Applying to the Ruskin
Undergraduate Admissions
The University of Oxford has one application deadline each year for undergraduate studies, this is in mid-October, for entry the following year. You need to submit your UCAS application form to the central University Admissions Office and the next deadline is 14th October 2009. Your portfolio then needs to be delivered to the Ruskin by Friday 13th November 2009. Unfortunately, no application can be processed without both of these submissions having been received. For more detailed information on the admissions process and on preparing a portfolio, please see the attached forms. Also, do refer to the website of the University’s Admissions Office: http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk
If you are thinking about applying to the Ruskin, the Fine Art Department of the University, it’s a good idea, if you can, to attend one of our open days. These days are organised throughout the year. Please check the News section of the Ruskin website for the dates. These days are an opportunity for you to meet some of the tutors and students, tour the studios and generally find out more about the school.
In order to study at Oxford, you need to belong to a college. There are a total of 18 colleges at Oxford that accept fine art students. Please see the attached list for further details. Each of the colleges also have open days throughout the year to help you make your selection of which college you would like to apply to. Each one has its own particular character, so you may well have a preference. Please bear in mind, though, that successful candidates can be offered a place at a different college to the one to which they originally applied. It is also possible to make an open application, where you select the subject that you wish to study but do not select a college. With an open application, you will then be assigned a college.
All candidates applying to Oxford are required to submit their UCAS application form to:
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Wellington Square
Oxford OX1 2JD
All candidates must apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). The UCAS application form and UCAS directory can be obtained from , by phone on 01242 223707 or through this address:
UCAS Application Requests
New Barn Lane
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL52 3LZ
There is a £6 charge for the UCAS Directory but the data is also available on http://www.ucas.ac.uk and a free CD-Rom version of the Directory is available from UCAS. The UCAS code number for Oxford University is 033. The code for fine art is W100.