Guaranteed offers

At Bristol, we’re committed to supporting local students and learners return to study with Access to HE courses.

Could I get a guaranteed offer?

You will be considered for a guaranteed offer or a guaranteed interview (for courses that routinely interview, such as Medicine and Dentistry) for 2025 entry if one of the following statements applies to you.

You meet our criteria for a local student

You will be considered for a guaranteed offer or a guaranteed interview (for courses which routinely interview such as Medicine and Dentistry) if you have a home postcode in a BS, BA1, BA2, BA3, BA5, BA14, BA15, SN12, or SN13 postcode area.

We use your home postcode on your UCAS form to determine whether you meet this criterion.

If you are a local student, you can check whether you might also be eligible to receive a guaranteed offer at the contextual level.

Please note that meeting this criterion does not guarantee an interview or an offer for B760 Dental Therapy and Therapy BSc. For this course, you will be considered in line with other applicants as detailed in our Undergraduate Admissions Statement.

You are applying with an Access to HE course

You will be considered for a guaranteed offer or a guaranteed interview (for courses which routinely interview such as Medicine and Dentistry) if you apply with an Access to HE course. We refer to your qualification type on your UCAS form to determine whether you meet this criterion.

Our entry requirements for the Access to HE Diploma are set at an equivalent contextual level. You can read more about our Access to HE entry requirements. If you are applying as a mature student, you can email the Mature Students team for guidance at mature-students@bristol.ac.uk

The schools of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences routinely interview Access to HE applicants. This interview may include a subject-related test. For these courses, you would be guaranteed an interview. For Access to HE applicants applying without A-level Maths to undergraduate courses in Engineering and Maths, we may require you to sit the Maths Test for Engineering or Maths Test for Mathematics. You would need to meet the required pass mark in order to receive an offer.

Please note that meeting this criterion does not guarantee an interview or an offer for BDT Dental Therapy and BDH Dental Hygiene. For these courses, you will be considered in line with other applicants as detailed in our Undergraduate Admissions Statements.

While we anticipate this policy to continue for 2026 entry, please ensure you check back in Summer 2025 to check the full terms and conditions, as these are subject to review every academic year.

You have completed a University of Bristol outreach programme

You will be considered for a guaranteed offer at the contextual level or a guaranteed interview (for courses which routinely interview such as Medicine and Dentistry) if you have completed one of the following academically focused outreach programmes:

Access to Bristol
Insight into Bristol summer school
Next Step Bristol
Pathways to Health Sciences
Sutton Trust Summer School
Virtual Summer School

To be considered for a guaranteed offer or interview, you must meet one of the above criteria, and:

Apply by the relevant UCAS deadline, or whilst the course is accepting applications through UCAS.
Be taking and/or have achieved qualifications which would enable you to meet the offer which would be made in full, including any English language and GCSE requirements
Complete the application form in full, and complete all elements of the application process (including any tests or assessment questionnaires where required) to a satisfactory standard
If an admissions test or interview is offered to applicants as an alternative to specific qualifications, successful completion of this would be required before an offer is made
Be a Home student (UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man)

Please note that applicants eligible for the guaranteed offer scheme who are applying for a course which interviews as standard will be guaranteed an invitation to interview, but will not be guaranteed an offer. Applicants for these courses must have achieved or predicted grades that meet the entry requirements in order to be invited to interview. Their interview performance, and consideration for an offer, will be assessed on the same basis as all other applicants.

The criteria by which we make guaranteed offers are subject to change. Please ensure you check the current eligibility criteria in the year that you are applying to the University.