Early June 2012

UCAS Apply 2013 available. Distribution of reference copies of publications to schools and colleges.

September 2012

Application processing begins.

Data made available and first copy forms sent for 2013 entry applicants. Institutions make decisions, including Confirmation decisions.

15 October 2012

Deadline for receipt at UCAS of applications to Oxford or Cambridge, and all with choices for courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine/science to reach UCAS.

During week following
15 October 2012

Bulletin sent to institutions to advise them that they can close courses with 15 October application deadline to prevent new applications.

1 November 2012

Record of Prior Acceptance (non-EU) and Overseas Partnership facilities available on web-link for international acceptances.

15 January 2013

Deadline for receipt of applications at UCAS for all courses, except those listed with a 15 October 2012 deadline and art & design courses with 24 March 2013 deadline, to be guaranteed equal academic consideration.

Non-EU applicants are advised that applications for places on popular courses cannot be guaranteed consideration after 15 January 2013 (or 24 March 2013 as appropriate) deadlines. They should check with institutions if unsure.

All applications received after this date and before 24 March deadline will be classed as POST-15 Jan, but will be forwarded to institutions until 30 June 2013.

31 January 2013

Copy forms of all applications received by 15 January 2013 despatched to institutions by this date.

Late January 2013

Correspondence bulletin sent to institutions to advise that they can close courses with 15 January application deadline to prevent new applications.

1 February 2013

Record of Prior Acceptance (EU) facility made available on web-link for UK/EU use.

15 February 2013

Deadline for institutions to notify UCAS which courses will have Extra vacancies.

25 February 2013

Extra starts. Institutions must have closed non-Extra courses on Course Collect by this date. Applicants can refer themselves online through Extra using Track. Institutions can make decisions on applications referred to them in Extra. Referred records remain locked for 21 days or until a decision is recorded, whichever comes first.

24 March 2013

Deadline for the receipt of applications at UCAS for art & design courses with an application deadline of 24 March 2013 to be guaranteed equal academic consideration.

All applications received after this date will be classed as POST-24 March, but will be forwarded to institutions until 30 June 2013.

During week following
24 March 2013

Bulletin sent to institutions to advise them that they can close courses with 24 March application deadline to prevent new applications.

31 March 2013

Institutions should aim to have sent all decisions on applications received at UCAS by 15 January 2013.

All Change at Confirmation offers received before 11 March declined by default. Applicants who are made Change at Confirmation offers from 11 March until mid-July have 21 days to reply to their offers.

3 April 2013

Bulletin sent to remind institutions to look at ODL on web-link for applicants who applied by 15 January 2013.

17 April 2013

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 8 May 2013.

17 April 2013

Reminder sent to institutions to look at ODL on web-link for applicants who applied by
15 January 2013.

24 April 2013

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 8 May 2013.

Reminder sent to institutions to look at ODL on web-link for applicants who applied by 15 January 2013.

8 May 2013

Outstanding replies from applicants declined by default where last decision received from institutions by 31 March 2013 (except for those applicants in Extra).

9 May 2013

Outstanding decisions by institutions rejected by default on applications received by 15 January 2013.

22 May 2013

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 6 June 2013.

6 June 2013

Outstanding replies from applicants declined by default where last decision received from institutions by 9 May 2013 (except for those applicants in Extra).

19 June 2013

Reminder sent to institutions to look at ODL on web-link for applicants with a decision due by
18 July 2013.

Mid-June 2013

ABL circular sent requesting institutions to enter their ABL requirements on Course Collect.

19 June 2013

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 30 June 2013.

27 June 2013

Outstanding replies from applicants declined by default where last decision received from institutions by 7 June 2013 (except for those applicants in Extra).

30 June 2013

Last date for receipt of POST-24 March applications. Those received after that date will be held for Clearing.

1 July 2013

Substitutions and additions may no longer be made.

3 July 2013

Circular sent to remind institutions to look at ODL on web-link for all outstanding decisions, including those for Extra applications, due by 18 July 2013.

Last date for applicants to refer themselves through Extra.

5 July 2013

International Baccalaureate results published.

10 July 2013

Circular sent to remind institutions to look at ODL on web-link for all outstanding decisions, including those for Extra applicants, due by 18 July 2013.

Mid-July 2013

BTEC results begin to be sent to institutions.

Clearing Numbers available in Track for applicants as they become eligible to refer themselves for Clearing vacancies.

Institutions able to make Clearing decisions.

The number of days applicants have to reply to Change at Confirmation offers will start to be reduced from 21 days to 5 days. Details will be available in a correspondents bulletin when the SQA results publication date is confirmed.

18 July 2013

Outstanding decisions by institutions rejected by default on applications received by 1 July 2013 and on Extra referrals

Last date for amended decisions if no reply received.

UCAS expects to send SMS reminder messages to applicants who must reply to their offers by 25 July 2013.

25 July 2013

Outstanding replies from applicants declined by default including Extra where last decision received from institutions by 18 July 2013.

Amended decisions may no longer be made.

26 July 2013

This is the last date changes to applicant replies can be made.

Late July 2013

Clearing vacancy statuses and keywords to be finalised for all courses using Course Collect.

6 August 2013

Publication of SQA results.

Scottish Clearing vacancy lists commence publication.

TBC

ABL files scheduled to be made available to institutions.

Mid-August 2013

Publication of Irish Leaving Certificate results.

15 August 2013

Publication of results for GCE, Diploma and Pre U.

English, Welsh and Northern Ireland Clearing vacancy lists commence publication.

21 August 2013

Circular sent to remind institutions to look at Confirmation ODL on web-link for all applicants for whom decisions are due on 12 September 2013.

31 August 2013

Deadline for applicants to meet academic conditions of offers.

Final date for receipt of Adjustment Confirmation decisions.

4 September 2013

Circular sent to remind institutions to look at Confirmation ODL on web-link for all applicants for whom decisions are due.

Institutions can use web-link to apply individual Stops in exceptional circumstances to prevent applications being rejected by default on 12 September 2013.

Institutions can use web-link to enter a Delayed Confirmation (DCF) decision on applications where results are published after the end of the cycle.

12 September 2013

Outstanding Confirmation decisions rejected by default except where stops have been recorded.

New stops are not permitted.

20 September 2013

Last date for receipt of applications for 2013 entry.

30 September 2013

Close of Clearing vacancy information service.

18 October 2013

All Change at Confirmation offers received from 18 October have a reply date of 24 October.

22 October 2013

Last date for submission of Records of Prior Acceptance and Overseas Partnership acceptances on web-link.

Last date to contact HEI team for amendments.

All applicants who are still referred in Clearing are rejected by default.

All outstanding Confirmation decisions rejected by default. Applicants where stops have already been applied will be rejected by default.

Delayed Confirmation decision facility ends.

24 October 2013

All outstanding replies from applicants declined by default, including Change at Confirmation offers.

25 October 2013

File for 2013 entry closed.

3 December 2013

All outstanding Delayed Confirmation decisions (DCF) rejected by default.