Counselling and Psychotherapy at Bucks New University
Counselling and Psychotherapy (BSc (Hons), CPSY) at Bucks New University asked for 104–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bnu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 104 - 128 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check bnu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 35% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 20%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CPSY
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
65%
still studying
UK 85%
40%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities100%87%
Assessment and feedback99%85%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management100%76%
Learning resources100%88%
Student voice95%81%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 95 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working35% working and studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
70%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- High Wycombe, South East England, England
- Postcode
- HP11 2JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- High Wycombe Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Counselling and Psychotherapy this course | 104 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Edge Hill University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Keele University | Neuroscience with Psychology BSc BSc (Hons) | 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Marketing with Psychology BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Education with Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Buckingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| University of Hertfordshire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Psychology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
See all 877 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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