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The Extended Project carries UCAS points and is highly regarded by many universities. Find out more about how it can help you to progress.

UCAS points and university offers

The Edexcel Extended Project qualification carries up to 28 UCAS points, depending on what grade you achieve. Below is a breakdown of the UCAS points you will receive against the grade outcome you achieve from an EPQ.

Grade	UCAS Points
A*	28
A	24
B	20
C	16
D	12
E	8

UCAS points and university offers

The Edexcel Extended Project qualification carries up to 28 UCAS points, depending on what grade you achieve. Below is a breakdown of the UCAS points you will receive against the grade outcome you achieve from an EPQ.

Support and resources provided by UK universities:

Oxford University – Study skills for your EPQ

https://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxlibris/skills

Birmingham University – Study Skills 4 University – How to prepare

https://www.skills4uni.bham.ac.uk/

Southampton University – EPQ Support

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/learnwithustransition/index.page

Durham University – Things to learn

https://www.dur.ac.uk/things-to-do/learn/

Essex University – Resources for Students studying for an EPQ

https://www.essex.ac.uk/schools-and-colleges/student-resources

University of Exeter – Advice on alternative qualifications

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying/accessexeter/alternativequalifications/

University of Hertfordshire – The Unibuddy chat service

https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/supporting-our-students/education-liaison-and-outreach/getting-ready-for-university/extended-project-qualification-epq-information

Newcastle University – Library of special collections and information resources for EPQ

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/in-the-community/education-outreach/

University of Sheffield – Study skills sessions available for schools and colleges

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/schools/activities/study-skills

Sheffield Hallam University – Studying the EPQ student support

https://libguides.shu.ac.uk/schools/epq

Leeds University – Academic study skills support for students

https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1401/academic_skills

Leeds University – Research and study skills for the EPQ

https://www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduate-teachers-supporting-students/doc/research-study-skills

University of Bristol – The project research process

https://bristol.ac.uk/library/use/visitor-access/schools/project-research-process/

Bath University – Taking the EPQ to strengthen your application

https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/taking-the-epq-to-strengthen-your-application/

London School of Economics – Workshops available to support schools with the EPQ

https://www.lse.ac.uk/library/whats-on/learning-programme-for-schools

Cardiff University – Access to the university libraries for students

https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/libraries/visiting-and-membership/sixth-form-and-further-education-students#resources

Bristol University – Free available research resources

https://bristol.ac.uk/library/use/visitor-access/freely-available-research-resources/

The University of Manchester – Online library access for students

https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/discovery/search?vid=44MAN_INST:MU_NUI&lang=en&sortby=rank

The University of Manchester – Support for teachers and students

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/teachers/students/widening-participation/post-16/extended-project/support-teachers-students/

The University of Manchester – The Extended Project Qualification

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/teachers/students/widening-participation/post-16/extended-project/

University of Northampton – Support for students taking the EPQ

https://libguides.northampton.ac.uk/epq

University of Westminster – Support for students taking the EPQ

https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-university/outreach-for-schools-and-colleges/extended-project-qualification-epq-support

Queen Mary University of London – Applying with the Extended Project Qualification

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/entry/epq/

University of York – Academic skills and the EPQ conferences

https://www.york.ac.uk/schools-and-colleges/post-16/academic-skills-and-epq/

Other academic resources for EPQ:

The Association of Citizenship Teaching – Resources to support citizenship studies

https://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk/resources/

Student support