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Choose your course
Take a look at what we have on offer and pick the course that’ll help you get the qualifications and career you want. -
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Check the entry requirements
Have a look at what’s needed for the course you want to apply for and make sure you have what’s required. -
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Complete your application
Click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the foot of the course page and complete the online application form. -
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Our Admissions Team will check your application
You should receive an update regarding your application within 15 working days, on some occasions it may be longer where we receive large numbers of applications. -
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Course Interview with Academic Team
Details regarding your interview, including date, time and campus will be sent to you. -
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We will email the decision
We will confirm the decision from your interview by email -
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Accept your offer
Click on the link in the email to accept the offer -
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Complete your funding forms
All your funding needs to be in place before you start your course. -
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Set up your Student Portal account
Follow the instructions in the email to set up your student portal account. -
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Enrol on your course
Access the student portal to enrol on your course, access your timetable and view any Welcome and Induction information. -
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Attend Welcome and Induction session
Attend the Welcome and Induction session. -
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Attend Classes
Welcome to Fife College!
Hints and tips
We make it quick and easy to apply for the course you want. To help make sure you get on your course, here’s a few dos and don’ts to remember.
DO be ready to get your application in. Once applications are open, the sooner you apply the better your chance of getting on the course you want.
DO think about the course you want to do the most. You can apply for more than one course, but you can only accept one offer. And only one application will be progressed at any one time. So to give you the best chance of getting on the course you really want, have a think about which one is best suited to you and your plans for the future.
DO keep checking your emails. When you apply online, we’ll keep in touch with you by email. But remember to check your junk email folder just in case our email has ended up there.
DON’T wait for all your exam results. Conditional offers for places can be given subject to you passing your exams, so you can apply before you get your results.
DON’T feel you need to do it all in one go. Once you’ve set up your login details, you can return to your application form at a later date from the Applications tab on the top bar of our website, so you don’t have to do it all in one sitting. Just remember your username and password!
DON’T panic about interviews. This is also your chance to speak to course staff face-to-face and ask any questions you have.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you need help to complete your application, please contact the college on 0344 248 0115 for further assistance.
Each course has different entry requirements. If you meet the entry criteria of the course and we still have places available, you may be invited to a course interview. Not all courses require an interview so we may update you on your application without that.
We have staff available to help you through an interview should you feel, that support would be helpful.
Your performance at the interview, along with any other selection criteria such as qualifications you have gained or are working towards (or for some courses work or voluntary experience) will help us decide on your application.
You will receive an email asking you to attend your course interview. This may be on campus, online via Microsoft Teams or on the phone.
Our course interviews for August courses will not start until after Christmas and New Year holidays and will continue up until the course starts. There are a limited number of places on each course, and as we offer course places throughout the application period, the course may be full by the time your application is updated. If this happens, we will let you know. Places may become available if others do not accept their place or attend their interview.
If you cannot attend your course interview, please email admissions@fife.ac.uk to request an alternative date and time.
Please confirm through the online application system if you are happy to accept the offer to hold your place. You can only accept one full-time offer; any others applications that you have submitted will be at a status of “on hold” and will not be progressed any further.
If you would like to cancel or withdraw your application, please email admissions@fife.ac.uk.
A decision on your application will be sent to you by email.
In some cases, we may determine that another course would be better suited to you and would create an application on your behalf for that alternative course.
If there are no suitable alternative courses and we feel that you do not meet the entry criteria we will refer you to our Guidance and Wellbeing Team at Fife College or Skills Development Scotland to discuss other options.
The final step in confirming your place is completing your enrolment on the Student Portal.
We will email you about how you access the Student Portal and what you need to do. After you've completed the enrolment you'll have access to College systems, including your timetable and College ICT account. If your course has a Welcome and Induction Session planned before classes start you will be able to view the date and time of that also.
Before you start your course, please arrange your college funding (link to fees and funding page). Applications open in April for SAAS (for HNC/HND/degree level courses) and in ** for bursary/EMA (below HNC level courses). To ensure your funding is in place for your course start, please apply for funding as early as possible.
Please get in touch with our Customer Services Team on 0344 248 0115. They can arrange an appointment for you to speak to our Guidance and Wellbeing Team who can provide some advice and information.