Studying abroad at UCA: How to apply

It is important that you apply via the personalised link emailed to you, as this is linked to the specific programme you are applying for.

Fill in your personal details and click the Create User button. 

You will be redirected to UCA’s myRecords webpage to complete the application form. Here you need to provide the following information :

• Personal information: Your country of birth, nationality, country of permanent residence, disability condition etc.
• Current education: Relevant qualifications that you are currently studying for at your home university. For qualifications not gained in the UK, you can choose “Other” followed by a title which suits you most.
• Previous education: The most recent relevant qualification you have completed.
• Employment history: If you have been employed in something relevant to the programme you are applying for, you should provide details.
• International details: Your English language level, your English language qualifications, your passport number and expiry date.
• Statement: For your statement, please use your personal statement to outline your reasons for applying for this course; include any relevant main interests, ambitions and career plans. We recommend that you write and save your personal statement in another program (such as Microsoft Word) and then copy it here once it is complete to ensure that the system does not time out and lose any of your work.
• Reference: You can ask your previous employer, current programme director, or academic tutor to be your reference. 
• UCA declaration: Read and understand and tick the box of the UCA application form declaration and then click submit form. Please note: the next page will take up to one minute to process and load. 

Please write down your Student ID number or application number when you apply. 

If you encounter any problems or have feedback regarding the online application form, please email exchange@uca.ac.uk.

After you submit your application form, UCA will contact you to ask you to upload documents to our Portal.

The documents you will need to upload are:

• Current academic transcript (original language and officially translated version if from a non-English speaking country).
• Passport photo page.
• Evidence of English Language Level.

If UCA requires a portfolio as part of your application, UCA will request this by email with instructions on how to submit this to support your application.

To help you to prepare a great portfolio, check out our portfolio advice.

The UCA International Admissions team will then assess your application and provide you with the official outcome of your application. If successful, you will be issued an unconditional offer. You need to firmly accept the offer within two weeks.