How to Apply

UCAS is short for Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. It is the central organisation that processes applications for full-time undergraduate courses at UK universities and colleges.

All applications for admission to full-time (and sandwich) degrees, DipHE, foundation degrees and BTEC HND courses must be made online through UCAS.

You can choose to apply to UCAS for up to five different courses.

If you choose just one course at one university or college, the fee is £11. If you enter more than one choice in the course section your application fee is £21.

For general enquiries, you can contact the UCAS Customer Service Unit at 0871 468 0468. This is open from Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 6pm (UK time).

You can also email enquiries@ucas.ac.uk for an automated response with general information and guidance on the UCAS procedures.

If you wish to defer entry to your chosen course for one year, we will still welcome your application. Please indicate your reasons for deferral on the application form.

There are two application deadlines for art and design courses.

Universities and colleges decide which deadline to use for each course - it will be either 15 January or 24 March. Art and Design courses at Staffordshire University have a deadline date of 24 March.

If you apply for art and design courses with different deadlines, you can submit your application before 15 January for courses with that deadline, then add further choices before the 24 March deadline using UCAS Track (as long as you haven't used all five choices).

The University reviews its courses on a regular basis to ensure that they reflect the needs of students and employers.

To do this we have a schedule for approving new awards. Some are awaiting their turn in the approval cycle and are shown as 'subject to validation'.

As soon as the award is validated, details will be amended automatically.

For those courses listed as subject to validation, please contact the Admissions Office on 01782 292753 for confirmation that the course will be running.

The Staffordshire University website, the University prospectus and the UCAS website describe the undergraduate courses offered by Staffordshire University.

On rare occasions courses may be cancelled or altered at short notice. Please also note that satisfying minimum entry criteria does not guarantee admission to a course and that entry requirements can be subject to change. 

Please contact the Enquiries Team on 01782 294400 for course enquiries.

After we have considered your application, we will write to you and notify the appropriate admissions service (eg UCAS or GTTR) of our decision.

You will be given details of our Open Days and invited to visit us around the time you receive an offer letter. In some cases, you may be invited to attend an interview before we decide whether to offer you a place.

However confident you are about achieving the results you need, things do not always go to plan. We recommend that you prepare for all eventualities.

If you do not meet the precise conditions of the offer we made you, it may still be possible for us to offer you a place on your chosen course. Contact us for advice as soon as you can.

The clearing process gives thousands of students a second chance to find a place in higher education.

If you go through UCAS clearing and decide to contact us again, do so without delay and remind us that you applied to us during the first phase.

Most universities prefer to consider students who made an application first time round.

No applicant judged to be academically suitable will be refused admission on grounds of disability without compelling reasons.

However it is important that you tell us on your application form of any impairment so that, wherever possible, we can ensure that we provide the facilities and support you need.

Please apply as early as possible. For an information leaflet or informal discussion, please contact the Student Enabling Centre.

For more information, email the Enquiries Team or call 01782 294400. Alternatively, call the UCAS Customer Service Unit on 0871 468 0468.