Dates for your diary

There are different stages in the Access to Leeds application and programme throughout the year. This page is designed to give you a rough idea of when they will happen and how they fit with your UCAS application.

Once applications open, we will provide specific dates and deadlines on the 'How to Apply' page and in any communications sent to applicants.

September

• Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) applications open.
• Access to Leeds applications open (late September).

Mid October

• UCAS application deadline for medicine and dentistry courses (15 October 2025).

Late October

• Access to Leeds application deadline for medicine (22 October 2025).

Late November

• Access to Leeds application deadline for dentistry (26 November 2025).

January

• Main application deadline for completing UCAS applications (14 January 2026).

February

• Access to Leeds application deadline for all other courses (4 February 2026).

April

• Academic skills module component is open for applicants with an Access to Leeds offer.
• Module launch events and activities.

May

• Deadline for completing the Access to Leeds academic skills module component.

May-June

• Applicants decide which offers to accept or decline on UCAS (to remain eligible for your Access to Leeds offer, Leeds needs to be your firm choice).

June

• Subject assignment module component is open for applicants with an Access to Leeds offer.

July

• Deadline for completing the Access to Leeds subject assignment module component (late July).

August

• We confirm if you passed your Access to Leeds module (early August).
• A-level results are published. If your grades meet the Access to Leeds offer and you have passed the modules, you confirm your place (13 August 2026).

September

• We invite you to our welcome event and you can start your course (mid-September).