Important information

You may not be able to join UAL if you do not meet your offer conditions by the following deadlines. If you have a deposit requirement, you also need to have paid this in cleared funds by your deadline date.

Deadline date: 15 August 2025

• L3 International Intro to the Study of Fashion
• L3 International Intro to the Study of Design Media & Screen
• L3 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design*

Deadline date: 31 August 2025

• L4 Cert HE Preparation for Design Media & Screen
• L4 Cert HE International Prep for Fashion

* If you are a UK/Home student with an offer to study the UAL Foundation Diploma and are currently retaking your GCSEs, you may not be able to make the 15 August deadline. We will consider your retake results once they are released and will not make a final decision until you receive your results and shared them with our Admissions team.

You will need to share your results with UAL. Once you have received your results, you can add them to your application in UAL Portal yourself. Once our Admissions team have reviewed them, provided you have met the conditions of your offer, will make your offer unconditional and notify you.

You cannot change your pathway. The offer you have received cannot be changed or negotiated.

If you are an international student and require a CAS number, you will receive it by email from the Admissions team once you have:

• Met the conditions of your offer
• Paid your deposit
• It’s approximately 3 months before your course starts
• Uploaded a copy of the passport you will make your visa application with to your UAL Portal.

You can only receive your CAS number in relation to one course offer. If you have received and accepted multiple offers for courses at UAL, an offer to enrol in multiple courses at UAL, you will need to let us know which one is your preferred course. Your CAS will only be issued once you have confirmed your choice.

For more information, check out the student visa webpage.

If you’re interested in living in UAL halls, applications for new students who have accepted an unconditional offer or conditional offer will open Tuesday 29 April 10am (UK time). We advise accepted before this date to ensure you can apply promptly.

You can submit your application online using the UAL student accommodation portal. Learn more on how to book a room in halls on the UAL website.

International students enrolling at UAL on a full-time course for the first time, are guaranteed accommodation, provided you complete your booking by Friday 16 May 2025.

We recommend you submit your application as soon as you receive your offer to avoid not missing out on a room. For more information, please get in touch with the UAL Accommodation Services team.

Most of our pre-degree courses are taught in-person with some courses requiring 5 days a week attendance, during term. It’s up to you if you need to move to London depending on how close you are to our Lime Grove campus. You may want to consider transportation costs compared to accommodation costs.

For any advice or concerns, you can contact the UAL Accommodation Services team.

You may be eligible for one of the scholarships or bursaries for pre-degree course students:

UK and Home students (aged 16 - 18)

• 16-18 Bursary Fund (Foundation Diploma in Art and Design students only)

UK and Home students (aged 19 or over)

• Advanced Learner Loan
• Advanced Learners Loan Bursary Fund

International students

• UAL Foundation and Pre-degree £7000 International Scholarship

All students

• University Hardship Fund

UK/Home students studying an undergraduate or postgraduate course sign up for student finance through the Student Loans Company (SLC).

Unfortunately, pre-degree courses are not eligible for SLC loans.

For more information, check SLC loans

The term dates for incoming pre-degree students are:

Autumn term

UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design; Level 3: International Introduction to Design, Media and Screen; and Level 3 International: Introduction to the Study of Fashion:

• Monday 15 September – Friday 12 December 2025

Cert HE Preparation for Design, Media and Screen; and International Preparation for Fashion (Cert HE):

• Monday 29 September – Friday 12 December 2025

Spring term

• Monday 5 January – Friday 19 March 2026

Summer term

• Monday 13 April – Friday 29 May 2026

We recommend you buy a hardbacked A3 sketchbook before you start the course. You will need a range of drawing materials, pens, pencils etc. You can purchase all of these at the arts shop on site at Lime Grove.

You can chat to our Applicant Relations team by using the contact us button in your UAL Portal or online chat service featured on this page or the study a pre-degree course webpage.

Enrolment invitations are issued approximately 5 weeks before the start date of your course, once your offer has become unconditional and where applicable, you have paid your deposit.

As part of your online registration, you will need to read the UAL Pre-Degree Learner Agreement and confirm that you have done so by accepting it in our terms and conditions.

You’ll gain access to your UAL email account about 10 weeks before your course start date, provided you have firmly accepted your place. If you accept your place after this 10-week window, you’ll receive access within 72 hours.

Our Welcome events are just around the corner, filled with opportunities to meet your peers and get help settling into life at UAL.

Once you’re ready to enrol, you’ll begin receiving emails from the Welcome Team with all the information you need to get started.

Explore the Pre-degree Welcome page for key dates, event details, and useful resources.

This September, we’re hosting a series of Welcome events for all pre-degree courses.

Join us at Lime Grove to:

• Meet key staff and support teams
• Attend your Welcome Talk
• Collect your student ID card
• Get help with enrolment
• Take part in creative drop-in workshops

Check your email or the Pre-degree Welcome page for more information about your assigned Welcome event including what time to arrive on the day.