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UCAS terms explained

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

UCAS Undergraduate entry requirements

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

UCAS' responses to consultations

In this section are a number of UCAS responses and comments in relation to relevant consultations and other key publications. Click on each consultation to view and download the details.

Becoming a teacher in the UK

Find out about Initial Teacher Education or Training (ITET) programmes across the UK. They're broadly similar, but the routes, entry requirements, and statutory teaching standards are different depending on where you plan to train and teach.

Funding

Find additional financial support for travel, meals and accommodation costs, course equipment, and childcare from one of these schemes.

Supporting care experienced students

Students who have spent time in care are entitled to support to help them access higher education. Here are some practical ways you can support care experienced students research their options and prepare for their next steps.

Help and training

Find help and training to support your role as an adviser in UK higher education.

Teachers and advisers

Information and resources for teachers to help students choose their post-16 education and training.

Training to support you

Versatile training options—online, face-to-face, or personalised—available at a time and place that suits you. Whether you're familiar with UCAS or brand new to our systems, we know how important it is that every teacher and adviser feels confident guiding students through the higher education application process. We have a range of training options to suit you. 

Choosing where to study or train

After GCSEs/National 5s, you could stay in school, go to a sixth form college, go to a further education (FE) college, or join a work-based training provider.