Admissions Procedures - UCAS
1.191. Clearing begins on the day the A
Level results are released in August, applicants may be considered
before the official start date but no offers will be made before
this time.
1.192. The decision whether to make an
offer to such an applicant will depend upon various factors such
as:
i. Possession of qualifications
suitable for entry
ii. Whether qualifications held are
sufficient for entry
iii. The
number of offers accepted as firm/insurance in relation to places
available on particular programmes and the consequent likelihood of
vacancies
iv. Whether the
applicant is eligible for the University’s Alternative Entry
System.
1.193. Interest may also be
expressed in programmes of study by applicants who do not have a
current application in UCAS. Such applicants may already have
qualifications or be awaiting results. Suitable applicants
may be admitted to programmes of study by use of UCAS Records of
Prior Acceptance (RPAs) provided that an unconditional offer can be
made.
1.194. Results of some
applicant’s assessments may be made available to Admissions prior
to the publication of A2, AS and AVCE results. This applies
particularly to National Diplomas and Access programmes. In
circumstances where such results are sufficient in themselves to
make a decision, i.e. there are no other outstanding conditions the
following procedure will be implemented:
1.195. The offer conditions
are met or exceeded – applicant’s place confirmed
1.196. The offer conditions
are not met entirely – applicant informed that a decision will be
made when the results of all other applicants are published and the
availability of places is known.
1.197. The result is such
that the qualification offered will not be awarded – applicant
advised that their place cannot be confirmed for the current year
of entry. Such applicants will be encouraged to apply again
in the next cycle if they are able to meet the entry requirement by
re-sitting or offering an alternative qualification and are not
successful in obtaining a place elsewhere.