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The following guidance is for completing undergraduate references for applicants who are linked to a UCAS registered centre.

We use quite a few terms in the application process. We’ve explained them all here, if you need to check what any mean.

Our detailed data resources are published at the end of each application cycle.

Each course, and most universities and colleges, have different requirements – usually a mix of qualifications, subjects, or exam grades. Learn more about them here.

If you are in care, or have experience of being in care in the past, there's lots of support available in higher education to help you with finance, accommodation, and settling in.

Undergraduate degree courses offer many benefits. Find out about university courses and get started with help from UCAS.

Finding somewhere you'll be happy to live is an important part of uni life.

If you're getting bogged down in all the university lingo, this guide should help you get to grips with what all the terms mean.

Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

David Hughes CBE, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges (AOC)

Jason Holt, Chief Executive, Holts Group of Companies

Chris Kirk, Director of UCAS International, UCAS

Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer, London Higher

Dr Katie Petty-Saphon, Chief Executive, Medical Schools Council (MSC)

Professor Sir Gerry McCormac FRSE, FSA, FRSA, FHEA, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Stirling