What is Clearing?

You are able to release yourself into Clearing via UCAS Track if you have a place somewhere else but decide you want to come to Swansea instead. Do take this decision very carefully though as you may lose your place at your original university if you decide you’ve made a mistake.

Read our guide on how self-release works.

Adjustment is a process which allows you to up-scale to a higher-ranked university if you are more successful in your A-Level results than anticipated. Adjustment is available to anyone who exceeds the grade requirements of their firm offer, so for example if one university offered you a place on the condition you got ABB and instead you get AAA, you could use Adjustment to find a place at another university. 

You will need to contact any universities you’re thinking of swapping to and find out whether they have places available via UCAS Adjustment. If you get an offer, you will need to consider it and get back to them to confirm you’d like to take it. Your new choice of university will then update your UCAS Track screen. Once this university has put the offer on your Track, your original firm choice will be cancelled and you won’t be able to change your mind so it’s important to spend time deciding if this is what you want to do. 

If you haven't made a UCAS application this cycle but are interested in 2019 entry, it is not too late - for further details, see our information on late applications.

If you have already applied through UCAS for September 2019 you will automatically be entered into the Clearing process if you're rejected by your firm and insurance choices.

For many students, Clearing only becomes available once their results have been released and it transpires that they haven’t met the entry criteria for their chosen courses. A-level results day in 2019 is on Thursday 15 August.

If you become eligible to use Clearing an 'Add Clearing choice' button will become available on your Track Choices screen. Alternatively, check directly with your firm and insurance choice universities as soon as possible.

If you haven't already applied through UCAS don’t worry, you can still apply to us for this September.

We advise that you call us on 0800 094 9071 in the first instance, to check that you are eligible to apply for your chosen course.

Once your eligibility is confirmed, you can apply using our online application form.

Please note that you must only apply through this method if you are not registered with UCAS this year.

If you've made an application via Clearing or Adjustment, you can check its progress with our online service.

If you accept a place through Clearing or Adjustment, you'll need to tell the people who deal with your application for student finance.  They can then make the necessary amendments for any financial help you're entitled to. Visit our Student Finance for Clearing page for more information.

We cannot discuss your son or daughter's application unless you have been nominated on their UCAS form, or have their permission. 

However, with that permission, we can advise you directly on accommodation, the kind of support they will have when they arrive here, and general information about the University, Swansea and the surrounding area.

Call us on our dedicated Parents' helpline - 01792 513050 or visit our Information for Parents and Guardians pages for further information.

When you call our Helpline Team you will be asked for:

• Your UCAS personal ID number (if you are already in the UCAS system for this cycle)
• The name of the course you're interested in
• Details of your qualifications

If there are vacancies on the course you are interested in and you meet our minimum requirements, your details will be recorded and you may be offered a place.

When you call, you will be given a temporary student number.  You can use this number (or your UCAS Personal ID number) and your surname to track the progress of your application on our online tracking service.

Please ensure that you give us a valid email address as you will be sent an email if you are offered a place.

If you're interested in learning more about life here, make sure to talk to our Student Ambassadors on the Helpline, who can give you an insight into what it is like to study at Swansea.

Take a Virtual Tour of the Campuses or chat with one of our students and find out what it's really like to live and study in Swansea.

It's also a good idea to discuss the option with your family and friends, and school or college.

When we offer you a place in Clearing, you then have 48 hours to enter our course details onto UCAS Track, in order to be formally accepted:

• Log into your UCAS Track account
• Click on the 'Add Clearing choice' button, and enter the Swansea Institution code which is S93
• Add the details for the course on which you've been offered a place - you can only enter details for one choice, so make sure you're certain about your decision
• If the course code that you want doesn’t appear in the drop-down list, don’t worry – you should be able to type it in manually

The Clearing referral system will be available via UCAS Track from 3pm on Thursday 15th August.

Once you have entered these details onto Track, and you have provided us with any additional information we may require from you, we can then formally accept you!

The acceptance will be displayed in the 'Choices' section of Track, and UCAS will send you a letter to let you know your place is confirmed.  We will also send you a formal offer email and details of how to apply for accommodation.

Having a caution or conviction will not necessarily prevent you from gaining a place on your chosen course - the decision will depend on the circumstances and background to your offence(s).

Criminal records will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when the conviction is relevant.  Unless the nature of the work demands it, you will not be asked to disclose convictions which are 'spent' or 'filtered', under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).

Applicants with 'unspent' criminal convictions or cautions will first be judged on academic grounds.  If an Admissions Tutor wishes to recommend an offer in Clearing, you will be asked to provide further information which would be considered by the Admissions Selector and Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for Admissions, to decide whether or not the application can proceed.

If you have been made an offer and wish to accept it, you will be asked to complete a Details of Conviction form and return it to admissions@swansea.ac.uk as quickly as possible.  We will decide within 2 working days whether your application can proceed. Please read our Policy on the Recruitment of Students with Criminal Convictions for further information.

Any applicant who receives a caution or conviction after applying and before the date of enrolment to the University should inform the Admissions Office without delay.