Scholarships and funding
Find out more about scholarships and country-specific funding
Representatives in your country
See details ofÌýour representatives, who can give adviceÌýabout studying here
RequestÌýour International Student guide
Ìý Entry requirements
This information is forÌýgeneral guidanceÌýonly; entry requirements vary for different courses.ÌýFor more specific details, please visit the relevant course web page or contact the admissions office for your chosen subject area .
Foundation year entry requirements
| International Foundation Year (progressing to undergraduate degree in management, humanities, arts and social sciences) | General Secondary Certificate (Al Thanawiya Al Aama), achieving an overall average of 85% with at least 85% in subjects relevant to the chosen undergraduate course |
| Engineering Foundation Year (progressing to undergraduate courses in engineering, physics, computer science and geophysics) | General Secondary Certificate (Al Thanawiya Al Aama), achieving an overall average of 85% with at least 85% in maths and physics. |
| Science Foundation Year (progressing to undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry and other science-related courses) |
General Secondary Certificate (Al Thanawiya Al Aama), achieving an overall average of 85% with at least 85% in maths and a science subject Please note that this course does not progress to an undergraduate degree in medicine. |
Undergraduate entry requirements
To be considered forÌýa place onÌýone of our undergraduate (bachelors) degrees, you will need:
| High grades in UK A levels |
| Between 28 and 38 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB) |
| Recognised foundation courses taken in the UK, Australia and Canada |
Postgraduate entry requirements
| MastersÌýprogrammes |
Bachelors degree awarded by a recognised institution UK 1st equivalent: 3.65 out of 4.0 or 85%-100%; 4.5 out of 5.0 or 85 -100% UK 2.1 equivalent: 3.0 out of 4.0 or 76%-85%; 3.75 out of 5.0 or 80-85% Students who have achieved a GPA 2.80 out of 4.0 or 3.5 out of 5.0 with 2 years' work experience may be considered |
| PhD programmes | Good grades in bachelors and masters degrees awarded by a recognised university,Ìýand a strong research proposal |
English language entry requirements
You will need to be able toÌýdemonstrateÌýthe requiredÌýlevel of English language proficiency. Find out more about our English language requirements and support .
Ìý TheÌýSaudi ArabianÌýstudent community
We are pleased to welcome students fromÌýSaudi ArabiaÌýto the University each year. In 2016/17 we have 162 Saudi ArabianÌýstudentsÌýstudying with us.
Student-run clubs and societies
Getting involved in clubs and societies is a great way to meet other students from your country and from around the world. There are manyÌýsocieties run by the University's Students' Union (SUSU) forÌýdifferent interests, religions, sports and academic groups. You may be interested in joining Southampton University Islamic Society and can find out more on the Facebook page.
Visit the ÃÛÌÒTV Students' Union (SUSU) website for more information about .
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