What is the deadline for applying to uni 2022?

If you have not applied for credit as part of your course application, you need to submit your application by the deadlines for each semester.

Application deadlines:

• Semester 1: Sunday 29 January 
• Semester 2: Sunday 16 July.

It is important you apply as early as possible. We prioritise applications submitted before the deadline, and in most cases these will be processed by the start of the semester.

If you apply after the deadline, your application may not be processed in time for credit to be granted for that semester.

You should not wait until the outcome of your credit application to enrol in units of study and attend class. If you are offered credit for any units of study, you can drop these units up until the census date for the semester, and enrol in alternative units up until the last day to add deadline.

Be aware that:

• if you don't provide the required documents, your application will be rejected
• if you apply after the census date your credit application will not be considered for the current semester
• if you’re a current student applying for credit for a unit of study you’re currently enrolled in, you need to wait until you receive your results for the current semester before you apply. We can't assess credit applications where results have not been published.

UAC applicants

If you are a new student who has applied through UAC, you need to accept your offer before you can apply for credit. You will then follow the process for applying as a current student. When you apply for credit you will need to provide the required supporting documents and apply by the deadlines above.

Direct applicants

If you’re applying directly to the University (including internal course applications), you can apply for credit as part of applying for your course. If you receive an offer of admission, you will need to wait until your credit application has been processed before you can accept your offer and enrol.

Once your credit application is processed and you receive an offer of admission with credit, you will then have the opportunity to accept or reject the credit and enrol in your course.

Credit applications can take up to four weeks to be assessed, so if you would like to accept your offer and enrol sooner, submit an enquiry letting us know that you'd like enrol before receiving a credit outcome. We will issue you a credit offer for any units of study that we can grant at that point in time. You can then apply for credit as a current student for any additional units of study.

Allowable course transfers

You do not need to submit a credit application if you’re transferring courses and it’s an allowable course transfer, for example changing streams or upgrading from a graduate certificate to a master’s. If your transfer application is approved, an application for credit will be generated automatically. Once you accept the offer of credit in Sydney Student, this will be applied to your new course.

Study abroad and cross-institutional study

You need to have your exchange or cross-institutional units of study approved before we can assess your credit application. Submit an enquiry if you did not get pre-approval before you completed the units of study at another institution.

For courses starting in 2023 (and for deferred applications), your application should be with us at UCAS by one of these dates – depending on what courses you apply for. If your completed application – including all your personal details and your academic reference – is submitted by the deadline, it is guaranteed to be considered.

If you're applying through your school/college, please check their deadline, and follow this to get your application in on time. This gives them enough time to read your application, check you've entered your qualifications correctly, write and attach your reference, and submit your application to us.

• 15 October 2022 for 2023 entry at 18:00 (UK time) – any course at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or for most courses in medicine, veterinary medicine/science, and dentistry. You can add choices with a different deadline later, but don’t forget you can only have five choices in total.  
• 25 January 2023 for 2023 entry at 18:00 (UK time) – for the majority of courses. 

Some course providers require additional admissions tests to be taken alongside the UCAS application, and these may have a deadline. Find out more about these tests.

Check course information in our search tool to see which deadline applies to you.

Apply as soon as possible: Student funding arrangements mean that as offers are made and places fill up, some courses may only have vacancies for students from certain locations. It’s therefore really important that you apply for your chosen courses by the appropriate deadlines mentioned above, as not all courses will have places for all students. 

You can apply for as many apprenticeships as you like, on top of your university applications. It’s more like applying to a job – positions can start at any time of year and application deadlines differ between employers. Head to Career Finder to find vacancies – next to each will be the closing date.  

What needs to be done by these dates?

You'll need to leave enough time to complete your application, resolve any queries and make sure it reaches us by the deadline.

After you find courses and you’re ready to apply, we’ll explain everything in more detail, but here’s a brief overview:

1. Fill in your details, qualifications and course choices.
2. Write a personal statement to demonstrate you’ll be a good student.
3. Include your reference and pay your application fee.

Tips for writing a personal statement

Each course has different requirements you should have or be working towards in school or college – usually a mix of qualifications, subjects and/or exam grades.

As such, many applicants apply during their final year at school or college.

• When you go to find courses, you’ll need to check the entry requirements so you can apply for courses you have a good chance of getting a place on.
• This is where the option to apply for up to five courses comes in handy – you can choose courses with higher and lower requirements so that you’ll have a backup.

Find out more about entry requirements

How to defer your uni or college application

There are two ways to defer your application to university or college, depending what stage of the application process you’re at.

1. When making your application – you can select a ‘deferred’ start date for your chosen course in your application, but it’s important to contact the uni or college before submitting your application to make sure they are happy to accept a deferred application.
2. After you’ve applied – contact your chosen uni or college and ask if they’d be happy to change your course start date to the following year.

Find out more about deferring your application 

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