SOAS University of London contextual offer checker: typical vs contextual offers by course

A contextual offer is a lower grade requirement some universities make to applicants whose circumstances may have affected their grades. Who is eligible varies by university and sometimes by course, so treat this as a guide and confirm with SOAS University of London.

Course at SOAS University of LondonPredicted A-level grades

Typical offer

ABB

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Contextual offer

BBB

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A simple grade comparison only. Whether you qualify for a contextual offer is decided by the university.

All SOAS University of London courses with a contextual offer

Course	Typical offer	Contextual offer	Official page
Accounting and Finance	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Accounting and Finance (with a placement year)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Arabic	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Arabic and History of Art	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Arabic and Linguistics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Arabic and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Chinese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Chinese and History of Art	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Chinese and Linguistics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Chinese and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Africa and Black Diaspora	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Arabic	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Chinese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Cultural Industries (with a placement year)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and East Asian Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and History	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and History of Art	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and International Relations	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Japanese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Korean	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Linguistics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Music	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Politics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and Social Anthropology	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Arts and World Philosophies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Development Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Africa and Black Diaspora	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Arabic	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Chinese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Creative Arts	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Creative Arts (with a placement year)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and East Asian Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Film Studies (with a placement year)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and History	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and History of Art	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and International Relations	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Japanese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Korean	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Linguistics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Music	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Politics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Social Anthropology	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and World Philosophies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and Global Development	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and History	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and History of Art	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and International Relations	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and Law	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and Linguistics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and Music	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and Politics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and Social Anthropology	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics (BA)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics (BA) (with a placement year)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics (BSc) (with a placement year)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics and Arabic	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics and Chinese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics and Global Development	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics and Law	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Africa and Black Diaspora	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Arabic	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Chinese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Creative Arts	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and East Asian Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and History	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and History of Art	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and International Relations	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Japanese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Korean	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Linguistics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Music	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Politics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Social Anthropology	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and World Philosophies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Global Development	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Global Development and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Global Development and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Global Development and Arabic	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Global Development and Chinese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Global Development and Linguistics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Global Development and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Global Liberal Arts	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
History	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
History and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
History and Arabic	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Chinese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Economics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Global Development	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and History of Art	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
History of Art and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
History of Art and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
History of Art and Global Development	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History of Art and International Relations	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History of Art and Japanese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History of Art and Korean	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History of Art and Music	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History of Art and Politics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History of Art and Social Anthropology	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
History of Art and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Arabic	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Chinese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Global Development	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and History	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Japanese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Korean	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Law	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Music	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and Social Anthropology	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Relations and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Japanese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Japanese and Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Japanese and Global Development	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Japanese and History	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Japanese and Linguistics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Japanese and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Korean	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Korean and Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Korean and Global Development	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Korean and History	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Korean and Linguistics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Korean and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Arabic	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Economics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Global Development	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Global Development (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and History (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and History of Art	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and History of Art (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and International Relations	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and International Relations (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Law (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Linguistics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Linguistics (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Music	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Music (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Politics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Politics (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Social Anthropology	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and World Philosophies (with a year abroad)	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Languages and Cultures and History	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Law and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Law and Arabic	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and Chinese	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and Global Development	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and History	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and Korean	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Politics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Social Anthropology	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Management	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Management (with a placement year)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Management and Arabic	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Management and Chinese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Management and Creative Arts	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Management and Film Studies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Management and Japanese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Management and Korean	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Management and Music	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Music and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Music and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Music and Arabic	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Music and Chinese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Music and Global Development	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Music and History	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Music and Japanese	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Music and Korean	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Music and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Arabic	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Chinese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Global Development	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and History	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and International Relations	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Japanese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Korean	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Law	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Music	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics, Philosophy and Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Arabic	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Chinese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Global Development	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and History	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Japanese	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Korean	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Law	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Music	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Politics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
World Philosophies	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
World Philosophies and Africa and Black Diaspora	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
World Philosophies and Africa and Black Diaspora (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements

Data updated September 2026. Courses without a published contextual offer are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

Who gets a contextual offer at SOAS University of London?

Criteria vary by university and sometimes by course. Common factors include school performance, local area participation or deprivation data, care experience, and eligibility for free school meals or similar. SOAS University of London decides eligibility itself, so check its official page before assuming you qualify.

Is a contextual offer guaranteed?

No. A contextual offer is a lower grade requirement for eligible applicants who also meet the course's other requirements, such as required subjects. It does not guarantee an offer.

Where does this data come from?

Offers are taken from university course pages (data updated September 2026). Courses without a published contextual offer are not listed. Always confirm on the official page.

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