Course overview
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As well as your A-Level course materials and tutor support, this course includes the examination fees and practical assessment needed to successfully gain your A-Level Chemistry qualification and those all-important UCAS points. Simply receive your course materials online or by post and start studying to gain that all-important A-Level. If you add to your exams, when you are ready, we will book the exams for you so you can focus on your studies. This course can be completed without taking the A-Level exam and practical assessment.
We have a 94% pass rate** with our A-Levels, earn up to 56 UCAS points.
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Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
You will have 2 years to complete the full A-Level from the date you receive your materials. You will be able to study at your own pace and in your own time without the pressure of tight deadlines.
The examinations for this course will be taken at a centre in Birmingham; we will book these for you when you feel you are ready. Additional exam centres in various locations will soon become available.
Entry requirements
You will need a minimum of GCSE grade C or above in Chemistry. You are also required to have a grade C or above in the higher tier Mathematics GCSE as up to 10% of the marks awarded in this course will be related to mathematical principles.
In addition to this, you should also be familiar with the following:
- Arithmetic and computation
- Handling data
- Algebra
- Graphs
- Geometry
You will also have an understanding of the following terms; molecule, ion, compound element, isomer, isotope, oxidation, bond, reduction, hydrolysis, condensation and wavelength.
Course features
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Full course materials
- Assignment marking and feedback
- Examination fees (if exams added on)
- Free practical revision day (if exams added on)
- Practical assessments (if exams added on)
- Free CV critique service
- Free employability guide to help you impress future employers
- Free XO Student Discounts card
- Comprehensive study guide
- *Exclusive Open Study College pen with a highlighter
- *Student study planner
- *Student notebook
* Not included with the online study option
Assessment
To achieve the full Chemistry A Level you will be assessed across the three topics and practical assessments. All topics will be assessed by 3 paper-based exams. A more detailed breakdown of the exam and assessment details is provided below.
Exam details
Paper 1
- Type: Written examination
- Duration: 2 hours
- Weighing: 35% of A Level
- Total Marks: 105
- Assessed: Relevant physical chemistry topics, inorganic chemistry and relevant practical skills
- Assessment format: A mixture of short and long answer questions
Paper 2
- Type: Written examination
- Duration: 2 hours
- Weighing: 35% of A Level
- Total Marks: 105
- Assessed: Relevant physical chemistry topics, organic chemistry and relevant practical skills
- Assessment format: A mixture of short and long answer questions
Paper 3
- Type: Written examination
- Duration: 2 hours
- Weighing: 30% of A Level
- Total Marks: 90
- Assessed: Any content and practical skills
- Assessment format: Questions on practical techniques and data analysis (40 marks), questions testing the specification (20 marks) multiple-choice questions (30 marks)
Practical Assessment
- 4 x practical sessions – these will run on Sundays every other month from September through to May each year and you must attend 4 consecutive sessions. These must be attended prior to sitting your examinations however they must be attended in the same year as your examination.
- We will book these for you
Delivery
This course enables you to study for an A-Level in Chemistry by distance learning at home or at work. Your course materials will be sent by post or via email, you choose! Full tutor support will be available via email, so help is only a click away! Your course pack will include self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked study questions, so you can monitor your progress.
Thinking of going to university?
Open Study College is proud to partner with QA Higher Education, providing students with the unique opportunity to progress into higher education. This partnership aims to support our students in finding and securing a university place at one of QA Higher Education’s conveniently located teaching centres across the UK.
Subjects
AQA Qualification Code: 7405
- Amount of substance
- Bonding
- Energetics
- Kinetics
- Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc ATP
- Oxidation, reduction and redox equations
- Thermodynamics
- Rate equations
- Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems
- Electrode potentials and electromechanical cells
- Acids and bases
- Periodicity
- Group 2, the alkaline earth metals
- The Halogens
- Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides
- Transition metals
- Reactions of the ions in aqueous solution
- Introduction to organic chemistry
- Alkanes
- Halogenoalkanes
- Alkenes
- Alcohols
- Organic analysis
- Optical isomerism
- Aldehydes & ketones
- Carboxylic acids and derivatives
- Aromatic chemistry
- Amines
- Polymers Amino acids, proteins and DNA
- Organic synthesis
- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Chromatography
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