Application Deadlines and Key Dates

Applicants applying via UCAS should submit their application by 29 January 2025 where possible to guarantee consideration for September 2025. We will still continue to accept applications after this point but you should be mindful that courses could close after this deadline if they reach capacity limits.  

 

You should refer to the UCAS website for details of key deadlines that applicants should adhere to if they apply via UCAS or check out our UCAS Deadlines PDF for a quick snapshot of the key dates you won't want to miss.

 

International UCAS applicants – additional information 

CAS Deadlines 

To guarantee we can issue a CAS in time for you to arrive for the start of the course you must request your CAS (and ensure your deposit has cleared on your account) by 20 August 2025. 

Please do not request a CAS if you have not paid a deposit or have provided evidence of sponsorship. To ensure your deposit has cleared on your student account, you should use our online payment service to pay your deposit or allow at least two weeks for payments to clear if you are using alternative methods such as bank transfer. 

CAS requests received after the 20 August 2025 will be considered on a Case-by-Case basis depending on the date you requested it, and the UKVI Visa processing time at that point. 

CAS will be issued from April 2025 for September 2025 but you can request one via your applicant portal as soon as you are Unconditional Firm and have paid your deposit. 

 

 

Terms and conditions 

Please note: 

The university reserves the right to amend deadlines, at short notice, based on application volume. All students who have registered for updates from Northumbria will be notified if deadlines change and will be given at least 3 days’ notice before courses close, where possible. Please click here to register for updates. 

The university reserves the right to defer applications where it is not possible to make offers to applicants for a particular intake. 

Applying by the application deadlines do not guarantee an offer if candidates do not meet our entrance requirements, if there is no capacity, or if it is unrealistic to apply for immigration permission/travel to the UK.  

Applications must be fully completed before we can consider them for an offer. Please note that we cannot guarantee to process incomplete applications received ahead of the deadline.  

We may be unable to progress your application if you fail to respond to your offer within the specified timeframe and your application may be withdrawn. 

The university reserves the right to defer any applications where a deposit has not been paid or CAS has not been requested by any deadline communicated to you. 

Northumbria University is committed to providing an inclusive and diverse student experience, and to ensuring that students have the opportunity to access our education regardless of the country where they live. We also have a responsibility to provide an optimum student experience for all students and we recognise that diversity in our community is an important part of creating a multi-cultural and positive student experience. In addition, education systems and processes across the world are varied, with students achieving their award outcomes at different times. To that end, it may sometimes be necessary to close application routes for students from particular regions for particular courses ahead of any overarching deadline to ensure a balanced and diverse student body and so as not to disadvantage any student due to the timings and features of the education systems of their countries. In the event that we are oversubscribed with applications from a particular country that could significantly imbalance a student cohort in any one programme (anticipated more than 50%), we may close to new candidates from that region for individual programmes. In that instance, we would provide three calendar day notice that we intend to close to particular country, to allow any students who are keen to be considered to submit an application. We will notify students of our intent to close via our website and by email to any students who are registered on our mailing lists. In the event that we cannot offer a place for the original intake requested (and the candidate is suitable,) we will offer a deferred intake place. 

Many of our courses attract a high volume of applications so we recommend that you apply prior to the deadline. Courses may close after these dates if all spaces are allocated for.  If however, spaces remain on the programme then the application deadlines will be extended in advance.

 

Summary of deadlines 

 Application: 6 August 2025

 Deposit: 13 August 2025

 CAS Deadline: 20 August 2025

 

Please note, our courses begin at the end of September, and we strongly recommend that you apply in time to enrol for the start of your programme.

The following courses have specific Application deadlines that you need to consider:

MSc Occupational Therapy/ MA Social Work	Applications will typically be open until the 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier, due to placement capacity.
PGCE	Applications will typically be open until the 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier, due to placement capacity.
PGCE Schools Direct	Applications will typically be open until the 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier, due to placement capacity.
MA Publishing	Applications will typically be open until 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier.
Bar Programmes	Applications will typically be open until 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier.

The following programmes have strict capacity limits, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible, as these courses may close earlier if they reach capacity.

• MSc Health Psychology
• MA Conservation of Fine Art 

 

Please refer to more specific information on the individual deadlines below:

 

Application Deadlines

Applications for September 2025 should be received no later than 6 August 2025*, but to guarantee you are considered for the September 2025 intake, you should submit your application as early as possible.

Please note, we may automatically consider you for a subsequent intake if we do not feel there is sufficient time for you to arrive in time for the start of the programme.

*Please note Professional health Courses may close earlier in the cycle as these courses have placement restrictions

 

CAS Deadlines

To guarantee we can issue a CAS in time for you to arrive for the start of the course you must request your CAS (and ensure your deposit has cleared on your account) by 20 August 2025.

Please do not request a CAS if you have not paid a deposit or have provided evidence of sponsorship. To ensure your deposit has cleared on your student account, you should use our online payment service to pay your deposit or allow at least two weeks for payments to clear if you are using alternative methods such as bank transfer.

CAS requests received after the 20 August 2025 will be considered on a Case-by-Case basis depending on the date you requested it, and the UKVI Visa processing time at that point.

CAS will be issued from April 2025 for September 2025 but you can request one via your applicant portal as soon as you are Unconditional Firm and have paid your deposit.

 

Terms and conditions

Please note:

• The university reserves the right to amend deadlines, at short notice, based on application volume. All students who have registered for updates from Northumbria will be notified if deadlines change and will be given at least 3 days’ notice before courses close, where possible. Please click here to register for updates.
• The university reserves the right to defer applications where it is not possible to make offers to applicants for a particular intake.
• Applying by the application deadlines do not guarantee an offer if candidates do not meet our entrance requirements, if there is no capacity, or if it is unrealistic to apply for immigration permission/travel to the UK. 
• Applications must be fully completed before we can consider them for an offer. Please note that we cannot guarantee to process incomplete applications received ahead of the deadline. 
• We may be unable to progress your application if you fail to respond to your offer within the specified timeframe and your application may be withdrawn.
• The university reserves the right to defer any applications where a deposit has not been paid or CAS has not been requested by any deadline communicated to you.
• Northumbria University is committed to providing an inclusive and diverse student experience, and to ensuring that students have the opportunity to access our education regardless of the country where they live. We also have a responsibility to provide an optimum student experience for all students and we recognise that diversity in our community is an important part of creating a multi-cultural and positive student experience. In addition, education systems and processes across the world are varied, with students achieving their award outcomes at different times. To that end, it may sometimes be necessary to close application routes for students from particular regions for particular courses ahead of any overarching deadline to ensure a balanced and diverse student body and so as not to disadvantage any student due to the timings and features of the education systems of their countries. In the event that we are oversubscribed with applications from a particular country that could significantly imbalance a student cohort in any one programme (anticipated more than 50%), we may close to new candidates from that region for individual programmes. In that instance, we would provide three calendar day notice that we intend to close to particular country,  to allow any students who are keen to be considered to submit an application. We will notify students of our intent to close via our website and by email to any students who are registered on our mailing lists. In the event that we cannot offer a place for the original intake requested (and the candidate is suitable,) we will offer a deferred intake place.

The standard application deadline is the 10 October 2025. 

Please note, our courses begin at the end of September, and we strongly recommend that you apply in time to enrol for the start of your programme. You do not have to wait for your degree examination results to apply. 

The following courses have specific Application deadlines that you need to consider. 

MSc Occupational Therapy/ MA Social Work	Applications will typically be open until the 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier, due to placement capacity.
PGCE	Applications will typically be open until the 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier, due to placement capacity.
PGCE Schools Direct	Applications will typically be open until the 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier, due to placement capacity.
MA Publishing	Applications will typically be open until 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier.
Bar Programmes	Applications will typically be open until 30 June 2025 unless demand requires them to close earlier.

The following programmes have strict capacity limits so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible, as these courses may close earlier if they reach capacity.

• MSc Health Psychology
• MA Conservation of Fine Art 

Applicants who are already on a Northumbria programme and wish to apply for a new programme, should go via the Change of Circumstances (CoC) process. 

 

Please note that applications will only be considered if there are places available on the programme for which you are applying. We strongly recommend you submit any transfer request as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

 

Applicants applying to a HLS Professional programme (Nursing/Midwifery/Social Work/Primary Education/Occupational Therapy/ODP/Physiotherapy Therapy) should apply as soon as possible as these courses have strict placement capacity

MSc Nursing Science Registered Nurse (Adult Nurse)

MSc Nursing Science Registered Nurse (LD Nurse)

MSc Nursing Science Registered Nurse (Mental Health Nurse)

MSc Nursing Science Registered Nurse (Child Nurse)

MSc Midwifery

MSc Physiotherapy

 

The application deadlines for the above programmes are below:

 

Home Applicants:30 November 2024

International Applicants:30 July 2024