Cambridge Technical UCAS Tariff points
OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 grades and UCAS points for the Extended Certificate, Diploma and Extended Diploma, which mirror the BTEC National values size for size.
Tables
Cambridge Technical Ext Cert
360 guided learning hours, the size of one A level
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| D* | 56 |
| D | 48 |
| M | 32 |
| P | 16 |
Cambridge Technical Diploma
720 guided learning hours, the size of two A levels
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| D*D* | 112 |
| D*D | 104 |
| DD | 96 |
| DM | 80 |
| MM | 64 |
| MP | 48 |
| PP | 32 |
Cambridge Technical Ext Dip
1,080 guided learning hours, the size of three A levels
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| D*D*D* | 168 |
| D*D*D | 160 |
| D*DD | 152 |
| DDD | 144 |
| DDM | 128 |
| DMM | 112 |
| MMM | 96 |
| MMP | 80 |
| MPP | 64 |
| PPP | 48 |
The values on this page are reproduced from the UCAS Tariff tables for 2024 entry onwards. UCAS can add or revise entries between cycles, so before relying on a figure for an application, confirm it on ucas.com and read the entry requirements of the course itself.
How Cambridge Technical is scored
Cambridge Technicals are OCR's vocational Level 3 qualifications and UCAS scores them on the same size-for-size basis as BTEC Nationals. An Extended Diploma at DDD is 144 points whichever awarding body issued it.
OCR also offers Certificate and Foundation Diploma sizes with their own smaller values. They are less common and are not listed here; the UCAS tables carry them.
Add it to your total
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