APPLYING TO STUDY AT SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
This form will be photocopied.
Please type, or write clearly in block
capitals in black ink.
Please note important information
relating to your application will be
sent to you by email. Please en-
sure that your email address can
be clearly read and that your email
account will accept email sent from
addresses ending @shu.ac.uk
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Section 5 Criminal convictions
The University needs to know whether you have a conviction for an
offence against the person, which is of a violent or sexual nature, or,
a conviction for an offence involving unlawfully supplying controlled
drugs or substances, where the conviction concerns criminal drug
dealing or trafficking. If you have such a conviction, please mark
the box with an X. Your conviction will not affect the academic
consideration of your application.
Please note some courses may require all applicants to undertake a
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check irrespective of whether or
not you have declared a conviction on your application.
Sections 6, 7, 8, 9 Education, work experience, membership of
professional bodies and further information in support of
application
General information about entry requirements is given in the online
course prospectus. You should also consult individual course
information for any specific or additional requirements. Contact the
faculty for further information.
Your application will be considered on the basis of your education,
work and other relevant experience. You should therefore give full
and accurate details of all your relevant previous experience in these
sections.
In the further details section you must include a personal statement
explaining why you wish to study the course you are applying for
and explaining how your previous education and experience have
prepared you for the course.
Section 10 Referees
It is your responsibility to request references, which should
be provided on the relevant form and returned by the referee to the
University. The University will not request references on your behalf.
See notes below on obtaining references.
Section 13 Declaration
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the
University’s terms and conditions. In particular we draw your attention
to section 12.1(a). A copy of them may be found at the back of
printed copies of the University application form and on the Internet at
www.shu.ac.uk/about/legal.html. You must read these terms and
conditions before accepting any offer.
Disabilities and support needs
The University welcomes students with disabilities, but it needs to
know their needs so that it can make appropriate arrangements. If
you have a special need, please tick the most appropriate box. The
Disabled Student Support Team will contact you to discuss how to
help you.
Equal opportunities monitoring
This information is collected so that the University can monitor
the effectiveness of its equal opportunities policies. The information
will be detached from your application form and will not be
made available to the admissions tutor for selection purposes.
WHERE TO SEND YOUR COMPLETED
APPLICATION FORM
Please send your completed application form to Direct Admissions,
Surrey Building, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB
unless you have been dealing with a specific faculty contact or
research area. In which case you application should be sent directly
to this contact.
OBTAINING ACADEMIC REFERENCES TO
SUPPORT YOUR APPLICATION
Completed references should be returned to Direct Admissions,
Surrey Building, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB
unless you have been dealing with a specific faculty contact or
research area. In which case references should be sent directly to this
contact.
You are responsible for
• approaching referees and requesting references
• giving each referee a copy of the reference form with sections 1, 2
and 3 completed
• explaining about the programme for which you are applying
• notifying referees of deadlines and where to return completed
forms
The reference form and instructions are available in PDF format
and can be downloaded from the internet from
www.shu.ac.uk/study/form.
Return address for completed references (section 3 of
reference form).
Please complete with full details of where the completed reference
should be returned. You should enter the name and address of your
contact at the University.
QUERIES AND COMPLAINTS
Queries about the progress of your application should be made to the
relevant faculty contact. If you have any concerns or complaints
relating to the processing of your application, please contact the
Admissions Office, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard
Street, Sheffield S1 1WB.