Find
Your
Place
Clearing is now closed for 2024, but you can now apply to start in September 2025 on our creative degrees in art, design & media.
Find
Your
Place
Clearing is now closed for 2024, but you can now apply to start in September 2025 on our creative degrees in art, design & media.
Clearing 2024 is now closed.
Applications for Autumn 2025 study are now open. Click here for more information on how to apply.
From fashion, film and fine art to graphic design, illustration, and animation — the world needs creatives now more than ever.
<p>Clearing is the process universities and colleges follow to match vacant spaces on their study programmes to people seeking a place.</p>
<p>From <strong>July to October</strong>, you can apply for one of our courses using Clearing if you’re not already holding an offer from a university or college, and the course still has vacant places.</p>
<p>Clearing for 2025 will open on Saturday 5 July 2025.<br /></p>
"I originally accepted a place at Brighton for BA Illustration, but after visiting Arts University Plymouth's campus, I was blown away by the facilities and the sense of community and collaboration. I declined my Brighton place following a conversation with a lecturer about the clearing process, and arranged an interview after which time I received and accepted an offer at Arts University Plymouth. The process was simple, friendly and extremely positive; I believe this was the absolute best decision I could have made."
Ruby, BA (Hons) Illustration
<p>Clearing presents an opportunity for applicants who have missed their offer conditions, declined all offers or had a last-minute change of heart about the university or course they want to study. Clearing is open to many people, including students receiving results this summer, late applicants, and mature learners. </p>
<p><strong>You are eligible to apply through Clearing if:</strong><br /></p><ul><li>you submitted your UCAS application <strong>after 30 June</strong> (If UCAS received your application after this date, they will not have sent it to any universities and colleges)</li><li>you <strong>didn’t receive any offers</strong> (or you’ve chosen not to accept any by the due date)</li><li>you <strong>didn’t meet the conditions</strong> of your offers (e.g you have not met a grade)</li><li>you've <strong>paid the multiple-choice application fee</strong> of £28.50</li><li>you’ve <a href="https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/results-confirmation-and-clearing/what-clearing/declining-your-firm-place-track" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>declined your firm place</strong></a> using the ‘decline my place’ button in UCAS Track</li></ul>
<p dir="ltr">If you are <strong>yet to make an application</strong>, apply online now via <a href="https://www.ucas.com/students" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UCAS Apply</a>. Don't forget you'll need a reference as well as your personal statement. UCAS applications received after the 30 June deadline, or students who miss their grade target, will be automatically entered into Clearing. Those who haven't yet applied to any universities can also apply through Clearing once they have their results. However, you'll need to have completed a UCAS application to use Clearing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you are <strong>already holding a university place</strong> but would like to apply to a course at Arts University Plymouth instead, you can self-release into Clearing rather than wait for your original choice of university to release you. Self-release is available in UCAS Track from early July.<br /></p>
Check out our Portfolio Tips in this video, with some extra tips regarding interviews and informal discussions that you may have when you apply for a creative course.
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<p dir="ltr">If you have any questions about your application, don’t hesitate to contact our friendly Admissions team.</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Email: <a href="mailto:admissions@aup.ac.uk">admissions@aup.ac.uk</a></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Call: <a href="tel:+441752203402">01752 203402</a></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Whatsapp: <a href="https://wa.me/+447722744184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">07722 744184</a></p></li></ul>
<p dir="ltr">You can also <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/ask-a-student" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">start a live chat </a>with our current students below and find out why they chose to study at Arts University Plymouth. Ask questions about course content, industry experience, student life, finding accommodation, the local area and their top tips for settling into your first year of studies.</p>
29 January 2025
Deadline for applications for 2025 study to be received.
26 February 2025
UCAS Extra opens for any applicants who received no offers, or who rejected all their offers
4 July 2025
Last date to add a UCAS Extra choice
5 July 2025
Clearing 2025 officially opens
