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A Level in Biology

at Truro and Penwith College, Truro · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

A Level Biology will offer you an exciting, challenging and stimulating area of study. Biology encompasses the cellular basis of living things, the transformation of energy that underlies the activities of life, and the genetic basis for inheritance in organisms. You will study the evolutionary relationships between organisms and the diversity of life on earth, to include microorganisms, plants, and animals. The structural and functional relationships studied in biology draw on the sciences of chemistry and physics for its foundations and applies the laws of these disciplines to living things. You will learn about advanced biology concepts and put these into practice through a wide variety of practical experiments. This will enable you to gain and develop the skills necessary to study biology or other sciences further as well as equipping you with a range of transferrable skills applicable to a number of subjects and careers.

What you need to get on

Minimum of 5 GCSEs grades 4 or above, including at least GCSE Biology grade 6 or GCSE Combined Science grades 6 6, GCSE English grade 6 and GCSE Maths grade 5.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • PENWITH COLLEGE

    St Clare Street, Penzance, TR18 2SA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Penzance

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