New undergraduate students enrolling in September 2025

• British or EU Passport
• European Identity Card

If you do not have a passport, please upload your:

• Full birth certificate

AND

• Another form of photo ID, such as a driving licence or proof of age card*

*Please note that we may require additional evidence before we can complete your enrolment.

EU nationals must also provide a valid share code in order for UCB to verify your residency status in the UK.

• A non-UK/EEA passport

AND

• Your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)

OR

• Visa document

OR

• Home Office letter confirming your residency status in the UK

If you are an asylum seeker, please upload your Application Registration Card.

If you don’t have any documentation to confirm your immigration status in the UK, University College Birmingham will ask for your permission to request this information from the Home Office.

If you’re planning on applying to multiple universities, you must apply via UCAS. You will need our institution name: BUCB and our institution code: B35.

If you already know you want to study at University College Birmingham, then you can make a direct application to us and you don’t need to go via UCAS. You don’t need to pay any fees, you won’t need to write a personal statement (UK students only) and you’ll receive a response within two working days.

If you have previously studied at a higher education level (e.g. HND, Foundation degree or an NVQ Level 5) but don't yet have a full undergraduate degree, by studying for a further year at University College Birmingham, you can 'top-up' your course and achieve a full bachelor's degree.

Many of our undergraduate degree courses offer a 'top-up' option. Using credits from your previous studies, this means you only need to study the final year of our course in order to receive a full BA/BSc (Hons) degree in that subject, further enhancing your career prospects and also opening the door to postgraduate study.

Simply check the entry requirements under your desired top-up to confirm if your previous studies are suitable to progress with us – and if you're not sure, you can always contact us before you apply.

Most of our courses don’t have an application deadline for UK students; however, we would like you to start your course on time and would suggest you apply before the end of August if you’d like to start with us in September. We have capacity on some of our health courses (e.g. Nursing, Physiotherapy and Paramedic Science) and would therefore encourage you to apply by the UCAS equal consideration deadline.

Because of visa requirements, we have application deadlines for international students, which can be found here. 

As soon as possible, especially if you’re applying for a maintenance loan and would like to have access to the funds in your first term.

Further information about financing your studies is available here.

On some courses you may be able to use your experience to demonstrate a suitable level of skills. When you apply, you should attach your CV and a reference.

Some of our programmes require GCSEs, these include:  

• Aesthetics  
• Assistant Practitioner in Healthcare  
• Childhood and Education Studies  
• Computer Science  
• Construction Management 
• Cyber Security  
• Early Childhood Studies  
• Finance and Accounting  
• Food and Nutrition  
• Health and Social Care  
• Nursing (Adult, Mental Health, Nursing Associate)  
• Paramedic Science 
• Physiotherapy 
• Primary Education Studies  
• Psychology
• Psychology with Sport and Exercise 

Please check the ‘Entry requirements’ section of each course page for specific details.

Yes, you can, and your application will still be considered. Your offer will be based on the requirements of the course; however, if your final results do not meet the requirements, we will suggest an alternative programme from our range of courses. 

If you have applied via UCAS, you will be able to reply to your offers in your UCAS Hub. If you have applied directly, you have already confirmed that you only applied to University College Birmingham, therefore we assume that you have accepted your offer.

If you struggle to transition to new learning environments and would like an early introduction to University College Birmingham, our Transition Day on 20 August may be for you. You will join a small group of students for an introduction to support available and to begin to find your way around, including an opportunity to ask questions and a friendly, informal tour to learning and teaching spaces on your course.

If you are a student moving from school or college where you have received SEN support for an autism spectrum disorder or you have complex disability needs, then this could be for you.

To book your place, click here.  

We will write to you with enrolment instructions over the summer. In the meantime, the information you need is available here.

Contact admissions to clarify the reason for your late enrolment. The Admissions department will speak to the course tutor, and you will be informed of the outcome.

They can be found here.

If you haven’t received your offer letter, you’ve noticed an error on your application or have any other queries, please contact admissions on 0121 604 1040 or email admissions@ucb.ac.uk