Application deadlines

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If you’re applying to the University of Salford from outside the UK, you need to make sure you apply to our courses and meet your offer conditions within the specified deadlines. Find out more below according to what level of study you are applying for.

Postgraduate applications

Please note – the below deadlines are for guidance only. 

This information is regularly updated so please keep checking back.

Important deadlines (postgraduate)

May 2025 intake (Postgraduate Research)

Postgraduate Research

  • Applications Open: 23 September 2024
  • Submit your documents for your CAS*: 11 April 2025
  • Induction: tbc
  • Teaching: tbc

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement is submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

June 2025 intake

Postgraduate Taught

Please check our intakes page for more information regarding application windows and course availability. .

  • Applications Open: 2 September 2024
  • Submit your documents for your CAS*: 24 February 2025 (If you are struggling to meet this deadline please contact us to let us know and we will review your circumstances and try to support you)
  • Induction: 26 May 2025
  • Teaching: 2 June 2025

Due to the popularity of our courses, it is not feasible for us to provide specific deadlines by which you must meet your offer conditions. Instead, we will confirm places to offer-holders on a first-come, first-served basis. It is therefore strongly recommended that you meet the academic conditions of your offer as soon as possible. Once you have met all academic conditions you will have to pay your deposit as the last condition to secure your place on your course.

If your course is full when you meet the conditions of your offer, you will be offered the next available intake for your course or offered a refund of your deposit. During the application process, we will keep our intakes page to date with course availability and we recommend that you check this page regularly to see the status of your course.

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement is submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

September 2025 intake

Postgraduate Taught

Please check our intakes page for more information regarding application windows and course availability.

  • Applications Open: 30 September 2024
  • Submit your documents for your CAS*: 23 June 2025 (If you are struggling to meet this deadline please contact us to let us know and we will review your circumstances and try to support you)
  • Induction: 8 September 2025
  • Teaching: 15 September 2025
     

Postgraduate Research

  • Applications Open: 23 September 2024
  • Submit your documents for your CAS*: 15 August 2024
  • Induction: 8 September 2025
  • Teaching: 15 September 2025

Due to the popularity of our courses, it is not feasible for us to provide specific deadlines by which you must meet your offer conditions. Instead, we will confirm places to offer-holders on a first-come, first-served basis. It is therefore strongly recommended that you meet the academic conditions of your offer as soon as possible. Once you have met all academic conditions you will have to pay your deposit as the last condition to secure your place on your course.

If your course is full when you meet the conditions of your offer, you will be offered the next available intake for your course or offered a refund of your deposit. During the application process, we will keep our intakes page to date with course availability and we recommend that you check this page regularly to see the status of your course

 

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement is submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

Undergraduate applications

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Includes BSc, BA, BEng, MEng, LLB, HND, FdSc and bachelor’s degrees.

UCAS is the central admissions service for universities in the UK, and is the system we use for undergraduate applications. You will need to quote our institution code (S03) when you apply, along with our institution code name (SALF) and the code for your chosen course (find this on your course page). Leave the campus code blank.

Apply through UCAS

 

Important deadlines (Undergraduate courses)

January 2025

  • Submit your documents for CAS: 15 November 2024
  • Induction starts: 6 January 2025
  • Teaching starts: 13 January 2025

Find out more about how to apply.

 

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement is submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

September 2025

  • Applications Open: 2 September 2024
  • Submit your documents for your CAS*: 15 August 2025
  • Induction: 8 September 2025
  • Teaching: 15 September 2025

Find out more about how to apply.

 

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement is submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

International Foundation Year applications

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Our International Foundation Year (IFY) will fully prepare you for entry onto one of our undergraduate degrees. Based on campus, all of your teaching will be delivered by our academics and you will have full access to our facilities. You will study a mixture of subject-specific content and improve your English language and academic study skills. The subject-specific modules are tailored to your chosen degree so when you pass the International Foundation Year, you’ll be able to progress onto almost any of our undergraduate degree courses here.

Important deadlines (International Foundation Year)

January 2025

  • Submit your documents for your CAS*: 9 December 2024
  • Induction starts: 6 January 2025
  • Teaching starts: 13 January 2025

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement s submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

**As some of our undergraduate programmes are very popular and courses are filling up very quickly, we reserve the right to move/defer your application to the next available intake, even if you have met all your conditions including paying for your study deposit. If you are moved to a future intake but you are unable to/do not wish to attend the new intake, your study deposit will be refundable.

September 2025

  • Applications Open: 2 September 2024
  • Submit your documents for your CAS*: 8 August 2025
  • Induction: 8 September 2025
  • Teaching: 15 September 2025

Please note that we are not accepting applications from Bangladesh for programmes with IFY at the moment. We hope to re-open applications in the future, and we will update this page when we can accept applications for IFY again from Bangladesh.

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement s submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

**As some of our undergraduate programmes are very popular and courses are filling up very quickly, we reserve the right to move/defer your application to the next available intake, even if you have met all your conditions including paying for your study deposit. If you are moved to a future intake but you are unable to/do not wish to attend the new intake, your study deposit will be refundable.

Pre-sessional English applications

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Our Pre-sessional English courses are for students who intend to progress onto University of Salford courses at foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate level but don't have the required level of English to gain entry.

Important deadlines (Pre-sessional English)

For courses starting in 2024

Course Course start date  Applications open Submit your documents for your CAS*
5 week course  29 July 2024 20 November 2023 10 July 2024
10 week course  24 June 2024 20 November 2023 10 July 2024

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement is submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

For courses starting in 2025

Course Course start date  Applications open Submit your documents for your CAS*
5 week course  28 July 2025 23 September 2024 9 July 2025
10 week course  25 June 2025 23 September 2024 9 July 2025

*We will review your bank statements and other documents to make sure you have the funds available to study here and meet the Student Route visa requirements. If a bank statement is submitted close to the deadline but has an issue that needs investigating, you may miss your chosen intake and your application could be deferred to the next intake.

Need help applying?

If you’d like help with your application, you can speak to one of our approved education consultants, based in 32 countries worldwide. They will be able to tell you more about our courses, give information about living in Salford and Manchester, assist with application forms and give advice about applying for your visa. Alternatively, you can read more about how to apply.