What is IGCSE?

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G. Smitha Raju on August 9, 2015 at 1:35 pm said:

Hi my son will be taking 8 subjects but will not be taking foreign languages . He will be doing English language and literature . Will he be awarded an IGCSe certificate without taking any second language .

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- IGCSE Team on August 10, 2015 at 8:32 am said:
  
  Hello Raju,
  Yes, definitely he would obtain the certificates for all the 8 subjects. It is not necessary to take any second language.
  
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Yvonne on August 8, 2015 at 3:03 pm said:

My daughter is interested to be an English lecturer in future. What subjects should she take for IGCSE? Is English Literature important?

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- IGCSE Team on August 9, 2015 at 12:51 am said:
  
  Hi Yvonne,
  Yes, normally English Literature would be one of the required subjects. The entry requirement would not be the same for all the universities in the world though. It is advisable to check with the university that she wants to apply.
  
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christina on August 8, 2015 at 10:46 am said:

hello IGCSE team! i would like to ask~ if i’m need the sertificate, what is the qualification? like we need to get 5 ‘C’ to get the sertificate or?
please reply my comment! thanks(:

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- IGCSE Team on August 9, 2015 at 12:58 am said:
  
  Hi Christina,
  IGCSE is being awarded individually. If you take 5 subjects, you will obtain 5 certificates. One certificate for each subject. It is not like O-Level where you get one certificate from the overall achievement.
  
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khalid on August 5, 2015 at 5:15 pm said:

Dear IGCSE team,
I want to take computer science and business studies as a double major later in university, what subjects should i take in the IGCSE’s? Should i do A level as well?

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- IGCSE Team on August 7, 2015 at 9:10 am said:
  
  Hello Khalid,
  For computer science, you may consider: English, Maths, Add Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, ICT
  
  For Business Studies, you may consider: English, Maths, one subject from the Science Group (e.g: Combined Science / Co-ordinated Science etc.), Business Studies, Economics, Accounting.
  
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mich on August 5, 2015 at 4:56 am said:

Shall I drop A math since I did badly for my mock exam?

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- IGCSE Team on August 7, 2015 at 9:13 am said:
  
  It depends what you want to study in university. If what you want to study doesn’t need Add Maths, then you may drop this subject.
  
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