If you have applied via UCAS and are not holding a place, your status in UCAS Hub will say 'You are in Clearing' or 'Clearing has started'. Stay calm and read this guidance before applying.
You can apply for a place on an undergraduate course through our Clearing hotline by calling 0330 041 5590.
Our Clearing hotline will be open from 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Our hotline is not open on weekends.
We welcome Clearing applications from all qualified applicants – whether you've applied to us previously, changed your study plans after receiving results, or you're applying to universities for the first time.
This guidance (and our Clearing hotline) are for UK students and any students assessed as 'home' for fees purposes. If you are an international student, please see our international applicants area for the correct guidance and contact details.
If you are hearing impaired and unable to make a Clearing application via our telephone hotline please contact our Admissions team and choosing the 'Clearing' option. Please be aware that we receive a large volume of enquiries and it may take up to five working days to receive an initial response.
We'll update your offer once we receive your results (via UCAS or from you, depending on what exams you have taken).
In some cases we may still be able to accept students who have narrowly missed the grades stated in your offer conditions. Please wait for us to assess your results and update your offer.
See our guidance on results day and submitting exam results.
Check out our Clearing vacancies below for any course that interests you.
You will see our Clearing entry requirements on this page. You can also click on a course listing to view full details, modules and fees.
You will need to select 'UK students' to see our courses that are open for students who are assessed as 'home' for fees purposes.
Our Clearing entry requirements for each course are listed on our Clearing course vacancies page. We have updated these requirements for UK students in Clearing and they may differ slightly from our standard requirements.
If you don't see your qualifications on the listing, you can still apply for the course, but please read our alternative qualifications guidance before you ring the hotline.
Our minimum English language requirements are grade 4 or C at GCSE English language (or equivalent) but some courses need a higher grade so please check the requirements for your course.
If you have taken academic qualifications in another country, see our webpage for your country and our guidance on English language requirements.
Once you have found a course that interests you, and you meet the requirements, get everything ready to make your application to Nottingham.
We can only make unconditional offers during Clearing so you must have received your final exam results before applying.
You will need:
You can only make one application at a time. Each course has a limited number of places available and due to the high numbers of applications we receive, our courses sometimes fill up quickly.
We cannot guarantee that a place will be available on your chosen course, even if this was showing as available on our website when you applied.
You can make an application through Clearing by calling our Clearing hotline on 0330 041 5590.
Our Clearing hotline is currently open from 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Our hotline is not open on weekends.
If you are applying directly to Clearing without having made a previous UCAS application, have a look at UCAS's Clearing guidance to find out how to start your application.
After you have made an application by phone, you should receive a confirmation email within approximately 15 minutes, confirming your details and that we are handling your Clearing application. If you don't receive this email, please check your junk or spam folder.
If it's not there either, call us on 0330 041 5590 to check that we have the correct email address recorded.
We will contact you by email after assessing your application – although we may also contact you by phone if we require any further information. We cannot give an exact timeframe of how quickly you will receive an update from us, but we try to make a decision as quickly as possible. Applications are considered in the order they are received.
It may be the case that your chosen course becomes full before we've been able to assess your application. If this happens, we will contact you and you may be able to apply for another course still open in Clearing.
Decisions will be communicated via email so please make sure to check your junk and spam folders.
