UCAS Tariff Points for a Cybersecurity BSc: What Counts and What Is Asked

UCAS Tariff points are a way of turning different Level 3 qualifications into one number, but many cybersecurity BSc courses state their offer in grades, not points. This guide shows how the points are worked out, what three cybersecurity degrees ask for, and what to do if your qualifications do not appear on the UCAS Tariff.

Table

How A level grades convert to points

The current tariff gives an A level grade a fixed number of points, falling by 8 for each grade. The guides we read give the same values.

A level gradeUCAS Tariff points
A*56
A48
B40
C32
D24
E16

The same guides give T Level values of 168 for Distinction*, 144 for Distinction, 120 for Merit, 96 for a Pass with a C or above in the core, and 72 for a Pass with a D or E. BTEC National Extended Diploma grades run from 168 for D*D*D* down to 48 for PPP. Adding up three grades is simple arithmetic: AAB is 48 + 48 + 40 = 136 points, and CCC is 32 + 32 + 32 = 96 points.

What three cybersecurity degrees ask for

University and courseWhat the university publishes
Gloucestershire, BSc (Hons) Cyber Security (UCAS I201)104 UCAS tariff points, stated as BCC at A level, DMM at BTEC or a Pass in a T Level; GCSE English and maths at grade 4/C
Abertay, BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking (UCAS GG45)Highers BBBB or A levels CCC, with a pass in maths at National 5 grade C or GCSE grade 4
Lancaster, BSc Hons Cyber Security (UCAS I900), 2027 entryA levels AAB, with GCSE maths at grade 6/B and English at 4/C

As arithmetic on the grades above, Gloucestershire’s BCC is 40 + 32 + 32 = 104 points, Abertay’s CCC is 96 points and Lancaster’s AAB is 136 points. That is a gap of 40 points between the lowest and highest offers. Universities may state grades, points or both, and may use different equivalents for BTECs and T Levels, so always read the university’s own wording.

If your qualifications are not on the tariff

The tariff covers specific Level 3 qualifications. For national school-leaving exams from other countries, universities set their own equivalences on their international entry pages, so check the page for your country rather than converting the grades yourself. A foundation year can lower the entry requirement for some courses: Gloucestershire lists a four-year route with a lower typical offer, but Lancaster’s foundation-year version shows a home fee and no international fee, which suggests it is closed to international applicants. Confirm with each university before you plan around one, and read our guide to foundation years in the UK.

Practical steps, in our reading

  1. Find the exact wording on the course page: grades, points or both.
  2. Add up your own predicted grades using the table, and compare with the stated points.
  3. Check the subject conditions, such as GCSE maths and English.
  4. Ask the international admissions team how they treat your qualifications if they are not on the tariff.

Correction, November 2026

An earlier version of this guide gave a table of typical offers and points for Warwick (AAB), Southampton (ABB), Leeds Beckett (BBC), Teesside (BBC) and Hertfordshire (CCC), and said that some national exams do not generate UCAS points. We could not support those university offers or the statement about national exams from the sources we read, so they were removed. The A level points values are unchanged.

What we could not confirm

We did not read UCAS’s own Tariff page, so the points values come from guides that reproduce it, which agree with each other. We have not checked offers at other universities.

Sources and checks

Figures checked: November 2026. This is general information, not admissions advice. Entry requirements change each year, so confirm them on the university’s page.

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