GCSE/IGCSE Combined Science Including Exams.

You must complete at least 50% of the course and pass the associated assignments before you are eligible to be entered for the exams.

Average completion timeframe

The average time it takes to complete the course is 18 months.

Assessment requirements

The assessment consists of written exams

Placement or Practical required?

For the GCSE, practical assessments are required. You must have already taken and passed the practical assessments before taking your written exams.

For the IGCSE there are no practical requirements.

If placement or practical required, when?

Practical assessments must be completed before sitting the written exams.

Exams required

Tutors & Exams will provide the exam centre and oversee the examination process.

Membership required?

No membership is required to enrol on this course.

Certification Timeframe

You can expect to receive your certificate 3 months after receiving the result.

Extension Rules

£40 for six months, maximum of twice. If expired more than six months ago, or have already had two extensions, then they need to restart the course and pay again.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Your course starts with two short units that cover everything you need to know about Combined Science, all about the exams, the practical activities, how and when to book your exam, and includes some great advice on how to successfully study online.

You will then cover the fundamentals of Biology, Chemistry and Physics in turn, submitting assignments regularly. Your assignments will be marked by your tutor, who will provide developmental feedback on your progress.

At the end of your course is a full set of mock exams for each syllabus.

When you're ready to book your exams, you will need to choose between the GCSE and the IGCSE. 

GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy

 There are two tiers in GCSE combined science – foundation tier and higher tier.   You must take the same tier for all three parts of the triple award, and you must take all exams in the same exam series.  

There are a total of six exams, two for each subject, all at 1 hour and 15 minutes in duration. 

All GCSE science (biology, chemistry, and physics) students need to complete practical experiments as part of their learning. Eight experiments in Biology and Chemistry; and ten in Physics area are required to equip students with essential practical knowledge and experiences, enable them to put theory into practice and helps develop skills for higher education.  Practical assessments are a mandatory part of the assessment process but do not count towards your final grade.  

You need to have completed the practical assessments before booking your exam.

IGCSE Combined Science

There are three exams paper 1 covers Biology, paper 2 covers chemistry and paper 3 covers physics. All exams are two hours and have a mixture of different question styles, including multiple choice, short-answer questions, calculations and extended open-response questions.

Grades

GCSE: All six exams are combined to provide your overall score, and your final grade. 

If you take the foundation tier, you will be graded between grades 1 and 5.    

If you take the higher tier, you will be graded between grades 3 and 9.  

IGCSE: All three exams are combined to provide your overall score, and your final grade, which will be between grade 1 and 9, 9 being the highest.

Both qualifications are worth two full GCSEs.