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GCE AS Level in Biology

at Caldew School, Carlisle · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE AS level1 yearFull 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 if they decide to continue to A Level after the AS 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

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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