ucas points

[beccac2901]

Hi im looking into going to chester university next year to study business and film but bit confused by it all. For my Alevels I got a B in film, a C in general studies and a D in english, along with a D in french and an E in german for my AS levels. The chester website states that the entry requirements are:

A minimum of 240 UCAS points, of which 200 points must be obtained from GCE A Levels, including a grade C in one subject. The remaining points may be achieved from GCE AS Levels, or from Level 3 Key Skills.

Can my general studies A level be included in the 200 points? As I have 240 points from A levels and 290 when including my As levels. I keep hearing how many universities just wont accept general studies nowadays. Many thanks x

[arwenant]

you can find out the points system on ucas.com, but bascially what its telling you it that 200 of the points have to be made up from your a level results but the other 40 from as or others. genreal studies is becoming a bit of a grey area now, but its best to send an email to chester and check.
i've just gone through the whole ucas system myself so im talking from experience. good luck!

[saxy_jag]

Whether or not you can count General Studies is down to the individual university. Most seem to dismiss it.

[rock-n-roll]

what is general studies?