Natural Sciences with Foundation Year at University of Exeter
Natural Sciences with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), CGF1) at University of Exeter asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on exeter.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check exeter.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 2% had fewer than the 112 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 98%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CGF1
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
An accredited degree will demonstrate commitment to embedded interdisciplinarity whilst ensuring that students study at appropriate breadth and depth across science disciplines. It providers relevant knowledge and skills in the sciences, while also enhancing interdisciplinary and transferable skills. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 95%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%91%
Learning opportunities96%87%
Assessment and feedback94%81%
Academic support97%92%
Organisation and management99%74%
Learning resources95%93%
Student voice94%85%
35 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31.5k3 years£31k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying20% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
70%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Information Technology Professionals15%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Engineering professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Devon, South West England, England
- Postcode
- EX4 4QJ
Subjects
natural sciences physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Streatham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Natural sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| King's College London, University of London | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | 144 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Natural Sciences with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Natural Sciences with Foundation Year this course | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Huddersfield | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | BBC - BCC | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Natural Sciences (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Animal Bioscience and Management BSc (Hons) | 84 points | — |
See all 47 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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