UCAS - Choices

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. The order of your choices does not indicate any preference order - your application will be sent to all chosen universities and colleges at the same time.

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:

Four courses in any one of medicine/dentistry/veterinary medicine/veterinary science
One course at either the University of Oxford or the 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. However, be aware that your personal statement will be sent to all universities and colleges you have chosen. Read our advice on applying for multiple courses in the personal statement section.

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

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.

If you are applying to University of Cambridge from outside the EU, you must submit a Cambridge Overseas Application Form (COAF) in addition to a UCAS application by 15 October 2009. This applies to all applicants who are living in a country outside the EU and is regardless of fees status or nationality.

If you wish to be considered for an interview in one of the countries outside the EU where interviews are held, you must make sure that your COAF is received by the University of Cambridge by 20 September 2009. If you are studying at a school in the UK you do not need to submit a COAF.

See the University of Cambridge website for further details.

The University of Oxford does 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.