Hartpury University Prospectus

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Understand Student finance

Once you've decided you want to make an application for a Hartpury University course, you simply need to follow the next steps. You’ll need to apply to us through UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Our institution code is H22.

Unsure how you’ll pay for university and what support is on offer? Don’t worry, there are many financial support packages available. Here we explain a bit more about it. While at university, you'll have two main costs - tuition fees and living costs. It's likely that you won't have to pay anything up front and, depending on your individual circumstances, you could be eligible for extra financial packages.

STEP 6 - Accept one Firm and one Insurance By the Spring (see UCAS for dates), you need to have accepted your first (Firm) and second (Insurance) choice. Your Firm choice will be the university that you attend, providing you meet requirements (for conditional offers). If you don’t get any offers you can use UCAS Extra or Clearing to help you find a place. STEP 7 - Your exam results In June, July and/or August, you’ll receive your exam results and find out if you’ve met your conditional offers. When you do, we'll let you know and pop your fourth #ComingToHartpury guide in the post. You can log on to UCAS Track to check we've confirmed your place. Congratulations! #ComingToHartpury2020 Connect with your classmates on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. You'll have ready-made friends for your Freshers' Week in September. We'll send your guide before you get here. Start planning for your Hartpury University adventure STEP 5 - Come to an applicant day If you've receive an offer, we'll invite you to attend an applicant day in February. Take part in subject sessions and get a taste of student life. This will help you decide whether to make us your first (Firm) UCAS choice. If you've already decided, you should still attend to get to know your future classmates and lecturers.

STEP 1 - Make your application to Hartpury The UCAS application deadline for most degrees is usually in mid-January. You’ll have up to five choices on your application. You don't have to decide which one is your first choice yet. STEP 2 - Reference If you're at a school or college, they'll add a reference to your application before submitting it to UCAS. If you're applying independently, your reference will be contacted by UCAS. You'll be notified once it has been completed, after which you can submit your application. Make sure you start this process well before the UCAS deadline, as UCAS will let you know that they have received your application; we, and your other choices, will receive it too. STEP 4 - Offer If we make you an offer You’ll get your offer letter and information pack. If we don’t make you an offer We might be able to offer you an alternative. We'll get in touch to discuss options. A conditional offer means you’ll have a guaranteed place providing you meet the conditions of your offer – usually specific exam results. An unconditional offer means you have a guaranteed place on your course. references can take a little while. STEP 3 - Application received

You can apply for both your tuition fee and maintenance loans in one go. For more information visit www.gov.uk/student-finance Grants, bursaries and scholarships * Grants, scholarships, studentships and bursaries are extra financial support packages, linked to eligibility criteria, that don’t need to be paid back. Depending on your circumstances, for example, if you have child or adult dependents, have declared a low household income, receive local authority care, or live in specific localities, you could be eligible to apply for financial support. Please check our website for up-to-date details of our grants, bursaries and scholarships. Our tuition fees for full-time students * Please see our website for our latest tuition fees.

Tuition fee and maintenance loans Repayments of tuition fee and maintenance loans are based on future earnings and not on what you borrow. You only repay once you have left university and earn over a threshold. Tuition Fee Loan If you're a UK resident and this is your first degree, you’ll be eligible for a full Tuition Fee Loan. This will cover your tuition fees and will be paid directly to your university once you enrol for your course. If you’re an international or European student, contact our International team for information international@hartpury.ac.uk Maintenance Loan As a UK-based student you'll also be eligible to apply for a means-tested (depending on your household income) Maintenance Loan to cover your living costs. How much you get depends on your household income, where you study, where you live and how long you’re studying for. This will be paid directly into your bank account. Maintenance Loans vary between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and are not available to European or

international students. Paying back your loans

You won't need to start paying your tuition fee and maintenance loans back until you’re earning over £25,000 each year. You'll then pay back 9% of the amount over the threshold that

you're earning each month. How to apply for your loans

* These details are correct at the time of publishing this prospectus. Please see our website for more up-to-date information

www.hartpury.ac.uk/uni-finance