Aim Higher with Access
If you want to kick-start your career by going to university (Higher Education),
but you don’t have all the qualifications you need, than a one-year Access to Higher
Education course may well be your best choice.
Exeter College has been running the nationally recognised Access to Higher Education
programme since 1987. Since then, hundreds of students have successfully completed
the course and progressed on to further study and into jobs. Degree study is still
a major route into higher paid, fulfilling jobs – so don’t let a lack of qualifications
or worries about the costs put you off.
The Access to HE Diploma is a very rewarding course, however, it is also very
demanding. Students are expected to be motivated to learn in and out of the
classroom, to manage their study time, to meet deadlines and to take
responsibility for their own learning. If you feel that you might have
difficulty in any of these areas we may be able to help you, please discuss this
with the member of staff who interviews you. If you are offered a place on the
course, please also discuss these issues with your tutor during Induction.
The Access programme is designed for any adult who wishes to gain entry to higher
education and who:
- lacks the formal entry qualifications, and/or
- feels the need to develop confidence and regain practice in study methods.
If that’s you, then please read on . . .
While you are studying on the Access course you will:
- develop your study skills, writing, numeracy and IT skills.
- gain a firm foundation for all forms of continuing education.
- experience a broad-based programme of study which can help you develop your own
ideas, aims and potential.
- enjoy a boost to your self-confidence.
There are no formal entry qualifications but you do need to have:
- a high degree of
motivation towards study
- a commitment to the course
- sufficient levels of literacy and numeracy
- evidence of recent study is desirable (we can help you gain this).
If you wish to go into teaching you need a recent (3 years) GCSE in Maths and English Language.
The general minimum age of our Access to HE learners is 19, though most will be over 21.
You will be taught as an adult group through a combination of lectures, work in
small groups, practical exercises, group discussions, seminars and tutorials.
The Access to HE Diploma does not equate with the traditional UCAS point system.
Learners must achieve 60 credits with at least 45 at level 3. Successful
completion of the course provides the learner with a ‘full level 3’
qualification. Please check with the Admissions Teams of the Universities to
which you wish to apply, in order to confirm that they accept the Access to HE
Diploma.
We take applications for 2011 from September 2010. The course is very popular
and we have limited places. Please do not leave it until the summer to apply as
you may miss out on a place.
Applying for Access courses
1. Ring our reception on 0845 1116000
2. We will send you an ‘Access to HE’ pack
3. Return the application form, which is in the pack, to Exeter College Reception
4. You will invited to open events so you can find out more
5. We will interview you for a place on the course
6. Once we have offered you a place at college you will be invited to enrol in September.
For all queries, please phone the Reception 0845 111 6000
Please click here to download our Access to HE pack
www.access-students.org.uk/