Gateway programmes

Our Gateway programmes are each specifically designed to offer additional support and guidance for students. Each programme is specially tailored to the subject area it represents.

The purpose of Gateway programmes is to promote the uptake of higher education among those groups that are traditionally under-represented at university. The Gateway programmes have been designed to help those who have experienced some disadvantage in their schooling gain entry to the University.

Gateway to Arts

The Gateway to Arts programme is a tailored programme with additional support. It is aimed at Scottish students who may not have been able to obtain the grades usually required by the University to study their chosen subject.

Gateway to Science

The Gateway to Science provides supported entry into degree-level study at St Andrews. The flexible degree structure allows students who wish to study any of the subjects offered in the Faculty of Science to enter on this route and progress into a full degree programme at the end of year two.

Gateway to Medicine

The Gateway to Medicine is a one-year programme taught in the Faculty of Science. Aimed at pupils who have completed S5 and have just missed out on the grades required to study Medicine, the Gateway to Medicine is an alternative to S6.