What is "ucas"

n. (context British English) (acronym of university Universities and college Colleges admission Admissions service Service English)

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) is a UK-based organisation whose main role is to operate the application process for British universities. It operates as an independent charity, funded by fees charged to applicants and to universities, plus advertising income.

Services provided by UCAS include several online application portals, a number of search tools, and free information and advice directed at various audiences, including students considering higher education, students with pending applications to higher education institutes, parents and legal guardians of applicants, school and Further Education college staff involved in helping students apply, and providers of higher education (universities and HE colleges).

While UCAS is best known for its undergraduate application service (the main UCAS scheme), it also operates a number of other admissions services:

• Conservatoires UK Admissions Service (CUKAS) – for performing arts at a UK conservatoire
• UCAS Teacher Training (UTT) – for postgraduate teacher training schemes
• UK Postgraduate Application and Statistical Service (UKPASS) – for some postgraduate courses
• UCAS Progress – for post-16 education and training

UCAS is the acronym of the Universities & Colleges Admissions Service, a clearing house for applications to almost all full-time undergraduate degree programmes at British universities and colleges.

UCAS may also refer to:

• University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, formal name of a script
  • Unified Canadian Aboriginal syllabics (Unicode block), encoded script
• Unmanned Combat Air System(s)
  • Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS)
  • Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration ( UCAS-D)
• Utah County Academy of Sciences or UCAS
• The United Canadian and American States, a country in the fictional Shadowrun universe.