Access course healthcare - what to do afterwards?

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I am looking at studying an access to higher education course for healthcare.

I’m just wondering what other people have gone on to study?

I’m interested in nutrition and dietetics but I’m not sure if the access course meets the entry requirements for the course at uni.

Please help.

Nursing, occupational therapy.
Some courses have a guaranteed entry into a specific university course on successful completion. If it doesn't then I would always check with the university/course you want to study that the access course is acceptable and covers the necessary subjects.

It's not a great idea to do an Access to HE course before you've decided what you want to study. You need to look at the university courses you want to apply for and find out which Access diplomas they will accept before you enrol on an Access course.

For example, if you wanted to study dietetics at Coventry University, you would look at the entry requirements (www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/ug/2021-22/hls-nhs/dietetics-bsc-hons/ - click on "View more detail on acceptable qualifications") and see that you would need an Access to Science/Health diploma including a minimum of 15 credits of biology and 15 credits of chemistry (all at distinction), with a further 6 credits at distinction and the remaining 9 graded credits at a minimum of merit, with all ungraded credits passed. You would also need a minimum of C in GCSE maths and English language (you would need to check with the university to find out whether they regard 4 or 5 as equivalent to C). You would then have to check the specifications of Access courses on offer to see whether they comply with these requirements before you enrol on it.

It's a lot of work, but universities will expect you to be capable of doing this if you want to take on a responsible role like a dietician.