:This page is about the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. UCAS is also an abbreviation for Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics.
UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service, pronounced u-CAH-s, not U-C-A-S, or commonly in Wales ICK-as) is an agency operating in higher education in the UK. It acts as a clearing house for applications for virtually all undergraduate degree programmes in UK universities and other degree-awarding institutions.
1 Applications process
As nearly all British higher education institutions are members of UCAS, nearly all those wishing to study for first degrees in the UK have to apply through UCAS. This applies to all categories of applicants - UK residents, residents of the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, European Union citizens and international applicants. Applicants submit a single application via UCAS's website (or, until the 2005 entry only, either via the website or on paper) with a list of up to six universities or other higher education institutions to which they are applying (in no order of preference). They also include their current qualifications, predicted grades for any exams they are taking during the admissions process, a personal statement and a reference. The application is then forwarded by UCAS to those institutions, who decide whether to make an offer of a place. Offers are either conditional, i.e. dependent on future examination performance, or unconditional. Students then choose a firm and insurance offer. If they meet the conditional offer of their firm choice then they have a definite place at that institution. Final decisions are generally made in mid-August, when the results of the A-level and Higher Grade examinations become available.
UCAS imposes a uniform and fairly rigid timetable on the undergraduate applications process, the deadline is normally January 15th. However, applications to Oxbridge and for medicine, dentistry and veterinary science have an earlier deadline, usually October 15October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). There are 77 days remaining. Events 533 Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals. 1552 Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops ofth. Additionally, both OxfordThis is about the city of Oxford in England. See also other meanings, including other cities. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 ( 2001 census). Its latitude and longitude are 51°45'07" N a and CambridgeThis article is about Cambridge, England; see also other places called Cambridge. The city of Cambridge is an old English University town and the regional centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. It lies approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London and i require their own application form to be filled in and returned directly to them. Those applying for art and design 'Route B' courses normally have until March 15March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). There are 291 days remaining. In the Roman calendar March 15 was known as the Ides of March. Events 44 BC Ides of March: Julius Caesar, General of the Roman Republic, wasth to apply.
The system is sophisticated and allows for many different routes. Its advantages for both applicants and institutions are that it eliminates duplication of effort, and provides a fair and consistent framework within which both applicants and institutions can compete.
1.1 UCAS personal Statement
The UCAS personal statement is submitted along with the UCAS application by those wishing to attend university or higher education in the UK. It is one of the most important parts of the application as it gives the candidate a chance to write freely about themselves and their interest in their chosen subject, as opposed to the rest of the application which consists mainly of statistics and personal information.
2 UCAS tariff
UCAS has a tariff system (more commonly known as UCAS points), which allows qualifications to be converted into points (an A at A Level, for example, is worth 120 points) and then added together to give a total that is can be used as a requirement to get into a course (a course may require 260 points, for example). The UCAS Tariff covers all UK qualifications, but also covers some foreign qualifications too. In the 2006 entry season the Leaving CertificateThe Leaving Certificate Examination (commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert is the final examination in the Irish secondary school system. Two years' study is required, and it is usually taken 3 years after the Junior Certificate Examination. Most stude ( IrelandThe Republic of Ireland ( Irish: Poblacht na hEireann is the common term for a state which covers approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, off the coast of northwest Europe. It is the western-most state of the European Union. The remaining sixt) will be admitted to the UCAS Tariff so that it can be placed on direct parity with other awards that are on the tariff list. This will allow students who undertake the Leaving Certificate in Ireland to follow a simpler and more consistent access to British universities, currently each university in the UK decides the merit of the award in accordance with its own criteria.
