UCAS Y004, three years
A three-year BASc in UCL Arts and Sciences, based at UCL's Bloomsbury campus in London.
Undergraduate · UCL Arts and Sciences
UCL Arts and Sciences, Sciences and Engineering: a science major with a Core
UCL's Arts and Sciences BASc is a three-year interdisciplinary degree in which students apply to a major pathway, here Sciences and Engineering, and combine it with a minor, a Core taught by the Arts and Sciences department and a modern foreign language. It asks for Mathematics and one other Science. The decision for an applicant is whether they want a science or engineering major inside a broad interdisciplinary frame rather than a single-subject degree.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
What UCL asks for in Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Engineering)
Taken from UCL's Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Engineering) BASc course page (a saved copy that UCL labels as possibly not showing recent changes) and read on 31 October 2026. For a normal 2028-entry application, made in 2027, every requirement below is last verified for the previous cycle and may change; UCL's 2028-entry requirements and dates are awaiting publication.
A*AA with Mathematics and another Science
The A-level requirement is A*AA, with Mathematics and one other Science required, and GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6.
IB 39 with 6 in Mathematics
IB 39 points, with a total of 19 points in three higher level subjects including 6 in Mathematics and one other Science, and either Mathematics course accepted at higher level.
A language throughout the degree
UCL says students study a modern foreign language throughout, from beginner level or continuing a previous language.
An interdisciplinary dissertation
In the final year students complete an interdisciplinary or creative practice dissertation and take the Knowledge Economy module.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on UCL's Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Engineering) BASc course page (a saved copy that UCL labels as possibly not showing recent changes), which describes 2027 entry. UCL's department pages, the fees pages, the contextual-offer details and the 2028-entry values were not read, and the page lists no admissions test or interview so none is stated and are not stated.
The course
A science major, a Core and a language
UCL says the course offers specialist modules from across UCL and an interdisciplinary Core that teaches the skills and concepts needed to work across disciplines, and explores the conceptual and methodological differences between arts, social science and science subjects. In the first year students take five Core modules, Mathematical Methods for Arts and Sciences from the major, two more major modules and one minor module. A language runs throughout. The page read lists the major pathway subjects but this guide does not describe individual modules beyond those it quotes.
Is it the right degree?
This degree against a single-subject science degree
UCL offers the single-subject routes separately.
Choose this degree if
you want a mathematics-based science or engineering major together with a minor, a language and interdisciplinary core modules.
Choose a single-subject degree if
you want depth in one discipline from the start. Avandy's UCL Natural Sciences guide covers a different UCL science route.
Compare the entry rules
this degree asks for Mathematics and one other Science, whichever pathway subject you hope to specialise in.
Entry rules
A*AA, IB 39 and Mathematics
The A-level requirement is A*AA, with Mathematics and one other Science required. The IB requirement is 39 points, with 19 points in three higher level subjects including 6 in Mathematics and one other Science. UCL's page lists no admissions test or interview. This page states no scores.
A decision framework
Three questions before you commit
This is Avandy's own framework, not UCL's.
Do you want a language throughout your degree?
It is a required Core element.
Which major subject would you specialise in?
You apply to the pathway, so the choice is made at application.
Are Mathematics and another Science secure in your plans?
Both are required.
Planning for 2028 entry
Planning for 2028 entry: what carries over and what is awaiting publication
Applying for 2028 entry means applying in 2027, under rules UCL has not yet published for that cycle. Each item below carries one of two labels. Last verified for 2027 entry means UCL published it for the previous cycle and it may change. Awaiting publication for 2028 entry means UCL has not yet published it.
Grades, the subject requirements and the preferred-subject guidance: last verified for 2027 entry
These are the best guide to what to prepare. UCL has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
The UCAS deadline and the 2028-entry requirements: awaiting publication for 2028 entry
Check UCL's course page for the 2028-entry values when they appear.
What to do now
Confirm the required subjects, read the course structure and plan your preparation around it.
Support
Independent support with course choice and preparation
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with University College London or any of its colleges or departments. Preparation sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the actual requirements of each course. Support here means course-fit advice, subject mentoring and ethical preparation; Avandy gives no scores or probabilities and does not write applications. No outcome is promised.
Questions
Questions applicants ask
What does UCL Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Engineering) BASc require?
A*AA with Mathematics and one other Science, and GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6, in UCL's wording for 2027 entry.
What is the IB requirement?
39 points, with 19 points in three higher level subjects including 6 in Mathematics and one other Science and no higher level score below 5, in UCL's wording for 2027 entry.
Do I apply to Arts and Sciences or to a subject?
UCL says you apply directly to your major pathway, and the pathway determines the subjects in which you specialise.
Which subjects are in the Sciences and Engineering pathway?
Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Data Science.
Do I have to study a language?
Yes. UCL says students study a modern foreign language throughout the degree, and may start from beginner level.
Are both IB Mathematics courses accepted?
UCL's page says the programme accepts either Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation at higher level.
Does Avandy state offer scores?
No. This page records UCL's wording for 2027 entry and states no scores or probabilities.
Are these the rules for 2028 entry?
No. They are UCL's wording for the 2027 application cycle. Check the course page again when UCL publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
Students and families
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