A number of independent, grammar and comprehensive schools and sixth-form colleges replaced A-Levels with Cambridge Pre-Us in some subjects.
Students who completed an "Independent Research Project" and a "Global Perspectives" portfolio in addition to the three "Principal Subjects" were eligible for the award of the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma.
[7] The Guide for Schools [8] listed: In the Pre-U, each Principal Subject was graded on a three-band, nine-grade scale: The full Pre-U Diploma was graded on the aggregate of the three Principal Subjects, the Independent Research Project, and the Global Perspectives portfolio.
Using UCAS tariff scores as a benchmark, universities will be able to compare Cambridge Pre-U and A-Level grades.
[11] UCAS has given the Global Perspectives and Research component the same tariff as a single Principal Subject.