Scholarships and funding
Find out more about scholarships and country-specific funding
Representatives in your country
See details of our representatives, who can give advice about studying here
Request your guide
Request our International Student guide
Entry requirements
This information is for general guidance only; entry requirements vary for different courses. For more specific details, please visit the relevant course web page or contact the admissions office for your chosen subject area .
Foundation year entry requirements
If you do not have the traditional entry requirements for our undergraduate courses, you may be able to qualify by doing one of our foundation years first. To find out more, visit our foundation years page, contact one of our Ugandan representatives or contact the International Office team .
Undergraduate entry requirements
To be considered for a place on one of our undergraduate (bachelors) degrees, you will need:
| High grades in Ugandan Advanced Level exams |
| High grades in UK A levels |
| Between 28 and 38 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB) |
| A recognised foundation year programme |
Postgraduate entry requirements
| Masters programmes |
A first or upper second class (1st or 2:1) bachelor degree awarded by a recognised university. UK 1st equivalent: 1st, or GPA 4.4 |
| PhD programmes |
Good grades in bachelors and masters degrees awarded by a recognised university, and a strong research proposal UK 1st equivalent: 1st, or GPA 4.4 |
English language entry requirements
You will need to be able to demonstrate the required level of English language proficiency. We require a letter from the student's previous institution to confirm they teach in English combined with the student having achieved at least a pass in their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE).
Find out more about our English language requirements and support .
The Ugandan student community
We are pleased to welcome students from Uganda to the University each year.
Student-run clubs and societies
Getting involved in clubs and societies is a great way to meet other students from your country and from around the world. There are many societies run by the University's Students' Union (SUSU) for different interests, religions, sports and academic groups.
Visit the University of Southampton Students' Union (SUSU) website for more information about clubs and societies .
Links to external websites
The University cannot accept responsibility for external websites.