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A-levels by Degree

Which A-levels do you need for the degree you want?

Work backwards from the degree you want: 3,932 of 3,993 undergraduate courses at 43 UK universities, grouped into 67 degree areas, showing which A-levels each area's courses require, accept as options or recommend, and the three-subject combinations that keep the most courses open. For 2027 entry, checked against each university's official course pages in October 2026.

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Browse by degree area67 degree areas

Medicine8 degree areas

Engineering8 degree areas

Maths & Computer Science4 degree areas

Natural Sciences5 degree areas

Life Sciences12 degree areas

Economics & Finance4 degree areas

Law1 degree area

Humanities10 degree areas

Social Sciences8 degree areas

Arts, Design & Architecture5 degree areas

Languages & Cultures1 degree area

Education1 degree area

How to read these summaries

  • Required:every entry route for the course asks for the subject. Where a university publishes alternative routes, such as "AAA or A*AB", every route counts; conditional rules, such as "if you take Further Mathematics it must be an A*", count only the default route.
  • Optional:the subject appears in a choose-from list (for example "Chemistry or Biology"), or is required on only some of the alternative routes. Taking it meets the requirement, but there is another way in without it.
  • Recommended: the official page calls the subject useful or preferred without making it a requirement. It does not change which courses stay open and is counted separately.
  • Meeting the subject requirements is not an offer: this lookup covers subjects only. Most courses also weigh grades, admissions tests, interviews, the personal statement or GCSEs, and successful applicants to competitive courses often hold grades above the standard offer.
FAQ
How does A-levels by Degree work?

Find the degree area you want below and open it to see the A-level subject requirements of every such course at 43 UK universities: which subjects are required, which count as options and which are recommended, the three-subject combinations that keep the most courses open, and a course-by-course table. It covers 3,932 of 3,993 courses across 67 degree areas. If you have already chosen your subjects, check them in the Course Finder.

What do "required", "optional" and "recommended" mean?

"Required" means every entry route for the course asks for the subject. "Optional" means the subject appears in a choose-from list, or is required on only some of the alternative routes. "Recommended" means the official page calls it useful or preferred without making it a requirement. Where a university publishes alternative routes, such as "AAA or A*AB", every route counts; conditional rules, such as "if you take Further Mathematics it must be an A*", count only the default route. Meeting the subject requirements is not an offer.

Where does the data come from, and how often is it updated?

Everything comes from the 2027-entry requirements on each university's official course pages, checked one by one in October 2026, the same data as our A-level requirements pages and Course Finder. We update it each year once the universities publish the next cycle's requirements. Always confirm on the official pages.