UCAS Tariff - Achieving 120 points

  • Qualifications that are equivalent to 3 A-levels include:

    • BTEC Extended Diploma
    • 2 A-levels plus Extended Project plus 1 AS-level
    • 3 BTEC Extended Certificates
    • BTEC Extended Certificate plus BTEC Diploma
    • Access to Higher Education Diploma
    • 5 Scottish Highers

    We will not count UCAS Tariff points taken from more than 3 A-levels – so if, for example, you are taking 3 A-levels plus an AS-level in a different subject, we won’t include the AS points.  Or if you are taking 2 BTEC Diplomas, we will not count all four grades (so if you attain DD and MM, we will count only DDM).

    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 Dx27 + Mx15 + Px3, or Dx24 + Mx21

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

    Here are the UCAS Tariff points associated with the most common qualifications and grades:

    A-level grade
    UCAS Tariff points
    A* 56  
    A  48
    B  40
    C  32
    D  24
    E  16
    AS grade
    UCAS Tariff points
    A  20
    B  16
    C  12
    D  10
    E  6
    Extended Project grade
    UCAS Tariff points
    A* 28
    A  24
    B  20
    C  16
    D  12
    E  8
    BTEC grade
    UCAS Tariff points
    D* 56
    D 48
    M 32
    P 16
    Access to HE Diploma
    UCAS Tariff points
    45 Distinctions 144
    45 Merits 96
    45 Passes 48