Choices

Learn which courses you can apply for on your application

You can choose up to five courses, which Apply will arrange into alphabetical order. Each university and college will only see details of their course or courses for which you have applied. They will not see your other choices until you have received your final decision.

The combination of choices allowed depends upon your chosen course(s)

You can apply to a maximum of:

  • 4 courses in any one of medicine/dentistry/veterinary medicine/veterinary science
  • 3 courses in Route B art and design
  • One course at either Oxford University or University of Cambridge (unless you already have a degree or will have gained a degree before September of this cycle in which case you can apply to both).

You can use your remaining choice(s) for any other subject. For example, if you have made four choices for medicine, you could still make one choice for veterinary medicine.

If you are applying to University of Cambridge from outside the EU, you must submit a Cambridge Overseas Application Form (COAF) as well as a UCAS application. This applies to all applicants who are living in a country outside the EU and is regardless of fees status or nationality. You can obtain a COAF from any Cambridge College or from the Cambridge Admissions Office. The COAF should be returned to the Admissions Office of your preference College by 15 October 2008.

If you wish to be considered for an interview in one of the countries outside the EU where interviews are held (see University of Cambridge website) you must make sure that your COAF and UCAS application are both received by 20 September. If you are studying at a school in the UK you do not need to submit a COAF.

From 2009 entry onwards, University of Oxford will not require a separate application form, but extra information is required for some international interviews and for choral and organ awards. Check the University of Oxford website for more details.

Specific courses and institutions have different entry dates - find out when to apply.

Be prepared for additional requirements

Some courses require an admissions test. It is your responsibility to find out whether your chosen course(s) need you to take one, and to register by the relevant deadline. Visit the admissions test section to find out more.

If you are applying for medicine, dentistry, nursing, midwifery or certain other health courses, UK health authorities recommend you should be immunised against Hepatitis B before you start training. Universities and colleges may also ask you for certificates to show that you are not infected. If you are applying for one or more of these subjects, you should check the immunisation and certification requirements with the universities and colleges you have chosen. Click here if you are an international applicant applying for a nursing or midwifery diploma/degree.

Some courses in fields such as social work will require that you undergo a check through the Criminal Records Bureau and/or become a member of the Independent Safeguarding Authority or its Scottish equivalent. Check with the universities and colleges you have chosen for their requirements and advice on how to fulfil them.

For information on courses please check the Course Search section of this site.