Pick the curriculum you're choosing for (IGCSE, A-level, or IB Diploma), then pick your target university degree. We'll show you exactly which subjects to take — required (no offer without them), strongly recommended, useful complements, and subjects to avoid — with the typical UK offer, the famous Oxbridge / LSE / Imperial / NUS exceptions, and country variations for the US, Australia and Singapore.
25 degrees covered: Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Pharmacy, Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Architecture, Economics, Business, Accounting & Finance, Law, Psychology, Politics / IR / PPE, Sociology, English Literature, History, Geography, Philosophy, Modern Languages, Linguistics, Art & Design, Music, Data Science / AI. The IGCSE prerequisite layer is unique to this tool — most subject choosers ignore the early-funnel decision.
Pick the curriculum you're choosing for — we'll show you exactly which subjects to take for your target degree.
Picking A-level subjects for Year 12 onwards. The most important pre-university decision — get it wrong and you can be boxed out of selective degrees.
Open A-level chooser →
Picking IB Diploma subjects (3 HL + 3 SL across 6 groups). HL choices and Maths AA vs AI matter most for university entry — get them right or risk being filtered out.
Open IB Diploma chooser →
Picking GCSEs / IGCSEs at Year 9–10. Unique entry point — most subject choosers ignore this stage. Get it right and you keep degree pathways open at 16+.
Open IGCSE chooser →
Most subject-choice resources are either single-curriculum (just A-level OR just IB), single-country (just UK OR just US), or single-degree ("subjects for Medicine"). Few combine all three angles. The IGCSE layer is the standout differentiator — students often don't realise that picking IGCSEs at age 14 is what closes off Medicine, Engineering or Languages degrees four years later.
Pairs end-to-end with Tutopiya's University Shortlist Builder — pick subjects first (this tool), then find universities that accept your combination (Shortlist Builder). The Tuition Calculator closes the loop with budget planning.
How the chooser works, which degrees and curricula it covers, and how the recommendations are sourced.
The Subject Chooser covers all three pre-university curricula Tutopiya's audience uses: IGCSE (picking GCSE / IGCSE subjects at Year 9 / 10 to keep degree pathways open), A-level (picking A-level subjects in Year 11 / 12), and IB Diploma (picking the 3 HL + 3 SL subjects across the 6 IB groups). Pick the curriculum you're currently choosing for, then pick your aspirational university degree.
25 of the most-applied-to undergraduate degrees: Health Sciences (Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Pharmacy), STEM (Engineering, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Architecture), Computing (Computer Science, Data Science / AI), Business & Economics (Economics, Business, Accounting & Finance), Social Sciences (Law, Psychology, Politics / IR / PPE, Sociology / Anthropology), Humanities (English Literature, History, Geography, Philosophy), Languages (Modern Languages, Linguistics), Arts (Art & Design, Music).
Each degree's recommendations follow the published entry requirements at the major UK universities (the Russell Group reference + Cambridge / Oxford / Imperial / LSE / UCL flagship exceptions), the IB DP requirements published by those same universities, and the IGCSE prerequisites needed at 16+ to keep selective A-level / IB options open. Refreshed annually (Sep–Oct).
Yes — the wizard, the per-degree recommendations and the FAQs are all free. A free Tutopiya account is required to see the full recommendation card and to download it as PDF. The same account unlocks every Tutopiya tool (University Shortlist Builder, GPA Calculator, Tuition Calculator, Revision Checklists, the full Learning Portal). No payment is required at any step.
They pair end-to-end. Subject Chooser first (Year 9–12, deciding which IGCSE / A-level / IB subjects to take to keep degrees open). University Shortlist Builder next (Year 12–13, with subjects locked, find universities that accept your specific combo across UK / US / Canada / Australia / NZ / Singapore / Malaysia / HK / Japan / UAE / NL / DE / CH / IE). The chooser keeps doors open; the builder picks specific universities.
Specific universities can deviate — Cambridge Engineering requires Further Maths but most other top engineering schools accept Maths alone; LSE Economics wants A* in Maths; Oxford Medicine has very specific entrance test requirements. The result page flags the famous exceptions for each degree. For your final list, always cross-check the specific course page on each university's own admissions site.