Access to Higher Education (Level 6)
- Location
- Langside Campus
- SCQF Level
- 6
- Start Date
- 24 Aug 2026
- Qualification Type
- NQ
- Course Type
- Full-Time
- Duration
- 1 year (August to June)
Applications for Aug 2026 courses open Wednesday 14th January 2026
If you’re not sure what you want to do, but you know you want to move into Higher Education this course could be for you. You’ll study Higher English, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies (RMPS), Creative and Digital Media, Communication and Research plus vital skills that’ll help you thrive in Higher Education and the workplace. This course is perfect if you’re aiming for university but you’re not quite sure what you want to study yet and want to explore different subjects before making your choice.
What will I learn?
During the Access to Education course you'll learn:
- Higher English
- History units
Including fascinating topics such as the First World War and the Cold War - RMPS
Including skills in philosophy - Feature writing
The opportunity to study journalism and get creative, writing articles for a magazine, newspaper or website - Crime scenes unit
Covering physical and psychological evidence that can be found at a crime scene
Entry requirements (minimum)
- You should have National 5 English, or equivalent, plus National 5, or equivalent, in a social subject such as History, RMPS, Geography, Modern Studies, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology would be desirable
- Applicants will be considered on an individual basis.
Entry requirement equivalency table
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Employer and industry links
You'll benefit by hearing from speakers from the world of journalism and theatre awho will share their experience and expertise with students.
Jobs and further study
You'll have the opportunity to progress to a wide range of HNC courses at Glasgow Clyde College. Following this you'll be able to access HND level study or progress to university courses.
Making an application
For courses starting in August, you can make up to two applications.
Applications are made to a course and a first choice of campus. If the course is oversubscribed at your first choice you will be automatically considered for alternative sites and may be made an offer without a further application.
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either
Invited to book an interview session
OR
If you don’t meet the entry criteria we will offer you a place on our National 5 General course or one of our National 4 courses.
If you are invited to interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, and have been interviewed however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – following your interview, you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – your interview has been unsuccessful. You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding, joining instructions and induction date. This will normally be sent out in June. Our inductions run in June and we hand out course timetables at these events.