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Ireland: academic equivalencies

The University of Brighton requires all students to have met course specific entry requirements. Details of what your qualification is equivalent to in the UK is listed below.

Advice for EU students

If you're a student from the EU, read our advice about studying in the UK.

Undergraduate

We require an Irish Leaving Certificate passed at Higher / Honours level and a minimum of four Irish Highers at grade C/4 or above.

The grading system for the Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level) was revised in 2015 with the first students receiving new grades in summer 2017. The below table shows equivalencies for the old system (final award 2016) and the new system (first award 2017).

Equivalencies
A-levelPre-2017Post-2017
AAA A2 A2 B1 B1 B2 H22223
AAB A2 B1 B1 B2 B3 H22233
ABB B1 B1 B2 B3 B3 H23333
BBB B2 B2 B2 B3 C1 H33333
BBC B3 B3 B3 B3 C1 H33334
BCC B3 B3 C1 C1 C2 H33344
CCC C1 C1 C1 C2 C3 H34444

FETAC qualifications

Students taking a fully completed (8 module) level 6 FETAC qualification may be accepted onto year 1 of an undergraduate degree. Year 2 entry may be appropriate for students that have studied appropriate modules in FETAC levels 5 and 6, with a minimum of 10 distinctions over the two qualifications.

Students taking a fully completed (8 module) level 5 FETAC qualification with a minimum of 5 distinctions may be accepted onto year 1 of a foundation degree.


Postgraduate

We require a bachelor (honours) degree or a Higher Diploma.

Equivalencies
Irish degree classificationEnglish translation or equivalent
First class honours 1st
Second class honours, grade I 2:1
Second class honours, grade II 2:2

English language requirements

Find out more about our English language requirements.


Improve your academic and English language ability

If you don't have the correct grades or qualifications to meet our entry requirements, we can help you improve them.

Degree preparation courses at the International College

If you complete your pathway course at the International College at the required level, you are guaranteed entry to a degree at the University of Brighton. Available degree subject areas include accounting and finance, art and design, business management, international hospitality management, law with business, international event management, and many more.

Find out more about the pathway courses on offer at the University of Brighton International College.

English language preparation courses at our Brighton Student Skills Hub

The Brighton Student Skills Hub provides a comprehensive range of academic English language preparation courses for students who need to improve their English before starting a UK university degree.

Successful completion of one of our English courses guarantees your progression to a degree course at the University of Brighton.

Find out more about our academic English language preparation courses.

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