UCAS Application Process Begins, Apply for Undergraduate Courses in UK Universities
If you are planning to apply for undergraduate courses in the UK universities, you will be required to fill the UCAS application provided by the UK government. Check UCAS important dates and details here.
If you are planning to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom, it is time that you start exploring colleges and universities for admissions in the next academic year. A service which is provided by the UK government is the Universities and College Application Services (UCAS) that can enable you to apply for a variety of courses at the undergraduate courses.
UCAS is compulsory for all the students who wish to pursue undergraduate courses from any college/university in the UK. Further, one must also note that while UCAS is enough for universities like Oxford, but for Cambridge, one may also additionally need to fill another online application.
UCAS Important Dates:
| Courses and Universities | Date |
| Oxford and Cambridge University for courses in medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences | 15th October 2018 |
| For majority courses offered in UK universities apart from Cambridge and Oxford | 15th January 2019 |
| For some Design and Arts courses | 24th March 2019 |
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One must note that the eligibility criteria for different courses may vary from college to college and hence it is advisable that interested applicants go through the detailed eligibility conditions on the official websites of the respective university.
Apart from using the UCAS, all the international and non-EU students are required to produce the IELTS or TOEFL score to fulfill the requirements of the English language. An applicant must confirm the validity of the test in the college or university one is applying to. Along with that, applicants also submit written recommendations by a teacher, professor or someone who knows the candidate academically.
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While filling in the application form, a candidate can choose up to five courses across universities in the UK. However, a student usually has the option of opting for one course at Oxford University or Cambridge University.