Early June 2011

UCAS Apply 2012 available. Distribution of reference copies of publications to schools and colleges.

September 2011

Application processing begins.

Data made available and first copy forms sent for 2012 entry applicants. Institutions make decisions, including Confirmation decisions.

15 October 2011

Deadline for receipt at UCAS of applications to Oxford or Cambridge, and all with choices for courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine/science to reach UCAS.

During week following
15 October 2011

Correspondence bulletin sent to institutions to advise them that they can close courses with 15 October application deadline to prevent new applications.

1 November 2011

Record of Prior Acceptance (non-EU) and Overseas Partnership facilities available on web-link for international acceptances.

15 January 2012

Deadline for receipt of applications at UCAS for all courses, except those listed with a 15 October 2011 deadline and art & design courses with 24 March 2012 deadline, to be guaranteed equal academic consideration.

Non-EU applicants are advised that applications for places on popular courses cannot be guaranteed consideration after 15 January 2012 (or 24 March 2012 as appropriate) deadlines. They should check with institutions if unsure.

All applications received after this date will be classed as POST-15 Jan, but will be forwarded to institutions until 30 June 2012.

31 January 2012

Copy forms of all applications received by 15 January 2012 despatched to institutions by this date.

Late January 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to institutions to advise that they can close courses with 15 January application deadline to prevent new applications.

1 February 2012

Record of Prior Acceptance (EU) facility made available on web-link for UK/EU use.

16 February 2012

Deadline for institutions to notify UCAS which courses will have Extra vacancies.

24 February 2012

Extra starts. Institutions must have closed non-Extra courses on web-link by this date. Applicants can refer themselves online through Extra using Track. Institutions can make decisions on applications referred to them in Extra. Referred records remain locked for 21 days or until a decision is recorded, whichever comes first.

24 March 2012

Deadline for the receipt of applications at UCAS for art & design courses with an application deadline of 24 March 2012 to be guaranteed equal academic consideration.

All applications received after this date will be classed as POST-24 March, but will be forwarded to institutions until 30 June 2012.

During week following
24 March 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to institutions to advise them that they can close courses with 24 March application deadline to prevent new applications.

31 March 2012

Institutions should aim to have sent all decisions on applications received at UCAS by 15 January 2012.

All Change at Confirmation offers received before 10 March declined by default. Applicants with Change at Confirmation offers made between 10 March and mid-July have 21 days to reply to their offers.

4 April 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to remind institutions to look at ODL on web-link for applicants who applied by 15 January 2012.

17 April 2012

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 9 May 2012.

18 April 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to institutions to look at ODL on web-link for applicants who applied by
15 January 2012.

24 April 2012

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 9 May 2012.

25 April 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to institutions to look at ODL on web-link for applicants who applied by
15 January 2012.

9 May 2012

Outstanding replies from applicants declined by default where last decision received from institutions by 31 March 2012 (except for those applicants in Extra).

10 May 2012

Outstanding decisions by institutions rejected by default on applications received by 15 January 2012.

24 May 2012

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 7 June 2012.

7 June 2012

Outstanding replies from applicants declined by default where last decision received from institutions by 10 May 2012 (except for those applicants in Extra).

8 - 15 June 2012

June lists made available to institutions on request.

20 June 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to institutions to look at ODL on web-link for applicants with a decision due by
19 July 2012.

Mid-June 2012

ABL correspondence bulletin sent requesting institutions to enter their ABL requirements on web-link.

21 June 2012

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 30 June 2012.

28 June 2012

Outstanding replies from applicants declined by default where last decision received from institutions by 8 June 2012 (except for those applicants in Extra).

30 June 2012

Substitutions and additions may no longer be made.

Last date for receipt of POST-24 March applications. Those received after that date will be held for Clearing.

4 July 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to remind institutions to look at ODL on web-link for all outstanding decisions including those for Extra applications, due by 19 July 2011.

Last date for applicants to refer themselves through Extra.

11 July 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to remind institutions to look at ODL on web-link for all outstanding decisions, including those for Extra applicants, due by 19 July 2012.

Mid-July 2012

BTEC results begin to be sent to institutions.

International Baccalaureate results published.

Clearing Numbers available on Track for applicants as they become eligible to refer themselves for Clearing vacancies..

Institutions able to make Clearing decisions.

The number of days applicants have to reply to Change at Confirmation offers will start to be reduced from 21 days to 5 days. Details will be available in a correspondence bulletin when the SQA results publication date is confirmed.

16 July 2012

July lists made available to institutions on request.

19 July 2012

Outstanding decisions by institutions rejected by default on applications received by 30 June 2012 and on Extra referrals

Last date for amended decisions if no reply received.

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 26 July 2012.

26 July 2011

Outstanding replies from applicants declined by default including Extra where last decision received from institutions by 19 July 2012.

Amended decisions may no longer be made.

Late July 2012

Clearing vacancy statuses and keywords to be finalised for all courses using web-link.

7 August 2012

Publication of SQA results.

Scottish Clearing vacancy lists commence publication.

TBC

ABL files scheduled to be made available to institutions.

Mid-August 2012

Publication of Irish Leaving Certificate results.

16 August 2012

Publication of results for GCE and Diploma.

English, Welsh and Northern Irish Clearing vacancy lists commence publication.

22 August 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to remind institutions to look at Confirmation ODL on web-link for all applicants for whom decisions are due on 12 September 2012.

31 August 2012

Deadline for applicants to meet academic conditions of offers.

Final date for receipt of Adjustment Confirmation decisions.

5 September 2012

Correspondence bulletin sent to remind institutions to look at Confirmation ODL on web-link for all applicants for whom decisions are due.

Institutions can use web-link to apply individual Stops in exceptional circumstances to prevent applications being rejected by default on 12 September 2012.

Institutions can use web-link to enter a Delayed Confirmation (DCF) decision on applications where results are published after the end of the cycle.

12 September 2012

Outstanding Confirmation decisions rejected by default except where stops have been recorded.

New stops are not permitted.

20 September 2012

Last date for receipt of applications for 2012 entry.

30 September 2012

Close of Clearing vacancy information service.

19 October 2012

All Change at Confirmation offers received from 19 October have a reply date of 24 October.

22 October 2012

Last date for submission of Records of Prior Acceptance and Overseas Partnership acceptances on web-link.

Last date to contact HEI team for amendments.

All applicants who are still referred in Clearing are rejected by default.

All outstanding Confirmation decisions rejected by default. Applicants where stops have already been applied will be rejected by default.

Delayed Confirmation decision facility ends.

24 October 2012

All outstanding replies from applicants declined by default, including Change at Confirmation offers.

26 October 2012

File for 2012 entry closed.

3 December 2012

All outstanding Delayed Confirmation decisions (DCF) rejected by default.