China

We've tried to provide all the information you will need if you are thinking about coming to study at the University of Plymouth from China. If you need to know anything else, you can contact our team using the details below.

Undergraduate

To apply for our undergraduate courses you'll need good grades in your 高中毕业证书 Senior High School Graduation Examination and the 高考 Chinese University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) for admission to year 1.

Applicants who have completed the 专科毕业证书 Graduation Certificate - Specialist/Sub-degree (Zuanke) level (also known as the 大专 Dazhuan) will be considered for final year (top-up) entry. We generally require an overall 70% grade or above but this will vary depending on the institution. Contact us for more information: admissions@plymouth.ac.uk

If you're a high school leaver, our partner college on campus, University of Plymouth International College (UPIC), offers a wide variety of foundation courses. 

A level	UCAS tariff	Gaokao - percentage	Gaokao - overall grade	Gaokao - GPA
AAA	144	90 – 100	A	4.0
BBB	120	78 – 81	B	3.0
CCC	96	70 – 71	C	2.0

Postgraduate

For postgraduate programmes, you'll need either a bachelor's degree (with high grades), a masters degree from a ranked Chinese university or a good honours degree from a British university.

Chinese degree classification - prestigious institution	Chinese degree classification - non-prestigious institution	Chinese degree classification - college institution	UK degree equivalent
80%	85%	90%	1st
75%	80%	85%	2:1
70%	75%	80%	2:2

English language

A recognised English language qualification (e.g. IELTS) would be required or successful completion of one of the University of Plymouth's pre-sessional English Language courses.  