Students wishing to apply for an undergraduate programme should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).Its functions are to organize and regulate the process of entry to full-time and sandwich bachelor's degree courses in all the UK universities (except the Open University) and most other colleges.

The UCAS application allows the students to indicate a maximum of 6 institutions of their choice. The deadline to receive applications at UCAS is 15th January for the following academic year. However, late applications received between 15 January and 30th June will also be considered. If Cambridge or Oxford University is included, the deadline will be 15th October of the previous year and they should apply simultaneously to these universities.

Bachelor's Degree

This stage lasts for three or four years and leads to the award of a Bachelor's Degree in Arts, Science or other fields (Technology, Law, Engineering, etc.). In some Scottish universities the first degree is a Master's Degree. The Bachelor's Degreeis conferred as a Pass Degree or an Honours Degree where studies are more specialized. The Bachelor's Honours Degree is classified as a First Class Honours, a Second Class Honours or a Third Class Honours.

Studying for your first degree can take three years for an honor degree. Some degree courses take four years to complete and some even longer than that. A course that includes study overseas (e.g. a language course) is likely to take more than three years. A course that includes a significant amount of work experience is likely to take more than three years.



The following are examples of Bachelor degrees

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Education (BEd)
• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
• Bachelor of Law (LLB)
• Bachelor of Medicine (MB)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc)

The Degrees are classified in the following ways

• First-class degree
• Upper second-class degree
• Lower second-class degree
• Third-class degree
• Pass class degree