Careers and employability
Whether you have a fixed career path in mind or are open to exploring your options, at GCU you will be encouraged to engage in career development activities from day one of your studies. Our focus on employability means that you can be confident that your experiences at GCU will give you the best possible start for your future career.

Internships and Placements
Get ahead in the world of work with an industrial placement. Thanks to our strong business partnerships and cutting-edge applied research activities, we can offer you a wide variety of opportunities from short internships to year-long paid placements. More than half of our undergraduate programmes offer placements as part of the degree. See the progression tables on pages 39 and 43 to find out which degrees you can progress to that offer a placement.

Careers Services
We offer a full range of professional support designed to help you to manage your own career development.

• Employer presentations and seminars, where you can meet, learn from and network with potential employers.
• Help securing part-time jobs and volunteering work to develop your skills and CV.
• Support securing internships and placements to provide you with the experience and skills employers demand.
• Access to Job Search: an online database used by thousands of employers to advertise vacancies both during your studies and upon graduation.
• Advice on opportunities to study abroad or as part of a global exchange.
• Career clinics provide one-to-one appointments with a professional career adviser.

2 Years PSW is applicable after the course completing (Bachelors level or above)

India

Minimum 60% in each subject from XII Standard exams
Advanced entry to Level 2 or 3 can be considered with equivalent study from Bachelor's degree

For programmes requiring an IELTS 6 with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent), we can accept 70% in standard XII English as evidence of English language.

Undergraduate
High School Graduation Diploma completed with a G.P.A of 2.7 plus one of the following:

ACT Composite score of 24 minimum 
SAT(post March 2016) – score of 1000 minimum
SAT (pre March 2016) – score of 1500 minimum
AP’s - Generally we are looking for 2 Advanced Placements at minimum grade 3
2 SAT Subject Tests at a minimum score of 500
For some programmes across our academic schools, we will require ACT or SAT combined with AP’s or SAT subject tests at higher grades or in specific subjects

Year 1
Scottish Higher: Standard entry requirement: BBBB (incl Chemistry, one other Science and English/essay-based subject) Int 2/Nat 5: B (Maths/English/Biology/Human Biology)
Minimum entry requirement*: BBCC (incl Chemistry, one other Science and English/essay-based subject) Int 2/Nat 5: B (Maths/English/Biology/Human Biology)
A level: BBC (incl Chemistry) GCSE: B/6 (Biology, Double Science, English and Maths)
ILC Higher: H2 H2 H3 H3 (incl Chemistry, English/essay-based subject and one other Science) O2: (English, Maths and Biology)
IB Diploma: 28 points (incl Chemistry) SL: 5 (Biology)
BTEC: DMM Ext Dip (incl Chemistry and Biology) GCSE: BB/66 (Double Science) GCSE: B/6 (English and Maths)
SWAP: Science - BBB
College HNC: Relevant subject - graded unit B (incl sufficient coverage of Chemistry)

Year 2
A level: ABB (incl Chemistry, Biology and Maths) GCSE: B/6 (English)
College HNC: 15 credit HNC in relevant science subject - graded unit A (incl Genetics and DNA Structure/Physiology unit)

Year 3
College HND: Relevant subject - graded units AB (incl Genetics and DNA Structure/Physiology)

English language IELTS score of 6.0 with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent)