Where to start?

If your son or daughter is applying for higher education, read through the benefits of higher education, get an overview of the UCAS application process, and an understanding of the commonly used UCAS terms.

Higher education explained
The benefits of attending a higher education course.

Six steps to applying
There are six main steps your son or daughter will follow when applying through UCAS - find out more.

UCAS terms explained
Understand the commonly used words and phrases.

Introduction to UCAS in other languages (2010 entry)

Click on the links below to read an introduction to UCAS and the application process in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Russian and Spanish.

Introduction to UCAS in Arabic Introduction to UCAS in Chinese Introduction to UCAS in French Introduction to UCAS in German
Introduction to UCAS in Greek Introduction to UCAS in Japanese Introduction to UCAS in Russian Introduction to UCAS in Spanish