4.3 National Criteria

This specification complies with the following.

• The Subject Criteria for Science
• The Code of Practice for GCE
• The GCE AS and A Level Qualification Criteria
• The Arrangements for the Statutory Regulation of External Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Common Criteria

Weighting of Assessment Objectives for A Level

The table below shows the approximate weighting of each of the Assessment Objectives in the AS and A2

units

AO1 7 9 1 6 6 1 30

AO2 8 11 1 10 10 1 40

AO3 3 3 8 4 4 8 30

Overall weighting of

units (%) 17 23 10 20 20 10 100

Assessment

Objectives Unit Weightings (%) Overall Weighting of

AOs (%)

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6