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Undergraduate admissions

Details of the admission process for our undergraduate degrees.

UCAS, GTTR or UG Admissions Office

Admission to most undergraduate degrees at Moray House School of Education, in common with the rest of the University of Edinburgh, is via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

The PGDE admission system is operated by the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR), and other undergraduate and initial training programmes can be entered by direct application to the Undergrauate Admissions Office. Admission to study for an initial teaching qualification has some specific requirements.

Note: Admission process for undergraduate and PGDE programmes is at foot of page.

UCAS applications:

Application forms, details on the application procedure, and copies of the University and College Entrance Guide and the COSHEP/UCAS Entrance guide to Higher Education in Scotland are available directly from UCAS at:

For general enquiries to UCAS, telephone: +44 (0) 124 222 2444

UCAS request that you try to obtain a copy of the UCAS Handbook from your school, college or local careers office before contacting UCAS.

Undergraduate degree programmes which recruit through UCAS are as follows:

Professional Graduate Diploma (PGDE) programmes which recruit through GTTR are as follows:

PGDE Secondary subjects marked * are designated priority subjects by the Scottish Executive Education Department (SEED) and, as such, the SEED anticipates that the prospects for employment in these areas are good.

GTTR Applications:

Application forms and details on the application procedure are available from GTTR at:

Direct Applications:

Some programmes of study recruit directly into the Moray House School of Education. At present these are:

• BA Childhood Studies

For an application pack, applicants should contact:

Undergraduate admission process

The admission process for undergraduates is administered by the Undergraduate Admission Office, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 55 George Square:

• Admissions Office, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

This site contains information relating to selection processes specific to those wishing to study for an initial teaching qualification, i.e. PGDE (Primary), PGDE (Secondary), BEd Primary; BEd Physical Education, BEd Design and Technology.

All the above programmes must be acceptable to the General Teaching Council for Scotland, and it is a requirement that our programmes are Accredited by the GTC, (Scotland). Our programmes were re-accredited in April 2004.

Admission to the above courses is subject to General Teaching Council for Scotland guidelines (again please see the GTC (Scotland) website, regarding child protection and police checks. Guidance from the GTC requires the University to carry out these checks prior to students being enrolled on the course. The College Admissions office will send you details of the procedures and forms for completion when you have received an offer of a place.

The 'Guidance for Completion of PVG Scheme Application Form' and the 'University Policy Statement on the Secure Storage' are available below as PDFs.

• Guidance for Completion of PVG Scheme Application Form
• University Policy Statement on the Secure Storage of PVG Data

This article was published on Apr 17, 2013

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