Clearing the way to a new future

Many students are expected to ring the University of Teesside’s help lines after receiving their A level results on Thursday 18 August 2005 to confirm their place at university.

Known as ‘Confirmation and Clearing’ and lasting until mid-September, the aim is to match potential students to courses which still have vacancies. It has also become increasingly popular with people making late applications to university. New courses this year include BSc (Hons) Health Psychology, BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics, BA (Hons) Sport Management, BA (Hons) Sport and Leisure Management, BA (Hons) Marketing and Advertising Management, BA (Hons) Advertising Management and Public Relations.

The help lines are open on Thursday 18 August and again on Friday 19 August, for the following hours:

General Enquiries - 01642 384243 from 8:30am until 9.00pm Teesside Business School - 01642 342807 from 8:30am until 9.00pm School of Computing - 01642 342639 from 8:30am until 9.00pm School of Health & Social Care - 01642 384110 from 8:30am until 9.00pm School of Arts & Media - 01642 384019 from 8:30am until 9.00pm School of Social Sciences & Law - 01642 342308 from 8:30am until 9.00pm School of Science & Technology - 01642 342499 from 8:30am until 9.00pm

The same numbers are available from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 20 August, with an answer phone service on Sunday 21 August. The lines are open from 8:30am to 7.00pm from Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 August.

Requests for clearing information can also be emailed to registry@tees.ac.uk or visit the University of Teesside’s web site at www.tees.ac.uk

Kathryn Turnbull, University of Teesside’s Academic Registrar, said: “The Clearing help lines are intended to provide students with detailed information on current vacancies and entry requirements. Staff will be available to make offers and advise applicants on the availability of the 75th Anniversary Scholarships.”

To mark the 75th anniversary of the opening of Constantine College, the original educational predecessor of the University, the University is launching 130 anniversary scholarships worth a total of £3,000 per student.

Scholarships will be offered to those who do well in their A levels and choose one of 13 full-time degree courses starting in October. The University is making its anniversary scholarships available to students who achieve 300 UCAS tariff points. Applicants with non-standard entry qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Successful students will receive £1,000 per year for each of the three years of their course.

Scholarships are available for the following Honours degree courses: BA Creative Advertising and Promotion, BA Design Marketing (Packaging and Point of Purchase), BA Product Design (Contemporary Lifestyle and Furniture), BA Digital Music Creation, BSc Digital Music, BA Post-Production and Visual Effects, BSc Technical Direction in Computer Animation, BSc Health Psychology, BSc Sport and Exercise Psychology, BSc Digital Forensics, BSc Forensic Investigation and Consumer Law, BA Sport and Leisure Management and BA Sport Management.

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