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GCE A Level in Biology

at Caldew School, Carlisle · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This qualification is linear, meaning that students will sit all the AS exams at the end of their AS course and all the A Level exams at the end of their A Level Course. Unit 1: Biological Molecules Unit 2: Cells Unit 3: Organisms exchange substances with their environment Unit 4: Genetic Information variation and relationships between organisms Unit 5: Energy transfers in and between organisms Unit 6: Organisims respond to changes in their internal and external environment Unit 7: Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems Unit 8: The control of gene expression (A-level only) The AS course will cover units 1 to 4 and the A Level units 1-8.

What you need to get on

We advise that students should have Grade 5 or above in GCSE Biology.

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

Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Carlisle

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