Applying for a second degree

If you have achieved a first class in an approved undergraduate degree at another university, or if you are in your final year and are on track to achieve a first class degree, you may choose to apply for a second undergraduate degree at Christ's.

The second degree that we offer (also called an 'affiliated' or Senior Status degree) is an accelerated degree, completed in one year less than the standard course. The only subjects which are not available in an "affiliated" version are Architecture, where all students complete the full standard course in order to meet professional requirements, and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences. 
 

Finance

Do check the financial details before you apply. The cost of a second undergraduate degree may be higher than for the standard course, and tuition fee loans are not available in all subjects. Further information is available on the university admissions website. 

Requirements

If you graduated from a British university, the minimum grade requirement for a second undergraduate degree at Christ's is a first class degree. If you went to a university in the US, we would expect a GPA of at least 3.7 on a 4 point scale. For other countries our grade requirements for students who have already completed an undergraduate degree and are applying for affiliate entry are the same as the grade requirements for postgraduate courses that ask for a First. You can check the exact requirements on the International Qualifications page on the Postgraduate Admissions website (search for your country at the bottom of the page). 

All applicants must also be able to demonstrate that they meet any subject requirements set out on the course pages. You many need to provide curriculum details to show this if your transcript is not detailed enough. Please see the curriculum details page (available from 20 September each year). 
 

Restrictions

If you already hold an undergraduate or postgraduate degree from Cambridge University, please be aware that you cannot graduate with honours from any second undergraduate degree at Cambridge. If you wish to follow an undergraduate course solely in order to meet professional requirements (for example Law or Architecture), please email us to discuss this. 

At Christ's, we do not offer Veterinary Medicine, and we do not take students for a second degree in Medicine. If you are interested in applying for a second degree in Medicine, please read about second degrees on the Cambridge Admissions website, which will point you to where you can apply. 

Visa considerations

If you need a visa to study in the UK and have previously completed a degree in the UK, please look into the academic progression requirements for student visas.
 

How to apply

If you are applying for a second degree, you follow the same application process as students who are applying from school for a first degree, except that you'll obviously need to provide additional information about the degree you will complete this year or have recently completed. Please read the how to apply page carefully to ensure that you're aware of the various forms, dates and deadlines. In particular:

• Please check well in advance whether your course has an Admissions Test that you need to register for, as you will need to make an account and be registered by the mid-September deadline at the latest. There is further information on the relevant subject page. The details vary for different courses and may change from year to year. Information for each year's applicants is available from July, and please be aware that the assessment registration deadline is normally in mid-September, before the October UCAS application deadline.
• You will need to send a transcript. This normally includes both a university transcript and a High School Transcript (you do not have to include the High School transcript if you took UK qualifications including the International Baccalaureate). Please see the transcripts page for details.
• If you're applying from outside the UK, please also see our International Students section and our international webinar page.

If you will be 21 or over at the start of your course, some of the details on the mature students page will also be helpful.

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