ADMISSIONS….The Way In
Jo-anne Currie
J.M.Currie@gre.ac.uk
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Head of Admissions
Patricia Payne
Senior Admissions
Officer
Chloe Wignall 0.5
Architecture,
Computing
Mathematics &
Science and
Humanities
Business
Education and Health
Bird College
Bromley College
North West Kent
College
Bexley College
West Kent & Ashford
College
European School of
Osteopathy
Guilford College
Lewisham Southwark
College
International College
of Oriental Medicine
Julie Edge
Donna Briant
Lorna Morgan
Kwok Cheung
Jaykita Ratanawa
Admissions Office May 2015
Engineering and
Science
Medway School of
Pharmacy
Jane Denton
Greenwich Community
College
Hadlow College
Christopher Goodchild
Joanne Currie
Danielle Last
Nicola Orton
Chloe Wignall
Ben Singer
What do we do………..
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Receive all new applications and create or amend records accordingly,
depending on application route for that particular programme.
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Liaise with the Schools on Entry Criteria's and make decisions where appropriate.
•
Fee Assess Applicants.
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Receive qualifications, assess suitability and ‘SOATEST’ declared qualifications.
•
Arrange applicant interviews as required.
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Respond to all enquiries from faculties, applicants, schools.
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Assist with open days, faculty taster days, registration and other events as required.
How we do this……..
The majority of applications are received from either UCAS, UTT or directly from the
applicant (OLAF). They are then downloaded into EAS……
Electronic Admissions System
Direct applications- Any application not received through UCAS/UTT
The International Office process their applications through VAS (Virtual Application
System) – make a decision- application then pushed through to EAS and the decision
recorded on Banner.
There are still a very small number of programmes that can only be applied to through a
paper form – mainly Health CPD programmes.
Applications IN the Electronic Admissions System
UCAS / UTT
ON LINE APPLICATION
FORMS (OLAF)
with Attachments
PAPER
FORMS
INPUT &
SCANNED
ELECTRONIC
ADMISSIONS
SYSTEM
UCAS Applications
All applications (except International) to
Full Time Undergraduate programmes
(at UoG Campuses or Partner Colleges)
Must apply through UCAS.
Up to 5 Choices
Choices are not
sequential
Fee paid by applicant
Currently around £23 for 5 choices & £12 for 1
Strict application
timetable
‘Early/on-time’ application
deadline 15th January each year
Entry Criteria - Undergraduate Programmes
Admissions Office apply criteria set by the School
Normally based on UCAS Tariff points
Criteria should apply to applications made between 1 Sept – 15 January
Criteria may change for applications made after 15 January
Faculty decisions if GCSE results must already be held at the point of offer
Clearing criteria may change as required and may go up or down
Rejection criteria can be set, and applied by Admissions
Entry Criteria - Undergraduate Programmes
Assessing Applications
Academic Decision
Conditional
Unconditional
Contacted Applicant
Unsuccessful
Interview
Applicant Decision
Firm – 1st Choice
Decline
Insurance – 2nd Choice
Withdraw
Conditional Offers
SMART
Dave
John
A Level Maths (B)
A Level PE (A)
A Level English (C)
=
280pts from at least 2 A
Levels
A Level General Studies (C)
A Level Maths (B)
A Level Physics (C)
=
Good pass A Levels
What is a pass??
Conditions must be purely academic and be based on pending qualifications –
disability, ethnicity, background are NOT factors for consideration.
SMART or not???
Conditional upon achieving predicted grades
Complete A Levels to a minimum standard
Must provide evidence of suitable qualification
Subject to Reference
Pass Current Course
Total 300 UCAS tariff points – 240 from at least 2 A Levels
Pass access course with a minimum 60 Credits with at least 45 credits at level 3
300pts from QCF BED (BTEC Extended Diploma)
340pts from at Least 2 A Levels including a minimum B (200pts) in Maths and
Physics
240pts from at least 2 A Levels and Pass GCSE Maths & English Grade C
.
Types of Qualifications
HND/HNC
A Levels/AS
Levels
Access
Course
National
Certificate
Foundation
Year/Degree
QCF Diploma
BTEC’s
National
Diploma
Extended
Diploma
QCF
Subsidiary
Diploma
QCF
Extended
Diploma
UCAS Tariff http://www.ucas.ac.uk/he_staff/quals/ucas_tariff/tariff
UCAS are currently reviewing the use of the Tariff
UCAS Timetable
• 1 Sept – 15 Jan
ON TIME
•
1 Jul – 17 Aug
18 Aug >
Early
Clearing
MAIN
CLEARING
LATE
Mid Sept – End Feb
Decision
16 Jan – 30 June
UoG
- End April
7th May
REJECT BY DEFAULT (on time)
Decision
16th July
LATE
Late Feb
EXTRA
REJECTED BY DEFAULT
16th July
REJECTED BY DEFAULT
1 Choice at a time 5 choices Reject or Declined
Applicant Decision Timetable
University Decision by 31 March
University Decision by 7 May
Except Extra
6 May
Declined by Default if no offers accepted
4 June
Declined by Default (inc outside EU)
LATE: University Decision by 4 June
ALL Main-cycle applications 16 July
25 June
Declined by Default
(inc outside EU)
23 JULY
Decline by Default
UCAS Confirmation & Adjustment 2015
Saturday 8th August 2015
Examination Results received Electronically from UCAS
Admissions check if conditions of entry met for CF applications
Monday 10th August 2015
Admissions check if conditions of entry met for CF applications
Tuesday 11 August 2015
Academic staff review applications that have not met the conditions
Confirm Offer – Alternative Offer - Reject
Academic staff can review Rejected applications in
Confirmation Reject Pool
Wednesday 12th August 2015
Joining Instructions generated to confirm offer
Thursday 13th August 2015
Joining Instructions delivered to applicants
Main Clearing Starts
All Examination Results for Home-fee Full-Time undergraduate
applications must be received by 31st August 2015
UCAS Confirmation & Adjustment
Adjustment
Where an applicant has achieved better results than the offer
Applicants ‘hold’ current offer while looking for an alternative vacancy
Applicants cannot adjust their ‘Insurance’ Choice
Adjustment Period:
13th – 31 August 2015
UCAS Deferred Applications
Applicants may apply for a place for one year in advance
of the Intake Cycle
Eg:
From Sept 2015
Normal Intake = Sept 2015
May apply for = Sept 2016
However
Confirmation decisions for Sept 2016 Intake must be made
during 2015 Cycle
Fast Track
Students currently studying on the final year of an HNC, HND or Foundation degree at a
University of Greenwich campus or Partner College
Are eligible to progress onto Top-up / Final Year Degree programmes at UoG or Partner
Colleges, without the need to complete a full application form
Through a defined Progression Route
October: Current progression route list sent to Faculties and Partner
Colleges to identify current progression programme routes with their
conditions
Admissions collate all Faculties and Colleges amendments on one progression form and send to
Marketing to put on the University Website – this should be available by December
Students email their preferred progression programme. This is then undated onto their Banner
records.
July: Admissions produce report showing all fast track students who have
passed their foundation degrees – records are then updated accordingly
Applicant will receive New Student Information booklet and registration details as with all
September starters
Fast Track
Programme
Number
Course currently studying
Progression Option
Attendance
Year of At
Entry Campus
Full-Time
3
Part-Time
5
Full-Time
3
Part-Time
5
Full-Time
1
Part-Time
1
Full-Time
1
Part-Time
1
Full-Time
2
Full-Time
2
Full-Time
2
BSc Hons Quantity Surveying
Part-Time
4
BSc Hons Quantity Surveying
Part-Time
3
Part-Time
3
Part-Time
3
BA Hons Childhood Studies
BA Hons Education Studies
P11194
FdSc Health and Social Care
(Care)
BA Hons Early Years (Top-Up)
BA Hons Health and Social Care (Top-up)
BSc Hons Quantity Surveying
P12871
P10576
HND Building Surveying QA
HNC Quantity Surveying
BA Hons Property Development and
Management
BSc Hons Design and Construction
Management
BA Hons Property Development and
Management
BSc Hons Design and Construction
Management
Programme
Entry Requirements
Number
Avery
Hill
P10007
Pass Foundation
Avery
Hill
P10004
Pass Foundation
Avery
Hill
P11830
Pass Foundation
Avery
Hill
P12828
Pass Foundation with a GPA of 55%
P13011
Pass HND with 55% average GPA
P12827
Pass HND with 60% average GPA
P01308
Pass HND with 55% average GPA
P13011
Pass HNC with 65% average GPA and 60% in
each course
P13011
Pass HNC with 55% average GPA
P12827
Pass HNC with 60% average GPA
P01308
Pass HNC with 55% average GPA
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Closing Programmes which are FULL
Student target numbers are set at University and School/College level as well as
programme level
If you wish to close a programme as you have achieved your target number discuss this with
your FOO in case other programmes in the School have under recruited.
If the FOO wishes to close programmes they should contact the Director or Recruitment
& Admissions to see how this fits into the university-wide targets
Home or Overseas??
All applicants are Fee Assessed
Either from the application form or
Fee Assessment Form
Many different things to be taken into consideration, but the big 3 they need to meet to
be considered as a Home Fee Payer are:
-Must have 3 years residence in UK/EU
Fee Status Can’t Change?
-Not been here for Education purposes
-Settled with no restrictions on stay and freedom
to move in and out of the country.
There are a limited number of places for Home-fee paying students.
If an applicant is assessed (from the Fee Assessment Form that they
complete) as being liable for fees at the ‘Overseas’ rate and later submits
additional information that shows that they are eligible for fees at the
‘Home’ rate, it is not guaranteed that they will have a place at the ‘Home’
rate.
If the university has already met its ‘Home’ student numbers the offer may be
withdrawn, a place offered for next year or they take up the Overseas place.
Joanne Currie
Admissions Office
Fry 210 – Avery Hill
X8009
cj35@gre.ac.uk