UCAS application code: Field
Definition
The UCAS Application Scheme Code, which is a four or nine character code issued by UCAS.
Reason Required
Required by Office for Students (OfS) to identify students who entered their current instance via a UCAS application system and to facilitate linking between UCAS and ILR data.
Schema Definitions
- XML Entity Name
- UCASAPPID
- Field Length
- 9
- Data type
- RestrictedString
- Minimum occurrences
- 0
- Maximum occurrences
- 1
- Part of
- LearningDeliveryHE
Collection Requirements
- Learners entering through UCAS
Valid Entries
Two alphabetic characters followed by two numeric digits, or nine numeric digits.
Pattern
[a-zA-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}|[0-9]{9}
Notes
The UCAS Application Code/Number together with the UCAS Personal identifier (UCASPERID) forms the UCAS Application Identifier. The application code/number will normally be a four character code (two alphabetic characters then two numeric digits) or the old style UCAS Application Number of nine numeric digits.