Accepting Your Offer
The way in which you accept your offer depends on whether you applied directly to the University or through a centralised clearing house admissions service.
Direct Applicants
You are referred to as a direct applicant if you completed a Birmingham City University application form and submitted it directly to the University or through one of the University’s overseas recruitment consultants. In order to accept the offer you should complete and return the Birmingham City University Response Form that accompanies the offer letter. If you are accepting an unconditional offer you should also send any deposit payment that has been requested.
Clearing House Applicants
You are referred to as a clearing house applicant if you applied through one of the following centralised clearing house admissions services:
- Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
- Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR)
- Conservatories UK Admissions Service (CUKAS)
With the exception of CUKAS applicants, when you have received replies from all of the universities on your application form you may accept two offers:
- your first choice is a firm acceptance. This means that if your examination results meet the entry requirements of the course you will take up this place.
- your second choice is your insurance place. This offer should have lower entry requirements than your first choice. You keep it as a reserve in case you fail to get the results you need for your first choice.
You should return the reply form to the relevant clearing house to tell them which two offers you want to accept by the date specified. If you are a clearing house applicant and are firmly accepting an unconditional offer, you should return the response form to the relevant clearing house BUT send the tuition fee deposit payment direct to Birmingham City University to secure your place on the course.
CUKAS applicants have separate procedures for accepting offers. You should contact Birmingham Conservatoire for advice on +44 (0) 121 331 5901/2 or visit www.conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk. If you have a conditional offer you cannot apply for deferral and must re-apply for admission. If you hold an unconditional offer but were unable to join Birmingham City University for the term specified on your offer letter you may request to defer your offer.
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