  the universities and colleges admissions service is a uk-based charity whose main role is providing the application process for almost all british universities. some of ucas' services include several online application portals, a number of search tools, and free information and advice aimed at a number of key audiences, such as students considering higher education, students with pending applications to higher education institutes, parents and legal guardians of applicants and pre-applicants, school and further education college staff involved in helping students apply, and providers of higher education (universities and he colleges). while ucas is renowned for its undergraduate application service (the main ucas scheme), it also operates a number of other admissions services: * cukas (conservatoires uk admissions service) â for performing arts at a uk conservatoire * utt (ucas teacher training) â for postgraduate teacher training schemes * ukpass (uk postgraduate application and statistical service) â for some postgraduate courses * ucas progress â for post-16 education and training ==location== ucas is based near marle hill in cheltenham at the junction of the b4075 (new barn lane) and the a435 (evesham road), near cheltenham racecourse and a park and ride. it is situated just inside the parish of prestbury, gloucestershire.geograph.org.uk ==history== ucas was formed by the merger of ucca (universities central council on admissions), pcas (polytechnics central admissions system) and scue (standing conference on university entrance). the art and design admissions registry became part of ucas. ucas has terminated paper applications and operates now via online applications exclusively. ==ucas undergraduate admissions schemes== === ucas â main undergraduate scheme === since the vast majority of uk universities and higher education colleges use t
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