Academic Entry Requirements
A-level ABB, Scottish Highers ABBB including a literate subject, IB 30 points (18 at Higher Level) - the standard published for Fine Art and Communication Design (GSA programme specifications / UCAS); confirm this programme's own Application Guidelines for 2027 entry, as GSA publishes programme-specific guidelines each year. Digital portfolio + portfolio statement required for all art/design applicants; portfolio quality is decisive and may also be assessed by interview. WEAKEST ROW: UCAS lists this BDes at 2 years full-time, unusually short for a GSA undergraduate degree - confirm duration, entry route (possible advanced/top-up entry) and current availability on the GSA programme page before advising; the separate 1-year MDes Sound for the Moving Image is a postgraduate row below. PAKISTAN: No official Pakistan-specific threshold was found on gsa.ac.uk after genuine searching (no Pakistan country page retrieved; GSA programme specifications direct non-UK/Ireland applicants to GSA's general International pages, which publish no Pakistan HSSC/bachelor % in the material retrieved) - applicants are assessed against the programme standard above, with portfolio/interview decisive; confirm direct-entry eligibility for HSSC or Pakistani bachelor qualifications with GSA Admissions before advising. Do NOT quote aggregator figures (e.g. Collegedunia Class XII 60-85% or bachelor's 55%, IDP GPA 3.0 summaries) as official, and do NOT transfer India figures to Pakistan. Deposit: international deposit GBP 6,400 payable after accepting an offer; CAS is not issued until it is paid (official GSA Fees & Finance 2026/27). All GSA degrees are validated by the University of Glasgow.