Bangor University（班戈大学）entry requirements for Chinese students — minimum average mark, university list tiers and programme extras
Bangor University（班戈大学）sets its 2023 entry requirements for Chinese students mainly by your bachelor's institution type and weighted average mark. In the QS World University Rankings 2027, the university ranks 567th. For the taught routes below, a 211/985 bachelor's needs a minimum average of 65%, and a non-211/985 (双非) bachelor's needs 70%.
Which Chinese institution categories Bangor uses
Bangor groups Chinese applicants by institution type rather than by naming individual universities. The 2023 material references three categories:
- 211/985 institutions
- Non-211/985 institutions (双非)
- Adult-education, self-study, or top-up-to-bachelor's qualifications (成考/自考/专升本) — accepted on some routes when you hold both certificates (双证)
Bangor does not publish a named university list in this material, and it does not state how many institutions fall in each category. For the exact current list and any updates, check the university's own pages, which take precedence.
Minimum average mark by category
| Programme | 211/985 | Non-211/985 |
|---|---|---|
| Banking & Finance (undergraduate) | 65% | 70% |
| Music (postgraduate) | 65% | 70% |
| Business and Consumer Psychology MA (postgraduate) | 65% | 70% |
These are minimum weighted average marks. Bangor may also consider applicants without a standard bachelor's:
- Music (postgraduate): adult-education, self-study, or top-up qualifications are accepted if you hold both certificates.
- Banking & Finance (undergraduate) and Business and Consumer Psychology MA: a 3-year diploma plus at least 3 years of relevant work experience may be considered.
- Business-related backgrounds: a 2.5-year diploma plus 4–5 years of business-related work experience may also be considered.
Programme-specific extras
Some programmes ask for more than marks and transcripts:
- Music (postgraduate)
- Performance: a 25-minute unedited performance video in which the performer's face is visible.
- Music theory: a 3,000-word formal paper.
- Composition: 2–3 representative personal scores and audio samples.
- Business and Consumer Psychology MA: relevant subject background in business, marketing, psychology, finance, management, or consumer behaviour.
- Computing MSc: accepts applications from other disciplines (cross-disciplinary entry is allowed).
- Banking & Finance (undergraduate): business-related subject background; a Gaokao score of 60% or above is also accepted as an alternative route.
Intakes, how to apply, and English
- Banking & Finance (undergraduate) is applied for directly and does not go through UCAS.
- Postgraduate intakes: the Banking & Finance postgraduate line lists January and September starts. Business and Consumer Psychology MA and Computing MSc are September only. The material does not state an intake month for Music postgraduate — check bangor.ac.uk.
- English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, for Banking & Finance, Music (postgraduate), and Business and Consumer Psychology MA.
Foundation and pathway routes
Bangor lists partner foundation providers with their own score and English requirements. These are separate from the degree-holder routes above:
| Provider | Foundation score | Foundation English |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford International | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Kaplan | 0.55 | 60% or IELTS 6.0 |
| Into | Pass | 60% or IELTS 6.0 |
| Bellerbys | Pass or 55% | IELTS 6.0 |
| NCC Education | Pass or 50% | IELTS 6.0 |
| SG | Pass or 55% | IELTS 6.0 |
A CFA summer training course is also listed. Exact current requirements for each provider should be confirmed on the university's own pages.
Verify each figure
All thresholds, extras, and intake months above come from Bangor University's own 2023 material. Because entry rules change, confirm the current version on bangor.ac.uk before you apply.