Applying through UCAS
Most applicants for first-year entry to the University of St Andrews will apply to other universities as well as the University of St Andrews via a single online Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) application. Students from the UK, EU and other overseas countries can all apply through the online UCAS application process.
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If you wish to apply to the University via UCAS, this checklist will help you through the application process.
- Take a look at the courses available at the University of St Andrews.
- Check the entry requirements and any subject-specific prerequisites for your programme.
- These are laid out on our course pages with Standard, Minimum and Gateway levels of requirements. Applicants from the UK should use the qualification indicator to see which are relevant to them. Applicants from other countries should use the Standard entry requirements.
- We always list the requirements for SQA Highers, GCE A-Levels and the International Baccalaureate, but accept a broad range of qualifications from around the world, find out what we accept from your country on our entry requirements page.
- You should also check the General entry requirements for the course you are interested in (listed on the course page).
- If there is a choice of course between the Faculties of Arts (MA) and Science (BSc), you must decide which Faculty is for you. If you are applying for a course in one Faculty which is also offered in another Faculty, great care should be taken to cite the UCAS code numbers correctly; for example, the course code for the Psychology (MA) degree differs from the Psychology (BSc) degree.
- Once you have decided which course and Faculty are the most appropriate, note the UCAS course code of your chosen course. This is the four-digit code which can be found under the key information for your course.
- Draft your UCAS personal statement carefully so that it reflects your choice of course. You can find more information about what we look for in an application on the how to apply page.
- Submit your UCAS application using the correct UCAS course code by the appropriate deadline. The current UCAS deadlines can be found below.
- Take a look at the courses available at the University of St Andrews.
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STA is the UCAS name of the University of St Andrews and our UCAS number code is S36. UCAS course codes can be found in the course search section.
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The UCAS deadlines differ according to your fee status. You can find out more about the different fee statuses on the tuition fees page.
The relevant deadlines for submission of applications to UCAS are:
- 15 October for all applicants applying to study Medicine or who are also applying to Oxford or Cambridge (regardless of fee status).
- 15 January for all other UK fee applicants (Home and RUK fee status applicants).
- 30 June for all other applicants who are classified as Overseas fee status applicants.
No distinction is drawn between applications that arrive early and those that arrive at UCAS just before the closing date for Home fee applicants of 15 January. It is, however, in your interest to submit your application as soon as possible.
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Applications should be made online using the UCAS website, where full information on the application procedure will be found. An application fee is payable to UCAS when you submit your completed application.
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For information on when you should expect a response to your application, as well as the different kinds of offers the University extends, take a look at our after you apply page.