Advanced entry and top-up courses

Advanced entry

If you have achieved a Foundation Degree, CertHE, DipHE, HND or a number of modules of an undergraduate degree course at another university, we may be able to offer you the opportunity to for advanced entry directly into the second or third year of one of our undergraduate degree courses.

We also have a large number of articulation agreements that allow the transfer of credit from specific programme/s at another institution, to advanced standing and credit towards specific programmes at Middlesex.

See how many credits we award per qualification.

Points of entry

Numerous factors are considered when assessing your suitability for credit transfer and the following table is a general guide to the appropriate entry point for a sample of qualifications. Please note that bachelor's degrees (i.e. BSc and BA) are equivalent to 360 Middlesex University credits or 180 ECTS credits under the European credit transfer and accumulation system:

Required qualifications for the following points of entry

Year 2

• 120 Mdx Credits
• 60 ECTS Credits
• HNC
• CertHE

Year 3

• 240 Mdx Credits
• 120 ECTS Credits
• FdA and FdSc
• HND
• DipHE

Courses

Most of our undergraduate courses accept entrants onto the second and third year. In addition, we offer a number of top-up courses which cover the second or third year of a bachelor's course and are specifically designed for applicants wishing to progress from HND, Foundation degree or following the first or second year of a standard bachelor's course.

Your suitability for credit transfer will be assessed on an individual basis by our academics and based on consideration of the following:

• Compatibility of the learning outcomes of your previous study with that of the Middlesex University course/ modules
• Your academic achievement – the grades on the transcripts for your HE level credits will be particularly significant
• Academic reference and personal statement
• The presence of an articulation and/or progression agreement between Middlesex University and your previous institution
• All applicants must also meet the standard undergraduate entry criteria for Middlesex University

If we are not able to offer you a place on your programme of choice, we will automatically consider offering you an alternative course if possible.

Where a course offers recognition by a professional body, such recognition may not extend to students entering at an advanced point of entry unless the professional body accepts the prior qualification as meeting their requirements.

Top-up courses

Our undergraduate top-up courses are specifically designed for those who have completed one or two years of higher education or equivalent credit-bearing qualifications such as foundation degrees, diplomas or certificates to complete their degree.

These degrees begin at level 5 or 6 (year 2 or 3 of a three year undergraduate course), in acknowledgement of previously-earned academic credits.

Postgraduate top-up courses allow students to convert a postgraduate diploma into a master's degree.

Undergraduate top-up courses

• Business Management (1 year top-up) BA
• Business Management (2 year top-up) BA
• Financial Services (Top-up) BSc Honours
• Information Systems (Top-up) (Online Distance Learning) BSc Honours
• Information Technology and Business Information Systems (Top-up) BSc Honours
• International Business Administration (Top-up) BA Honours
• International Hospitality and Tourism Management (Top-up) BSc Honours
• Occupational Safety and Health Management (Top-up) BSc Honours
• Veterinary Nursing (Top-up) BSc Honours

Postgraduate top-up courses

• Mental Health Studies (Top-up) MSc
• Social Work (Top-up) MA

Recognition of prior learning at Middlesex

We have a policy and formal process that provides the opportunity for you to gain formal recognition for learning that has been achieved prior to undertaking your higher education programme at Middlesex. The University calls this the Accreditation of Prior and Experiential Learning or APEL.

Accreditation uses the Middlesex University academic credit framework to assess and quantify prior learning in terms of credit points at a particular academic level. Academic credit awarded for prior learning can be used towards the achievement of your Middlesex University qualification where it is considered to be equivalent to specific programme and/or module learning outcomes.

Academic credit and qualifications

All taught higher education programmes at Middlesex University are comprised of a number of credits at specific academic levels. For example, the academic credits for the following Middlesex University qualifications are listed below.