Summaries of Specifications for Advanced Level Qualifications in the UK

• QCA subject criteria for A/AS Chemistry criteria *
• GCE A/AS chemistry specifications for each of the following awarding bodies: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA *
• Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers in chemistry *
• AVCE in Science (vocational A level; previously Advanced GNVQ) *
• A comparison the content of AVCE in Science and GCE A/AS in the sciences *

Examples of questions from advanced level chemistry qualifications and from first year university examinations; these are not necessarily full questions but are intended to show the progression from AS, through A level to first year university. For convenience topics are grouped as inorganic, organic and physical chemistry.

Click here * for links to web pages with full specifications and specimen examination and assessment questions for GCE A/AS Chemistry and AVCE in Science. The list also includes links to university chemistry department web pages where these contain past examination questions that are available over the Internet.

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