Once you’ve decided to apply for a course, you’ll need to work out whether you satisfy our entry requirements (or will have done by the time your course starts). Providing you meet the criteria, you can then apply for our your course.

Before an offer of a place is made, some applicants will need to attend an interview and/or audition - we will keep in touch with you to let you know exactly what’s needed.

Depending on whether you want to study full-time or part-time, the application process is different.

Applications for a full-time place at Blackpool and The Fylde College must be made via UCAS(Universities and College Admissions Service) using Apply – an online application system available at www.ucas.com. The application fee for this service is currently £19 for between 2 and 5 choices, or £9 for a single choice. To ensure your application receives equal academic consideration UCAS have an advisory application date of 15th January, however, here at Blackpool and The Fylde College all our applications are given equal academic consideration. You can continue to apply after this date, however, if you apply to UCAS after the 30th June, your application will go in to Clearing and you will be charged £19. For a part-time place you must apply to the College direct.

Depending on your circumstances, there are some slight differences to the way UCAS receives your application:

All UK schools and colleges (and a small number of establishments overseas) are registered with UCAS to manage their students’ applications. You will need to obtain a buzzword from your tutor or careers adviser, which you will need when you register with UCAS. This establishes the organisation from which you are applying and allows your referee to attach your reference. Once you have completed your application, you submit it to your referee who will send the completed application to UCAS on your behalf.

Other UK applicants, who are not at school or college, apply online independently and are responsible for paying the correct application fee, for obtaining and attaching the academic reference and for submitting the completed application online to UCAS. Your referee should know you well enough to write about you and your suitability for higher education. UCAS will not accept references from family, other relatives or friends.

If you live outside the UK (in the EU and worldwide) and your school or college is NOT registered with UCAS, you will need to apply online independently. You will be able to seek advice from British Council offices and other centres overseas, such as your school or college.

Applicants wanting to progress from a foundation degree to the relevant top-up programme can apply to the College direct, providing they meet all the following criteria:

• You are about to complete or have just completed a full-time foundation degree/HND here at the College (ie there are no gap years between courses)
• You applied for your foundation degree/HND through UCAS and still have your original UCAS Personal ID number
• You are only applying to study at Blackpool and The Fylde College on a top-up programme
• If you satisfy all of the above, then please contact us to request a College application form.

For all applicants, there are full instructions at www.ucas.com to make it as easy as possible for you to fill in your online application, plus help text where appropriate. UCAS also has a comprehensive guide called Applying Online, which can be downloaded from www.ucas.com. If you prefer, the College Careers Team can offer help and support with UCAS online – contact them on Tel. 01253 504474/504351 or by Email:
studentservicescareersteam@blackpool.ac.uk.

Please familiarise yourself with our admissions terms and conditions before beginning your application