Counselling and Psychotherapy at University of Lancashire
Counselling and Psychotherapy (BSc (Hons), CPY1) at University of Lancashire asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancashire.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow 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 lancashire.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, an Access course 10%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CPY1
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%90%
Learning opportunities80%87%
Assessment and feedback81%85%
Academic support85%90%
Organisation and management60%76%
Learning resources85%88%
Student voice83%81%
20 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£18.5k5 years£22.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working15% working and studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
75%
use what they learned
UK 83%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Preston, North West England, England
- Postcode
- PR1 2HE
Subjects
counselling subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University | Counselling FdA | CDD | — |
| London School of Theology | Theology and Counselling BA (Hons) | 64 - 72 points | — |
| University of Derby | Counselling and Psychotherapy (Humanistic Approaches) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Counselling and Psychotherapy this course | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Salford | Criminology with Counselling BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Activate Learning | Counselling FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Coventry University | Occupational Therapy with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Counselling Theory FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Hugh Baird College | Mental Health and Wellbeing with Foundation Year FdA | 64 points | — |
| Kingston University | Psychology with Counselling (including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Colchester at Colchester Institute | Counselling and Psychotherapy BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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