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Entry Profiles benefit both you and your potential students
Entry Profiles are intended to give potential applicants specific information to help them make informed decisions about the courses they apply for. Detailed knowledge about the course, about formal entry requirements and about the qualities and experiences you are looking for in your applicants can help ensure that every applicant finds his or her way onto the right course. Entry Profiles are published on the UCAS Course Search. They are therefore available for all potential applicants to view as they search for courses and start making important initial decisions about where to apply.
Entry Profiles help students differentiate between courses
Courses vary enormously at different universities and colleges, even though the names of two or more courses might be the same. Differences in course content, structure, the availability of optional modules, and the department's approach to learning and teaching can make the experience of studying a particular subject very different for students at different institutions, even before the size and location of the institution is taken into account. It is important, therefore, that applicants are fully informed about every aspect of the course and the institution offering it before they apply, and that they know what kind of qualities are being sought in an applicant. They can then make fully informed choices, and avoid mistakes that could be costly both to themselves and, ultimately, to you.
Entry Profiles benefit you as well as your applicants
More and more institutions are discovering that Entry Profiles provide a way of communicating directly with potential applicants - and that they can be topical and up-to-date in the information they provide. Links within the Entry Profile can be directed to specific web pages on your website, or specially written 'need to know' items of current interest. Admissions staff can use their Entry Profiles to reach particular groups of applicants, for example, students in local schools, mature applicants or international students, or to alert applicants to the fact that an interview or admission test is required for a particular course or programme, or to outline the decsion making process.
The development of Entry Profiles has alerted UCAS to the possibility of them becoming even more useful to institutions in the current recruitment climate. As media debates and Government initiatives, and HEIs themselves work to enhance transparency and fairness in HE admissions procedures, Entry Profiles offer a simple solution to those institutions wishing to give guidance to their future students about preparing for higher education and submitting an application. Many universities and colleges are working to widening participation and access. How better to communicate your policies in these areas and entry procedures for each course than through an Entry Profile?
You can view examples of published Entry Profiles in the Course Search section of this website. If you have detailed information already on your own website, a link can be made to that specific web page from the Entry Profile page. The important consideration is that this information - provided by you - is detailed and comprehensive, and appears at the logical site - the UCAS Course Search.