Qualifications and experience
Guidance on how to enter your university-level qualifications on the 'Qualifications and experience' tab of the application form.
View from the Weston Library. Credit: Minjie Su / Graduate Photography Competition
Entry requirements
You can find the entry requirements for each course in the 'Entry requirements' section of its course page.
If your qualifications aren't from the UK, visit our International Qualifications page for guidance on the grades and qualifications that are considered equivalent to the University's minimum entry requirements.
If your qualifications aren't listed, or you are still unsure whether your previous academic study will enable you to make a competitive application, contact the relevant academic department using the contact details on the course page, under 'Course-related enquiries'.
The Graduate Admissions Team cannot advise you on your likelihood of being accepted for a particular graduate course. Remember that Oxford’s graduate admission process is very competitive. The University is committed to supporting applicants from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups via a range of graduate access schemes, but you are unlikely to be offered a place if your qualifications are below the minimum entry requirements for your course unless you have significant extenuating circumstances. Similarly, meeting the minimum entry requirements doesn’t guarantee that your application will be successful.
If the strength of your application has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic (eg you were awarded an unclassified/ungraded degree) or any other exceptional personal circumstance (eg other illness or bereavement), please refer to the Extenuating Circumstances section of this guide for information about how to declare this so that your application can be considered appropriately.
Entering your qualifications
On the ‘Qualifications’ tab of the application form, you should provide details of all periods of study at university level, including qualifications you haven't yet completed. Add the most recent first.
‘Other UK study’ and ‘Other degree-level study’
You must include in your application all periods of University-level study. These sections of the application form ask you to provide details for periods of study you have not already included in the ‘Current and previous qualifications’ section.
If you require a student visa to study in the UK, you should provide details of any periods of study you have undertaken in the UK in the ‘Other UK study’ section. This includes study not at degree level. You can add multiple periods of study by clicking ‘Add another period of UK study’.
In the ‘Other degree-level study' section, you are asked:
- details of any university-level study you have begun but not completed, excluding qualifications that you are currently studying toward; and
- whether you intend to begin a degree at any institution at the same time as the course for which you are applying, and if so, how you expect to be able to do this.
Can I study at Oxford and another institution at the same time?
Applicants for full-time study who, if successful, would be registered concurrently at Oxford and another institution are not eligible for admission to Oxford. If your application is successful and you would be registered at another institution at the start date for your course, it will be a condition of your offer that you must provide a letter from your institution confirming that your registration has been terminated or suspended for the duration of your studies at Oxford.
An exception may only be made where such registration is part of a formal collaborative arrangement between the University and another institution.
If you wish to apply to study for a part-time course at Oxford while registered at another institution, you must give details of the course you will be undertaking at the same time as your graduate study at Oxford, indicating whether it is full- or part-time and outlining how and why you expect to be able to pursue both courses simultaneously. The academic department will assess whether undertaking both courses is feasible.
GRE General Test scores
The How to apply section of your course page will state whether GRE test scores are required as part of your application. If you have questions about this requirement, contact the relevant academic department using the details on the course page, under 'Course-related enquiries'.
You can find further details about taking the GRE General Test on the ETS website.
Providing your scores
In the ‘Other admissions tests’ section of the ‘Qualifications’ tab, you're asked whether you have GRE General Test scores to report. If you select ‘Yes’ in answer to this question, you must enter your test date and results in the relevant fields in order to complete this tab.
You can upload a PDF or screenshot of your GRE Test-taker Score Report on the ‘Supporting Documents’ tab of the application form, in the ‘GRE certificate’ slot. If you don't have a score report to upload before you submit your application, you may upload it after you have submitted your application through Graduate Applicant Self Service.
GRE test-takers can also designate the University of Oxford as a test score recipient using the institution code 0713 when registering for the test.
Can I submit GRE scores even if they're not required or recommended for my course?
Your application should only include documents that are required or recommended for your course. If your course page doesn't state that GRE scores are compulsory or otherwise accepted, any GRE scores you include with your application will be disregarded when it is assessed.
