Information for applicants

We will send you an e-mail confirming your username and password for the UCA Applicant Portal when we receive your application. The Applicant Portal enables you to view the status of your application online and gives you easy access to the following information:

• Advice on preparing your portfolio (if your course requires a portfolio)
• An online portfolio upload task (if your course requires a portfolio)
• Our decision on your application 
• A link to apply for accommodation
• Information and advice for international applicants on how to pay your deposit and apply for your visa
• Information on how to enrol on your course

In addition to the information in the Applicant Portal, we will also email you with updates, so please check that we have the most up-to-date contact details for you.

On receipt of your application, we will send you an email with your username and password.  If you forget your password, you can request a new password on the Applicant Portal Login page. Alternatively, you can contact our Admissions Team on 01252 416110 or email admissions@uca.ac.uk (UK applicants) or internationaladmissions@uca.ac.uk (EU and International applicants).

If you have received a conditional offer from us, you should send proof that you have met the conditions of the offer as soon as possible.  All qualification results should be in English; if your qualifications are not in English they should be accompanied by a certified translation.

UCAS applicants studying A Levels

If you have applied via UCAS for a full time undergraduate course and you are currently studying A Level qualifications, we should receive your results automatically from UCAS in August. We don’t need you to send us copies of your A Level results. If you are an international applicant, you will need to obtain a letter from your school confirming your grades – this will be submitted as part of your visa application.

If you have already completed your A Levels, please email us copies of your results to qualifications@uca.ac.uk (UK applicants). For EU and International Applicants please upload your qualifications via the applicant portal. You should include your name, student reference number and course you are applying to in your email.

Direct applicants and UCAS applicants not studying A Levels

If you have applied directly to UCA, or if you have applied via UCAS and you are not currently studying A Levels, please email copies of your results to qualifications@uca.ac.uk (UK applicants). For EU and International Applicants please upload your qualifications via the applicant portal. You should include your name, student reference number and course you are applying to in your email.

If your offer is conditional on you gaining an English language qualification, please email us a copy of your results to qualifications@uca.ac.uk (UK applicants) or internationaladmissions@uca.ac.uk (EU and International applicants).

If you do not meet the English language condition of your offer, you may be eligible to take our Pre-sessional English course.

• Applicants who do not require a visa: Please refer to our Non-UK equivalent qualifications section for full details of our English language requirements.
• Applicants who require a visa: Please refer to our English language requirements and support section for full details of our English language requirements.

You can defer your offer for one academic year. If you need to defer your offer of a place, you should email admissions@uca.ac.uk (UK applicants) or internationaladmissions@uca.ac.uk (EU or International applicants) specifying your reason for deferral.

Your request to defer will be considered and you will be notified of the outcome by email.

As a consequence of deferring your entry to the following year, you accept that we may be required to make changes to your course before you enrol. Should this be the case, we will notify you of any variations as soon as reasonably practicable.

Throughout the admissions process you will be given an equal opportunity to demonstrate your skills, achievements and potential. You will be treated on an equal and fair basis and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, religion, disability or age.

In accordance with this, we have policies and procedures that we adopt throughout the admissions process.

Before you accept your offer at UCA, we also recommend you view our terms and conditions and the student regulations and policies which will apply once you join your course.a