Counselling and Psychotherapy with Foundation Year at Bucks New University
Counselling and Psychotherapy with Foundation Year (BSc, CPSF) at Bucks New University asked for 32–56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bnu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~56 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 32 - 56 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other qualifications 20%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (hons)
- Code
- CPSF
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
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
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities100%87%
Assessment and feedback99%85%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management100%76%
Learning resources100%88%
Student voice96%81%
20 final-year students · 90% 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
secondary education education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- High Wycombe Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley College University Centre | Esports Education: Coaching, Health and Wellbeing FdA | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Colchester at Colchester Institute | Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Status BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Counselling and Psychotherapy with Foundation Year this course | 32 - 56 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Early Years Studies FdA | 48 - 56 points | — |
| Barnet and Southgate College | Foundation Degree in Early Years Childhood Studies FdA | 48 points | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Education and Childhood (Accelerated) BASc (Hon) | 48 points | — |
| Blackburn College | Primary Education Teaching and Learning FdA | 48 points | — |
| Boston College | Children and Young People (Early Years) FdA | 48 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Primary Education Studies BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| City of Bristol College | Inclusive Education FdA | 48 points | — |
| University of Chichester | Education with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
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