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	<organization>

		<admission>

			<!-- demonstration of the University of Northampton's entry criteria: http://www.northampton.ac.uk/prospective_howtoapply_entry.php -->

			<requirements collection="mandatories">

				<requirement><description>Applicants should normally have reached the age of 17 on the date of their registration and enrolment</description></requirement>

				<requirements collection="options" selectMin="1">

					<requirements collection="options" selectMin="1">

						<description>GCE/VCE Advanced Level</description>

						<requirement><description>Two passes at GCE A-level</description></requirement>

						<requirement><description>One pass at GCE A-level and one pass at Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE)</description></requirement>

						<requirement><description>One pass in an Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE) Double Award</description></requirement>

						<requirement><description>Two passes at Advanced Vocational Certificates of Education (AVCE)</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

					<requirements collection="mandatories">

						<description>EDEXCEL/BTEC/SCOTVEC</description>

						<requirement><description>Pass in an appropriate National Diploma or Certificate</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

					<requirements collection="mandatories">

						<description>Access Course</description>

						<requirement><description>Pass in an approved Access course that has been kite marked by an Authorised Validating Agency</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

					<requirements collection="mandatories">

						<description>Scottish Highers</description>

						<requirement><description>Three Higher level passes</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

					<requirements collection="mandatories">

						<description>Irish Leaving Certificate</description>

						<requirement><description>Three Higher level passes at grade C</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

					<requirements collection="mandatories">

						<description>International Baccalaureate</description>

						<requirement><description>Pass in the Full Diploma</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

					<requirements collection="mandatories">

						<description>Overseas Qualifications</description>

						<requirement><description>An equivalent overseas qualification. Please contact the International Office at The University of Northampton for advice.</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

				</requirements>

			</requirements>	

		</admission>

		

		<admission>

			<!-- attempt to model Plymouth's qualification table: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=1239 -->

			<requirements collection="options" selectMin="1">

				<requirements collection="mandatories">

					<description>A level/AS level/Vocational A level</description>

					<requirement><description>Minimum of two 6 unit awards. AS levels may contribute to a points offer</description></requirement>

					<requirement><description>GCSE in English and Mathematics at grade C</description></requirement>

					<requirements collection="options" selectMin="0">

						<requirement><description>General Studies A level may be accepted as part of a points offer. Please use contact details given in the 'key facts' for the course, for specific confirmation.</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

				</requirements>

				<requirements collection="mandatories">

					<description>Advanced GNVQ: 12 units</description>

					<requirement><description>Overall merit/distinction profile</description></requirement>

					<requirement><description>Additional units/A level subject normally required</description></requirement>

				</requirements>

			</requirements>

		</admission>

	

		<admission>

			<!-- attempt to model UCLAN's minimum entry requirements -->

			<requirements collection="mandatories">

				<requirements collection="options" selectMin="1">

					<requirement><description>Two A2 level subjects</description></requirement>

					<requirement><description>One A2 level subject plus one VCE Advanced level</description></requirement>

					<requirement><description>One double award VCE Advanced level</description></requirement>

					<requirement><description>Two single award VCE Advanced levels</description></requirement>

				</requirements>

				<requirements collection="mandatories">

					<requirement><description>5 GCSE passes (A pass in GCSE/GCE O-level is considered to be grades A*- C. GCSE Mathematics and/or English are required for many courses)</description></requirement>

				</requirements>

			</requirements>

		</admission>

		

		<admission>

			<!-- attempt to model Manchester's MSc in Bioinformatics http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/biomed/entry.html -->

			<requirements collection="mandatories">

				<requirement><description>Applicants are normally expected to have a first or second class honours degree with a strong biological or computing component</description></requirement>

				<requirements collection="options" selectMin="1">

					<description>Proficient in the English language</description>

					<requirement><description>IELTS - 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in listening and reading, and 5.0 in speaking and writing</description></requirement>

					<requirements collection="options" selectMin="1">

						<requirement><description>TOEFL (paper-based test) - 550, with 4.0 in the TWE</description></requirement>

						<requirement><description>TOEFL (computer-based test) - 220, with 4.0 on the essay rating included in this test</description></requirement>

					</requirements>

					<requirement><description>Pass in the University of Cambridge First Certificate</description></requirement>

					<requirement><description>Students should demonstrate satisfactory completion of a previous and relevant HE programme delivered in English</description></requirement>

				</requirements>

			</requirements>

		</admission>

		

		<admission>

			<!-- attempt to model Staff first degree minimum requirements -->

			<requirements collection="options" selectMin="1">

				<requirement><description>two subjects at Advanced GCE</description></requirement>

				<requirement><description>one VCE Double Award</description></requirement>

				<requirement><description>two six unit Advanced VCEs</description></requirement>

				<requirements collection="mandatories">

					<requirement><description>one Advanced GCE</description></requirement>

					<requirement><description>one six unit Advanced VCE</description></requirement>

				</requirements>

				<requirement>

					<description>a Scottish Certificate of Education</description>

					<includingRequirements>

						<requirement>

							<description>Passes in five separate subjects</description>

							<includingRequirements>

								<requirement><description>Three at the Higher grade</description></requirement>

							</includingRequirements>

						</requirement>

					</includingRequirements>

				</requirement>

				<requirement><description>two subjects at Scottish Advanced Higher</description></requirement>

				<requirements collection="options" selectMin="1">

					<requirement><description>an EDEXCEL BTEC National Certificate/Diploma at a good standard</description></requirement>

					<requirement><description>a SCOTVEC National Certificate/Diploma at a good standard</description></requirement>			

				</requirements>

				<requirement><description>access programme passed at the required QAA recognised standard for entry to HE</description></requirement>

				<requirement><description>an award of the European Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 60% overall; English at 60%</description></requirement>

				<requirement>

					<description>an award of the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 24 points</description>

					<includingRequirements>

						<requirement><description>English at 4 points</description></requirement>

					</includingRequirements>

				</requirement>

				<requirement><description>an award of the Irish Leaving Certificate with a minimum of five Higher passes</description></requirement>

				<requirement><description>Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma</description></requirement>

			</requirements>

		</admission>

	

	</organization>

		

	<!-- Perhaps requirement could have includingRequirements as a sub-element? -->

	<!-- An award of the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 24 points; English at 4 points would be: 

	<requirement>

		<description>an award of the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 24 points</description>

	</requirement>

	-->

	

</curriculum>