ANNEX A: UNIFIED POINTS SCORE SCALE
The Unified Points Score Scale is an extended version of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service ( UCAS) Scottish Tariff points system. A full list of courses, awards and corresponding tariff points is listed below. The tariff score of a pupil is calculated by simply adding together all the tariff points accumulated from all the different course levels and awards he/she attains.
The relativities between types of certification are taken from the principle that the value of an A award at one level is as close as possible to, but lower than, the value of a C award at the next level above.
A pupil gettting 5 Standard Grades would collect between 40 and 190 points, based on lowest to highest possible results. 5 Standard Grades with the highest result along with 3 Highers and 1 Advanced Higher at A, would amount to 526 points.
Course Level | Award | Tariff Points |
Advanced Higher | A | 120 |
CSYS | A | 120 |
Advanced Higher | B | 100 |
CSYS | B | 100 |
Advanced Higher | C | 80 |
CSYS | C | 80 |
Advanced Higher | D | 72 |
Higher | A | 72 |
Higher | B | 60 |
Higher | C | 48 |
Higher | D | 42 |
Intermediate 2 | A | 42 |
Standard Grade | 1 | 38 |
Intermediate 2 | B | 35 |
Intermediate 2 | C | 28 |
Standard Grade | 2 | 28 |
Intermediate 2 | D | 24 |
Intermediate 1 | A | 24 |
Standard Grade | 3 | 22 |
Intermediate 1 | B | 20 |
Advanced Higher | Unit | 20 |
Intermediate 1 | C | 16 |
Standard Grade | 4 | 16 |
Higher | Unit | 12 |
Intermediate 1 | D | 12 |
Standard Grade | 5 | 11 |
Standard Grade | 6 | 8 |
Access 3 | Cluster | 8 |
Intermediate 2 | Unit | 7 |
Unallocated Unit | ( NC Module) | 6 |
Unallocated Unit | (Short Course) | 6 |
Intermediate 1 | Unit | 4 |
Standard Grade | 7 | 3 |
Access 3 | Unit | 2 |
Access 2 | Unit | 1 |