Uganda - academic equivalencies
Undergraduate
We require a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) OR an East African Advanced Certificate of Education OR a Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC). A higher diploma, awarded by a technical college or Ugandan Polytechnic, could be considered for advanced standing if the relevant subject material has been covered.
| A-level |
UCAS Tariff points |
Comparable offer |
Descriptors and meaning |
| AAA | 360 | 2-5 | (A) Very good |
| AAB | 340 | 2-5 | (A) Very good |
| ABB | 320 | 6-7 | (B) Good |
| BBB | 300 | 6-7 | (B) Good |
| BBC | 280 | 8-9 | (C) Above average |
| BCC | 260 | 8-9 | (C) Above average |
| CCC | 240 | 10-11 | (D) Average |
Postgraduate
We require applicants to hold either a good bachelors or master’s degree from a Ugandan university.
| Ugandan degree classification |
Ugandan degree classification (GPA) | Alternative name |
English translation or equivalent |
| Class I | 4.4-5 | Top honours | 1st |
| Class Iii | 3.6-3.99 | Honours upper | 2:1 |
| Class IIii | 2.7-5.59 | Honours lower | 2:2 |
English language equivalency
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We will accept a grade 4 or above on the Uganda Certificate of Education as meeting our minimum English language proficiency requirements. |

