Postgraduate applicants are not required to submit a reference letter with UCAS, but it may be required if the chosen school asks for one. Undergraduate applicants are required to submit one reference letter through UCAS. A UCAS reference letter is an account your teachers, tutors or employers write on your behalf, describing your suitability for university study. It’s also an extremely important part of your UCAS application, since undergraduate programs in the UK use an applicant’s reference letter as a key deciding factor in admissions decisions.

What a UCAS reference letter is and its requirementsĪ reference letter is a required part of any UCAS application for universities in the UK.