What you need to do to accept an offer for degree programmes in the College of Science and Engineering. 1. Use UCAS Hub to check the conditions and status of your offer Unconditional offersIf we have made you an unconditional offer this is because you have already met all of the entry requirements for the degree programme and we do not require you to obtain further academic qualifications. Conditional offersIf we have made you a conditional offer this is because we require you to meet certain conditions, usually certain grades in your tests or exams. Once you have met these conditions your offer will become unconditional. Conditional offers are expressed in terms of letter or number grades and not UCAS Tariff points. For example, an offer set at two B grades means that two passes at B grade or above are required. A combination of one A grade and one C grade are not regarded as the equivalent of two B grades. Offer conditions are based on the information you provided in section 5B of your UCAS application and must be met in the current sitting of exams. Understanding our entry requirements If you have any questions about these conditions, please contact the College of Science and Engineering Admissions Office as soon as possible. Details to include with your enquiry Please include your UCAS Personal ID number or University of Edinburgh Universal User Name (UUN) in all correspondence so that we can match to your application. College of Science and Engineering Undergraduate admissions Contact details Work: +44 (0)131 650 5737 Email: futurestudents@ed.ac.uk Web: Ask a question using our online form 2. Use UCAS Hub to accept your offer For detailed information on how to accept your offer via UCAS Hub, please see the UCAS website. UCAS: replying to your offers 3. Send copies of your qualification certificates to the College of Science and Engineering Admissions Office We need copies of certificates relating to any qualifications you have already achieved (as entered in section 5A of the UCAS application). Examples include: SQA National 5, Standard Grade and Intermediate certificates GCSE and IGCSE certificates College Board or ACT transcripts (international applicants) high school diploma or school leaving certificate (international applicants) You must provide authorised translations of all certificates that are written in languages other than English. How to submit qualification certificates 4. Make sure we are notified of your results We receive automatic notification of the following results directly from UCAS: SQA Highers and Advanced Highers GCE A Levels Irish Leaving Certificate Welsh Baccalaureate If your qualification is listed above or on the UCAS results webpage, you do not need to directly notify us of your results. UCAS: sending exam results International Baccalaureate If you are an International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate, you should ask your school IB Diploma Programme Coordinator to request that the IBO sends your results to UCAS, so that we can receive these automatically. Information for UCAS centres on this process is available in the IBO Handbook of procedures for the diploma programme. International Baccalaureate: issue of results to UCAS Other resultsIf you hold a conditional offer based on results in any other qualification, you must send us scanned copies of your certificates via email. You should do this as soon as the results become available, whether you decide to accept our offer either as Firm (that is your first choice) or Insurance (that is your back-up choice). Submitting your qualification certificatesNot meeting terms of offer If you do not meet the terms of your conditional offer, your application will still receive careful consideration before a final decision is made. If you feel that any special circumstances, such as illness, have affected your exam performance, we encourage you to follow the special circumstances procedures of the relevant exam board. Your school or college will be able to advise you about this. Please also notify the College of Science and Engineering Admissions Office so that we are aware of the situation. 5. Apply for accommodation If you want to live in student accommodation managed by the University, you should apply by 16 August in the year your degree starts, regardless of whether you are accepting your offer to study at Edinburgh as Firm or Insurance. Apply for accommodation 6. Tell us about any change in your plans Contact the College of Science and Engineering Admissions Office if you: are unable to take up your place would like to change your degree or year of entry change the subjects you are sitting this year from those detailed in section 5B of the UCAS application withdraw from a subject and need to find out if your offer is still valid 7. Make sure your contact information is up to date Inform UCAS and the College of Science and Engineering Admissions Office of any changes to your contact information. This will ensure that you receive important information in the summer. Update your details with UCAS Any questions? If you have any questions, please contact us. Details to include with your enquiry Please include your UCAS Personal ID number or University of Edinburgh Universal User Name (UUN) in all correspondence so that we can match to your application. College of Science and Engineering Undergraduate admissions Contact details Work: +44 (0)131 650 5737 Email: futurestudents@ed.ac.uk Web: Ask a question using our online form Terms and conditions Successful study at the University stems from a partnership between the University and our students. Underpinning this partnership is a set of supportive regulations, policies and procedures that form the student contract, and include our terms and conditions. If you are offered a place of study, you must read our terms and conditions of admission before accepting our offer. You will find information relating to your offer, your rights as an applicant, what you can expect from the University, and what we expect of you. There are contact details within the terms and conditions if you have any questions. Terms and conditions This article was published on 2025-03-03
