Mental Health and Wellbeing - Foundation Degree (FdA)

Entry Requirements

For students entering via the optional Foundation Entry route, the following admission criteria will apply:

Entry requirements for this course are 160 tariff points at A Level or equivalent, 5 passes at GCSE or above, including GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above, a minimum proficiency in English of IELTS 6 or equivalent. Consideration will be given to applicants who have equivalent vocational or experiential learning gained within a Health and Social Care environment. All applicants are interviewed and will be subject to numeracy, literacy and values based assessment, dependant on their chosen progression route.

For students entering directly onto the Foundation Degree, the following admission
criteria will apply:

We would normally expect applicants to produce evidence of a number of the following:

• A minimum of 160 UCAS points or 64 UCAS points (new tariff)
• Two A-Levels
•  BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care or a related subject
• Access qualification in a related subject
• Substantial work experience in the health field
• International Baccalaureate

Mature students may not meet the standard entry requirements but they may still be considered for a place on the course. Mature students with no qualifications may offer experience in other forms such as life experience, work experience and continued personal and professional development. All students are interviewed and selected on merit. This course offers the opportunity for mature students who may have been out of education for a while, or without traditional qualifications, to upskill.

UK and EU Entry: Equivalent international qualifications will be considered towards meeting the
general entry requirements. Additionally, EU students, for whom English is not the first language,
will be required to evidence an IELTS score or 6.0 or equivalent. Equivalences include:

• TOEFL written examination score of 550 plus a test of written English (at 4)
• TOEFL Computer Equivalent score of 230
• Proficiency in English (Cambridge) at Grade C or above

All students must be prepared to undergo and prove they have an enhanced DBS suitable to workwith vulnerable adults and children.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

This course will involve you working with vulnerable groups of individuals, including children. In order to ensure that the University Centre offers places on their programmes to suitable candidates, you will all be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB). We will be able to guide you through this process once you have been offered a conditional place of study at the Hugh Baird University Centre.

It is important to note that should your Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check proves to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that course may be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have already started. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.

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