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When we have finished considering your application, we will inform you of our decision in writing. We will send you an email if you applied directly to the University, or if you have applied through UCAS, you can view our decision through the , or through if you have applied for a Teacher Training course. Please ensure we have your correct email address.  Once you have received our offer you need to accept or decline depending on how you applied:

• If you have applied directly to the University, respond to the email to confirm your response
• If you applied via UCAS, you will reply via this platform
• If you applied via DfE Apply, you will reply via this platform

Once you've accepted your offer from us, you will be given access to our online pre-enrolment portal known as 'Your Next Step', which includes useful information that you need to know before joining your course. We will email you once the portal is available and tell you how to access it.

If we offer you a conditional offer upon achieving examination results and/or qualifications, you will need to send us proof of these to confirm your place.

• Please send copies of your proof of qualifications by email using 'Outstanding Qualifications' in the subject line and making sure to include the course that you have applied for (e.g. Outstanding Qualifications Pharmacy) and your full name and student number if known.

Once our pre-enrolment portal is open, you’ll receive an email with the three steps you need to follow to successfully complete your enrolment. Step three is how to pay your tuition fee. You’ll be given instructions on ways to pay. In the meantime, if you have any questions about finance, you can contact our Student Finance team at sfo@hud.ac.uk. 

If your offer includes non-academic requirements such as DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Clearance, Overseas Police Check or medical clearance you will be contacted with further information about the process you need to follow. 

If you have been asked to obtain a DBS clearance these will be conducted by a third-party organisation (First Advantage). These checks can take upwards of 9 weeks to complete so it is important that you start the process as soon as possible when you receive the instructions. Once the process is complete you will be sent a copy of the certificate. The University does not receive a copy so it is your responsibility to keep this safe so that you can present it to the University or to a work-placement provider during your course if required. 

You will not be able to enrol on your course until these non-academic requirements have been completed. Please note that applicants for ITT (Initial Teacher Training) courses will not have their place on the course confirmed until these requirements are met. 

If the course you have applied for requires you to attend an interview, you will be notified of what you need to do next and details of what to expect.

If you need help or have any questions, feel free to give us a ring on +441484 472 625.

If your circumstances have changed and you no longer wish to start your studies next academic year, you can request to defer your entry so that you start your studies the following year instead. Most of our courses accept deferred entry applications.

Please email our Student Recruitment Team at study@hud.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)1484 472 625, and we will be able to offer you advice. 

Changes to a course before you start

If we propose to make a major change to a course which you have been offered a place for, we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.

Changes to your course after you enrol as a student

We will always try to deliver your course and other services as described. However, sometimes we may have to make changes as set out below.

1. Changes to option modules

Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from, and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.

2. Major changes

We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you, or the outcomes, or a significant part of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part-time provision), classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.

For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators to meet the latest requirements of a commissioning or accrediting body, to improve the quality of educational provision, in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback, and/or to reflect academic or professional changes within subject areas. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment.

Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but this may not always be the case. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change, and will carry out suitable consultation with affected students. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship, we will work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect, you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

Termination of course

In exceptional circumstances, we may be forced to discontinue or suspend your course for reasons beyond our control. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed, and we will notify you as soon as possible about what your options are, which may include transferring to a suitable replacement course for which you are qualified, being provided with individual teaching to complete the award for which you were registered, or claiming an interim award and exiting the University. If you do not wish to take up any of the options that are made available to you, you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the course without liability to the University for future tuition fees and you will be entitled to a refund of all course fees paid to date. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

If your application is unsuccessful and you wish to receive some feedback, you are able to request this within 6 weeks of getting your decision by emailing study@hud.ac.uk. Please include the following information when making your request:

• Full name
• UCAS Personal Identification Number (if your application was made through UCAS)
• Date of birth
• Name of course applied for
• Interview date (if applicable)

Please note that feedback can be requested and is provided only in written format within 6 weeks of receipt of a valid request.

Further information is available in our Admissions Policy (Taught Courses) (see section 4 - Feedback to applicants).