Counselling Studies at East Lancashire UC
Counselling Studies (FdA, C356) at East Lancashire UC asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on arc.eastlancslearning.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
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 arc.eastlancslearning.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, other qualifications 40%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Code
- C356 · C3 zoology
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 82%
5%
left higher education
UK 15%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%
Learning opportunities97%90%
Assessment and feedback99%84%
Academic support100%89%
Organisation and management93%73%
Learning resources96%83%
Student voice90%75%
15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£20.5k5 years£22.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
50% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 80%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals45%
- Therapy professionals15%
- Caring personal services10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Accrington, North West England, England
- Postcode
- BB5 2AW
Subjects
counselling subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Accrington Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster University | Communication and Counselling Studies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 111 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Master of Occupational Therapy MOccTh | 104 - 108 points | — |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of South Wales | Counselling and Therapeutic Practice BA (Hons) | 104 points | 144–159 |
| York St John University | Counselling and Mental Health BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Psychological Studies with Counselling BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| East Lancashire UC | Counselling Studies this course | 96 points | — |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Counselling Practitioner BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Staffordshire | Psychology and Counselling BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 - 88 points | 96–111 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More allied health at East Lancashire UC
- Counselling and Psychotherapy (Top up) BA (Hons)