International study at the University of Brighton

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

We will accept a grade 4 or above on the Uganda Certificate of Education as meeting our minimum English language proficiency requirements.