Entry requirements

NHS places

The National Health Service (NHS) provides the funding for most of the places on clinical psychology courses, and this usually includes paying the course fees.

For most courses, the relevant NHS organisation has residence requirements that you must meet to be considered.

The most common residence requirement is home fees status (see What is my fees status? below) though requirements can vary from course to course.

• Please see the Courses section for requirements for individual courses

Self-funded places

Some courses also have self-funded places. Most of these self-funded places require you to have overseas fees status.

• Please see the International Applicants section, and also follow the links there to check the requirements of each course

For self-funded places you need to provide your own funding, which includes paying the fees.

What is my fees status?

You will normally have home fees status if you are in one of the groups A-E.

a) You are settled in the UK as: a UK national or a Republic of Ireland national or you have Indefinite Leave to Remain/Enter (ILR/E)

• and you have lived in the UK or the Republic of Ireland for the last 3 years
• and during that time your residence was not only for full-time education

b) You are a UK national or a Republic of Ireland national

• and you were living in the EEA/Switzerland on 31 December 2020 and have continued to live there since
• and during that time your residence was not only for full-time education

c) You are an EU national with settled status or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme

• and you have lived in the UK/EEA/Switzerland for the last 3 years
• and during that time your residence was not only for full-time education

d) The UK government has: recognised you as a refugee or granted you humanitarian protection or granted you stateless leave

• and you have lived in the UK since you were granted this status

e) You have lived in the UK for half your life or for 20 years

• and you have lived in the UK for the last 3 years
• and during that time your residence was not only for full-time education

The details above are a based on information on the UKCISA website during summer 2025.

Still unsure?

If you are not in any of the groups mentioned above you should check the UKCISA website for fees status details.

For any of the following you should check the UKCISA website for fees status details:

• if you are from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
• if you have a British National (Overseas) passport

If you are unsure about your fees status for any reason, please check the UKCISA website.

• UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)
  is the UK's national advisory body serving the interests of international students and those who work with them

The European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA)

The European Union is made up of the following countries:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden

The European Economic Area is the EU plus the following countries:

• Iceland
• Liechtenstein
• Norway