Looking for a Contextual offer?
We recognise that many individuals and groups face barriers to accessing Higher Education and we are committed to promoting fair access. We offer a variety of fairer access opportunities and support, as outlined below. Further information about ‘contextual admissions’ is available from UCAS.
Headstart
Eligible students interested in applying to study at University of Huddersfield, can gain an extra 8 UCAS points (equivalent of one grade) via our fairer access scheme, Headstart Huddersfield.
Points from other schemes
We also accept 12 UCAS points from The Progression Module, or up to 8 UCAS points from any official access scheme offering UCAS points to applicants, operated by a UK Higher Education institution. Please note that points from different schemes cannot be combined. For more details you can view our minimum entry requirements and terms and conditions on the How to apply section of our website.
Support for Care experienced students
The University is committed to ensuring that as a care experienced student you get all the support you need at each stage of your journey from pre application right through to graduation. As such we are part of the Go Higher West Yorkshire’s (GHWY) collaborative Care Leaver Covenant.
We encourage care-experienced students to get in touch before and during the application process to discuss individual circumstances, entry requirements, and application queries. Our designated member of staff can also arrange personalised one-to-one or group visits and provide guidance and support throughout your transition to higher education. To find out more, please contact Ruth Cohen.
Go Higher West Yorkshire
The core function of GHWY is to help us with collaborative Access and Participation Plan/Statement activity in our local area:
- GHWY directly delivers some work on our behalf where this cannot be done by a single HE provider alone, for example the Care to Go Higher CPD programme aimed at those who support care-experienced young people.
- It also convenes networks of staff to work on collaborative outputs, as well as share and transfer sector knowledge, learning and good practice.
Foundation courses
If you don’t have the right qualifications, whether in terms of subject requirements, grades, or overall points, we offer a range of foundation courses in the following subject areas:
- Art, Design and Architecture
- Computing
- Engineering
- Health
- Science
These courses can provide an alternative route to degree courses that may otherwise not be available to you.