Page 12 - Seaford Sixth Form Options Booklet 2018/19

University Responses
Once all institutions have made a decision on your application, UCAS will send you a summary of all responses from all the institutions to which you applied. You will then have a few days to decide on the two offers you wish to accept. Two offers may be selected, both conditional on certain grades;
a firm acceptance (CF)
an insurance acceptance (CI)
The latter should carry an offer which calls for lower grades than the former and should be a course at an institution you will be happy to study at for the next 3 – 4 years. You need to notify UCAS of these choices either on-line or using the slip at the bottom of the letter sent by UCAS.
Offers are usually made in terms of A Level grades and can specify certain grades in certain subjects. Alternatively, the offer may be in points whereby certain qualifications attract UCAS points according to a published tariff (see below).
UCAS Tariff Points for A Level, BTEC and Cambridge Technical (CTech) Courses
The points are as follows:
Points
56
48
40
32
24
16
A Level
A*
A
B
C
D
E
Points
56
48
40
32
24
16
BTEC (Single)
Business, Countryside Management, Hospitality, Performing Arts and Sport
Distinction* (D*)
Distinction (D)
-
Merit (M)
-
Pass (P)
Points
112
104
96
80
64
48
32
CTech
Digital Media
BTEC (Double)
Sport
D*D*
D*D
DD
DM
MM
MP
PP
Examples:
*A student achieving a BBC at A Level would earn 112 UCAS Tariff Points.
A student achieving a Distinction at BTEC (Single) and two B grades at A Level would achieve 128 UCAS Tariff Points.
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