LNAT · 2027 entry
18 courses use the LNAT. 18 of them depend on your applicant route, so read the conditions.
Official sources checked 24 September 2026.
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
Applies to: Applicants with non-standard qualifications, including Access to HE and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination
1 September 2026 to 25 January 2027In 18 weeks
Sit the LNAT: 2027 entry main admissions round
Applicants required to take LNAT
13 January 2027, 18:00 UK timeIn 16 weeks
Apply through UCAS
UCAS equal consideration
Before 20 January 2027In 17 weeks
Book the LNAT: 2027 entry main admissions round
Applicants required to take LNAT
Date sources: UCAS, checked 24 September 2026; LNAT Consortium, checked 24 September 2026
Selection policy · Current published policy
Promising optional LNAT performance can support a lower offer for applicants with standard qualifications; no numerical qualifying score is stated in this policy.
Source: soas.ac.uk, checked 24 September 2026
Standard A-level, IB and equivalent school applicants do not have to take LNAT. Non-standard qualification routes, including Access and Foundation courses, and Level 3 BTEC alone or in combination, require it. Official source (accessed 2026-09-24) This conditional policy also applies to joint BA Law courses. Official source (accessed 2026-09-24)
| Course | UCAS code | Course source, accessed 24 September 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| LLB Law | M100 | Course |
| BA International Relations and Law | LMF1 | Course |
| BA Economics and Law | LM11 | Course |
| BA Law and Social Anthropology | LM61 | Course |
| BA History and Law | MV11 | Course |
| BA Global Development and Law | LM91 | Course |
| BA Law and Politics | LM21 | Course |
| BA Chinese and Law | MT11 | Course |
| BA Arabic and Law | MT16 | Course |
| BA Korean and Law | MTDL | Course |
| BA Creative Arts and Law | Y0M1 | Course |
| BA Digital Media, Culture and Law | P9M1 | Course |
| BA East Asian Studies and Law | T4M1 | Course |
| BA Film Studies and Law | PM31 | Course |
| BA Law and Africa and Black Diaspora | TM52 | Course |
| BA Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Law | Not verified for 2027 | Course |
| BA Languages and Cultures (Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia) and Law including year abroad | Not verified for 2027 | Course |
| BA Law and Africa and Black Diaspora including year abroad | Not verified for 2027 | Course |
LNAT has a 95-minute multiple-choice section and a 40-minute essay section. Format (accessed 2026-09-23) The multiple-choice result is out of 42; universities receive the essay separately. Scoring (accessed 2026-09-23)
UCAS equal consideration closes on 13 January 2027 at 18:00 UK time. Official source (accessed 2026-09-24) Where LNAT is required, book before 20 January and sit by 25 January 2027. Official source (accessed 2026-09-24)
SOAS says promising optional LNAT performance may support a lower offer for standard-qualification applicants. It gives no numerical score that earns this outcome. Official source (accessed 2026-09-24)
Establish whether your qualification route requires LNAT first. If it does, practise reading for implication and writing a balanced argument. Review the reasoning in official answer commentary before attempting more mocks.
Do all SOAS Law applicants need LNAT?
No. The requirement depends on qualifications; standard A-level and IB applicants are exempt. Official source (accessed 2026-09-24)
Do I need it if I take BTEC alongside A levels?
SOAS requires LNAT for Level 3 BTEC offered alone or in combination. Official source (accessed 2026-09-24)
Can an optional score improve my offer?
SOAS may consider a lower offer for promising performance, but does not promise one at a particular score. Official source (accessed 2026-09-24)
FAQ questions are editorial adaptations of observed score, booking and preparation queries, not quotations. Provenance: score query research (accessed 2026-09-23) and preparation query research (accessed 2026-09-23).