Access to Nursing Degree - SWAP (Level 6) Search Results Entry Requirements There are no formal academic prerequisites however applicants should have a gap in their formal education (4 years out of school). You must be highly motivated and conscientious. Entry by informal interview and a short written exercise. Description Designed to enable adults with no formal qualifications to prepare, in one year, for entry into a degree course in Nursing, or HNC Healthcare or in some cases HNC Social Care. Candidates will have to go through a PVG check and medical by at the end of the year and this is carried out by the universities Course Content Core subjects include: - Biology - Chemistry - Social Science - Core skills including Maths and Communications Candidates will have to go through a PVG check and medical by at the end of the year and this is carried out by the universities . Duration Full Time 1 Academic Year August - June Progression BSc Nursing at Glasgow Caledonian University or University of the West of Scotland or Stirling University; HNC Healthcare at Glasgow Kelvin College.