University for the Creative Arts

• Rank: 71/131 Sunday Times University League Table 2021. TEF Gold
• Address: UCA Farnham Falkner Road Farnham GU9 7DS Campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham and Rochester
• Country: United Kingdom
• International Office Contact name: UCA use Global University Systems (GUS - which is changing its name to InUni) We do not deal direct with the University. Sini Nair, Business Development Manager
• International Office Contact Email: sini.nair@inuniglobal.com
• International Office Contact Telephone: +91 79947 91119
• Accommodation Office Contact Email: sini.nair@inuniglobal.com
• Accommodation Office Contact Phone: +91 79947 91119
• Tuition Fee Range: £12,000 - £15,000
• Scholarships:

  £3000 automatic scholarship for Indian students. Will be mentioned in offer letters

  https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/scholarships/

  To pay the "discounted fee" listed on the website the student must prepay all their tuition fees before the start of the course.

• Additional Info:

  HOW TO APPLY (method changed on 22 March 22)

  Following feedback from previous intakes and in order to streamline the admissions process to ensure students receive conditional offers sooner there has been a change to application procedure

  Application process:

  Step 1: Submit a simplified registration form for UCA brand via GUS Gateway Portal gusgateway.com entering your students details. 

  Step 2: Submit a full application via the following link going by your student’s chosen course specific page All Courses | University for the Creative Arts (uca.ac.uk) ensuring that your select InUni (a company of Global University Systems ) within “Enter if agency is being used” section so that we can track your application and allocate it to your agency from our side once the offer has been issued

  Documents upload process:

  You will no longer need to upload documents via GUS Gateway. Instead once your students receive their UCA id they will be able to access UCA applicant portal

  Log in to the portal (ucreative.ac.uk) using password they initially created when submitting their UCA application form. Once students receive their conditional offer letter they will be able to upload their documents within UCA applicant portal which includes portfolio, academic documents, proof of English and other required documents.

  Please ensure you follow the guidelines (see "instructions for uploading to the applicant portal new" on here) on uploading documents and portfolio and don’t forget to submit your documents once you have uploaded them fully.

  You can save your documents within UCA applicant portal before submitting them if you haven’t yet arranged all required documents. If applicants have any problems with uploading documents via UCA applicant portal, please contact UCA applicant portal team on applicantportal@uca.ac.uk. If applicants have any questions in regards with their specific application, they can contact admissions team internationaladmissions@uca.ac.uk

   

  GUS GATEWAY PORTAL

  To sign in to the GUS portal please use the username and password details below https://gusglobal.force.com/agentportals/s/gus-institutions

  Username: applications@connect2counsellors.com

  Password: C2c@2023$

   

  ENTRY CRITERIA AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTS

  Please refer to the attached PDF on "entry criteria" English language information is contained on the PDF or you can copy and paste the link below into your browser: https://www.uca.ac.uk/international/language-requirements-support/

  Note that 12th standard english exemption is not given to applicants from the Punjab or Haryana. They will need to do IELTS.

  CREDIBILITY INTERVIEWS

  All applicants to UCA will have a credibility interview which will take about 45 minutes. See attached PDF document with mock questions. The students record their answers and UCA will view the video and make a decision within 3 - 5 working days. To book a credibility interview use the new link for UCA below:

  https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/INUNIINTERVIEWS@gus.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/s/JhQX848kp0C3XSQDsUy6Zw2

  Some students will have a Pre CAS interview run by UCA. See attached PDF with pre CAS questions. This is a live interview over the internet with a member of staff at UCA. Only students where there are concerns over their application eg English will be given one of these interviews.

  DEPOSITS

  The deposit is £4,500

  MBA

  This course requires 2 years work experience.

  GAPS IN STUDY

  For UG students there can be a gap of up to 2 years and for PG students a gap of up to 4 years. There are exceptions if a strong case can be made eg very experienced student wanting to do their MBA.

  INDIAN STUDENTS AT UCA

  There are around 100+ students from India at UCA

   

  SEPTEMBER 23 INTAKE (message from UCA)

  In order to help you kickstart recruitment for UCA September 2023 intake please find important updates and reminders on previous updates for your convenience from UCA as per below:

   

  • MoI is no longer accepted for ALL the Business programmes (PG/UG/Pathway entry) for South Asia regions (India, Pakistan, Bangladeshi, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the rest of SA region) 
  • Please note UCA will not be processing every single application for business courses due to high volume of applications and limited spaces therefore we will be taking further filtering steps before your students applications for business courses could be processed further. It’s important you work with your relevant business developer to clear your students pipeline and only keep active applications who will be converting for September 2023 intake – students meet criteria, provided all documents, passed our interview etc
  • MoI is accepted for applicants from South Asia region, who applies for arts / design programme. This will include direct entry to PG and Pre-masters programmes.
  • For students from India - 70% in English in Higher Secondary can still be accepted as a proof of English as per previous entry requirements “Indian Standard XII from a NARIC recognised board with minimum 70% in English (excluding Punjab or Haryana boards)”
  • For BA Architecture and BA Film Production the English entry requirement will be increased from 6.0 to 6.5
  • Please note UCA Pearson English test score requirement has slightly changed. Please refer to below link for further details depending on the course your students are applying for:
    • English Language Requirements | University for the Creative Arts (uca.ac.uk)
  • Please also note UCA no longer accepts online English tests as per UCA website English Language Requirements | University for the Creative Arts (uca.ac.uk)
  • Students who are deferring to Sept 23 from previous intakes and already paid might have their UOL offer granted provided MOI or online English test is still within accepted time limit and was provided by November 2022 
  • Please note UCA doesn’t accept students from Punjab region in India and those who completed their qualification in this region for pathway programmes entry (this includes both Foundation and Pre-Master’s entry standalone and integrated options). UCA does accept students from Punjab region in India for direct entry onto Bachelor’s and Postgraduate degrees though.
  • Please note UCA requires suitability interviews for ALL students applying for Business programmes and ALL Pathway (foundation/pre-Masters) programmes which you can book as per standard InUni suitability interview process. For students who apply for arts / design programmes please contact your relevant business developer to arrange a consultation session at the soonest.
  • Please note UCA will no longer issue auto-conditional offer after new application is submitted – New Applications are now part of a full Qualification review meaning conditional and/or unconditional offer can only be issued after required documents are uploaded via applicant portal (need to show academic docs confirming completion or due to complete - this is for conditional offer issuing, the minimum documents are: academic documents (such as completion letter, transcripts). Please do encourage students to submit all the documents if they have them ready, so that UCA could issue unconditional offer straight away. 
  • Once application is submitted online, admission will open the portal for the applicant, this can take 24 – 48 hours after the application is received.
  • This is a kind reminder to please ensure you and your teams follow the process outlined below as per previous communication shared.

   

  Application process:

   

  • Step 1: Submit a simplified registration form for UCA brand via GUS Gateway Portal gusgateway.com entering your students details. If you have any issues with your access to GUS Gateway please feel free to reach out to your relevant business developer for further support. Tutorial: InUni New Application on Vimeo
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  • Step 2: Submit a full application via the following link going by your student’s chosen course specific page All Courses | University for the Creative Arts (uca.ac.uk) ensuring that your select GUS/InUni (a company of Global University Systems) within “Enter if agency is being used” section – (this is incredibly important to avoid any further issues!) so that we can track your application and allocate it to your agency from our side once the offer has been issued

   

  • This is a reminder that students from South Asia are required to make first year full fee payment for their CAS to be considered. Please note that payments methods used by students for UCA programmes should be either Western Union(Convera) or card payments. https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/fees-finance/how-to-pay/. Please find instructions attached.

  Please note Western Union have a price promise; full details are on their website, but essentially if a student can prove that a comparable quote (i.e. same currency, date etc) is cheaper than WU they will match it. However this is rarely paid out because most banks charge transfer fees and exchange fees, so by the time you add up all the periphery charges WU is no more expensive – and we are guaranteed 100% of the amount paid, unlike bank charges where often the banks deduct fees so the amount the University receives is ‘short’ and they  have to change the students small balances.

   

  • Great news for any applicants from South Asia region India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Vietnam as they are eligible for “UCA Creative Development Scholarship” which is now £4,500 fee deduction but full first year tuition fee payment is required prior to CAS issuance.
  • Any applicant from outside South Asia region or Vietnam, their given scholarship will be remained, applicants from outside SA region or Vietnam, need to apply for “International Future Leaders of the Creative Industries Scholarships” as there is no domicile auto scholarship anymore.

  Please find more information within the flyer attached website link below

  Scholarships | University for the Creative Arts (uca.ac.uk) 

   

  You can already submit new applications for September 2023 intake. Please ensure you start with GUS Gateway quick registration form Login (force.com) before filing application on UCA website and ensure you select GUS/InUni within agency section to ensure smooth tagging process.

   

  Any questions please feel free to reach out to your relevant business developer.

• Commission(%): 20 - 25%
• Commission(Additional Information):

  UG COURSES

  1 - 10 students = 20%

  11 -40 students = 22.5%

  >41 students = 25%

   

  PG COURSES

  1 - 25 students = 20%

  26 - 74 students = 22.5%

  >75 students = 25%

   

  PRE-SESSIONAL ENGLISH

  10% commission

   

  ADDITIONAL BONUS

  If 30 or more students are recruited in one academic year (ug or pg) for UCA an additional bonus of £100 per each student will be paid.