Potential replacement qualifications for Cambridge Pre-U subjects
Following the decision in November 2019 to withdraw Cambridge Pre-U qualifications, we know you'll be thinking about alternative qualifications for your sixth form students.
Cambridge Assessment International Education and OCR exam boards, both part of the Cambridge University Press and Assessment, and are able to offer an alternative post-16 qualification in most Cambridge Pre-U subjects.
The table below shows the alternative Cambridge Assessment qualifications available for each Cambridge Pre-U subject, with links to each potential replacement.
| Cambridge Pre-U Qualification (date of final main exams) |
Cambridge International AS & A Level | OCR AS & A Level |
| Art and Design (June 2023) | Art and Design | Art and Design |
| Art History (June 2023) | N/A | N/A |
| Biology (June 2023) | Biology | Biology A Biology B (Advancing Biology) |
| Business and Management (June 2023) | Business | Business |
| Chemistry (June 2023) | Chemistry | Chemistry A Chemistry B (Salters) |
| Classical Greek (June 2022) | N/A | Classical Greek |
| Economics (June 2023) | Economics | Economics |
| English Literature (June 2023) | English Literature | English Literature English Language and Literature (EMC) |
| French (June 2023) | French* | N/A |
| Further Mathematics (June 2023) | Mathematics – Further | Further Mathematics A Further Mathematics B (MEI) |
| Geography (June 2023) | Geography | Geography |
| German (June 2023) | German* | N/A |
| Global Perspectives and Research (June 2023) |
Global Perspectives and Research | Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Psychology Sociology |
| History (June 2023) | History | History |
| Italian (June 2022) | N/A | N/A |
| Latin (June 2022) | N/A | Latin |
| Mandarin Chinese (June 2023) | Chinese* | N/A |
| Mathematics (June 2023) | Mathematics | Mathematics A Mathematics B (MEI) |
| Music (June 2023) | Music | Music |
| Philosophy and Theology (June 2023) | N/A | Religious Studies |
| Physics (June 2023) | Physics | Physics A Physics B (Advancing Physics) |
| Psychology (June 2022) | Psychology | Psychology |
| Russian (June 2022) | N/A | N/A |
| Spanish (June 2023) | Spanish* | N/A |
*Cambridge International AS Levels in languages are designed for modern foreign language learners but do not count towards a full Cambridge International A Level qualification.
