BIOLOGY A-LEVEL
Equivalent to 1 qualification
Awarding Body: OCR Biology A
Course Code: H420
QAN: 601/4260/1
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OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE
Biology A-level will give you the skills to make connections and associations with all living things around you. Biology literally means the study of life and if that is not important, what is? Being such a broad topic, you are bound to find a specific area of interest, and it opens the door to a fantastic range of interesting careers. This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT
Paper 1 – 2 hour 15 minutes exam worth 37% of the final grade.
● Development of practical skills in biology
● Foundations in biology
● Exchange and transport
● Communication and homeostasis
Paper 2 – 2 hour 15 minutes exam worth 37% of the final grade.
● Development of practical skills in biology
● Foundations in biology
● Biodiversity, evolution and disease
● Genetics, evolution and ecosystems
Paper 3 – 1 hour and 30 minutes exam worth 26% of the final grade.
Any content from the 2-year course can be assessed from any unit and any practical (Units 1-6).
There is no coursework on this A-Level. However, your performance during practicals will be assessed. At least 15% of the marks for A-Level Biology are based on what you learned in your practicals.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
GCSE Biology at grade 6 or GCSE Combined Science at grade 6 (with grade 6 in the Biology unit exams) is required.