Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.
Information about the large range of qualifications we accept, including A-Levels, BTECs and T Levels, can be found on our entry requirements page. If you need additional advice or are taking qualifications that are not covered in the information supplied, please contact our Admissions Office.
Entry requirements for this course:Qualification | Grade |
UCAS tariff | 112-136 |
GCSE requirements | English Language or English Literature and Maths at grade C or 4 or higher |
UCAS tariff points
Applicants can meet the required tariff points from a range of qualifications of which at least two must be Level 3 qualifications equivalent to A Level. General Studies is excluded.
We accept a broad range of qualifications such as A Levels, BTECs, OCR, CACHE qualifications and T levels. You must have a qualification in a relevant subject i.e. Health, Science or Social Science.
Access to HE Diplomas are accepted and must be in a relevant subject such as Health Professions, Health Science, Nursing and Midwifery, etc.
You can use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your predicted or achieved points and you can contact our Admissions Office if you need further advice about your qualifications.
We also accept the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship with an End Point Assessment grade of Distinction.
GCSE requirements
Key Skills, Functional Skills, BTEC level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Numeracy/Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs.
English Language requirements
If English is not your first language and you have not been educated in the UK, you will need an IELTS academic score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing to meet NMC requirements. The scores can come from two separate tests taken within 12 months of each other as long as you still meet these scores and the NMC minimum requirements. Please contact our Admissions Office to discuss this in more detail.
Recognition of prior learning
You may also be able to access the course through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
The Nursing and Midwifery Council can allow entry through recognition of prior learning. You will need to be able to map this to the Standards of Proficiency for registered nurses and programme outcomes, up to a maximum of 50% of the course. If you are a registered nurse, this may be mapped to more than 50%, you should contact the Admissions team to discuss.
Any modules you wish to be considered during this process must come from another Nursing and Midwifery Council approved nursing programme. You must complete the relevant mapping documents to apply via the Recognition of Prior Learning route.
Please contact the Admissions team if you would like to discuss your prior learning, you will be supported through the process of applying for RPL by the Admissions team and the Programme Lead.
Please note that direct entry via RPL to level 6 (Year 3) of this course is NOT available for January 2025 entry.
Additional entry requirements
For entry onto this course, you will need to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (2018) requirements for selection. This includes completion of a declaration of Health and Character, Occupational Health, a satisfactory interview and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Leeds Trinity University will pay the DBS fee for all Nursing applicants who have accepted their offer. For further information, please visit our page.
Personal Statements
You’ll need to write a personal statement - we've prepared a personal statement guide to help you.
Interview Information
Applicants who meet the entry criteria will be invited to interview. You will need to attend an interview before we can offer you a place on this course.
Read more about our Nursing Interviews