1. Check your requirement

Taught courses
Academic requirements vary by programme - check our prospectus and course guides page for details or you can also check our faculties, schools and departments pages for details.

Research courses
If you plan to study for a research degree, e.g. MRes or PhD, you will need to make contact with a potential supervisor from the relevant department/school before submitting an application.

Contacting Potential Research Supervisors

2. Check key dates and deadlines

It is important to take note of any deadlines and submit your applications before the published deadlines for all programmes. Please check when to apply page for details.

International applicants should apply as early as possible as your visa application can take up to two months to process. If we receive your application nearing the deadline, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to make it in time for registration.

Applications will automatically be deferred to the next available intake if you are unable to make it in time for registration.

International students:

All International students planning to study in Malaysia MUST apply for Visa approval to study in Malaysia BEFORE entering Malaysia.

Failure to obtain this approval letter on time will result in International students not being allowed to enter Malaysia and to register with the University. The University will not be liable for any action taken by the Malaysian immigration authorities if you do not adhere to this regulation.

3. University policy and minimum age requirements

An applicant should be at least 18 years of age for admission to the University. For the purpose of this regulation, the date of 'admission' is defined as the first day of the relevant registration.

This requirement may be waived on an individual basis, provided that your parents or legal guardians have given their written agreement in advance to additional safeguards and requirements. These include acknowledging that the University will not act in "loco parentis" by completing the compulsory under 18 consent form.

Waiving age requirements

Under 18 consent form

Policy for students under age of 18 years

You can upload the completed consent form via your NottinghamHub portal once you have submitted an application.

8. Track your application

You can log in at any time to NottinghamHub portal to track the progress of your application.

You will also receive updates through email if you are required to submit additional documents to support your application.

Our admissions committee will consider your application, and a decision will be made within two working weeks of receiving your complete application documents together with the payment of the application fees. Courses, which need an interview such as MBA and MPharm, may take longer. Research applications can take up to three months to process.

Track your application

When we have made a decision on your application, we will send you an email and let you know what you need to do next.

Successful applications

Successful applicants will find details on how to accept your offer on our offer acceptance page.

Accept your offer

You are also required to read the information available via the link in your offer letter or you can click on the ‘I have an offer link’ below.

I have an offer

Unsuccessful applications

There is no right of appeal against the outcome of an admissions decision, unless if additional relevant information can be provided by an applicant in support of their application. The additional information should be provided together with an explanation of why this was not available when the application was originally submitted.

We are unable to provide feedback to all unsuccessful applicants routinely. However, we will provide general feedback to unsuccessful applicants upon written request. The University will normally respond to requests for feedback within 28 days.