After you apply

The next working day after submitting your application you'll receive an acknowledgement email. This will contain your application number. Please quote this in any future correspondence with us.

Tracking and updating your application

You can track the progress of your application, upload additional supporting information and update your contact details online via You@York.

• Log in to You@York

Providing supporting documents

Please upload supporting documents needed to meet the conditions of your offer via You@York. ​Please do not email these to us as this can cause delays.

If you do not meet the original conditions of your offer, please upload your documentation anyway, as we may be able to reconsider you.

We will acknowledge receipt of these documents by email and will let you know of any outstanding conditions on your offer.

Once you have met all the conditions of your offer, we will email you confirming this, and an unconditional offer letter will be available online to download and print.

The selection process

Your application will be assessed by the appropriate department. For some courses, we may ask you to take part in an interview; this may be in person, by telephone, or by video conference.

The University aims to respond to complete postgraduate taught applications on average within three weeks, providing you have sent us all required documents and unless stated otherwise on the course listing for your chosen course. We will contact you by email as soon as there is an update on your application.

We aim to respond to all postgraduate applications within no more than six weeks of submission; normally sooner. For some courses and at busy times, you might have to wait longer for a response.

If we make you an offer

Your offer letter will be available online. To help protect the environment, offers will not be printed or posted. There are two types of offer that you might receive.

Unconditional offers

We make unconditional offers when we are satisfied that you meet all of our entry requirements.

If your offer is unconditional (or once you have met all of the conditions of your offer), we will send you an unconditional offer letter. Your offer letter will be available online to view, download and print.

You can only accept one unconditional offer with us. If we make you an offer for more than one course, you will need to decide which one to accept.

Conditional offers

We make conditional offers when there are criteria we need you to meet before you can start your course.

If your offer is conditional, the conditions of entry will be included in your offer letter. Our offer conditions typically fall into three categories:

• academic
• language: if you're a non-native English-speaking applicant you must provide evidence of your English language proficiency
• reference conditions.

We recommend that you read the full Terms and conditions relating to your offer (PDF , 234kb).

Accepting or declining an offer

You will be asked to accept or decline your offer via your You@York account.

Please notify us of your decision at the earliest possible opportunity. Some courses have response deadlines. Where these are applicable, full details will be included in your offer letter.

Declaring criminal convictions

After accepting your offer you'll be asked to tell us your criminal conviction status.

We ask all offer holders for this information so we can assess whether or not admission can be granted, or only granted with conditions to manage risk.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from studying at York.

• Learn more about how we assess criminal convictions

Deferring entry

You can apply to defer entry before enrolment from your You@York account, or by emailing pg-admissions@york.ac.uk.

Applications are considered on an individual basis and must be made before 10 October 2025.

Transferring course

Find out about transferring to York from another institution through our credit transfer and recognition of prior learning scheme.

If you require a Student Visa

If you require a Student Visa to study in the UK, you will need a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).

You can request your CAS after you have accepted an offer. We can issue your CAS once your offer becomes unconditional, and not longer than six months before your course starts. You may need to pay a tuition fee deposit at that point.

Key dates and deadlines

The deadline to request your CAS to start studying in autumn 2025 is 11.59 BST on 3 September 2025.

The last date we will issue a CAS to start studying in autumn 2025 is 15 September 2025.