Undergraduate application timeline

Submit your application via the UCAS website.

Within 24 hours of receiving your application you will receive an email which will contain your University Number and a link to Surrey Self-Service.



Once you have logged in, you will be able to navigate and respond to any requests for information, track the status of your application.

During this stage your academic qualifications will be reviewed against our published criteria.

We will also check your personal statement, and references or supporting information you have provided in your application.

We aim to complete our initial screening within two weeks of receiving your application.

You do not need to send us anything further, should we require more information to make a decision on your application we will be in touch.

Sometimes an academic may wish to have a closer look at your application so we pass your application to them for additional support. This can take up to a week for your application to be returned to us.

If you have been invited to an event, you will need to log into Surrey Self-Service to book on.

To book onto an event, you will need to log into your Surrey Self-Service account and select the event you wish to attend from the events section. You may see more than one event there with different dates, select view on your preferred date and then respond to invitation at the bottom of the page, you will then be taken through to input your response and any additional details. Once you have confirmed attendance you will receive a confirmation email.

* Depending on your course – please visit our course pages for the specific selection process.

To view your application you will need to log into Surrey Self-Service.

You will then be able to view your offer letter and print of a copy, you can also view the outcome by login into your UCAS Hub account.

You can accept or decline your offer by logging onto your UCAS Hub account, make sure you are mindful of any deadlines set by UCAS to reply to your offers by.

To book accommodation please visit our accommodation pages.

To find your task list please log into Surrey Self-Service, completed tasks will show as green and will be marked as complete.

To request a visa to study in the UK you need to complete your CAS application via CAS Shield. You will receive an email with instructions and a link to set up your CAS Shield account. If you do not need a CAS you will still need to complete this task to confirm this with us.

See the CAS timeline for more information.

* If applicable

We usually send out welcome instructions approximately four weeks prior to your start date. You will only receive this information once your offer is unconditional and:

• You have accepted the offer
• Confirmed your right to study/ completed the CAS request process
• Confirmed your fee status.