Many colleges require applicants to present results of a college entrance examination along with their Grade Point Average. The most popular examinations are the SAT and the ACT. Generally an SAT score of 1600 is required for college acceptance.

College-bound students usually score higher on the SAT or ACT when Algebra I and Geometry are completed back-to-back within two years and immediately prior to taking the college entrance exams. Students who do not complete the required high school courses of Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, Physical Science, and Physics or Chemistry can expect not to do as well on college entrance exams.

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Information concerning the SAT may be obtained from:
The College Board Headquarters
45 Columbus Ave.
New York, NY 10023-6992
(212) 713-8000
www.collegeboard.com

Information concerning the ACT may be obtained from:
ACT National Office
P.O. Box 168
Iowa City, IA 52243–0168
(319) 337-1000
www.act.org

Grading

Working with a number of universities, ICCE (The International Certificate of Christian Education)
has worked out a system by which admissions tutors can reconcile ACE PACE average scores to conventional grades, as given at GCSE and AS/A2. The table below indicates how grades are derived.
Normally, learners from Christian schools and home schools will apply to universities through the Universities and College Admissions Service [UCAS]. It is very important that learners keep up a good grade average over the whole course. The results of courses for university entrance should be passed on to the ICCE for validation and entered on the UCAS form as grades, not PACE average scores.

The ICCE Grading System

PACE Average per modules Grade
96 – 100 A
92 – 95.99 B
88 – 91.99 C
84 – 87.99 D
80 – 83.99 E

Please note that PACE average scores should be rounded to two decimal places.

DETERMINING GPA (GRADE POINT AVERAGE)
Assign each completed high school course a letter grade. The following grading system is suggested:
PERCENT GRADE LETTER GRADE
98–100 A+
96–97 A
94–95 A–
92–93 B+
90–91 B
88–89 B–
86–87 C+
83–85 C
80–82 C–
Each “A” is worth 3 points. Each “B” is worth 2 points. Each “C” is worth 1 point.
Add the total points for all completed courses and divide by the total number of courses. This yields the student’s grade point average.

Example:
SUBJECT GRADE to GRADE POINTS
Algebra I B– 2
English I B+ 2
Etymology A 3
Biology C 1
World History C+ 1
New Testament Survey A– 3
Grade Point Average (GPA): 12 divided by 6 = 2.0 (GPA is usually rounded to one decimal). When you report a GPA on a transcript, always specify that a 3-point scale was used. A 4-point scale includes the “D” grades, which are not used for students on the A.C.E. program.
Universities and colleges that have accepted the NCSC, the forerunner to the ICCE

Over the years graduates of the NCSC Certificate program have gained entry into a wide number of institutions. It is not possible to list each graduate individually, but here is a list of some of the universities, colleges and bodies that have recognized the NCSC and accepted graduates on courses. ICCE is building on the wide acceptance of the former NCSC program.

Universities and Colleges of Higher Education in the UK (This list is NOT exhaustive and is being constantly updated)
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has included both the NCSC and the ICCE in its UK Qualifications publication for entry in 2007.

• The University of Aberdeen (Medicinal Chemistry)
• St. Andrews University (Medicine)
• University of Wales, Aberystwyth
• University of Anglia (Radiography)
• University of Bath
• Bath Spa University College
• University of Bedford
• University of Birmingham
• Bournemouth University (Nursing)
• The University of Bradford
• Bristol University
• The University of the West of England, Bristol
• Homerton College, Cambridge
• Cambridge University
• Canterbury Christ Church University College
• Cardiff University (Paediatric Nursing) (English)
• University of Central England (Paediatric Nursing)
• University of Dundee
• University of Durham (Computer Science) (Linguistics)
• University of Exeter
• University of Glamorgan
• University of Sheffield (Chemical Engineering)
• University of Hertfordshire
• Heriot Watt University (Spanish and Russian)
• Kent University (Art & Design)
• Lancaster University (Economics)
• Leeds University (Child Care)
• Leicester University (Medicine)
• Lincoln University (Art & Design)
• University of Liverpool (Computer Science)
• London – Queen Mary (Biomedical Science)(Aeronautical Engineering)
• University of Manchester
• University of North London
• University of Nottingham (Law)
• Oxford University, St Hilda’s College
• Oxford Brookes University
• Queen’s University, Belfast (Law)
• University of Paisley (Accounting)
• University of Plymouth
• Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
• Salford University
• Sheffield University (Japanese)
• University of Southampton (Nursing)
• University of St Andrews
• University of Surrey
• University of Wales College of Medicine
• University of Wales Institute (Textile Art)
• University of Warwick
• University of York (Politics, Economics & Philosophy)

Universities and Colleges outside the UK (This list is NOT exhaustive and is constantly being updated)

• University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• Bob Jones University, America
• Oral Roberts University, USA
• Tennessee Temple University, America
• Madrid University, Spain
• Freiburg University, Germany
• Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
• La Salle College, KL, Malaysia
• Raffles Design Institute (Singapore)
• Philippines University

Organisations

• The Nursing and Midwifery Admissions Service (NMAS)
• Ministry of Defence - Royal Air Force
• The German Department of Education, Bonn


Colleges of Further Education:

Aberdeen, Bath, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Chesterfield, Crawley, Crosskeys, South Wales, Duchy Agricultural College, Cornwall, East Surrey, Exeter, Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology, Leeds College of Technology, New College, Swindon, Poole, Dorset, Salford, Manchester, Somerset College of Art and Technology, St Austell College, Cornwall, Swansea, Swindon, Thomas Danby College, Leeds, Trowbridge College of Further Education, West Ewell College, Surrey , West Suffolk, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education - Plus many other colleges of Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges in the United Kingdom and abroad. A significant number of graduates have also gone to Bible or theological colleges in the UK or America.