Unconditional offer
You will receive an unconditional offer if you meet the entrance criteria at the point of application. For example, if you are a mature student or already have all your qualifications.
Conditional offer
You will receive a conditional offer if you have not sat your examinations at the point of application. If you are awaiting results, the offer will rely on securing specific grades or other criteria.
A changed course offer
If we have reviewed your application and believe a different programme would be more suitable, we will contact you. You will receive either an unconditional or conditional offer for an alternative course. You do not have to accept this offer.
A rejection
If we have read through your application and are unable to make you an offer, we will unfortunately have to reject your application.
Making your firm and insurance choices
After receiving decisions from all your UCAS university choices, select two: your firm (first) choice and your insurance (second) choice. You must decline all other offers, as only two choices are allowed at this stage.
At LJMU, we are committed to widening participation in education. We recognise that academic potential is not solely reflected by grades. Therefore, we take additional information in your application into account. If you meet specific eligibility criteria, we will make an offer that is lower than our standard entry requirements.
If you answered 'yes' to one of the following questions on your UCAS form or participated in targeted LJMU Outreach activity, you will receive an offer that lower than our typical entry requirements.
UCAS widening participation questions
- Would you consider yourself estranged from both your parents (meaning you are not in contact with and supported by either of your parents)?
- Do you have any unpaid caring responsibilities (not including parenting)?
- Are you a parent or do you have parenting responsibilities for a child aged 17 or under?
- Do you have a parent or carer who currently serves in the UK Armed Forces, or who has done so in the past?
- Have you ever served in the UK Armed Forces?
- Are you currently receiving free school meals, or were you in receipt of free school meals between the ages of 11 to 18?
- Have you been in care, or are you care experienced?
Once you have received an offer, we will invite you to an interview or audition, if applicable depending on your course, and Applicant Day. At an Applicant Day, you will be able to meet with current staff and students, explore facilities and learn about accommodation and finance.
Watch our Applicant Day video to find out more about what to expect on the day. If you are holding an offer with us, you will be able to log in to the Applicant Hub to book onto an Applicant Day.
Some courses will require you to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure, often known as a DBS check, to enrol on the course. A DBS check allows us to check your criminal record to decide whether it is suitable for you to work with vulnerable groups during your study.
You will have received an email from dbs@ljmu.disclosures.co.uk containing your personalised link to submit your details. This is through a secure service called Atlantic Data.
There are just four simple steps to completing your DBS check, but you must start this process as soon as you can as a delay in receiving your DBS might mean a delay in enrolling on your course and receiving your Student Finance payments.
Step one
Submit your personal details
After following the link emailed to you, you will need to confirm your email address and date of birth as well as choose a password.
Once inside the system, you will need to submit your personal details. This includes your name, any previous names, and your addresses for the last five years.
There are certain documents which you will need to verify your ID to complete your application and you will need to confirm which identity documents you will be using at this stage.
When selecting your ID documents, you must select at least one form of ID from the first screen - these are primary ID documents. If you have less than three ID documents from this first page, select “No” and additional secondary documents will become available to choose from. All of these forms of secondary ID must state the same name and the same address if an address is provided on the ID document.
It’s essential that your name matches across all your identity documents, including middle names. If there have been changes in this across your documents, you will need to let us know by adding them as ‘additional names’.
Remember that you will need to provide original documents, not photocopies, to confirm your identity. If you’re using documents such as bank or utility correspondence to confirm your identity, these need to have been posted to your house – printed electronic versions can’t be accepted, so please request these as early as you can to make sure there are no delays when processing your DBS application.
Step two
Disclose any criminal convictions
At this stage, you will also need to disclose details of any criminal convictions.
It’s really important that you’re honest when disclosing any criminal convictions – doing so doesn’t mean that you won’t pass your DBS check – but failing to do so may mean there is a delay in processing your application or might even mean you cannot start the course.
Step three
Uploading your documents
Next, you will need to confirm your ID documents by uploading photos of the documentation to the Atlantic Data portal. You will be prompted as to how many and which photos to upload.
Step four
Video ID check
Once you have submitted your details and documents you will receive an email to book a 15-minute video call, via WhatsApp or Skype, with an agent who can verify your ID at a time that’s convenient to you.
What happens next
Once you have completed and passed your video ID check, your details will be passed on to DBS who will identify any relevant convictions. You will receive an email to confirm that your DBS has been completed, and details about receiving a hard copy of your DBS certificate.
We will automatically be updated when your DBS check is complete, so there is no need to let us know that you have received this.
If you’ve used all five choices and are not holding any offers, you can add another choice through UCAS Extra. This is usually needed because you didn’t receive any offers or have declined your offers.
It gives you another chance for you to gain a place at university or college. During this period, you'll be able to apply to additional universities, or courses, one at a time.
UCAS Extra opens on 26 February and closes 1 July 2026.
If you meet the conditions of your firm choice, you will automatically be accepted onto the course. If you do not meet the conditions, you may still be offered a place on your original choice or an alternative programme.
You can choose to accept or decline an alternative programme. If we reject your application after results day, you will be referred to your insurance choice.
