Missing conditions for a course, instead being considered for a different one?

Is it possible that I may miss my offer conditions for the course I originally applied for, and instead be considered for a different course, one which is less competitive? Particularly in regards to the top RG unis?

Reply 1

DataVenia

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by efijier

Yes, this can happen. It's called an "unconditional change of course". It's unconditional because the university making the offer knows your grades and knows they'd be happy to accept you on the alternate course. In UCAS Hub you'd see a message like this:

Unconditional Course Change - Offers received.JPG

Unconditional Course Change - Offers received.JPG

Any university can make such an offer - including those which are members of the Russell Group.

Reply 2

efijier

Original post by DataVenia

Any university can make such an offer - including those which are members of the Russell Group.

How would you accept it, if it looks like that? Is it advisable that you inform your university too ahead of results day if you're interested in another course perhaps?

Reply 3

DataVenia

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by efijier

How would you accept it, if it looks like that?

Well, that's not an easy question to answer, as it would depend on whether it was your firm or insurance offer which made you the unconditional course change offer, and it would depend on what kind of offer you'd received from the other university.

See the table below for how you accept such an offer, in which these terms are used:
UCC: Unconditional Course Change
UF: Unconditional firm
CF: Conditional firm
UF: Unconditional insurance
CF: Conditional insurance

Unconditional Course Change.png

Original post by efijier

Is it advisable that you inform your university too ahead of results day if you're interested in another course perhaps?

I doubt that it'd make much difference, to be honest - although it couldn't do any harm. However, it might be worth contacting them to ask if they have a policy of making unconditional course change offers to those who don't meet their offer grades.