UCAS - Nursing

Nursing courses

Applications

You apply for nursing courses, whether at diploma or degree level, through UCAS.

You can choose up to five courses and can select a combination of degrees and diplomas. Use Course Search to find available courses.

Check the when to apply page to make sure that you apply by the relevant deadline. Some courses have earlier start dates than others, for example, some diploma courses can start as early as January. If you want to apply for a course that starts before September, you must check with the universities and colleges if you need to apply before the 15 January deadline.

Courses

Nursing courses vary between universities and colleges, but all higher education courses help to prepare candidates for admission to a relevant part of the NMC Professional Register. The degree courses, whilst covering the standard nursing practice and education, also incorporate areas of academic discipline such as psychology, sociology, biology and physiology not included in the diploma curriculum. Contact individual universities and colleges for further details.

Find out more about degrees and diplomas on the NHS Careers website.

Click here if you are an international applicant applying for a nursing or midwifery diploma. (This will take you to the choices section of this website.)

Guide to health and social care courses

Our Progression to Health and Social Care publication can help you apply for health and social care courses. Find out more and read an extract from the book.

There are also general guides to completing your application, writing your personal statement and preparing for admissions tests and interviews in our online bookstore.