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Cambridge International A and AS Level Cambridge Advanced

Recognition

International recognition

Cambridge International A and AS Levels have widespread international recognition as educational qualifications. This recognition is because:

• Cambridge International A and AS Level qualifications are recognised by universities as equivalent in value to UK A and AS Levels
• good grades at A and AS Level can result in one full year of advanced standing or credit at universities in the USA and Canada
• it is accepted as an entry qualification by universities of the European Union, on a par with the French Baccalaureate, the German Abitur, etc
• good A and AS Level grades are vital for admission to all the world's major English-speaking universities and many non-English-speaking universities
• A and AS Levels are rigorous programmes that encourage high academic standards
• A and AS Levels have a high profile amongst English-medium international schools around the world.

University courses for which there is not strong demand might accept students with grades between A*-E, but typical UK university entrance requirements are closer to three passes at grade C for academic courses in established universities. Minimum matriculation requirements are at least two pass grades. Very popular courses will often require higher grades. For example, medical schools in the UK often require grades of AAB and the highly selective universities of Cambridge and Oxford ask for at least AAB.

Cambridge International A Levels are taken throughout the world, sometimes as the national examinations of certain Commonwealth countries (such as Singapore and Mauritius), sometimes within international schools and sometimes in bilingual government schools alongside the national exams.

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