Application Decisions
Find out what happens after you have applied to study with us, and what happens next.
How will your application be assessed?
The University wishes to encourage able, highly-motivated and enthusiastic students of all ages, and from all backgrounds and contexts, to apply to its degree programmes.
Admissions tutors take into account your whole application, not just exam results. This may include:
- your predicted and/or achieved grades, including subject-specific requirements for the course you're applying to
- your personal statement
- your school or college reference
- evidence of relevant skills or aptitude
- any special circumstances which affect your application
It's important you don't assume that you'll receive an offer if you have achieved or are predicted to achieve the grades listed as typical entry requirements.
Our admissions tutors do not use the UCAS Tariff points system for expressing conditional offers, although they may use it to help them to assess the equivalence of different combinations of qualifications offered by candidates. Achievement of an equivalent number of points does not necessarily mean that you have fulfilled the terms of the conditional offer.
Admissions policy
When we receive your application, we consider it in accordance with the Admissions Policy.
Types of offers
You can find out about the types of offers from the UCAS website, including what it means to receive a Conditional or Unconditional Offer and when you are likely to receive a response to your application.
Alternative Offers at Newcastle
At Newcastle University, we consider student achievements in the context of their circumstances when assessing all applications. We aim to admit highly-motivated and enthusiastic students of all ages, and from all backgrounds.
As part of Newcastle University’s longstanding commitment to widening participation, we also offer a number of programmes that allow eligible applicants to receive an alternative offer.
You may receive a lower contextual offer that is up to three grades lower than the typical entry requirements.
Interviews
Most subject areas don't need applicants to attend an interview. Where interviews are required, it is specified on the specific degree pages.
Some subject areas may conduct informal interviews as part of an Offer Holder Day.
Degree programmes that require an interview (and approximate interview dates where available) include:
- Business Accounting and Finance (Assessment Centre typically in March)
- Contemporary and Popular Music (December - April)
- Dental Surgery (date TBC)
- Dental Therapy (Late January - February)
- Dietetics (December - February)
- Fine Art: your portfolio will be assessed along with your application and if successful, you will be invited to attend an online interview.
- Medicine and Surgery (December - January)
- Pharmacy (November-March)
Applicants may be invited to interview directly via email.
Apply to Newcastle portal
After you've applied via UCAS for a course at Newcastle University, you will be invited to register for our Apply to Newcastle portal.
Through the portal, you'll be able to:
- Upload supporting documents.
- See how your application is progressing.
- Make enquiries.
- Apply to our PARTNERS Programme.
You'll receive an email invite to the portal to set up your account within 48 hours of submitting your UCAS application. It's important to use the same email address on the portal as you've used on UCAS.
Offer Holder Experience Days
If you receive an offer to study at Newcastle University, you will be invited to campus. During these events, you can:
- learn more about the course you've applied to
- chat with current students
- familiarise yourself with academic staff and facilities
- engage with our student support services