How to apply

Choose your programme

You can study on our Undergraduate Summer School or Physics Undergraduate Summer School.

You'll need to choose which programme and which session you would like to attend. You can come for one or both sessions.

Undergraduate Summer School

Session One: 30 June - 18 July 2025

Session Two: 21 July - 8 August 2025

Physics Undergraduate Summer School

Session One: 30 June - 25 July 2025

Session Two: 28 July - 22 August 2025

Choose your modules

For the Undergraduate Summer School, you must select three credit-bearing modules in order of preference. Browse our undergraduate summer school modules. 

Check our entry requirements

You must be academically qualified to take the modules you apply for. You should be currently studying in higher education.

You must have:

• a current GPA of 2.8 or higher (out of 4) or equivalent
• an IELTS level certificate of 6.0 or equivalent.

Visit our Entry requirements page for details of other qualifications we accept.

Check fees and costs

You should check our fees before submitting your application to Sussex.

View your accommodation

You’ll live in on-campus residence on an environmentally award-winning campus. Our rooms are single occupancy with a mix of ensuite bedrooms and bedrooms with a shared bathroom.

All rooms are self-catered, have a shared kitchen and common room.

Find out more about our accommodation.

Prepare your application documents

You need to have:

• evidence showing that you meet our academic entry requirements
• evidence of suitable English language qualifications, if English is not your first language.

Please ensure that you upload all necessary documents with your application form, as we may not be able to process your application without them.

Apply to Sussex

Applications for our 2025 Summer School programme will open on Monday 2 December 2024.

If you're travelling from a partner institution, we will contact your home university’s study abroad office, as we can’t process your application until they approve your participation. By submitting an application you are confirming that the information given in the application is correct and completed and that you understand that the University reserves the right to withdraw registration if this is not the case; that you understand that entry to the University is selective and that completion of the application form does not guarantee entry. You also confirm understanding that your personal data will be processed by the University in accordance with Data Protection legislation and the University’s Data Protection Policy, and that personal data may be processed and shared for the purposes set out in clause 12 of our terms and conditions.

Receive your offer letter

If you’ve been successful, you’ll receive an offer to confirm your place on the programme that you can accept online. You will also be asked to pay a non-refundable deposit of £250 within 4 weeks of the offer, to secure your place. You will then receive your official offer letter.

You will need this offer letter, that contains your candidate number, to enter the UK. You will also need to keep it with you if you intend to travel outside of the UK while you are studying at Sussex.

You will receive confirmation of your module allocations in May when you begin Pre-Enrolment.

Apply for a visa

You may need a visa to study in the UK, and you must have the most up-to-date information when you plan your trip. Find out how to apply for a visa to study in the UK.

Registration (Pre-enrolment)

From May 2025, you will need to begin the pre-enrolment registration process to confirm your details and pay the remainder of your fees.

You will receive further details of pre-enrolment registration closer to the summer.

To enable the University to discharge its safeguarding obligations to all members of our community, the registration process when you join Sussex is subject to a satisfactory criminal convictions disclosure. As part of registration, we ask all new students to declare whether they have a relevant unspent conviction. You’ll find full details about this here. If you would need to answer ‘yes’ to these questions, you must contact us immediately (and certainly before making a visa application) so our Criminal Convictions Panel can evaluate your case.

Enrolment

Your enrolment is complete when you arrive on campus and have your passport scanned to check your visa details.

You will receive further details of our enrolment closer to the summer.

By submitting an application and paying fees, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions. These cover application, payment terms, cancellations, and non-attendance.