlapping subjects or
• Work experience will be considered on an individual basis

Hong Kong

Standard Entry Route: You must normally satisfy one of the following requirements for entry via the standard route:

• Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE): provided 2 Category A subjects are passed at level 3 - 5 and 3 further Category A subjects are passed at level 2 – 5. This must include Compulsory Maths passed at level 3 – 5.
• Higher Diplomas/Polytechnic Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Specialist Diplomas/Associate degrees that are at least one year long and are in computer science, science, maths or engineering will normally meet our entry requirements.

Performance-Based Admission: If you do not have the prerequisite qualifications, you may qualify for performance-based admission with one of the following::

• Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE): provided 4 Category A subjects are passed at level 1 - 2 or
• Work experience will be considered on an individual basis.