2006-11-30 07:49:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Neither A level is just A level (old school)
2006-11-30 07:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did A levels a few years ago and got caught between the old and new system. In the "olden days" prior to curriculum 2000 an AS was equivalent to half an A Level so two AS's could make an equivalent to a whole A Level in different subjects. Now AS is the first stage of A Levels, so to have a full subject you need an AS plus the A2 to have a whole A'level. I took a fast track course and had am old full a level in English and an AS in Science under the new system.
2006-12-03 18:12:17 · answer #2 · answered by kaleidoscope_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope that this helps
A Levels are are two year study courses normally taken by students in schools and colleges of further education after they have completed their GCSE's
AS levels - The AS qualification equates to the first year of study of a traditional A level. Most AS subjects have 3 assessment units. (The AS is a qualification in its own right. Coursework can contribute to the result. The AS is graded on an A-E scale).
A2 - The programmes of study in the second year of the full A level are called “A2”.
A2 units represent the harder elements of the traditional A level. A2 modules do not make up a qualification in their own right but when taken together with the AS units they comprise a full A level. They are graded on an A-E scale.
2006-12-01 17:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by Baps . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AS level is what you get when you've completed the first year of an A level course. If you pass this you can go on to do the A2 which is the second year of the course and is more detailed than the first year. When you have passed the examination for this you will have achieved your full A level. Hope this helps.
2006-11-30 15:59:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An A level is awarded when both the AS (i.e. the exams sat in year 12) and the A2 (the exams sat in year 13) are completed and passed. For a full A level to be awarded, both the AS and A2 have to be in the same subject, e.g. maths.
2006-11-30 15:56:09 · answer #5 · answered by Pickle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A2 is the equivalent of the old A level
2006-11-30 15:54:03 · answer #6 · answered by puzzled? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two stages to the A level:
Advanced subsidary is the first year, (AS)
Advanced level is the final year (A2)
you cannot get the A2 without the AS first :)
2006-11-30 17:00:07 · answer #7 · answered by Cait M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both of them combined equates to an A-Level. AS 1st year, A2 the second.
2006-12-03 20:46:20 · answer #8 · answered by Nat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AS is the first year of your A levels, A2 is the second year. you can take the AS qualification at the end of the first year if you want
2006-12-03 05:15:00 · answer #9 · answered by james c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont be, and your tutors SHOULD have explained this to you before you started!
AS is (the first) half of an A Level but is certificated in itself... A2 is the second half.. so this is the Full A Level.
2006-11-30 16:11:22 · answer #10 · answered by CPWS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A2
2006-11-30 15:56:28 · answer #11 · answered by natashia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋