Heriot-Watt University welcomes applications from students who have successfully completed an SQA Advanced Certificate or SQA Advanced Diploma. Applications will be considered by Heriot-Watt on an individual basis and the university will consider advanced entry applications to the second or third year of undergraduate bachelors degree programmes.

The entry point to the university will depend on the subject content of the SQA Advanced Certificate or SQA Advanced Diploma and the university degree programmes. Heriot-Watt University also has campuses in Dubai and Malaysia.