Highers · 2027 entry · 10 Scottish universities
What can you get into with BBCC Highers?
Grades are only half of it. Loads of courses also want specific Highers, so every subject area below says which ones.
where BBCC meets the standard grade offer, out of 1,506.
+497 more if you get a widening access offer.
+118 more where you're one grade short.
By subject area
Life Sciences
16 of 107
16 of 16 ask for Higher Chemistry
16 of 16 ask for Higher Biology
- Biochemistry Dundee
Nursing & Health
8 of 39
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Nursing QMU
- Adult Nursing Dundee
- Nursing Mental Health Robert Gordon
Computing & Software
7 of 67
7 of 7 ask for Higher Maths
7 of 7 ask for Higher English
- Games Design Robert Gordon
Art, Design & Media
6 of 124
6 of 6 ask for Higher Art & Design
6 of 6 ask for Higher English
- Photography Robert Gordon
Engineering
6 of 127
6 of 6 ask for Higher Maths
6 of 6 ask for Higher Physics
- Engineering Design Robert Gordon
Architecture & Planning
2 of 17
2 of 2 ask for Higher English
2 of 2 ask for Higher Maths
- Advanced Architectural Technology Robert Gordon
Social Work & Childhood
2 of 9
2 of 2 ask for Higher Maths
- Social Work Dundee
- Social Work Robert Gordon
Humanities & Languages
1 of 393
Most don't name a specific Higher
Geography & Environment
1 of 26
Most don't name a specific Higher
What one more grade gets you
- One C up to B +118 courses See BBBC
Got Advanced Highers too?
This page only counts Highers. Some offers also ask for Advanced Highers, usually for pupils applying in S6, and those courses aren't in the numbers above.
For 85 more courses, BBCC covers the Highers part of the offer and the rest depends on your Advanced Highers. Add them in the calculator as Advanced Highers and it'll count them properly.
Your subjects decide the rest
Put your actual subjects in the calculator and it'll tell you exactly which of these you get, plus the ones you're one grade off.
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How it's worked out
Your grades go against each course's standard offer, best grade to best grade, the same way the calculator does it. Offers only care about the grades, so any B counts as a B. Courses that ask for Advanced Highers aren't counted here. The subject numbers come from the requirements on each uni's own course pages, checked in September 2026. Always check the course page before you apply, because requirements can change.