How we get your exam results
We will usually get your results automatically if you are taking:
- A levels
- Access to HE
- BTECs
- OCR
- T-Levels
- UAL
- WJEC
- Scottish and Irish Highers
- International Baccalaureate.
Other qualifications
For other qualifications, email us an official copy of your results, which should be either an official certificate or statement of results, along with your:
- full name,
- date of birth,
- UCAS ID number,
- course details.
Send UK qualifications to admissions-results@shu.ac.uk with the subject line 'Results'.
Send international qualifications to clearing-international@shu.ac.uk with the subject line 'Overseas results'.
Checking our decision
When we have your results, our decision should appear in UCAS Hub on 14 August. If we have not been able to make a final decision, then you will get a message on the Hub indicating the reasons why. This may be because we are still awaiting qualification results, or something else.
If you receive your results before 14 August, send them to admissions-results@shu.ac.uk with subject line 'Results'.
If you don't see a decision in the UCAS Hub after 14 August and you have sent us your results, call us on 0330 024 6390.
Missing your offer grades
If you don't get the grades in your offer, it doesn't always mean you will not get in.
We might:
- still confirm your place, or
- make you an offer for a different course.
If we offer you an alternative course, you will see this on the UCAS Hub and you will have 5 days to accept the offer on the UCAS Hub.
If you don’t accept it within 5 days, it will be automatically declined on your behalf.
Unsuccessful applications
If we don't offer you a place, you can still apply through clearing for a different course.
You can appeal an admissions decision if you feel that:
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we have not followed our policies and processes, or
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we did not follow legislative and mandatory guidance.
You can also raise a complaint regarding the handling of your application.
Deferrals and course changes
If you already have a place with us, you don’t have to enter clearing if you want to be considered for different course with us. You just need to email your request for us to consider it.
To request a deferral or change of course, email us at coursechangerequest@shu.ac.uk, putting 'Defer' or 'Change of course' in the subject line, and including your:
- full name,
- date of birth,
- UCAS ID number,
- course details.
We can't promise to offer you a deferral or course change. We will consider the request and email you when we have made a decision.
What next?
If you've been confirmed (accepted), visit our pages on preparing for university. They will help you think about uni essentials like money, healthcare, and accommodation.
We'll invite you to enrol by email about two weeks before your course begins.
Get help
For questions about your application, please contact:
Admissions Office
On 14 and 15 August call our clearing line on 0330 024 6390 and select option 2 for Admissions and Confirmation.
0114 225 4251 (home applicants)
0114 225 4957 (international applicants)
0114 225 5123 (CPD and modular applications)
