What is my BTEC National Diploma equivalent to?

What is my BTEC National Diploma equivalent to?

A BTEC National Award is equivalent to one GCE A Level (or two AS Levels), a BTEC National Certificate to two GCE A levels and a BTEC National Diploma to three GCE A Levels.

What are the grades for a BTEC?

There are four grades you can receive in a Btec, a pass (P), merit (M), distinction (D) and distinction* (D*). Pass is the lowest and distinction* is the highest. Depending on the size of your course, you may receive one, two or three grades.

Is D * good in BTEC?

What is the Highest Grade That can be Achieved While Doing a BTEC? The highest grade that you can achieve after finishing your BTEC is a Distinction Star (D*). This is similar to an 8+ at GCSE level and about an A* at A level (based on the UCAS tariff points that you can get).

What is D * in BTEC?

A Level) grades are: D* = Distinction* D = Distinction M = Merit P = Pass. See the table below for grade descriptions for Diploma and Extended Diploma: Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma. (equivalent to 3 GCE A Levels) Level 3 Diploma (equivalent to 2 GCE A Levels)

How do you get distinction in BTEC?

A learner completing a 60-credit Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma achieves the points required to gain a distinction qualification grade. A learner completing a BTEC Level 3 90-credit Diploma achieves the points required to gain a distinction distinction qualification grade.

What is A-Level 3 BTEC National Diploma equivalent to?

A-levels
They can be studied at various levels, each of which equates to a different qualification: Btec Level 1 and 2 = equivalent to GCSEs. Btec Level 3 = equivalent to A-levels. Btec Level 4-5 = equivalent to 1st and 2nd year of an undergraduate degree.

What is a National Diploma equivalent to?

The qualification of Higher National Diploma is equivalent to the first two years of an undergraduate degree, after which students are able to progress to year 3 of an undergraduate degree.

What is D * D * D equivalent to in A-Levels?

3 grade A’s
A final grade of DDD is equivalent to achieving 3 grade A’s at A-level and attracts the same UCAS points for university. It is a popular and successful route into higher education.

Is a 3 a pass?

Is grade 3 a pass? For a ‘standard pass’, equivalent to the old C grade, students will need to achieve a 4 grade, while a 5 will constitute a ‘strong pass’.

What is BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma?

The Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma is a full time two-year course of study which will develop specialist knowledge, practical skills and understanding within a vocational area and will give you a qualification that is the equivalent to three A Levels.

How do you get a distinction from a diploma?

Degree Classification: Distinction, Merit, Pass

1. the pass level is 50% or above. Marks between 40% and 49.9% may be compensatable.
2. the merit level is 60% or above. The boundary zone for the merit level is between 58% and 59.9%.
3. the distinction level is 70% or above.

What does Z mean in BTEC results?

for Zero
Z is for Zero ZERO, that is 0.0% of students received an ‘unclassified’ grading across all BTEC Level 3 subjects in 17/18 or 18/19.

What is a national diploma equivalent to?

How many GCSEs is a BTEC worth?

What is a BTEC ‘worth’? The qualifications are fully recognised as holding equivalences to GCSEs. For example, a Level 2 BTEC First Diploma is worth the equivalent of 4 GCSEs grade A*-C. This means a student can do a Level 2 BTEC First independently alongside GCSEs, or work towards them both in the same subject area.

What is A level 3 BTEC National Diploma equivalent to?

Is National Diploma equivalent to A level?

The qualification of National Diploma is equivalent to GCE A-levels, after which students can choose to progress to Higher National Diploma or year 1 of an undergraduate degree.

What does D * DD mean in BTEC?

Diploma
BTEC and A Level UCAS points

Diploma	UCAS tariff points
D*D*D	160
D*DD	152
DDD	144
DDM	128

Is Grade 3 a fail?

Is grade 3 a pass? For a ‘standard pass’, equivalent to the old C grade, students will need to achieve a 4 grade, while a 5 will constitute a ‘strong pass’. Overall grades 4,5 and 6 will be equivalent to grades B and C in the old grading system.