Biological Sciences with Foundation Year at University of Plymouth
Biological Sciences with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C102) at University of Plymouth asked for 32 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on plymouth.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~32 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 plymouth.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 32
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C102 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Recognised by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of associate membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%90%
Learning opportunities80%88%
Assessment and feedback64%80%
Academic support84%91%
Organisation and management42%82%
Learning resources93%89%
Student voice70%83%
20 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£21k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
80% working20% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
35%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Plymouth, South West England, England
- Postcode
- PL4 8AA
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Plymouth Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Brighton | Biological Sciences with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Biology (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Keele University | Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 56 points | under 96 |
| Aberystwyth University | Biology MBiol | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Greater Manchester | Medical Biology with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of South Wales | Biology (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Life Sciences Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 32 points | — |
| University of Plymouth | Biological Sciences with Foundation Year this course | 32 points | under 96 |
| University of Worcester | Biological Sciences (Biology) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 32 points | under 96 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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