Mature and affiliated students
What is a mature student?
If you’ll be aged 21 or over by 1 October in the year in which you hope to come to Cambridge, and haven’t already completed a higher education course, then you’ll be applying as a mature student. The University welcomes mature students who want to commit to a full-time course with the same demands, opportunities and facilities that our school-leaving students experience. The rewards of studying for an undergraduate degree may be personal or professional or both.
Whether you have already started working towards the goal of university study or are just starting to explore the options available, we hope that the information in this section will help answer your questions.
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Mature students can get information and advice from the Cambridge Admissions Office, as well as details about events and activities run by the University for prospective mature applicants. Contact the Access Officer by telephone on 01223 765728 or by email to mature@cao.cam.ac.uk. Admissions Tutors will be happy to discuss your plans, eligibility and circumstances. Contact any College admissions office. Information from UCAS: |
What if I already have a degree?
If you’re a graduate with an approved degree from another university, you can apply to take a Cambridge BA course as an affiliated student. This means you could take the degree in a year less than usual. Most Colleges admit some affiliated students. Some Colleges do not admit affiliated students for Architecture, and only Lucy Cavendish, St Edmund’s and Wolfson consider affiliated applications for Medicine or Veterinary Medicine.
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| The Access Officer is available to offer advice and support to those of you thinking about applying to Cambridge, as well as parents, carers, teachers and advisers. |
| Becky Ramshaw, Access Officer Widening Participation Team Cambridge Admissions Office Fitzwilliam House 32 Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1QY |
| Tel: 01223 765728 Fax: 01223 746868 |
| mature@cao.cam.ac.uk |
| Cambridge and Mature Students |
| Request a visit |
| If you are a teacher/adviser and would like to arrange a visit to your college/organisation, or if you would like to bring a group of mature students to visit the University, please contact the Access Officer. |
| Ask a student |
| Thinking about university and making your choices can be difficult, and you're bound to have questions. If there is something which you don’t want to ask the Access Officer, CUSU have a team of students from all colleges and subjects ready to answer your questions. For more information, ‘Ask a Student’ . |