Can You Change Your UCAS Choices?

Yes, you can change a UCAS choice in some circumstances, but the options available depend on when you change your mind.

You can normally replace a university or college choice within 14 days of the date on your UCAS welcome email, provided it is before 30 June. After those 14 days, you cannot simply swap one of your original choices for a different university.

However, you may still be able to:

• Change the course at the same university

• Change your campus or start year

• Add an unused original choice

• Withdraw from a choice

• Apply through UCAS Extra

• Find a different course through Clearing

• Request a change to your firm and insurance replies

The important thing is not to remove or decline a choice until you understand whether it can be replaced.

This guide explains every option and what you need to do at each stage.

UCAS Choice Changes at a Glance

What you want to change	What you can normally do
Replace one university with another	Substitute it within 14 days of your welcome email and before 30 June
Change course at the same university	Contact the university and ask it to approve the change
Change campus	Contact the university
Change entry year	Contact the university
Change point of entry	Contact the university
Add an unused choice	Add one before 30 June if you have not replied to any offers
Replace a choice after 14 days	Not normally possible
Withdraw an undecided choice	Withdraw it through your application
Apply elsewhere after using all five choices	Use Extra if eligible
Change university after accepting a place	Request a reply change or consider Clearing
Change your personal statement	You cannot edit it through UCAS after submission

The rules differ depending on whether you are changing a university, changing the course details at the same university, or changing a decision you have already made about an offer.

Can You Change a UCAS Choice After Submitting?

You can substitute a university or college choice within 14 days of the date on your UCAS welcome email.

You must also make the substitution before 30 June. You can substitute each individual choice only once.

A substitution means removing one university or college choice and replacing it with a different one.

For example:

• Original choice: History at University A

• New choice: Politics at University B

Once the substitution is confirmed, University A stops considering the application and University B receives it instead.

When Does the 14-Day Period Begin?

The 14-day period begins on the date shown on your UCAS welcome email.

It does not begin:

• When you send the application to your school

• When your teacher adds the reference

• When you pay the application fee

• When you receive your first offer

• When you notice that you made a mistake

Check the date on your welcome email immediately after UCAS processes your application.

For example:

• UCAS welcome email received: 3 October

• Final substitution day: 16 October

Do not wait until the final day. Research the replacement course and contact the university first.

How to Substitute a UCAS Choice

If you are within the allowed period:

1. Sign in to your UCAS application.

2. Open the details of the choice you want to replace.

3. Select Substitute choice.

4. Search for the new university and course.

5. Check the course title, campus and start year.

6. Review the replacement carefully.

7. Confirm the substitution.

The substitution option should appear in the choice details when you are eligible to use it.

Before confirming, check:

• The institution name

• Course title

• Course code

• Campus

• Entry year

• Point of entry

• Entry requirements

• Application deadline

• Admissions-test requirements

• Interview, portfolio or audition requirements

A rushed substitution can replace one unsuitable choice with another.

Can You Change Back After Substituting a Choice?

No.

Once you substitute a choice:

• The original university stops considering you.

• You cannot restore the original choice automatically.

• The replacement cannot be substituted again.

• The original university may already have removed your application from its system.

UCAS states that each choice can be substituted only once and that applicants cannot swap back after changing their minds.

Only confirm the substitution when you are certain.

Does the New University Have to Consider You?

Not necessarily.

The new course is still subject to:

• Its application deadline

• Available places

• Entry requirements

• Admissions-test rules

• Interview or portfolio requirements

• The university’s late-application policy

If you substitute a choice after the new course’s equal consideration deadline, the application will be treated as late. UCAS recommends contacting the university first to check whether it will consider you.

This is particularly important for courses with an earlier deadline, including Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses.

What Should You Ask the New University?

Before substituting, contact admissions and say:

I have already submitted my UCAS application and am considering substituting one of my choices for your [course title]. Are you still considering applications, and would my application be treated as late?

Have the following information available:

• Your qualifications

• Predicted grades

• Course title and code

• Required subjects

• Admissions-test results, where relevant

• Your application date

• Whether your personal statement matches the course

Ask:

• Is the course still considering applicants?

• Do I meet the entry requirements?

• Is an interview required?

• Have I missed any separate deadlines?

• Is my existing personal statement suitable?

• Would the university accept additional information?

A university confirming that it will consider an application is not the same as guaranteeing an offer.

Can You Substitute a Choice After 30 June?

No.

UCAS does not allow normal choice substitutions after 30 June. Applications received after 18:00 UK time on 30 June enter the Clearing process instead.

For 2027 entry:

• 30 June 2027 at 18:00: applications received by this point are sent to universities in the usual way

• 1 July 2027: final day to add an Extra choice

• 2 July 2027: Clearing opens

After this point, you may need to use Clearing to apply somewhere different.

Can You Change Course at the Same University?

Possibly.

Changing from one course to another at the same university is different from replacing the entire university choice.

Contact the university directly if you want to change:

• The course

• Campus

• Start year

• Point of entry

• Placement-year option

• Study-abroad option

• Foundation-year route

If the university agrees, it will notify UCAS and the updated details should appear in your application.

For example:

• Original choice: History BA

• Requested change: History and Politics BA

• University: unchanged

You do not normally use the UCAS substitution button for this type of change.

Does the University Have to Approve a Course Change?

No.

The university may refuse because:

• The new course is full.

• You do not meet its entry requirements.

• The courses are in different departments.

• You have missed an admissions test.

• The course requires an interview or portfolio.

• The new course has an earlier application deadline.

• Your qualifications do not include a required subject.

• The university does not allow internal application changes.

The university might instead:

• Keep your original course choice

• Offer a related course

• Ask for additional information

• Invite you to an interview

• Suggest a foundation year

• Ask you to make a new application in a later cycle

Do not withdraw the original choice before the university has considered your request.

How to Ask for a Course Change

Contact the admissions team rather than relying on an informal conversation at an open day.

Include:

• Your full name

• UCAS personal ID

• Original course title

• New course title

• Reason for requesting the change

• Achieved and predicted qualifications

• Any relevant experience

• Confirmation that you understand the new entry requirements

You could write:

I have applied for History BA but would like to ask whether my application could be considered for History and Politics BA instead. I am still interested in studying at your university and believe the combined course is a closer match for my academic interests. Please could you confirm whether a change is possible and whether you need any further information?

Get written confirmation before assuming the change has been approved.

Can You Change Your Campus?

You can ask the university to change the campus connected with your course.

Approval will depend on:

• Whether the course is available at the other campus

• Available places

• Entry requirements

• Course structure

• Accommodation

• Whether campus selection formed part of the original admissions decision

Contact the university directly. If it approves the change, it can arrange for UCAS to update your choice.

Check the location carefully. Universities with multiple campuses may teach courses in different towns or cities.

Can You Change Your University Start Year?

You can ask to change from immediate to deferred entry, or from deferred to immediate entry.

The university decides whether to approve the request.

A change may depend on:

• Whether deferred entry is allowed

• Places in the relevant year

• Course changes

• Admissions-test validity

• Placement availability

• Whether you have met your offer conditions

• How late the request is made

Contact the university before making any changes to your application.

Read Deferred Entry Explained [Deferred Entry Explained] for the complete process.

Can You Change Your Point of Entry?

The point of entry determines which year of the course you plan to join.

For example:

• Year one

• Year two

• Foundation year

• Another advanced entry point

Contact the university if you selected the wrong point of entry or want to request advanced entry.

The university will normally consider:

• Previous study

• Module content

• Credits already achieved

• Academic performance

• Whether the course accepts transfers

• Space in the relevant year

If it agrees, the university can update UCAS.

What If You Applied to Fewer Than Five Choices?

You may be able to add another choice without using Extra.

You can normally add unused choices when:

• It is before 30 June.

• You have not replied to any offers.

• You have fewer than five choices.

• The course is still considering applications.

UCAS confirms that applicants who did not originally use all five choices can add more before 30 June, provided they have not accepted or declined any offers.

For example:

• You originally applied to three courses.

• You have not replied to any offers.

• You find another suitable course in March.

• You can add it as a fourth choice.

Check the course deadline first. An application added after the equal consideration deadline may be treated as late.

Can You Add a Choice After Receiving an Offer?

Receiving an offer does not automatically prevent you from adding an unused choice.

The important issue is whether you have replied to your offers.

If you have fewer than five choices and have not yet accepted or declined any offers, you may normally add another before 30 June.

Once you have submitted your firm, insurance and decline replies, your ability to add an unused original choice becomes much more limited.

What If You Have Already Replied to Your Offers?

If you have already replied, you cannot normally sign in and add another unused choice yourself.

UCAS advises applicants to contact its support team in some situations, including where an accepted offer later becomes unsuccessful before 30 June or where all received offers were declined.

Do not decline offers merely to try to create an additional choice.

Research your eligibility for Extra or Clearing first.

Can You Change Your Original Five Choices After 14 Days?

No.

After the 14-day substitution period, your original five universities cannot normally be replaced through a straightforward choice swap.

You may still be able to:

• Change course at the same university

• Withdraw from a choice

• Add an unused choice

• Use Extra

• Use Clearing

• Apply again in the next cycle

Which option is available depends on your decisions and whether you are holding an offer.

Can You Withdraw One UCAS Choice?

Yes, provided the university has not already sent its decision.

You can normally withdraw an undecided choice through your UCAS application.

Withdrawing means:

• The university stops considering you.

• The university loses access to that choice.

• You cannot restore the choice later.

• You will not receive a decision from it.

UCAS warns that a withdrawn choice will not become available again if you change your mind.

Does Withdrawing a Choice Let You Replace It?

Not necessarily.

Withdrawing a choice after the 14-day substitution period does not automatically create a space that you can use for a different university.

For example:

• You applied to five universities.

• The 14-day substitution period has ended.

• You withdraw University A.

• You cannot simply add University F as a replacement original choice.

You may later become eligible for Extra if all your original choices have reached decisions or been withdrawn and you are not holding an offer.

Should You Withdraw a Choice to Use Extra?

Only when you are certain you no longer want that university to consider you.

To use Extra, you must normally:

• Have used all five original choices

• Have received decisions from all five, or ended the outstanding choices

• Not be holding an offer

For 2027 entry, Extra opens on 25 February 2027 and the final day to add an Extra choice is 1 July 2027.

Cancelling an outstanding choice can make you eligible sooner, but it also removes any chance of receiving an offer from that university.

Read UCAS Extra Explained [UCAS Extra Explained] before withdrawing.

What If You Have Used All Five Choices?

You cannot add a sixth original choice.

If you have used all five and are not holding an offer, you may be able to use UCAS Extra. Extra lets eligible applicants apply to one course at a time using their existing application.

You might use Extra when:

• All five choices were unsuccessful.

• You declined every offer you received.

• Your outstanding choices have ended.

• You want to apply to another course before Clearing.

You cannot use Extra while holding an offer.

Can You Change an Extra Choice?

You can apply to only one Extra course at a time.

If the university makes your application unsuccessful or you decline its offer, you can normally add another Extra choice while Extra remains open.

If no decision arrives after 21 days, you may either continue waiting or replace the Extra choice.

Replacing it ends consideration by the previous Extra university.

Do not replace an Extra choice without contacting the university first to ask when it expects to decide.

Can You Change Your Choice Through Clearing?

Yes, Clearing may provide an opportunity to apply to a different course or university later in the cycle.

For 2027 entry, Clearing opens on 2 July 2027. It is available to eligible applicants who are not holding a university place, including applicants who decline a confirmed firm place.

You might use Clearing if:

• You applied after 30 June.

• You received no offers.

• You missed your firm and insurance conditions.

• You declined all your offers.

• You no longer want a confirmed place.

• You want to apply to a different course with vacancies.

Research and contact universities before adding a Clearing choice.

Read Clearing Explained [Clearing Explained] for the full process.

Can You Change a Choice After Receiving an Offer?

You can ask the university to change the course details connected with its offer.

For example, you might request:

• A related course

• A course with a placement year

• A course without a placement year

• A foundation-year route

• A different campus

• Deferred entry

• A different point of entry

If the university agrees, it can inform UCAS and your offer should be updated to show the new details.

Check whether the offer conditions also change.

An offer of ABB for one course may become BBB, AAB or subject to different conditions after a course change.

What Is a Changed-Course Offer?

A university may independently offer you a different course from the one you selected.

This is known as a changed-course offer.

The alternative could involve:

• A related subject

• A foundation year

• A different campus

• A different start date

• A different point of entry

• A version without a placement or study-abroad year

You do not have to accept it.

Compare:

• Modules

• Course length

• Qualification awarded

• Fees

• Campus

• Entry requirements

• Professional accreditation

• Career routes

The university’s alternative should be treated as a new decision, not automatically as an equivalent replacement.

Can You Change Your Firm and Insurance Choices?

Possibly.

If you replied to your offers within the previous 14 days, contact UCAS. You can normally request one reply change during this period without first obtaining permission from the affected universities.

For example, you may want to:

• Swap your firm and insurance choices

• Change which offer is firm

• Add an insurance choice

• Remove an insurance choice

• Accept an offer you accidentally declined

Act immediately. Do not try to fix the replies by withdrawing or declining places yourself.

What Happens After the 14-Day Reply Period?

Changing your replies may still be possible, but it becomes more complicated.

You will generally need to:

1. Contact the university you currently accepted.

2. Contact the university whose offer you now want.

3. Ask whether both universities agree to the change.

4. Contact UCAS.

5. Follow the instructions provided.

UCAS states that changes after 14 days are not guaranteed because accepting an offer creates an agreement with the selected university.

The final date for reply swaps can vary by application cycle, so check current UCAS guidance rather than relying on a previous year’s date.

Can You Swap Firm and Insurance Choices on Results Day?

No, not through a simple swap.

If your firm place has been confirmed but you now want to attend your insurance university, the insurance choice is no longer held for you in its original form.

You would need to ask whether the insurance university could accept you through Clearing.

Do not decline your firm place until the other university confirms that:

• The course has a vacancy.

• It is willing to consider you.

• You meet the requirements.

• It explains how to add the Clearing choice.

Your previous insurance university is not required to offer the place again.

Can You Change University After Your Place Is Confirmed?

You may be able to decline your confirmed place and apply elsewhere through Clearing.

UCAS provides a Decline my place option for eligible applicants once Clearing is open. This action releases you from the confirmed university so you can add a Clearing choice.

This decision is immediate and cannot simply be undone.

Before declining:

• Contact the new university.

• Receive permission to add the course through Clearing.

• Check the entry requirements.

• Confirm the campus and start date.

• Research accommodation.

• Review student finance.

• Understand that your original place may be lost permanently.

Do not use Decline my place merely to explore what else might be available.

Can You Change Course at Your Confirmed University?

Ask the university first.

It may allow an internal change if:

• The new course has space.

• You meet the entry requirements.

• The department agrees.

• The subjects are sufficiently related.

• There are no missed assessment requirements.

A same-university course change may not require you to enter Clearing if the university can update your confirmed place internally.

Do not decline your confirmed place unless the university explicitly tells you that this is required.

Can You Change Your UCAS Personal Statement?

You cannot edit your personal statement or upload a new one through UCAS after the application has been submitted.

This is important if you change to a substantially different subject.

For example:

• Original choices: History

• New choice: Marketing

Your original statement may not provide relevant evidence for the new course.

UCAS advises applicants to contact the university, explain the subject change and offer to send a revised statement directly.

The university decides whether it will accept the additional statement.

Include your UCAS personal ID when sending any requested information.

Can You Change Your Reference?

You cannot normally replace the reference attached to the submitted application through UCAS.

If the new course requires different supporting information, contact the university and ask whether it will accept:

• An additional reference

• A subject-specific statement

• An employer reference

• Evidence from another teacher

• Additional qualification information

Do not send an unrequested reference to several university departments. Ask each admissions team what it wants.

Can You Change Your Qualifications?

Certain qualification details can be amended after submission.

UCAS allows applicants to request changes such as:

• Adding, removing or changing an overall qualification

• Correcting a qualification title

• Correcting an awarding organisation

• Correcting a result received before submission

• Changing an expected result date

• Correcting a qualification type or level

Applicants should use the UCAS qualification amendment process and also tell their university choices directly.

UCAS cannot normally change predicted grades through this process. Predicted-grade changes must be discussed with the universities.

Can You Cancel Your Whole UCAS Application?

Yes.

If you cancel the full application within 14 days of it being submitted to UCAS, you may be eligible for a refund of the application fee.

After 14 days, you can still withdraw the complete application, but you will not receive a refund and cannot submit another application in the same cycle.

Cancelling the whole application means:

• Every choice is withdrawn.

• Universities can no longer access it.

• You lose any offers.

• You cannot use the same application for Extra or Clearing.

• A new application may need to wait until the next cycle.

Do not cancel the full application when you only want to remove one university.

What If a University Withdraws Your Course?

Occasionally, a university may discontinue a course or make a major change after you apply.

The university should help you explore alternatives, which may include:

• A similar course

• The same course at another campus

• Another course within the department

• Releasing you to apply elsewhere

If the course is withdrawn before you reply to your offers, you may be able to substitute the choice before 30 June.

Contact both the university and UCAS before changing anything.

Do not accept an alternative course until you have checked:

• Course content

• Campus

• Duration

• Accreditation

• Fees

• Accommodation

• Offer conditions

Should You Change Your UCAS Choice?

Changing a choice can be sensible when:

• You selected the wrong course accidentally.

• You chose the wrong campus.

• You have researched another course more thoroughly.

• Your subject interests have genuinely changed.

• Your circumstances affect where you can study.

• The course no longer meets your career requirements.

• A university has changed or withdrawn the course.

• You misunderstood the entry requirements.

It may be better to wait when:

• You are reacting to one disappointing open day detail.

• A friend has chosen a different university.

• You are worried because another applicant received an offer first.

• You have not researched the replacement.

• You are relying only on league tables.

• You would lose an offer without a realistic alternative.

• You have not contacted the new university.

Changing your mind is not a failure. Changing your application without researching the consequences is the real risk.

Questions to Ask Before Changing a Choice

Before removing a university, ask:

• Why do I no longer want this course?

• Is the concern about the course or temporary anxiety?

• Have I researched the replacement properly?

• Do I meet its entry requirements?

• Is it still accepting applications?

• Has its application deadline passed?

• Is my personal statement relevant?

• Are admissions tests or interviews required?

• Would I genuinely accept an offer?

• What happens if the new application is unsuccessful?

• Can I recover the original choice?

• Would Extra or Clearing be a safer route?

Write down your reasons rather than making the decision during a moment of panic.

UCAS Choice Change Examples

Example 1: Substituting within 14 days

Ava submits her application and receives her UCAS welcome email on 4 October.

On 10 October, she decides that one university is too far from home. She researches a replacement course, contacts the university and confirms that it is accepting applications.

Ava uses the substitution option before the 14-day period ends.

The original university stops considering her and cannot be restored automatically.

Example 2: Changing course at the same university

Jack applies for Economics but later decides that Business Economics suits him better.

The 14-day substitution period has passed, but he wants to remain at the same university.

Jack contacts admissions. The university checks his qualifications and agrees to move his application to Business Economics.

The university then asks UCAS to update his choice.

Example 3: Adding a fifth choice

Sana originally applies to four courses.

She later finds a fifth course before 30 June and has not replied to any offers.

She can add the fifth choice without using Extra.

Example 4: Changing university after 14 days

Harry wants to replace one university two months after submitting.

He cannot use the substitution option because the 14-day period has ended.

He must continue with his existing applications, or consider Extra later if he uses all five choices and is not holding an offer.

Example 5: Withdrawing an outstanding choice

Lily has received four decisions and is still waiting for one university.

She wants to use Extra and knows she would no longer attend the outstanding university.

She withdraws the choice, declines the offers she does not want and becomes eligible for Extra.

She cannot restore the withdrawn application later.

Example 6: Changing subject through Extra

Adam originally applies for English but decides he wants to study publishing.

He becomes eligible for Extra and finds a publishing course.

Because his personal statement focuses on English literature, he contacts the university and offers to provide a separate statement before adding the choice.

Example 7: Changing after accepting offers

Priya selects University A as her firm choice and University B as her insurance.

A week later, she realises she entered them in the wrong order.

Because she replied within the previous 14 days, she contacts UCAS immediately to request a reply change.

Example 8: Changing on Results Day

Tom meets his firm offer but changes his mind and wants to attend his former insurance university.

He cannot simply swap the two choices.

He contacts the insurance university to ask whether it has a Clearing vacancy. He does not decline his firm place until the university confirms that it can consider him.

Common UCAS Choice Change Mistakes

Waiting too long to check the application

Open your application as soon as you receive the UCAS welcome email and confirm every choice.

Assuming the 14 days begin when you notice the mistake

The period begins on the date of the welcome email.

Substituting without contacting the new university

The new course may be full or may treat the application as late.

Selecting the wrong campus again

Check the town, campus code and teaching location.

Believing you can change back

A substituted or withdrawn choice cannot simply be restored.

Withdrawing to create an empty space

Withdrawing after the substitution period does not automatically let you add a replacement.

Declining offers before researching Extra

Once declined, original offers cannot normally be recovered.

Changing to an unrelated course without checking the personal statement

The statement remains unchanged unless the university agrees to accept another directly.

Pressing “Decline my place” too early

The action is immediate and can remove a confirmed place before another university has accepted you.

Assuming firm and insurance choices can be swapped on Results Day

A former insurance choice would need to consider you through Clearing.

Cancelling the entire application unnecessarily

Cancel one choice when that is all you intend to remove.

UCAS Choice Change Checklist

Before substituting a university

• I am within 14 days of my welcome email.

• It is before 30 June.

• I have researched the replacement.

• I meet its entry requirements.

• I have checked its deadline.

• I have contacted the university.

• I have checked the campus and start year.

• I understand the original choice will be lost.

• I know the replacement cannot be substituted again.

Before changing course at the same university

• I have compared the courses.

• I meet the new entry requirements.

• I have contacted admissions.

• I have explained why I want to change.

• I have checked whether an interview or test is required.

• I have received written approval.

• I have checked whether the offer conditions change.

Before withdrawing a choice

• I am certain I would not accept an offer.

• I understand the withdrawal is permanent.

• I know whether I will become eligible for Extra.

• I have researched possible alternatives.

• I am not withdrawing simply because the decision is taking longer than expected.

Before changing firm and insurance replies

• I know when I submitted my replies.

• I have contacted UCAS.

• I have not declined any confirmed place myself.

• I understand changes after 14 days are not guaranteed.

• I have spoken to all affected universities where required.

• I have checked accommodation and finance implications.

Before declining a confirmed place

• I have contacted the new university.

• It has confirmed that it can consider me.

• I have checked the Clearing course details.

• I understand the original place may be lost.

• I have checked accommodation.

• I have considered student finance.

• I understand that the action is immediate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you change a UCAS university choice after submitting?

Yes, within 14 days of the date on your welcome email and before 30 June. Each choice can be substituted only once.

Can you change a UCAS choice after 14 days?

You cannot normally replace the university with another original choice.

You may still be able to change course at the same university, add an unused choice, use Extra or apply through Clearing.

Can you change your UCAS choice more than once?

Each original choice can be substituted only once during the 14-day period.

Can you change your mind and return to the original university?

Not automatically.

Once a choice is substituted or withdrawn, the original university stops considering the application.

Can you change course without changing university?

Possibly.

Contact the university directly. If it approves the change, it will notify UCAS.

Can you change your UCAS campus?

You can request a campus change from the university. Approval depends on course availability and the university’s admissions policy.

Can you change from immediate to deferred entry?

You can ask the university to change the start year. It does not have to approve the request.

Can you add another choice if you used fewer than five?

Yes, before 30 June, provided you have not replied to your offers.

Can you add a sixth UCAS choice?

Not as an original choice.

If you used all five and are not holding an offer, you may be eligible for Extra.

Can you withdraw one UCAS choice?

Yes, while it is still awaiting a decision. The withdrawal is permanent.

Can you withdraw a choice and replace it?

Only when you are still within the normal 14-day substitution period.

Withdrawing after 14 days does not automatically allow a replacement.

Can you change your personal statement after changing course?

You cannot change it through UCAS after submission. You may ask the university whether it will accept a revised statement directly.

Can you change your firm and insurance choices?

You may be able to change your replies within 14 days by contacting UCAS.

After 14 days, you may need agreement from the universities, and the change is not guaranteed.

Can you swap firm and insurance universities after Results Day?

No.

The former insurance university would need to consider you through Clearing.

Can you change university after being accepted?

You may be able to decline your confirmed place and apply through Clearing.

Contact the new university before giving up your existing place.

Can UCAS restore a declined place?

You should not assume that UCAS or the university can restore it.

Contact UCAS and the university immediately if you declined something accidentally, but recovery is not guaranteed.

Does changing a choice cost extra?

There is no separate UCAS fee for a permitted substitution, adding an unused choice or using Extra.

Other costs could apply if the new course requires an admissions test, audition or assessment.

What happens if the university cancels my course?

The university should help you explore alternatives. You may be able to substitute the choice before 30 June if you have not replied to the offer.

Final Advice on Changing Your UCAS Choices

You have some flexibility after submitting your application, but it reduces over time.

The key rules are:

• A different university can normally be substituted within 14 days of your welcome email.

• Substitutions must be made before 30 June.

• Each choice can be substituted only once.

• A course, campus or start-year change at the same university must be approved by that university.

• Unused choices can normally be added before 30 June if you have not replied to offers.

• Withdrawing a choice is permanent.

• Extra and Clearing provide later opportunities.

• Firm and insurance reply changes are restricted.

• You cannot directly swap firm and insurance choices on Results Day.

Research the replacement before removing anything.

Contact the new university, check the entry requirements and understand what happens to the original choice. A carefully planned change can improve your application, but an impulsive change can leave you with fewer options than before.