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How to apply This section of the website is broken down into a number of areas to help you get the information you need and understand the HE application process, using the links below. UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) is the central agency through which candidates apply for most undergraduate degree courses, foundation degrees, Dip HE and HND courses at universities and colleges in the UK . You are allowed up to six choices and in most cases you apply between 1 st September and 15 th January. Universities and colleges do not initially see the other institutions that you have selected. They will all, however, read your personal statement in which you give your reasons for wishing to study a particular subject or subjects. It usually helps to apply early, especially for competitive courses. Variations to the general UCAS application pattern are shown below.
Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science and Oxford and Cambridge For all the above you usually need to apply by 15 th October. Both Oxford and Cambridge also have their own additional application forms. In the case of medicine, dentistry and veterinary science you are limited to a maximum of four choices. You can then use the remaining two choices for an alternative subject or leave the spaces blank. Please refer to the applications calendar for a full overview. Art and design courses Entry to art and design courses is via two equal pathways: Route A and Route B. Applications for Route A are usually made between 1 st September and 15 th January. Applications for Route B are usually made from 1 st January to 24 th March. Route B allows students more time to select courses as some institutions prefer to see a portfolio later than others. Prospectuses and the UCAS Directory identify the Route A and B courses for you. You can choose a combination of both routes but the total number of courses applied for must not exceed six, with a maximum of three choices from Route B. Please refer to the applications calendar for a full overview. NMAS NMAS (Nursing & Midwifery Admissions Service) handles all nursing training applications (except for degree course applications, which are handled by UCAS). NMAS supplies candidates with the Applicant Handbook, which provides a comprehensive list of nursing colleges, courses and entry requirements. The minimum age required to start nursing training is 17 years and 6 months. Address: General enquiries: Application materials: There are now three ways to apply to UCAS – two electronic and one paper-based.
Paper application form The traditional route is by a paper application form. An instruction booklet How to Apply explains what to do. Your school or college will be able to give you a UCAS application form and the instruction booklet if this is the method they use. You cal also contact UCAS direct on: EAS EAS is the UCAS Electronic Application System. You apply using a PC to enter your application details onto a disk. One advantage of an electronic system is that it prevents you from making mistakes in entering your data eg course code numbers. You can check if your school or college is using this software. APPLY APPLY is the very latest electronic method and it is a web-based on-line system. As with EAS, your application can be changed at any time before it is sent to a co-ordinator (usually a school/college tutor) who sends it to UCAS. Through the UCAS system you will receive offers or rejections from institutions. You can also follow your progress on-line via the UCAS website using a password allocated to you. You will maximise your chances of receiving offers by researching your course selections with care. Consider the various grades/UCAS tariff points required by institutions very carefully before deciding where to apply. Offers are usually ‘conditional’ on your obtaining certain grades or points. There can also be ‘unconditional’ offers for those students who already possess the grades/points required. No matter how many conditional offers you receive, you can only hold two of them. One is called a ‘firm’ offer which should be the course that most interests you and the other is an ‘insurance’ offer which is intended as a back-up should you not achieve the grades/points for your ‘firm’ choice. UCAS EXTRA was introduced in 2003 for applicants without an offer. Address: Tel: 01242 544942 Applicant enquiries: (for general information and guidance on the UCAS procedures).
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