Clearing is run by UCAS<\/a> and enables universities to fill spaces on courses that aren\u2019t yet full for the next academic year, while students without offers are given another chance to pursue their higher education aspirations.<\/p>\n Read our guide to Clearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n The service is available from July to October each year. If you already have your grades and aren\u2019t holding an offer from a university, you can use the Clearing service from Friday 4 July 2025. However, you can submit our self-apply form from Tuesday 1 July and our Clearing helpline will be open from Friday 4 July 2025. Find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you have a conditional offer and things don\u2019t quite go to plan when you get your results, you can enter Clearing. A-level Results Day is Thursday 14 August 2025.<\/p>\n Applications will be accepted until Wednesday 15 October 2025, with this being the last date to add your choices, and for universities to make their final decisions.<\/p>\n Can I use UCAS Clearing?<\/strong><\/p>\n Clearing is for students who:<\/p>\n Your eligibility for Clearing will show up on your UCAS Hub page<\/a> \u2013 your status says \u2018You are in Clearing\u2019 or \u2018Clearing has started\u2019. This will also be where you will find your Clearing Number (universities will need this so that they can access your application) and the \u2018Add a Clearing choice\u2019\u200b button.<\/p>\n How does Clearing work?<\/strong><\/p>\n Trained advisers are on hand, manning university hotlines to guide you through the process.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve received a Clearing offer you need to go to the \u2018Your choices\u2019 section of your application and click \u2018Add Clearing choice\u2019. Then enter the details of the course.<\/p>\n How do I apply to BU through Clearing?<\/strong><\/p>\n We are now open for Clearing 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BU is now open for Clearing 2025. What is Clearing? Clearing is run by UCAS and enables universities to fill spaces on courses that aren\u2019t yet full for the next academic year, while students without offers are given another chance to pursue their higher education aspirations. Read our guide to Clearing. When does Clearing 2025… Read more » about Clearing 2025 is now open<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":27647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,496,1638],"tags":[214,3608,2334],"class_list":["post-27644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clearing","category-ug-courses","category-undergraduate","tag-clearing","tag-clearing2025","tag-undergraduate-study"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27644"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27652,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27644\/revisions\/27652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2025\/06\/Web-or-Social-image-UGP2026-Photoshoot-4-300x200.jpg\")
<\/a>When does Clearing 2025 open?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>From 5 July, if you are holding a firm unconditional place, you can release yourself into Clearing, by using the \u2018Decline your place\u2019 button in your application.<\/p>\n