• Receiving your undergraduate offer
• Requesting a change to your undergraduate course
• Uploading supporting information

Receiving your undergraduate offer

This information applies to international students who are studying:

• International Foundation Programme (IFP) pathways at our Centre for Academic Language and Development (CALD)
• A Bristol pathway at Kaplan International College London (KICL)
• International Foundation Programme for Dentistry.

And home students who are studying:

• Foundation in Arts and Social Sciences
• Foundation Year in Science, Engineering and Mathematics.

You do not need to apply through UCAS for your undergraduate offer if you are already on one of these courses. 

We aim to create your undergraduate record a few weeks after you enrol as a student on your foundation programme. We will email you to let you know when your record has been created.

This email will prompt you to create an applicant portal account in our eVision system. You must create your account within two weeks of receiving your email, or the link will expire (if you later forget your password, you can return to this email to reset your password using the link provided. This email will have the subject line ‘University of Bristol - Your application portal’). If you continue to experience difficulties accessing your portal, please contact us via the contact details available on eVision.

On the applicant portal, you can:

• Find the undergraduate degree course you have chosen
• See the status of your offer (whether it is conditional or unconditional)
• Download a copy of your offer letter, including fee information and any offer conditions
• Upload relevant documents to your record if we request these.

Requesting a change to your undergraduate course

If you change your mind about the course you intend to join after you start your foundation studies, you can request a change.

We will do our best to accommodate change requests where this is possible. It is not always possible to change your course, for example if there are no places available, or if the content of your current course is not suitable for progression to your new choice.

Please be aware that once your change is confirmed, it may not be possible to change your course back to your original one, as your place on that course may have been offered to another student.

To request a change, follow the relevant instructions below.

CALD IFP students

Contact admissions-ifp@bristol.ac.uk to request a change. Please include your student number and the full name of your requested new course in your email.

Before you contact us, please agree the change with any relevant people who may be affected, such as:

• Your sponsor
• Anyone who gives you financial support for your studies
• Your parent/guardian if you are under 18.

We also recommend talking to your Engagement and Progression Officer in CALD to discuss the change before you contact Admissions.

KICL students

Please contact your college to request a change.

KICL will discuss with you whether your choice is a suitable alternative and explain any changes to progression requirements that might affect you. If they agree they can support your course change, they will inform the University on your behalf.

Foundation year students (FASS and FYSTEM)

There will be opportunities to change your preferred undergraduate course during your foundation course. Your school will contact you at the appropriate time to ask you to confirm your preference(s) and will pass this information on to Admissions on your behalf if any changes are required to your application. 

Uploading supporting information

We may ask you to upload additional information to support your progression.

Please do not upload any supporting documents unless we have explicitly asked you to do so. Uploading unrequested documents can lead to errors or delays in processing your record.

Veterinary Science

Students progressing to Veterinary courses at the University of Bristol from the CALD or KICL IFPs will be asked to satisfactorily complete a Supplementary Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) as part of the progression requirements. We will email you inviting you to complete this questionnaire. Your completed SAQ must be uploaded to your applicant portal by the deadline given in the email.

If you are studying at KICL, the college will also contact you regarding the SAQ and will be able to provide you with help and support.

Students progressing to this course are also subject to satisfying our Occupational Health team’s pre-course health checks for clinical courses before they can register. We will contact you by email to let you know when you need to complete the questionnaire.

Dentistry

Students progressing to BDS Dentistry from our Dentistry IFP course are subject to satisfying our Occupational Health team’s pre-course health checks for clinical courses before they can register. We will contact you by email to let you know when you need to complete the questionnaire.

Law

Students progressing to Law courses at the University of Bristol must complete the National Aptitude Test for Law (LNAT). For more information about this test, please visit the LNAT website. We will email you to invite you to complete the test. When you have completed it, you must provide your LNAT number to Admissions:

• If you are a CALD student, please upload a document to your applicant portal stating your name, student number and LNAT number by the deadline given in your email.
• If you are a KICL student, please provide your LNAT details to the college who will send these to Admissions on your behalf.
• If you are on the FASS programme, your tutor will ask for your LNAT details so they can access your results. 

Visas and CAS

If you require a visa for your undergraduate studies, we may ask you to upload the necessary documents for your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) to your applicant portal ahead of your visa application. This could be evidence of meeting English language conditions if this is not included in your IFP results, or a copy of a new passport if your original passport has an expiry date that means we cannot use it for your undergraduate visa. We will email you if we require any of these documents.

Under 18s

If you will be under 18 when you begin your undergraduate studies, we will request a parental consent form to confirm your information for the coming year. We will ask you to submit a new form even if you provided one for your IFP studies at the University so that we can confirm the information we hold is still correct.

You can download the parental consent form from our website.