UCAS Application Guide.

Starting your UCAS application

UK based university applications are made through the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). To apply for one of our degrees, you’ll need to register with UCAS. This is a fairly straightforward process that should only take a few minutes. Once you’ve registered, you’ll be taken to your UCAS Hub dashboard where you can create an application.

There is a fee for submitting a UCAS application, this is payable directly to UCAS. For 2026 entry, the application fee is £28.95 for up to five choices. There is a fee waiver available for UK students in receipt of free school meals.

Adding a course as a choice to your UCAS application

After you’ve registered with UCAS you’ll be taken to your UCAS Hub dashboard where you can create an application, and then add a course (or courses) as a choice to your application.

UCAS allows you to apply for up to five different undergraduate courses. You can add five courses from five different institutions, or choose more than one course at the same institution. You can change your choices until you submit your application to UCAS. All other sections must also be marked as complete before you can send your application to UCAS.

Spirit Studios is an independent higher education institution whose degrees are validated by the University of Lancashire.  Our courses will display the University of Lancashire’s name and logo on the course pages on the UCAS website.  You’ll see Spirit Studios as the location, as per the image below.  When adding a choice, you will need to search for University of Lancashire, not Spirit Studios, in the University/college name box.

To add a course as one of your choices:

1. Sign into your UCAS hub
2. You’ll then be greeted with your UCAS dashboard. From here you will be able to start an application or go to an application that you have already started. Click the applicable option
3. From your application, click the ‘Add Choice’ button. You’ll then be greeted with a pop-up box with a number of fields to complete
4. Under University/college name, select ‘University of Lancashire’. Rather than typing the whole name manually, you can just start typing ‘Lancashire’ for it to create a shortlist to speed things up
5. Under Course, start typing the name of the course and then select it
6. Under Location, select ‘Spirit Studios’
7. Under ‘Start date’, select the date at which you want to start the course
8. You can leave the ‘Further details’ section blank
9. Select the year of the course you want to start under ‘Point of entry’. Most applicants will select ‘1st Year’. Contact us before applying if you’re planning a later point of entry
10. Select whether you’ll be living at home while studying or not
11. Click Save. You’ve now added a course as a choice to your application. Repeat the above for any other courses you wish to add to your application

Demo of adding Music Production as a choice to your application:

Note: While there is an ‘Apply’ button on the course pages of the UCAS website, it won’t add the course as one of your UCAS application choices. It will eventually take you to a page that states ‘You will need to manually add this course as a Choice in your new or existing application’. From this page, you will be given the option to go to your application or to return to the course page. This is the case for all UCAS applications, regardless of university and course. Follow the above steps to add a course as a choice to your application.

If you’re having difficulty adding one of our courses as a choice to your application, please get in touch with us. We’ll be happy to help.

Completing your UCAS application

Along with choosing up to five courses, you’ll need to provide additional information with your UCAS application:

• Complete your personal profile (this includes: Personal details, Nationality details, Where you live, Contact details, Supporting information and Finance and Funding)
• Add your educational history
• Complete your employment history
• Write your personal statement (UCAS has a great guide to help you)
• Get a reference
• Submit your application

Once all information has been provided, you can then pay your application fee, and send your application to UCAS. For more information on completing your UCAS application, visit the UCAS website. 

There are also important deadlines for UCAS applications, please see below for deadlines and important dates.

How your application is considered

We’ll assess your application looking at your academic qualifications, predicted grades, and your personal statement. We look for evidence of your passion for the subject, as well as your ambitions, knowledge and skills, and any previous experience. However, we understand that not everyone will have had opportunities to study or gain experience in music technology, music production, sound engineering, music business. You shouldn’t be deterred if you don’t think you’ve had enough technical experience. We’ll guide you through the basics.

Once we’ve considered your application you may be invited for an informal interview so we can find out a bit more information about you.