Direct Apply programs are found in the university search function. There are filters and columns readily available to help you customize your search.

To get started with Direct Apply universities search, head to Universities tab from the left-hand side menu.

You can start your school search by either typing the name of the school in the Search box, adding the Courses & Majors you are interested in, or both.

If you are specifically looking to search for the Direct Apply programs, you can click on Direct Apply filter. You can include multiple type of programs too.

Once you have added all the relevant filters, you will see a list of universities that meet your criteria.

You can click on the Region filter and select the desired university location and state.

There are many more other filters that you can use to find the desired university of your choice.

To dive deeper into your university search, click on the name and full-page university profile will open in new tab.

This screen will have 6 tabs, namely:

These 6 tabs includes details of what the College has to offer. You can find information like deadlines, upcoming college visits and sessions, costs, essay prompts, the programs this college offers and counselors can also add notes for each university.

You can add this university directly from here to your Shortlist, Longlist or Applying list and also Connect with the university to let them know that you are interested in applying to their school, allowing you to stand out

To access the complete list of Direct Apply programs, click on the Courses and Majors

There you will find information about all the available courses offered by that university.
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You can use the search bar at the top to input the courses and majors you are looking for.

Course availability and start dates for programs are automatically synced weekly from UCAS. This means:

There you'll also see a"Courses that match your Profile" section, showing course recommendations based on your saved preferences.

You can refine these recommendations at any time by clicking Tune, which lets you adjust your preferences, including your courses and majors of interest and your budget to show you better-matched results.

Once you are done with your research, it's now time to add your application for the program of your choice. Click on View course and you will see a "Add Application" button at the bottom of the page.

The Add Application button will turn into "Complete Application" upon clicking and will also be available to view in the Applications tab on the left-hand side menu.

After you have added one or several applications you can head to the Applications tab from the left-hand side menu to view all your added applications.

Here you will see two Direct Apply sections - one for UK DA Applications and one for Non-UK DA table. This table has a list of all programs you are applying for along with additional requirements, fees, and deadlines.

You need to click on complete application and fill in all the required details before being able to submit the application to the university.

For more information on completing applications form for UK-DA, please refer to this article.

For more information on completing application form for Non-UK DA, please refer to this article.

If you or a student and you cannot see the course list during a Direct Apply application, please try the following:

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