For full-time undergraduate courses you make one single application through a centralised service called the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) rather than to individual universities and colleges.

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?

You complete one application form for up to six different courses (maximum of four if applying to courses in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science and maximum of three if applying for Route B art and design). There are two different ways of applying to art and design courses: Route A and Route B.  

In case of Cambridge and Oxford, you should apply through UCAS and also directly to the university. You cannot apply to both Oxford and Cambridge at the same time.

UCAS monitors the progress of your application form, from start to finish.

WHEN SHOULD I APPLY?

From 2005 you can make your applicationas online. Please find guidelines on How to Apply online. You should apply a year before your course starts, in the following periods:

application period for medicine, dentistry or veterinary sciences and to Oxford and Cambridge

application period for Route B art and design

WHAT IF I MISS THE DEADLINE?

Applications received between 16 January and 30 June will be treated as late and it will be up to the institutions you are applying to whether they consider them or not.

Any applications received after 30 June will be entered in the Clearing Scheme.