You are expected to have: a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above including English language, maths and science. Key Skills/Functional Skills Level 2 in Communication and Application of Number can be accepted in place of English and maths GCSE. Plus 128 UCAS points from two or three A-Levels (or equivalent*), including 40 points from a science or social science subject. *Access to HE Diplomas, BTEC QCF Extended Diploma, Scottish and Irish Highers, and CACHE level 3 Extended Diploma. Use the UCAS tariff calculator tool to find out how many points your qualification is worth. Costs associated with the course Tuition fees, accommodation and living expenses are expected costs for students that choose to study in higher education. Costs associated with the course that you also need to be aware of include; travel to and from placement locations (up to 90 minutes from Middlesbrough Campus), smart shoes and trousers for placement (polo shirts will be provided), and any learning resources you choose to buy over and above the Teesside Advance scheme detailed below. At Teesside University we have a scheme called Teesside Advance, that provides an iPad to full time students along with funds for learning resources for example, books or stethoscope. More details can be found here. International Applicants For entry to the chiropractic profession in the UK the GCC states that chiropractors must ‘be able to communicate in English to the standard equivalent to Level 7 of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no element below 6.5 (GCC 2019). Applicants who apply for GCC registration and have qualified outside the UK, and whose first language is not English and who are not nationals of a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) or Norway and Switzerland, must provide evidence that they have reached this standard. As this course provides successful graduates with eligibility to apply for GCC registration, applicants must be able to provide evidence of IELTS levels as per the GCC requirements above. Students holding TOEFL qualifications at the required grade will be able to combine the qualification with a Teesside University English language test to meet the English language requirement. The English language test will assess listening and speaking competency. IELTS - 7.0 PTE (Academic) - 66 Cambridge English scale - 185 Trinity Integrated Skills in English - ISE III Pass