General admissions FAQs
Questions specific to each study level are available on the postgraduate taught, research and undergraduate FAQs pages.
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Undergraduate
Your CAS will be issued no sooner than three months before the official start of your programme. We will then issue your CAS as soon as we are able to, providing that you:
- Hold an unconditional offer
- Have chosen us as your firm choice on UCAS
- Have provided a clear copy of your most recent passport (we will request this through CAS Shield)
- Have successfully completed the CAS request form and any other information requests in CAS Shield
- Have a valid ATAS certificate (if required).
We recommend that you do not arrange your visa appointment until you have received your CAS.
For further details, please see: CAS issuing policy for applicants (PDF).
Postgraduate and postgraduate research
Your CAS will be issued no sooner than three months before the official start of your programme. We will then issue your CAS as soon as we are able to, providing that you:
- Hold an unconditional offer
- Have firmly accepted your offer by paying your deposit (usually £3,000) towards your tuition fees (or provided satisfactory evidence of sponsorship)
- Have provided a clear copy of your most recent passport (we will request this through CAS Shield)
- Have successfully completed the CAS request form and any other information requests in CAS Shield
- Have a valid ATAS certificate (if required).
It may take time for your deposit to clear in the University’s bank account, or for us to check your sponsor details, so please allow plenty of time.
We recommend that you do not arrange your visa appointment until you have received your CAS.
For further details, please see the CAS issuing procedure for applicants (PDF).
In certain circumstances, we will issue a single CAS to applicants taking a pre-sessional English language course immediately before their main course of study. Please see point 11 of our CAS issuing procedure for applicants (PDF) for further details.
The score or level of English language required varies between courses. Please visit the individual undergraduate course, postgraduate course or postgraduate research course pages to see specific entry requirements.
The qualifications we accept as evidence of English language ability are available on our English language requirements page.
If you are not a national of a majority English-speaking country, we will still require suitable evidence of English language proficiency. In certain circumstances for postgraduate students, this may include previous study in the UK. Detailed information is available on our English language requirements page.
If you are not a national of a majority English-speaking country, we will still require suitable evidence of English language. We are able to accept some High School qualifications in place of an IELTS, however. Detailed information is available on our English language requirements page.
If you intend to study on one of our pre-sessional English language courses and you require a Student visa, you will usually need to provide a UKVI IELTS Academic which is a UKVI approved Secure English Language Test (SELT). The grades required are detailed on our pre-sessional English pages.
If you are applying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree-level course, we can use our own method of assessing your language level. For full details of the English language qualifications we can accept, please see our international applicants pages.
If you intend to study on one of our pre-sessional English language courses and you require a student visa, you will usually need to provide a UKVI IELTS (Academic) which is a UKVI approved Secure English language Test (SELT). The grades required are detailed on our pre-sessional English pages.
If you are applying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree-level course, we can use our own method of assessing your language level under our student visa sponsor status. For full details of the English language qualifications we can accept, please see our international applicants pages.
If you are under the IELTS condition in one sub-skill, we would encourage you to complete a ‘One Skill Retake’. We can accept test results including a ‘One Skill Retake’ result.
No, we can only accept one complete IELTS result as evidence that the English language requirements have been met, so you will need to retake your IELTS.
Yes, we can consider TOEFL providing it meets the English language requirements for your chosen course. More information on TOEFL and our other English language requirements is available on our English language requirements page.
If you have taken or are taking non-UK based qualifications, please check our international students pages for information on the entry requirements from your country. If your country isn't listed, you can contact the Admissions team for more information.
Undergraduate pathway programmes
Yes, you can choose to study an International Foundation Year for progression to an undergraduate degree, in one of the following routes:
Postgraduate pathway programmes
Yes, you can choose to study the to prepare for a postgraduate degree in these subject areas.
These courses are provided by the and offer the opportunity to study on the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ campus. With successful completion of a pathway programme, students can progress to study a degree at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.
Find out for one of these programmes or apply directly via the on the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ International Study Centre website.
Registration and becoming a student
When you have an unconditional, firmly accepted offer (either selecting us as firm through UCAS for undergraduate students, or by paying your deposit or providing proof of sponsorship for postgraduate taught and research students); you have completed your CAS request form; and your fee status confirmation, we will start to prepare your new student records. Approximately four weeks before your programme starts, you’ll be sent a series of Welcome emails, inviting you to visit our webpages for new starters. Welcome activities for new students take place the week before teaching begins (see key dates).
Welcome activities for new students take place the week before teaching begins (see key dates). Welcome emails, inviting you to visit our webpages for new starters, will be sent to you roughly four weeks before the start of term.
You should keep an eye on our accommodation pages for when applications open, which is usually around March or April.
Our key dates page contains a full list of semester dates.
Registration begins the weekend before the Induction/Welcome week, and for most of our taught programmes, we require applicants to have registered in-person by the end of the second week of teaching. For Research programmes, more flexibility is available, when approved by your supervisor.
Our key dates page contains a full list of semester dates.
Our key dates page contains a full list of semester dates, which also include the next few years.
The main accommodation arrival date is the weekend before Induction Week. Further details on preparing for your arrival are available on our accommodation pages.
On completion of your online registration, you will be given the option to activate your ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½Learn account.
Visiting the University
| What | When | Who |
|---|---|---|
Open days and events The best way to see the University is to come to one of our undergraduate open days or postgraduate open events, as this will give you the chance to really get to know ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½. | Before applying | Undergraduate and postgraduate |
Offer holder events If you receive an offer during the peak undergraduate application period, you’ll be invited to an offer holder event between November and April. These are another excellent way to see the University and department you will be joining. Offer holder events offer many of the benefits of an open day, with the added opportunity for a more subject-specific day geared towards your particular area of study. These days are very popular so we recommend booking your place as soon as you are invited via email as they fill up quickly. If you have applied for one of our interviewing courses (such as music, theatre or dance related courses) you may be invited to attend an interview/offer holder event which, while including a selection element such as a group or individual interview, will also give you the chance to learn more about the course, the facilities and campus, and to determine whether the course is the right choice for you. | After applying | Undergraduate |
Campus tours Our guided campus tours run on various Wednesday's throughout the year and last approximately one hour. Take a look at our campus tours page and be sure to book your place on the tour in advance. If you’d like to see an academic from your department of interest before or after your campus tour, please contact our UK Recruitment team via study@surrey.ac.uk. You should inform them of the date that you have booked the tour, with as much notice as possible, so that they can try and arrange a meeting for you. Please note we are not able to guarantee a meeting with an academic team member. Campus tours do not include the GSA building and it is not possible to arrange a meeting with an academic from GSA. If you are a potential applicant for one of these courses you can visit the ground floor of the GSA building yourself (where there is a coffee shop) to get a feel for the place. | Anytime | Undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research |
General questions
Your university number is a seven-digit number that starts with a six. You will be able to find this in the email you were sent after you submitted your application.
Please check your spam/junk folder, although depending on your email provider, you may not be able to find the emails. If you can't find the email, please contact us at admissions@surrey.ac.uk.
For undergraduate/postgraduate research applicants – by entering your university number and date of birth.
For postgraduate taught applicants – If you have forgotten your password you can reset it by entering your email in the .
Please click on the help button on the , for instructions on what to do next.
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s UCAS code is S85.
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s UK Provider Reference Number (UKPRN) is 10007160.
Tariff bearing qualifications are listed on the UCAS website in their . Many UK and international qualifications do not have UCAS points attributed to them so we are not able to advise on how many tariff points those qualifications are worth.
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ does not make offers in terms of UCAS Tariff points, but in terms of actual grades.
Students from the Isle of Man are charged the home fee for undergraduate courses due to an agreement that the Island authorities have with the UK government. This agreement does not extend to postgraduate students, so we do charge international fees for postgraduate courses.
Our Employability and Careers pages offer advice on looking for jobs and careers both during and after your studies.