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| UCAS Extra | |
|---|---|
| Name | UCAS Extra |
| Type | admissions service |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Launched | 2006 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Predecessor | Clearing |
| Successor | Extra Clearing (informal) and Post-Qualification Applications pilot |
UCAS Extra UCAS Extra was an additional application route run by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service to allow applicants with no offers to apply to further undergraduate courses; it operated alongside Clearing and Adjustment, interacting with institutions such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, London School of Economics, and University of Edinburgh while affecting applicants from schools like Eton College, Harrow School, Manchester Grammar School, and colleges such as Trinity College, Cambridge and King's College London.
UCAS Extra provided a supplementary cycle within the broader UCAS framework that enabled candidates who had used up their five choices or who had received no offers to make one additional choice; it functioned in the context of admissions practices at institutions including University College London, University of Glasgow, University of Birmingham, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, University of Southampton, University of Bristol, University of Warwick, Durham University, University of St Andrews, Queen Mary University of London, University of Nottingham, Newcastle University, University of Liverpool, University of Sheffield, University of York, University of Exeter, Cardiff University, University of Aberdeen, University of Dundee, University of Leicester, University of Reading, University of Sussex, University of Kent, University of Hull, Lancaster University, University of Bath, University of Surrey, Aston University, Loughborough University, Royal Holloway, University of London, Goldsmiths, University of London, Birkbeck, University of London, SOAS University of London, City, University of London, Brunel University London, Middlesex University, Open University, Robert Gordon University, Heriot-Watt University, Queen's University Belfast, Ulster University, St George's, University of London, Glyndŵr University, Edge Hill University, Keele University, Swansea University, Bangor University, Aberystwyth University, University of the Highlands and Islands, Falmouth University, Arts University Bournemouth, Bishop Grosseteste University, Canterbury Christ Church University, Oxford Brookes University, Staffordshire University, Teesside University, York St John University, Northumbria University, Coventry University, Plymouth University, University of the West of England, Bristol, University of Central Lancashire, University of Cumbria, University of Salford, Ravensbourne University London, University of Winchester, University of Worcester, Nottingham Trent University, and Edge Hill University.
Applicants eligible for Extra were those who had applied through UCAS and who held no offers or had declined all offers from choices such as Natural Sciences Tripos, Oxford PPE, Cambridge Land Economy, or professionally oriented courses at King's College London and Imperial College London; they used their UCAS Hub account to add one additional choice drawn from participating providers including University of Bath, University of Birmingham, Durham University, University of Exeter, and University of Southampton. The process required applicants to consult course pages and admissions teams at institutions like University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, University of Edinburgh, and University of Glasgow and to accept any unconditional or conditional offers that were extended by providers including University of York, University of Leeds, University of Sheffield, and Queen Mary University of London.
UCAS Extra typically opened after the main January application deadline and after decisions had been issued by universities such as Imperial College London, University College London, King's College London, London School of Economics, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge; it ran into the late spring and summer alongside Clearing and Adjustment periods involving institutions like University of Manchester, University of Liverpool, University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, and University of Warwick. Deadlines for Extra offers were coordinated with examination boards such as AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA and aligned with release of A-level, Scottish Qualifications Authority, and Irish Leaving Certificate results affecting applicants from schools like Eton College, St Paul's School, London, Winchester College, Westminster School, and The King's School, Canterbury.
Offers made through Extra could be conditional (based on A-level, Scottish Higher, Irish Leaving Certificate, or vocational results) or unconditional and were extended by admissions offices at universities including University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, London School of Economics, University College London, King's College London, Durham University, University of Warwick, University of Bristol, University of Exeter, University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, Queen Mary University of London, Newcastle University, and University of Leicester. Once an applicant accepted an offer from a provider such as University of Bath or Loughborough University, their application was closed to other institutions and their status mirrored practices used in Clearing at providers such as Nottingham Trent University and Coventry University.
UCAS Extra affected applicant behavior and institutional recruitment strategies across a wide range of providers including Oxford Brookes University, Birkbeck, University of London, SOAS University of London, Royal Holloway, University of London, Brunel University London, Goldsmiths, University of London, Teesside University, University of Salford, Edge Hill University, Staffordshire University, Plymouth University, University of the West of England, Bristol, University of Central Lancashire, University of the Highlands and Islands, Robert Gordon University, Heriot-Watt University, Queen's University Belfast, and Ulster University; it provided a mechanism for widening participation strategies similar to outreach by Office for Students initiatives and influenced yield management akin to practices at Russell Group and Million+ institutions. For applicants from independent schools like Eton College and Winchester College or state-funded sixth forms such as Harris Academy Battersea and Nunnery Wood High School, Extra offered an additional pathway to placements at specialist providers including St George's, University of London and Glyndŵr University.
Following reforms and pilots such as the Post-Qualification Applications trial and changes to Clearing and Adjustment, UCAS Extra was superseded by revised processes and digital services adopted by UCAS and discussed in relation to policy actors including Office for Students, Department for Education (United Kingdom), Admissions Tutors Association, Russell Group, Million+, Universities UK, Association of Colleges, Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors, and stakeholder consultations with schools like Eton College and Harris Academy Battersea; alternative routes have included direct late applications to providers such as University of London External System, internal institutional waiting lists at University of Oxford and University of Cambridge, and bespoke offers coordinated by admissions teams at Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London, King's College London, and University College London.