UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service, pronounced "YOU-kass", ) is a clearing house for applications to almost all full-time undergraduate degree programmes at British universities and colleges. Applications process As nearly all British higher education institutions are members of UCAS, all those wishing to study for first degrees in the UK must apply through UCAS. This applies to all categories of applicants - UK residents, residents of the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, European… (More on Ucas)