Guide to applying

Applications can be made online by selecting your study programme or course(s) and adding them to your course 'shopping basket'. Once you’ve completed your application you’ll receive confirmation from us via email to let you know we have received this. If you need any help with your application, come in and see us, or contact the Advice & Guidance Centre.

Note to Higher Education Students - Foundation Degrees and Honours Degrees:

• If you are only applying for courses facilitated by Petroc, you can do so through the website.
• If you are applying to Petroc as well as other Higher Education institutions, please go to www.ucas.co.uk. You will need to enter the institution code name ‘PETRO’, institution code ‘P51’ and the course code. 
• If you are a current Petroc student, you can simply click the progression tab on myPetroc.

After we confirm receipt of your application, we’ll send you an email inviting you to an interview. During your interview, we’ll ask a bit more about you and your learning needs, as well as give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about your course and life at Petroc.

Following a successful interview, you will receive an offer of a place at Petroc via email; it will specify any offer conditions as discussed at your interview, such as required grades.

If you are not offered a place on your first choice, we will ensure that someone talks through your options with you and either offers you a place on another relevant course or gives you information to take away to help consider your options.

Once you’ve accepted an offer, we’ll send you regular updates and reminders so you’re fully prepared for starting college - make sure you keep an eye out on your emails! Please make sure you log in to your My Petroc account as it contains useful information for the start of term and will enable you to upload relevant information as required. If you have problems logging in, you can contact our IT Support Team on 01271 852388 or at ITSupport@petroc.ac.uk. 

If you are a school leaver, you’ll be invited to a Welcome Day in August/September, where you’ll meet your tutors and classmates, and start to find your way around the campus. You’ll be sent information about your introductory day over the summer.

Whilst every effort is made to ensure that details listed on the website are correct, changes may occur to the courses/fees we offer and/or the services and facilities available.

Any changes may result in a difference to the course fee as advertised on the website (where the student is a fee payer). In some cases where there are insufficient enrolments, you may be offered the chance to pay a higher fee for the course to continue.

Award and assessment fees are also subject to occasional changes by the Awarding Bodies. You will be contacted should the amount change prior to starting the course you have enrolled upon.

The College cannot guarantee that completion dates and result notifications for courses that require internal and external verification will always coincide with the end dates of the courses listed.

This publication can be made available in other formats or in languages other than English.

Please contact our Advice & Guidance Centre: (North Devon) 01271 852422 or (Tiverton) 01884 235200.

Please refer to petroc.ac.uk for up-to-date information.