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I have submitted my application to Swansea via UCAS. How soon will I hear from you?
I would like to visit the University.
Are there any scholarships or bursaries available?
I have now decided I would like to take a year out. Can I request deferred entry?
How do I apply for University accommodation?
I decided to drop one of my A-level or AS-level subjects. Do I need to inform the University?
I was unwell before or during my examinations. Will this be taken into account?
I have submitted my application to Swansea via UCAS. How soon will I hear from you?
Your application will usually arrive at the University about two weeks after it was submitted to UCAS. We do not acknowledge receipt of your form at the University.
Once the Admissions Office has done some initial checks, your form will be sent to the relevant Admissions Tutor in the Academic school or department for consideration. You would usually expect to hear from the University within a month of your application being received, either with an invitation to visit the University or concerning the decision that has been taken.
I would like to visit the University.
All applicants are invited to visit the University. This could be either before or after a decision is made. The Admissions Tutor in your chosen Department or School will write to you direct.
If you are unable to visit on the set days, you are welcome to visit the University independently at any time as access to the University is not restricted. However you should first make an appointment with the Admissions Tutor if you want to have a look around the Department and meet with a member of staff. See our Open Days and Visits page for more information.
How much will it cost?
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Are there any scholarships or bursaries available?
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How will I pay my fees?
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I have received my offer of a place and have been asked to send verification of my results to the institution. What does that mean?
If this has been included in your offer, we need you to send us photocopies of your examination certificates before the start of term. We will usually need copies of your highest qualifications, e.g. A-levels, AS levels, Access course results etc. We do not normally need copies of your GCSE-level exam certificates. Please send the copies to the Admissions Office. Click here for the full postal address.
I have applied for Medicine or a Health-related degree and my offer mentions that police and health checks will be required. What do I need to do?
All applicants for Medicine and most Health-related degrees (such as Nursing, Midwifery and Audiology) must fulfil GMC and NMC professional requirements for the courses before they can be admitted. Once you have accepted our offer as your first/firm choice the Admissions Office (for the Graduate Entry Medical degree) or the School of Health Science (for health schemes) will write to you asking you to complete Criminal Records Bureau and Health Assessment Forms.
I have now decided I would like to take a year out. Can I request deferred entry?
We are happy to consider requests for deferred entry for the majority of our courses. The only exceptions are the MBBCH in Medicine, the BMid in Midwifery and the BN in Child Nursing. This is because of the intense competition in these areas for a very small number of places.
For all other courses you are welcome to request deferred entry, but we would ask that you contact us as soon as you decide to take a year out, so that we can offer your place to another candidate.
How do I apply for University accommodation?
Candidates who have accepted the University as their Firm-choice will be able to apply online for University accommodation from mid-May. The Admissions Office will write to firm-choice candidates as soon as the online form becomes available, enclosing booklets outlining the different types of accommodation on offer. Applicants who do not have access to the internet will be able to request a paper application form to complete.
Insurance-choice candidates can apply for accommodation once their place at the University has been confirmed (following the release of examination results). The Admissions Office will then write to the candidate with all of the information on how to complete an application form for accommodation online.
Completed accommodation application forms will be held on file until the release of examination results in August at which time accommodation will be allocated to those candidates who are successfully admitted to the University.
Please see the Residential Services web pages for further information on the types of accommodation available and for details on the allocation policy.
I decided to drop one of my A-level or AS-level subjects. Do I need to inform the University?
If you have changed your examination subjects from the ones you listed on your application form, please write to the Admissions Office to let us know (e-mail: admissions@swansea.ac.uk). If you don’t let us know, your application will be delayed in the summer when your examination results are released while we try to find out the result of the missing examination. This could jeopardise your choice of accommodation.
I was unwell before or during my examinations. Will this be taken into account?
You should ask your school or college to write to the Admissions Office to let us know about any issue (ill health or teaching-related) that might affect your studies or examinations. This information will be attached to your application and taken into consideration, should you not meet the terms of your offer once the examination results are published.
