Applications to Kent
How to apply
Full-time degrees
Sponsored students
If you are working in industry and hope your employer will sponsor you to study on a course listed in the UCAS Directory, you must apply through UCAS in the normal way.
For autumn 2011 entry to full-time honours degree courses, all students should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the UK’s central admissions service.
The institution code number of the University of Kent is K24, and the code name is KENT. If you are applying for courses based at Medway, you should add the campus code K in Section 3(d). If you are applying for the Pharmacy degree, you should apply to the Medway School of Pharmacy, institution code name MEDSP, institution code M62. If you are applying for the degree in Mathematics and Secondary Education, you should apply to Canterbury Christ Church University, UCAS institution code C10.
Courses with the UCAS campus codes given below are taught by associate/partner colleges, not by the University of Kent:
- Campus code C – Canterbury College
- Campus code M – MidKent College
- Campus code S – South Kent College
- Campus code W – West Kent College.
Foundation courses
For autumn 2011 entry to courses, including a foundation year, the general foundation programme for international students and fulltime foundation degree courses, you should apply through UCAS in the same way as for honours degrees (described above). For entry to part-time foundation degrees, apply directly to the University as described in the next 'tab'.
Part-time degrees
For autumn 2011 entry to part-time undergraduate degree courses, apply directly to the Information, Recruitment and Admissions Office at the address below. You can also apply via the part-time online application form atwww.kent.ac.uk/studying/part-time/apply/
Undergraduate certificates and diplomas
To take one of the University’s certificates or diplomas, apply directly to the Information, Recruitment and Admissions Office. Again, you can apply via the part-time online application form atwww.kent.ac.uk/studying/part-time/apply/
Access courses
To apply for the University’s Access course you should contact the
Access to Higher Education Office, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NP T: 01227 823507 E: accessto-he@kent.ac.uk
UCAS applications timeline
Applying thorugh UCAS
You can find detailed instructions on how to apply at www.ucas.com, or in the UCAS directory which you can get from schools, colleges or public libraries.
You should apply online if possible, either via www.ucas.com if you are applying directly or via your college or school if it has a UCAS online application system.
UCAS, PO Box 28, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 3ZA United Kingdom
| End June | UCAS applications open |
| Late Sept | UCAS applications can be submitted to UCAS and will be passed on to institutions |
| 15 Oct | Oxbridge and medical, dentistry and veterinary deadline |
| 15 Jan | UCAS main scheme deadline for equal academic consideration |
| Nov – Mar | Applicant invited for visit or interview |
| Decisions made (conditional, unconditional, unsuccessful). | |
| Applicants can apply to universities through the UCAS Extra Scheme | |
| Apr and May | Applicant chooses firm and insurance choices (first and second choices) |
| May and June | Local authority financial assessment, accommodation applications |
| 30 June | Application deadline for ‘late’ applications |
| Aug | Examination results and Clearing for unsuccessful applicants |
| Aug or Sept | Places confirmed and registration packs sent out |
| Sept or Oct | Start university! |
Deferred entry
We will consider applications for deferred entry in 2012 on the same basis as those for entry in 2011; you should apply in the usual way during 2010/2011.
It will help us if you could give some indication on the application form of how you will spend the intervening year, ie travelling, voluntary work or paid work. You have to meet the conditions of an offer by the summer of 2011.
Late applications
UCAS accepts late applications from Home/EU students throughout the remainder of the application year, which universities or colleges then consider at their discretion. We do not guarantee to give late applications the same level of consideration as applications received by the normal closing date.
Decisions on applications
We will give you a decision on your application as soon as possible. UCAS will confirm the decision if you are applying through them. You can enquire about an application in progress by contacting the Information, Recruitment and Admissions Office, and it would help us if you can give us your UCAS personal ID number (if appropriate) and course code. You can also check the status of your application via the UCAS website at www.ucas.com
Equivalent or Lower Level Qualifications (ELQ)
The Government has announced that it will no longer provide funding for students who wish to study a higher education qualification that is equivalent to, or at a lower level than one they have already achieved. The University will therefore charge a different (higher) rate of tuition fees to students who already have such qualifications. Please visit the funding pages for more information.
The University continues to welcome applicants who wish to return to university for a further university level qualification, either to enhance their skills or improve their employment prospects, as we believe that re-skilling is important both to individuals, as part of their personal and professional development, and to the economic growth of the country.
However, in response to the Government’s decision to change the funding model for higher education, the University is required to charge a higher-rate fee to all undergraduate students who hold an equivalent or higher level qualification and, therefore, are not eligible for Government funding. The ‘ELQ’ fee will be the same as that currently charged to students from the Channel Islands (pro-rata for part-time students).
Applicants are required to disclose details of all qualifications they hold at the point of application in order that a proper assessment of fee status can be made. The University will take action to reclaim fees retrospectively from registered students who are undercharged, if such undercharging was the result of the applicant failing to provide complete or accurate qualifications data on which their fee status was based, or as a result of a failure of the applicant to disclose their ELQ status when asked to do so.
