You will find the going hard, and you will risk failure. Generally, you must be at least 18 before 1 January of the year your course begins, though some courses have higher age limits. You may not take courses that would lead to the award of more than 120 points in any twelve-month period. If you are studying full time at another institution you must get written permission from the principal of that institution to study with the Open University. In general, you must be living in the European Union, Switzerland or Slovenia to study OU courses.
Detailed information is given in the 'Studying outside the UK' page for each course.
All courses are taught in English, and your spoken and written English must be of adequate standard for undergraduate or postgraduate study, whichever you intend to undertake. If English is not your first language you can get information from the Open University in the North about assessing your English language skills in relation to your proposed studies. See the 'Contact the OU' link on the left for telephone numbers and addresses. Fees are given in the pages for each course, which also tell you about other costs you will have to plan for. The fees can be paid by instalments and there are various forms of help available in the UK only, for those who would otherwise find it difficult to pay their fees.