Study Pearson Edexcel International A Level Chemistry online with a named UK tutor, and sit the same International A Level accepted by UK universities. Six units, all written papers, sat in any order across January, June and October series at a Tutors & Exams centre near you. No laboratory practical work or practical endorsement is required.
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Runs in January. All six units are available, so you can sit your first units early in the year.
Runs from May to June. The main series, where most learners sit their final units.
Runs in October. All six units are available, a good fit for a resit or an early first unit.
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On +Exams, Lift College submits your Pearson Edexcel entry and books your place at the Tutors & Exams centre you choose, before the entry deadline.
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There is no minimum study time. Most learners spend 6 to 8 hours a week and finish in 18 to 24 months, or faster if you study more each week. Assignments are for feedback and do not count towards your grade.
There is no laboratory practical work, no practical endorsement and no coursework. Practical skills are examined on paper in Units 3 and 6, so the whole International A Level Chemistry can be completed from home apart from the exam days themselves.
| Aspect | This international course | A Level Chemistry |
|---|---|---|
| Practical work | None in a laboratory. Two written practical skills papers (Units 3 and 6) test your understanding of the 16 core practicals. | 12 required practicals carried out in a school laboratory, plus a pass or fail practical endorsement reported alongside your grade. |
| Structure | Modular. Six units sat in any order across January, May/June and October, with the option to stop at International AS. | Linear. Three papers all sat in one May/June series at the end of the course. |
| Resits | Resit any single unit. The better of your two most recent attempts counts. | The whole qualification is resat in a later May/June series. |
| Exam series | January, May/June and October. | May/June only. |
| Grades and UCAS Tariff | A* to E. No Tariff points, but UK universities accept it for entry; check your chosen course. | A* to E. Carries UCAS Tariff points. |
| UK regulator's register | Not listed. An international qualification from Pearson Edexcel, a UK awarding body. | Listed. |
The Pearson Edexcel YCH11 specification is organised into six units, each with its own exam. Four content units cover physical, inorganic and organic chemistry, and two written practical skills papers examine your understanding of the 16 core practicals. Open each topic to see what it covers.
Most learners take Units 1, 2 and 3 first for the International AS, then Units 4, 5 and 6. You can sit units in any series you are ready for.
Every topic ends with marked, exam style questions, including practical skills questions. Before each entry you sit a full timed mock for that unit with written feedback.
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Six written unit exams, all questions compulsory. Units 1 and 2 are 1 hour 30 minutes and 80 marks, Units 4 and 5 are 1 hour 45 minutes and 90 marks, and the two practical skills papers (Units 3 and 6) are 1 hour 20 minutes and 50 marks. Units can be sat in any order and in different series; any unit can be resat and the better of your two most recent attempts counts. A calculator is allowed and an unmarked copy of the Pearson Data Booklet is used in Units 2, 4 and 5. There is no laboratory assessment, no practical endorsement and no coursework.
| Unit | Length | Marks | Weighting | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 Structure, Bonding and Introduction to Organic Chemistry (WCH11) | 1 hour 30 minutes | 80 marks | 20% | Formulae, equations and amount of substance; Atomic structure and the Periodic Table; Bonding and structure; Introductory organic chemistry and alkanes; Alkenes January, June and October. |
| Unit 2 Energetics, Group Chemistry, Halogenoalkanes and Alcohols (WCH12) | 1 hour 30 minutes | 80 marks | 20% | Energetics; Intermolecular forces; Redox chemistry and Groups 1, 2 and 7; Introduction to kinetics and equilibria; Organic chemistry January, June and October. |
| Unit 3 Practical Skills in Chemistry I (WCH13) | 1 hour 20 minutes | 50 marks | 10% | Written paper on practical skills, techniques and data from the core practicals in Units 1 and 2. January, June and October. |
| Unit 4 Rates, Equilibria and Further Organic Chemistry (WCH14) | 1 hour 45 minutes | 90 marks | 20% | Kinetics; Entropy and energetics; Chemical equilibria; Acid-base equilibria; Organic chemistry January, June and October. |
| Unit 5 Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry (WCH15) | 1 hour 45 minutes | 90 marks | 20% | Redox equilibria; Transition metals and their chemistry; Organic chemistry; Organic nitrogen compounds; Organic synthesis January, June and October. |
| Unit 6 Practical Skills in Chemistry II (WCH16) | 1 hour 20 minutes | 50 marks | 10% | Written paper on practical skills, techniques and data from the core practicals across the course. January, June and October. |
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Emma L. · GlasgowGCSE EnglishIt is at the same standard, graded A* to E, and set and marked by Pearson Edexcel, a UK awarding body. It is the International A Level sat in international schools worldwide rather than the A Level sat in English sixth forms. UK universities accept it for entry, but always check the specific requirements of the course you have in mind.
Open to anyone aged 14 or over. Under 18s enrol with a parent or guardian's permission and support. There are no formal entry qualifications.
No. Unlike the UK A Level, there is no laboratory assessment and no practical endorsement. Practical skills are examined in two written papers, Units 3 and 6, which ask about the method, apparatus, data and evaluation of the 16 core practicals. You learn those practicals through video demonstrations and real data in the course.
Pearson Edexcel International A Levels are modular. You sit six unit exams in any order across January, June and October series. If one unit goes badly you can resit that unit alone and the better of your two most recent attempts counts. Once all six are done, your results are combined for the final grade.
Yes. Units 1, 2 and 3 make up the International Advanced Subsidiary in Chemistry, graded A to E, and those results also count towards the full International A Level if you carry on.
Yes, in every unit. You need a scientific calculator. Calculators with symbolic algebra, stored text or internet access are not allowed. An unmarked copy of the Pearson Data Booklet is used in Units 2, 4 and 5.
Many UK universities accept International A Level Chemistry in place of A Level Chemistry, but some science and medical courses also look for evidence of laboratory practical skills, which this qualification does not include. Check the entry requirements of the specific course before you enrol, and ask your tutor if you are unsure.
Pearson Edexcel International A Level Chemistry units are examined in January, May/June and October. On +Exams we enter you for each unit and book your seat at one of the Tutors & Exams centres for the series you are ready for.
At one of the nine Tutors & Exams centres in England approved for International A Levels. Use the centre finder to see your nearest. If you are outside the UK you would need to travel to a centre for each series.
The full course, your named UK tutor, marked practice in every unit, mock papers and AI Study Support.
You simply stop studying. There is no contract, no credit agreement and no debt. You can cancel from your account at any time and there is 14-day money back on every payment.
No. It is set, examined and awarded by Pearson Edexcel, a UK awarding body, and is the same International A Level sat in international schools worldwide, but Pearson states that its International A Levels are not regulated by a UK regulator. If you need a qualification on that register specifically, look at our A Level Chemistry course instead.
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