This course aims to enable students to reach a level of competence in the sciences and mathematics, appropriate for entry to the 1st year of a chosen science degree at the University of Hertfordshire; students are enrolled as a University of Hertfordshire student but spend the initial year at North Hertfordshire College; subsequent years are spent at the Hatfield Campus of the University of Hertfordshire; option pathways: Applied biology; astronomy; astrophysics; environmental studies; geography; pharmaceutical sciences; physics.