Applications can be sent to us from mid-September.

Application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for all medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and veterinary science courses and for all courses at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for all courses except those listed above with a 15 October deadline, and art and design courses with a 24 March deadline. Go to the when to apply to view lists of courses with each deadline date.

If your son or daughter is eligible to use Extra, they can refer themselves to another choice. More about Extra

Application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for art and design courses except those listed with a 15 January deadline. Go to the when to apply to view lists of courses with each deadline date.

If we receive an application by 15 January, the universities and colleges should aim to have sent us their decisions by this date (but they can take longer).

If we receive all decisions from their universities/colleges by 31 March, your son or daughter needs to reply to any offers by this date (unless they live outside the EU or are applying through Extra). If we don't receive their replies, we will decline the offers on their behalf.

If your son or daughter applied by 15 January, universities and colleges need to send their decisions by this date. If they don't, we will make any outstanding choices unsuccessful on their behalf.

If we receive all decisions from their universities/colleges by 7 May, your son or daughter needs to reply to any offers by this date (unless they are applying through Extra). If we don't receive their replies, we will decline the offers on their behalf.

If your son or daughter sends their application to us by this date, we will send it to their chosen universities and colleges. If we receive their application after this date, it will be entered into Clearing. More about Clearing

If we receive all decisions from their universities/colleges by 11 June, your son or daughter needs to reply to any offers by this date (unless they are applying through Extra). If we don't receive their replies, we will decline the offers on their behalf.

This is the last date to apply through Extra.

If your son or daughter applied by 30 June and is waiting for decisions, universities and colleges need to send us their decisions by this date. If they don't, we will make any outstanding choices unsuccessful on their behalf.

If we receive all decisions from their universities/colleges by 20 July, your son or daughter needs to reply to any offers by this date (this includes if they are applying through Extra). If we don't receive their replies, we will decline the offers on their behalf.

SQA results are published and the Scottish Clearing vacancy information service starts. More about Clearing

GCE and Advanced Diploma results are published and the full Clearing vacancy information service starts. More about Clearing

Adjustment opens for registration. More about Adjustment

Adjustment closes on this date.

This is the last date that we will accept applications for courses starting in 2010.

This is the last date to add a Clearing choice.

This is also the last date a university or college can accept an applicant in Clearing.