Entry requirements
Our entry requirements indicate both Standard and Minimum qualifications with which we normally accept students. Competition for places varies from year to year and you aren't guaranteed a place if you meet the minimum qualifications.
Advanced entry
Advanced entry into Year 2, Year 3 or Year 4 is possible for students with suitable qualifications.
Minimum Year 1
SQA Higher
Standard Entry Requirement
BBBB including Maths
National 5 Grade C in English.
Minimum Offer Entry Requirement
BCCC including Maths
National 5 grade C in English.
You may be given an adjusted offer of entry if you meet our specified minimum entry requirements within our widening participation criteria, and outlined in our Contextual Admissions Policy. Click here for further information about our entry requirements and admissions policies.
A Level
CCC including Maths
GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H3, H3, H3 at HL including Maths
OL English at O4.
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject. BTEC must include Maths but if not, we would accept A Level Maths at Grade C as an alternative.
GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level
MM (Merit, Merit) in a related subject plus A Level Grade C. BTEC must include Maths/A Level Grade C in Maths.
GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4.
Grade 5 in SL Maths and Grade 4 in SL English also required.
T-Level
Grade Pass
T Level must be completed in a Maths subject or A Level Maths may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.
GCSE Grade C/4 in English.
Minimum Year 2
SQA Advanced Higher
BBC including Maths
National 5 Grade C in English.
A Level
BBB including Maths
GCSE Grade B/5/6 in English.
HNC
Pass HNC in a relevant subject with Grade B in the graded unit.
Must include passes in the modules Mathematics for Construction (SCQF Level 6) and Maths for Civil Engineering (SCQF Level 7).
Minimum Year 3
HND
Pass HND in a relevant subject with Grade B at SCQF Level 8 in all graded units.
Must include passes in the modules Maths for Construction (SCQF Level 6), Maths for Civil Engineering (SCQF Level 7) and Applied Maths for Civil Engineering (SCQF Level 8).
Irish Ordinary Degree
Pass in a relevant subject with 50% at first sitting in all final year subjects.
DUT
Pass DUT in a relevant subject with overall grade 12 to include English at grade 11 in the final year of studies.
Minimum Year 4
Irish Ordinary Degree
Pass in a relevant subject with 60% overall, with a minimum of 50% at first sitting in all final year subjects.
English language requirements
If your first language isn't English, you'll
normally need to undertake an approved English language test and our minimum English
language requirements will apply.
This may not apply if you have completed all your school qualifications
in English. Check our country pages
to find out if this applies to you.
We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
Entry requirements by country
Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto the following courses:
- BN Nursing/MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) (Adult, Mental Health, Child, Learning Disabilities)
- BM Midwifery/MM Midwifery
- All Graduate Apprenticeship courses.
See who can apply for more information on Graduate Apprenticeship courses.
We’re committed to admitting students who have the potential to succeed and benefit from our programmes of study.
Our admissions policies will help you understand our admissions procedures, and how we use the information you provide us in your application to inform the decisions we make.
Undergraduate admissions policies
Postgraduate admissions policies