Admissions Procedures - UCAS
1.171. Admissions will automatically
receive published results from
UCAS
for a
number of qualifications (see Appendix 1 for a full list):
1.172. Admissions will prepare results
files for consideration by the Selectors and will highlight the
following information for each applicant:
i. Outstanding
non-academic conditions which prevent a decision being made
ii. Outstanding academic
conditions such as
GCSE
which
prevent a decision being made
iii. Year of entry other
than current year
1.173. Selectors will make decisions on
results in all cases where this is possible. In programmes of
study where offers exceed available places the Selectors will adopt
the following procedure:
i. Accept all applicants
who have met or exceeded the offer conditions made
ii. Hold all applicants
who have not met the offer conditions
iii. Reject all applicants
who cannot meet the minimum entry requirement of two A-levels or
their equal.
iv. Total all acceptances
and calculate the number of places unfilled, taking into account
those with conditions outstanding but which are likely to be
met.
v. Accept applicants whose
tariff score is closest to the offer made and continue until all
places are filled or it is decided that applicants with higher
qualifications might be found during the
Clearing
process.
1.174. Selectors who do not have
sufficient offers to fill the available places allocated will
decide at what minimum tariff score they will accept applicants and
will confirm the places of all applicants up to this threshold.
1.175. Selectors for under-subscribed
programmes of study will, wherever possible, confirm the place of
any applicant who has applied to the University and who can meet
the minimum entry requirement and any other specific entry
requirement.
1.176. Admissions will advise
UCAS
of those decisions which have been made based on meeting or
exceeding the conditions of the offer and for which results have
been received. Admissions will prepare enrolment documentation
which will be posted first class through Royal Mail.
1.177. In addition the Clearing Call
Centre will be able to provide information to applicants on their
status. Applicants who have not yet had a decision made on
their application will be referred by the Call Centre to
Admissions. Admissions will advise callers of the status of
their application and where necessary inform them of any procedural
matters they may need to complete to expedite a decision, or
finalise their position with the institution.