We’ve put together some advice on what happens after you've received your offer from us.
If you have any further questions about your offer, please contact the relevant admissions team.
Congratulations!
Information about your offer and any conditions will be sent to you via UCAS. We can only confirm your place once you receive your exam results.
If you've already met the entry requirements for your course, we may have made you an unconditional offer.
Most exam results are received automatically. However, there are some examinations that you'll need to tell us about.
Read the ’Your results’ section below for more information.
Once you’ve accepted your offer, there are a few important steps you'll need to complete before registration:
- a Criminal Conviction Declaration form (unless your course requires a DBS check). You‘ll get an email with detailed instructions on how to complete this.
- around six months before your registration date and once your place is confirmed, you’ll need to complete our compulsory Right to Study check. This is a compulsory check for all students. Again, we’ll send you full instructions by email.
These steps are essential – you'll need to complete them once your place is confirmed in order to register.
You may need to wait until you receive your exam results before we can confirm your place.
Results that we receive automatically
If you’re studying for any of the following qualifications, we’ll receive an electronic copy of your results from UCAS:
- A-levels and/or AS-levels
- T Levels
- Most Applied General qualifications (e.g. BTECs and CTECs)
- International Baccalaureate (IB) (if given permission for your results to be shared with UCAS)
- Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers
- Irish Leaving Certificate
- Welsh Baccalaureate
- Access to HE
- Cambridge International (CIE) examinations
Results you’ll need to send us
If UCAS doesn't provide us with your results, you’ll need to email high-quality scanned colour copies or colour photographs of the official exam results transcripts to your School/Department admissions team by 31 August.
Some Schools/Departments may set an earlier deadline – if so, this will be highlighted in your offer on UCAS. You'll need to send official copies as soon as you receive them.
If you expect your results to arrive later than the deadline, please contact your admissions team as soon as possible.
We’ll verify all qualifications not provided via UCAS. This usually happens during the application process, and you may not be able to register until your results are confirmed as genuine.
In rare cases, we may ask to see your original documents at registration or during your studies. We recommend bringing your original qualification certificates with you to Manchester.
If any of your certificates or transcripts have been issued in a language other than English, you'll need to include official, authenticated English translations – a requirement of the UK government’s visa regulations.
The translation should be on official letter-headed paper, clearly stated that it is an accurate translation of the original, and include all the following pieces all of the following:
- The translator or translation company's name and contact details.
- The translator or translation company's credentials or qualifications.
- The date of the translation.
- The translator's full name and signature, or the full name and signature of an authorised official from the translation company.
The translation needs to be completed by an official translator/translation service. We can't accept translations by agents unless the agency offers a recognised translation service and the translator can demonstrate appropriate credentials (for example NAATI, CATTI or NAETI). English language modules studied as part of the agent's degree course, for example TEM-4 or TEM-8, are not considered appropriate credentials.
We’ll review your results as soon as we receive them.
If you meet the conditions of your offer
If you meet all the conditions, UCAS will notify you and our admissions team will confirm your place. You can check the status of your application via UCAS.
If your grades are lower than expected
If you narrowly miss the academic conditions of our offer, we may still be able to confirm your place. This will depend on course availability and whether we believe you're prepared for the course. In some cases, we may offer you a place on a different course.
However, as many of our courses are highly competitive, we're usually not able to consider lower grades. If UCAS shows that you've been unsuccessful, unfortunately, we cannot offer you a place at Manchester.
We recommend checking the UCAS website for course vacancies at other universities and asking for advice from your school or college on next steps.
Congratulations, you're coming to Manchester!
- You’ll receive official confirmation via UCAS and an email from us.
- In early September, you'll receive an email about how to register.
- Before registering, you’ll also have to complete a Criminal Convictions Declaration and a Right to Study check.
Discover more about becoming a student at Manchester on our Welcome website.
If you'd like to request a deferral, please email your admissions team and include:
- your name;
- your UCAS personal ID;
- your UCAS course code.
If UCAS shows a change of course offer, this means we're unable to confirm your place on your chosen course but would like to offer you a place on a different course.
You can accept or decline this via UCAS.
If you'd like to speak to a member of the admissions team about your unconditional change of course offer, contact the confirmation line on (0)161 804 0050.
If UCAS shows that you've been unsuccessful, unfortunately, we cannot offer you a place on your chosen course at Manchester.
We recommend that you check the UCAS website to see what vacancies are available at other universities, and you should ask for advice from your school or college on next steps.
If your application is still showing as a 'Conditional Firm (CF)' on UCAS, contact our confirmation line on (0)161 804 0050.
Your decision could be outstanding for a number of reasons, so get in touch, and we can help advise on next steps.
You can self-release your place via the UCAS Hub.
Releasing yourself into clearing means you'll be giving up your spot at Manchester, so it's important to take some time to consider whether this is the right decision for you before you decline your place.
If you're interested in a different course at Manchester, you don't need to decline your place; you can contact the confirmation line on (0)161 804 0050 to ask about your options.