University of Chichester

Undergraduate entry

Applicants for full-time degrees and foundation degrees apply through UCAS (institution code C58); part-time applicants apply directly by emailing [email protected] with details of the course and supply copies of certificates, an academic or professional reference and a personal statement. Each application is considered individually, taking into account the personal statement, predicted grades, reference, qualifications and, where relevant, interview. Typical offers are set course by course and may be expressed as grades or UCAS Tariff points, which allows credit for an Extended Project Qualification or a fourth AS level. T Level qualifications in subjects aligned with the degree are welcomed. Some degrees require an interview or audition, which may involve portfolios, workshops or a question-and-answer session; international applicants are contacted to make special arrangements.

Deferred entry is normally allowed for one year, and offer conditions must still be met by 31 August of the year of application. Applicants for some courses also need Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health checks.

Contextual offers

UK applicants who meet contextual criteria receive an offer reduced by 16 UCAS Tariff points (equivalent to two A-level grades or one BTEC grade) on eligible degree courses, or by 8 points on foundation year courses. Criteria include free school meals during secondary education, living in a POLAR4 quintile 1 postcode, being a care leaver, having caring responsibilities, refugee status, UK Armed Forces service by the applicant or a parent or carer, and certain declared disabilities. No separate form is needed: eligibility is assessed from the UCAS application, and evidence may be requested.

International undergraduate entry

Most undergraduate degrees are applied for through UCAS, where applicants can choose up to five courses. International Top-Up degrees and Pre-Sessional programmes are applied for directly through the course pages. Applications need a personal statement and academic transcripts (core documents), plus graduation certificates, proof of English proficiency, two academic references and, for some courses, proof of talent. A complete set of documents leads to an unconditional offer; a partial set leads to a conditional offer. Entry requirements for qualifications from each world region are set out on country-specific pages, and international foundation programmes are accepted only from a list of approved providers. Applicants who do not meet academic requirements can take the Level 4 International Route (Business and Psychology) or, for master's study, the one-semester Pre-Masters pathway.

English language requirements

Tests must have been taken within two years of the application. Nationals of, or degree holders from, majority English-speaking countries and Canada are exempt, as are students who have successfully completed at least one year of degree-level study in the UK within the last five years.

• IELTS Academic: undergraduate 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each component; postgraduate 6.5 overall with 5.5 in each component; International Top-Up and Premaster's 5.5 overall with 5.5 in each component; BSc Adult Nursing, PGDip Adult Nursing (Pre-Registration), MA Social Work, BSc and MSc Physiotherapy 7.0 overall with 6.5 in each component (IELTS only for these Allied Health courses).
• Duolingo English Test: undergraduate (most programmes) 105 with at least 100 in each skill; postgraduate (most programmes) 120 with at least 100 in each skill; International Top-Ups 95 with at least 90 in each skill.
• PTE Academic / PTE Academic UKVI (PTE Online not accepted): undergraduate 50–57 with no component below 50; postgraduate 58–64 with no component below 58, or 65+ with no component below 65 for courses normally requiring IELTS 7.0; International Top-Ups and Premaster's 42–49 with no component below 42.
• Research degrees: IELTS 7.0 with no element below 6.5.

Students below the required level can take the five-week Pre-Sessional English programme on campus or online.

Postgraduate taught entry

Taught postgraduate courses are applied for directly through the 'Apply now' button on each course page. An upper or lower second class honours degree in a related subject is typically required, and some programmes also require relevant experience. Applications should ideally be made before 1 July; course numbers are capped and late applications may not be considered. PGCE courses close when they are full, and the PGDip Nursing courses do not accept applications after the end of July.

Research degrees

MPhil/PhD entry normally requires a first or upper-second class honours degree and/or a relevant master's degree; other qualifications are considered individually. Applicants complete Section 1 of the Application to Register on a Postgraduate Research Programme form and email it to [email protected]. All candidates are interviewed by potential supervisors and a Research Degree Coordinator, and projects are approved by the Research Degrees Group three months (full-time) or six months (part-time) into candidature. A Pre-PhD Preparation programme of six tutorials helps applicants develop a research proposal.

Deposits and CAS

International applicants pay a deposit of 50% of first-year tuition fees before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued for the Student Route visa. The deposit is refunded minus a £1,000 administration fee if the student does not enrol or leaves within the first two weeks of the first semester, and in full if the university withdraws the course. Applicants with documentary evidence of full government scholarship funding do not pay the deposit.

• Bishop Otter campus, Chichester (College Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 6PE): the historic core of the university, founded in 1839 and about 20 minutes' walk from Chichester railway station. Subject areas based here include English and Creative Writing, History, Law, Music, Stage and Screen, Health, Sport, the Business School, Childhood, Criminology and Dance. Facilities include a three-floor Learning Resource Centre with a Support and Information Zone, Mac and PC suites, silent and quiet study floors, special collections, the Careers Team and the Déjà Brew café; the Tudor Hale Centre for Sport (sports dome, sports hall, fitness suites, indoor and outdoor climbing walls, grass pitches, a floodlit astro turf, strength and conditioning room, biomechanics, physiology and psychology laboratories, a sports injury clinic and the Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Unit); a three-storey Music Block; The ShowRoom, a 250-seat theatre; the Students' Union Zee Bar and shop; and the Otter's Restaurant.
• Bognor Regis campus, Bognor Regis (Upper Bognor Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 1HR): five minutes from the sea, with three Georgian mansion houses alongside modern teaching buildings. Subject areas based here include Engineering, Creative Industries, Stage and Screen, Teaching and Education. The £35m Tech Park houses engineering workshops, electronics and mechanics laboratories, 3D printing and CAD facilities, a 250 m² three-storey sound stage, a 75 m² green-screen stage for motion capture, nine post-production edit suites, a screening theatre, recording studios and digital pathology laboratories. The campus also has a Learning Resource Centre with over 20,000 classroom resources for teaching students, The Hub Students' Union space and the Otter's Restaurant.
• Residences: on-campus catered and self-catered halls at both campuses; off-campus accommodation in Chichester (Stockbridge, Fishbourne, Westgate Halls and university-managed properties) and in Bognor Regis (Villa Maria, with 12 ensuite rooms and 14 studios, and High Street, with 20 ensuite rooms and 18 studios). Adapted rooms for wheelchair users are available, and a subsidised Stagecoach bus service links off-site accommodation with both campuses.
• Support services: wellbeing services, student health guidance, disability and learning differences support, an International Student Advisory Service, a Chaplaincy, a Care Leavers package, the ChiGuides mentoring programme and student money advisers on both campuses.