How to apply

Prepare your application documents:

1 Prepare

2 Apply

• Your up-to-date transcript (if you are currently studying) or your official final transcript (if you have completed your last qualification)

• Your most recent academic qualification

• Your most recent English qualification e.g. IELTS (Academic) or equivalent

• Your personal statement

• One academic reference – either contact details or a letter to upload (or professional reference if you left university over two years ago)

• Your CV or portfolio if the course applied for requires work experience

• Check out tips on how to apply here: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-apply

Make your application to BU:

• Go to www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-courses, choose the postgraduate course that you are interested in and click ‘Apply now’. You will then be taken to our online application portal (myHub) to register an account, submit your application and upload the required application documents

• To apply through one of our official representatives in your country, visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/international-representatives

• You can also apply for BU scholarships at this point – visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-scholarships

3 Offer

4 Accept

BU aims to make you an offer within one month of a fully completed application. If your course requires an interview or additional selection measure, it may take a little longer.

• A conditional offer means you need to provide further evidence and your offer will contain full details of what is required

• An unconditional offer means you have met all of our entry requirements and you are ready to join us (subject to completing all your actions in myHub).

To confirm your place at BU, you must formally accept your offer:

• Accept your offer on myHub

• If you are a non-UK/Republic of Ireland student, you must pay a £3,000 deposit to secure your place. This is refundable if you fail to meet the conditions for entry to the course, or if you are denied a visa

• Sponsored students must provide official evidence of sponsorship

• If you decide not to accept your place, please let us know by declining our offer. For information on the process for research degrees, visit: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/doctoral-college

5 Send

6 Confirm

Send full documents:

If your offer is conditional, you need to upload your final English and/or academic qualifications on myHub so we can make your offer unconditional. The documents we need to see may include:

• Latest English qualification – e.g. IELTS (Academic) or equivalent

• Official final transcripts

• Final degree certificate (and graduation certificate if you have been issued one)

• One academic reference letter if you haven’t yet submitted one (or professional reference letter if you left university over two years ago)

• Your CV or portfolio if the course applied for requires work experience.

Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS):

• Non-UK/Republic of Ireland applicants will receive a request from BU asking for certain details which are required to issue a CAS. This would include:

• Copy of your current passport

• Copies of any UK visas if you have previously studied in the UK

• Non-UK/Republic of Ireland students will receive their CAS for Student Visa applications from six months before the course starts.

Prepare to come to BU:

7 Prepare

• Apply for a Student Visa

• Apply for university accommodation at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/accommodation before the deadline (mid-August for September entry and early December for January entry) or start searching for private rental accommodation

• Arrange a health examination if required for a Student Visa in your home country

• Book your flights and pack your suitcases

• For information and advice about arriving at BU visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/arrivals

8 Arrive Upon arrival at BU:

• Call your family and friends to let them know you have arrived

• Any questions, please contact our AskBU team at: askbu@bournemouth.ac.uk

What you need to bring for enrolment at BU:

9 Enrol

• You will receive details about when and how you need to enrol at BU. You will need to bring your original qualifications (and official translations if the originals are not in English), passport and visa for study, and copies of any previous UK visas you may have

• Come and meet your academic tutors and classmates, find clubs and societies to join, and get started.