6 7 BUSTER JARGON HIGHER EDUCATION The next level of education after further education. Higher education includes studying on a course from level 4 to 7 and may consist of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. FOUNDATION DEGREE Typically, a two-year course you can take in undergraduate higher education after you’ve finished further education. Once completed, it may be possible for students to transfer directly onto the final year of a bachelor’s degree such as a BA or BSc (Hons) course, if the transfer criteria is met. (Note: This is not the same as a foundation year, which is a course taken before you can start on the first year of a full bachelor’s degree.) BACHELOR’S DEGREE A three or four-year course you can take in undergraduate higher education after you’ve finished further education. Also known as a first or undergraduate degree, it is usually either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BSc), depending on what subject you choose. ACCREDITED Many of our degree courses are accredited by the University of Warwick, which means that while we have delivered the course, graduates receive their awards from the University of Warwick. UCAS UCAS is the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service in the UK. They provide a centralised service for applying to university. DIRECT APPLICATIONS An application system you can use to apply for university courses here at University College Birmingham. The good news is there are no lengthy or complicated forms, no need for a personal statement, and no application fee required with this service. CONDITIONAL OFFER This is an offer of a place on a course, subject to conditions set out by the University’s Admissions department. To be accepted on the course, you will need to meet the conditions. When you and your child start looking into progressing to university, there will be a lot of new words and abbreviations that you will come across. To help you understand what these mean, we have listed a few common ones and their meanings below. UNCONDITIONAL OFFER This means you’ve already met the entry requirements, although there might be a few things to arrange. UNIBUDDY Unibuddy is an online platform designed for you to interact with current students via the University College Birmingham website. This is an opportunity for you to ask questions regarding a course you’re interested in, life on campus or anything else University related. UNICONNECT A programme which encourages young people into higher education and to achieve their ambitions by providing activities, advice and information. CLEARING Clearing matches applicants to university places that are yet to be filled. Clearing usually starts in July and runs until October. You can apply through clearing if: 4 you’re applying to university after 5 July you didn’t receive any offers or don’t want to accept the offers you’ve received you had a conditional offer and didn’t get the grades you needed UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
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