Sierra Leone - academic equivalencies
Undergraduate
We require a General Certificate of Education Advanced Level when earned before 1997. Post-1997, we require students taking the West African Senior School Certificate to take and successfully complete an international foundation year or equivalent.
| A-level |
UCAS Tariff points |
Comparable offer |
| AAA | 360 | AAA |
| AAB | 340 | AAB |
| ABB | 320 | ABB |
| BBB | 300 | BBB |
| BBC | 280 | BBC |
| BCC | 260 | BCC |
| CCC | 240 | CCC |
Postgraduate
We require a bachelor degree (honours) or a Master’s degree.
| Sierra Leonean degree classification |
English translation or equivalent |
| Class I | 1st |
| Class II upper | 2:1 |
| Class II lower | 2:2 |
English language equivalency
An applicant can be considered to have met our English language entry requirements if he or she has consistently studied in the English language and obtained grades A1 - C6 on the West African Senior School Certificate.
