Access Programmes

group of students in bookshop A wide range of University and FE College Access courses are welcomed.

We offer a number of reserved places for most subjects if you're attending SWAP courses, as long as you have Bs or above in your tutor profile (if applicable).

All students on our in-house Access programme are guaranteed a place at the University as long as you successfully complete your programme with accepted grades. Please note that your first subject of choice may not always be offered. If we feel you are not quite ready for full-time study you may be offered part-time entry initially.

Bridging Programme

We run a Bridging Programme in the autumn semester, designed for school leavers who have just missed the necessary entry requirements with their Highers/A-levels but who still wish to pursue entry to University. This is a full-time 15-week bridging course that, if successfully completed with an average of 2F or above, guarantees entry to a Stirling degree programme in the following February or September. (N.B. This is not always in your first choice of degree programme.)

See more general information on Access courses and different pathways into study at the University of Stirling.