Adults Returning to Education the University of Bristol Offers Tailored Support for Adults Interested in Entering Higher Education
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Adults returning to education The University of Bristol offers tailored support for adults interested in entering higher education. We offer: • Flexible short courses (no qualifications needed) • A Foundation Year in Arts and Social Sciences (no qualifications needed) • A wide range of degrees which accept Access to HE Diplomas and recent level 3 qualifications Get in touch to receive personalised information and guidance on how to apply: E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)117 394 1048 bristol.ac.uk/mature What are my I am working towards a qualification/ options? I have existing qualifications Apply for an undergraduate degree Tips for Access to HE Diploma students • We offer a wide range of degrees, in fields • It’s a good idea to check that your such as science, engineering, health Access subjects are suitable for your chosen sciences, arts and social science. degree course. • Most of our undergraduate degrees require • Applicants must be on track to meet the evidence of recent study. Access to HE Diploma offer stated on I have few or no formal qualifications • Entry requirements vary per course and individual course pages. can be found on individual course pages: • We encourage mature students to submit Prepare for a degree: at the • This one-year course is taught on bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate their UCAS application while undertaking University of Bristol Mondays and Tuesdays, from 10 am their Access to HE course. Short courses to 3pm at the University. Tips for mature students with • If you’re wondering about time commitment • Satisfactory completion allows students existing qualifications ‘I was nervous about returning to progress to a number of undergraduate or cost, our short courses will let you try out • The accepted amount of time passed since to study after over a decade in degrees in the Arts, Humanities and completing your last qualification varies for studying and build confidence. the working world, but it has • We offer short courses in Education, English, Social Sciences. each course. History, Philosophy and Social Policy. These • Some courses require study within the last ended up being one of the best courses run in the local Bristol area, one Prepare for a degree: at a local college year, whereas others require study within the experiences of my life […] There evening a week. Access to Higher Education Diploma last five years. is so much support for mature • Students who complete the course are • Access to HE Diplomas are designed with • You can view individual course requirements students, both academically encouraged to apply to our Foundation adults in mind and provide preparation in in our admissions statements: and socially’. Year in Arts and Social Sciences. specific subjects. bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/ apply/admissions-statements Steven King (BSc Pharmacology) Foundation Year in Arts and • These one-year full-time courses are Social Sciences available at most local colleges, including: • If you do not have standard qualifications, Bath College, Bridgwater and Taunton or have no prior qualifications, you can College, City of Bristol College, South apply to our Foundation Year in Arts Gloucestershire and Stroud College and Social Sciences. and Weston College. For full-time undergraduate degrees, you need to apply through UCAS: www.ucas.com • 15 October: Deadline for medicine, veterinary science, • Means-tested funding is available for our short courses and dentistry. and the Foundation Year. • 15 January: Deadline for most full-time undergraduate • The Advanced Learner Loan is available from the degrees. government to cover the costs of studying a level 3 • A number of our full-time undergraduate degree courses course, such as Access to HE Diplomas. can be studied on a part-time basis. • Your college will tell you how to apply for this loan. • We are developing new, flexible ways of studying at • Some Access to HE Diplomas may be available as undergraduate level, which includes a BA in English distance learning. Literature and Community Engagement studied one evening per week for six years. bristol.ac.uk/mature Mature student support Who to contact? Support with living costs The Mature Student Recruitment Officer Your household income will determine the level provides guidance to prospective mature of financial support you are eligible for. students at the pre-application stage. • The maximum a full-time University of Bristol E: [email protected] student could receive from the government T: +44 (0)117 394 1048 Student Loan’s Company is £8,944*. When you are enrolled as a mature student, • The University offers a range of bursaries you can get support from the Mature including the Bristol Bursary of up to £2,060* Students’ and Peer Support Adviser for (does not need repaying). the duration of your studies. • Additional support may be available if you Find out about the support available: have children or dependents, benefits bristol.ac.uk/students/new/mature entitlement, a low income and/or a disability. If you’re 60 or over on the first day of the first Financial support academic year of your course, you can apply Tuition fees for up to £3,783*. • If you take out a loan from the government * Figures for 2018-19 academic year. (Student Finance England), this will cover your tuition fees and you will not have to Childcare pay anything up front. The University day nursery accommodates • How much you pay back each month will children of students and staff between 3 be proportionate to how much you earn. months and 5 years. Priority is given to • You can apply for Student Finance before student parents: bristol.ac.uk/nursery you have heard back from your university choices: www.gov.uk/apply-online-for- student-finance Explore opportunities to visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/mature/events bristol.ac.uk/mature.