TL;DR: BCAS Campus, the British College of Applied Studies, is a private institute with its main campus on Galle Road, Colombo 03, and branches in Jaffna, Kandy and Kalmunai. Most BCAS degrees follow one route: a foundation after O/Ls, a Pearson BTEC HND after A/Ls, then a one-year top-up degree awarded by London South Bank University or Goldsmiths, University of London.
If you have seen BCAS adverts for HNDs and UK top-up degrees, this guide explains how the pieces fit together. It is based on what the BCAS Campus page on Uplift lists today, with links to each program.
What is BCAS Campus and how does it work?
BCAS Campus is short for British College of Applied Studies. Its main campus is at 356 Galle Road, Colombo 03, and it also lists branches in Jaffna, Kandy and Kalmunai.
BCAS states on its website that it has run for more than 27 years and has over 21,000 graduates. It teaches business, information technology, engineering, law, health and science, education, and hotel and tourism management.
The qualifications are awarded by three partner bodies named on each program page, not by BCAS itself:
London South Bank University (LSBU) awards most of the UK honours top-up degrees and the London MBA pathways.
Goldsmiths, University of London awards the computer science and psychology top-up degrees.
Pearson awards the BTEC Higher National Diplomas and the international foundation.
The programs in the cards below are listed by Uplift partner institutes.
What is the BCAS route from O/L to a degree?
BCAS describes a three-step path. Each step is a separate program with its own entry rule, so a student can join at the step that matches their results.
Step one: foundation after O/Ls
The International Foundation (Pearson BTEC Level 3) runs for 12 months full-time. A shorter Foundation in Business and Information Technology runs for 8 months full-time. If you are deciding between a foundation and A/Ls, read Foundation Programme in Sri Lanka After O/L.
Step two: a Pearson BTEC HND
BCAS lists HNDs in several fields, each awarded by Pearson:
Higher National Diploma in Business: 18 months full-time.
Higher National Diploma in Computing: 18 months full-time.
Higher National Diplomas in Quantity Surveying and Civil Engineering: 18 months full-time each.
Higher National Diploma in Counselling and Applied Psychology: 24 months.
Higher National Diploma in Law: 24 months part-time.
Not sure what an HND is worth? HND Meaning in Sri Lanka explains the level and where it leads.
Step three: a one-year top-up degree
After the HND, a student completes a final-year top-up to earn a UK honours degree. Examples on Uplift:
BSc (Hons) Business Management with General Management (Top-up), awarded by London South Bank University, 1 year.
BSc (Hons) Computer Science in Software Engineering, awarded by Goldsmiths, University of London, 1 year.
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Top-up), awarded by Goldsmiths, University of London, 1 year full-time.
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (Top-up), awarded by London South Bank University, 1 year.
Other top-ups cover accounting and finance, business analytics, digital marketing, cyber security, AI and data science, and civil engineering. Our guide Top-Up Degree in Sri Lanka Explained covers how top-ups work in general.
