Thanet College and Canterbury Christ Church University recognise a wide variety of non-UK qualifications which are accepted for entry to academic courses.
If your academic qualification(s) or English language skills are not at the required entry level for undergraduate study on a Higher National Certificate, we recommend completing the International Foundation Year which then progresses directly to a Higher National Certificate.

Your suitability for direct entry to the Higher National Certificate course will be dependent on your previous qualification(s) and your current level of English. International students need to have, or expect to have, equivalent qualification(s) to those required for a typical offer to an HNC: the equivalent of between 80-120 UCAS tariff points which, for 80 credits, equates to two A Levels at Grade E. The three possible routes for entry to a Higher National Certificate for an international student are as follows:

1. If you have, or expect to have, equivalent qualification(s) to the value of between 80-120 UCAS points in a relevant subject and IELTS 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in writing or a TOEFL internet-based test score of 79 overall with 20 in writing, then you can apply directly to the Higher National Certificate;

2. If you have, or expect to have, equivalent qualification(s) to the value of between 80-120 UCAS points in a relevant subject but do not have IELTS 6.0 with a  minimum 5.5 in writing, then you should apply for an IELTS course at Thanet College or a local language school such as Churchill House School of English Language;

3. If you do not have equivalent qualification(s) to the value of between 80-120 UCAS points in a relevant subject, or IELTS 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in writing  then you should apply for our International Foundation Year. Successful completion of the International Foundation Year provides guaranteed progression to  the related Higher National Certificate.