UCAS tariff - achieving 120 points

We consider a broad variety of qualifications that are on the UCAS tariff including:

  • A-levels / AS-levels,
  • Access to Higher Education Diploma,
  • BTEC qualifications (e.g. Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, Extended Diploma),
  • Cambridge Pre-U subjects,
  • Extended Project,
  • Irish Leaving Certificate,
  • Scottish Highers, 
  • Welsh Baccalaureate.

There are many different ways of achieving 120 UCAS Tariff points.

Some of the most common ways are:

  • 3 A-levels – Grades BBB, or A*CC.
  • 2 A-levels plus 2 AS – Grades BB+aa, or AB+bb.
  • 2 A-levels plus 1 AS plus Extended Project – Grades BB+b+A, or AB+b+C.
  • 1 A-level plus BTEC Diploma – Grades A+DM, or D+DD.
  • BTEC Extended Diploma – Grades DDM.
  • Access to HE Diploma – Grades D27 + M15 + P3, or D24 + M21.

You can also use the UCAS Tariff Calculator to assess your likely or actual points total.