User guides

2008 guides for advisers are available here.

User guides 2007 entry are still available below:

Guides to getting started and using the UCAS Apply service are available. Please click on the appropriate link below.

Your Online Application (424KB PDF file)
This guide aims to help you make your online application to full-time higher education courses in the UK.

Adviser Guide (1,752KB PDF file)
This guide is for staff at schools, colleges and other centres, who advise potential applicants for higher education (HE) courses in the UK. It explains how students go about applying for HE and how UCAS deals with their applications.

Applying Online (version 1) (1MB PDF file)
This guide provides useful information about making an online application to UCAS through a school, college, careers office or any other UCAS-registered centre. It supplements the screen and help text on the online application system. It is aimed at both applicants and anyone who advises applicants about the online application process. A large print version of this guide is available here.

Applying Online (version 2) (1MB PDF file)
This is a different version of the above guide that is aimed at applicants who are making an online application to UCAS, but not through a UCAS-registered centre. A large print version of this guide is available here.

Applying online to higher education through UCAS as an individual applicant

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