SWAP East is a partnership of colleges and universities in the east and north of Scotland that aims to promote and support access to higher education for adults.
- Check you meet the SWAP eligibility criteria.
- Find a SWAP East access programme running at a college near you.
- See all the university courses you can progress to from each access programme.
- Contact us for information, advice and guidance: Swap.East@ed.ac.uk
The SWAP East team
Lesley Dunbar: Director
Nick Hutcheon: Coordinator
Rhiannon Carter: Administrator
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00
Click below to hear about the experiences of five former SWAP East students.
Preparation for Higher Education (Prep for HE) is a fundamental part of what you do as a SWAP student. It is intended to support you in the development of knowledge and skills that will help you as a student in higher education.
For that purpose. we advise you to use the SWAP East Prep for HE materials linked below:
Student stories
Induction
Applying to university
Funding
Critical thinking
Academic writing for arts, humanities, social sciences and nursing
Academic writing for science and engineering
Referencing
Note-taking
Using evaluation and feedback
Making the transition to university
Induction
Applying to university
Funding
Critical thinking
Academic writing for arts, humanities, social sciences and nursing
Academic writing for science and engineering
Referencing
Note-taking
Using evaluation and feedback
Making the transition to university
Self-reflection materials:
Study Diary
Taking Stock 1
Taking Stock 2
Taking Stock 3
In addition, Prep for HE includes other activities, such as attending SWAP Study Skills events and university open days, engaging with Peer Support Volunteers and doing the Prep for HE work assigned by your college.
SWAP/Open University Prep for HE.
SWAP/Open University Prep for HE.
VIVIENNE MCCOMB
After a career of 22 years, I was at a loss what to do with my life after losing my job in 2011. I was a single...
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ALI HASSANZADAH
“Dream big for the long term” For me as a person who couldn’t pursue school education beyond the...
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HELEN MACINDOE
SWAP has helped me get the job I have always dreamed of!! On leaving school going to University was not an...
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IAIN SCOTT
Always follow your heart and take a chance, as it is better to have tried and risk failure, than live in regret. I...
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See here for details of all the access programmes currently being offered by our partner colleges.
All of our partner universities consider applications from SWAP students.
Use the progression route finder below to look up degree programmes available to SWAP East students and check out which access programme is the most suitable for your degree choice.
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