Our participants on our outreach programmes are very important to us at the University of Bath. We will therefore guarantee an offer to those who successfully complete the programme (Pathway, Discover or Target Bath) and meet our eligibility criteria as outlined below.

In order to be eligible for a guaranteed conditional* offer to the University of Bath, you must:

1. Successfully complete the outreach programme.
2. Have not received a guaranteed conditional offer as an outreach participant in a previous cycle.
3. Notify us when you have submitted your application via UCAS if you were a participant on Pathway to Bath, Discover Bath, or Target Bath. You should have received an email telling you how to do this. If you require help with this, please email applywithbath@bath.ac.uk making sure your message includes your full name along with the outreach programme you completed.

*If you have already achieved your final grades when you apply you will be eligible for a guaranteed unconditional offer, but only if your grades fully meet our typical requirements (including any contextual offer if you are eligible).

You must meet the following criteria:

Application criteria

1. Submit your application by the UCAS ‘on time’ deadline for the 2026 or 2027 entry cycle.

2. Complete all sections of the UCAS application.

Academic criteria

1. Be studying towards three A levels (or equivalent) qualifications. If the qualification you are studying towards is not listed on the entry requirements section of your chosen degree’s webpage, please contact us before you apply to check if it is one that we can consider.

2. Be predicted a minimum of two grades below the typical offer for the course you are applying for. For example, if the typical offer is A*AA you will need to be predicted a minimum of AAB. The typical offer for the course can be found through looking at the 'entry requirements' section for your chosen degree. All entry requirements can be found here.

3. Meet the ‘minimum entry requirements’ for the course you have applied for, as specified below.

4. Demonstrate an interest in the degree you have applied for through your personal statement.

5. Our Pharmacy and Social Work and Applied Social Studies degrees require completion of a successful interview by all applicants; therefore, if all other criteria are met, you will be guaranteed an interview rather than a conditional offer. MPharm Pharmacy with preparatory year (5 years) is excluded from this guaranteed offer scheme.

6. If all of your qualifications are BTECs or Cambridge Technicals, you must be studying in a relevant subject-area. In addition, for many of the courses below there is an interview as part of the admissions process for all applicants progressing via a BTEC qualification, as these qualifications can be harder for us to assess on paper. In this case, you will initially be guaranteed an interview rather than an offer. Please contact us for more information.

For the following degrees, the minimum entry requirements can be found through looking at the ‘entry requirements’ section for your chosen degree from the list below. All entry requirements can be found here:

You must ensure that you meet our essential GCSE requirements and that you are studying any essential subjects at A level (or equivalent)

For the degrees listed below, there are some more specific minimum entry requirements. All entry requirements can be found by looking at the ‘entry requirements’ section for your chosen degree here

Architecture

• 6 or B in GCSE Maths and English
• Art or Design at A level or equivalent. If you have not studied on of these subjects we are not able to guarantee an offer will be made, however, you will be guaranteed a referral to our Admissions Tutor before a final decision is made.
• If your subject combination does not include this balance, we are not able to guarantee an offer will be made, however you will be guaranteed a referral to our Admissions Tutor before a final decision is made

Business, Management, Management with Marketing, International Management

• 6 or B in GCSE Maths and English
• A level or equivalent subjects that include a mixture of essay-based and numerical study
• If your subject combination does not include this balance, we are not able to guarantee an offer, however you will be guaranteed a referral to our Admissions Tutor before a final decision is made.
• For details of which subjects we would consider to be numerical and essay-based, please select your chosen degree, then look at the 'entry requirements' section

International Development with Economics or Politics with Economics

• 7 or A in GCSE Maths and 4 or C in GCSE English
• If you are studying a numerical subject such as Economics, Psychology or a science A level (or equivalent), we may be able to consider you with a 6 or B in GCSE Maths; please contact us for advice

Pharmacy

• 4 or C in GCSE Maths and English
• All suitable applicants for this course are interviewed, so you will be guaranteed an interview instead of an offer
• MPharm Pharmacy with preparatory year (5 years) is excluded from this scheme

Psychology

• 7 or A in GCSE Maths and 6 or B in GCSE English
• A level or equivalent subjects that include a mixture of essay-based and numerical study
• If your subject combination does not include this balance, we are not able to guarantee an offer, however you will be guaranteed a referral to our Admissions Tutor before a final decision is made.
• For details of which subjects we would consider to be numerical and essay-based, please select your chosen degree, then look at the 'entry requirements' section

Social Work

• 4 or C in GCSE Maths and English
• All suitable applicants for this course are interviewed, so you will be guaranteed an interview instead of an offer

Sports Performance

• 4 or C in GCSE Maths and English
• Your sporting achievement must be of a high enough level: please contact us for advice
• All suitable applicants for this course are reviewed by the department for sporting level, so you will be guaranteed a referral instead of an offer