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What is university enrolment?

Enrolment is when you are confirmed as a student at the University of Northampton. The enrolment process for new students usually involves two stages which you must complete:

  • Step 1 –  Online Enrolment – An online process to verify personal details, confirm your programme of studies and provide identification documentation.
  • Step 2 – Face to Face Enrolment Session – A face-to-face process session on campus. We will check your personal details and identification, scan passport/visa (if applicable) and provide you with a student ID card

(Please note: Some programmes such as Distance Learning and stand alone-modules are managed remotely and do not require attendance at a Face-to-Face enrolment session. If you are not required to attend a Face-to-Face enrolment we will advise you of this when you are invited to Online Enrolment)). Read our quick guide blog to enrolment.

Enrolment September 2024

The University of Northampton will be running enrolment sessions from mid-September for new university students.

  • If you are enrolling onto Post Graduate Certificate in Education, you will be able to enrol on 2 September.
  • If you are enrolling onto Return to Practice, you will be able to collect your card on 3 September. You will be enrolling remotely, so will not need to book an face-to-face enrolment.
  • If you are enrolling onto BA in Learning and Teaching or Foundation Degree Learning and Teaching, you will be able to enrol on 7 September.
  • If you are enrolling onto Degree Holder Entry Programme for Policing (Level 6), you will be able to enrol on 17 September or before.
  • If you are enrolling onto OT Apprenticeship, you will be able to enrol on 12 September or before.
  • If you are studying a programme which starts 23 September, please attend an enrolment session between 14 September and 15 September.
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Online Enrolment

The first part of the enrolment which you must complete is online enrolment. You will receive an email and be invited to enrol online when it is time to register with the University of Northampton. You will be asked to activate your account and you will then be sent an email with your log in details.

Once you have received both your emails then please login and complete online enrolment. During online enrolment, please upload a passport style photo (for your student card) and photographic ID:

  • UK Nationals – Passport or Driving Licence (including provisional)
  • Overseas Nationals – Passport

If you are having difficulties with online enrolment, please read our guide or attend (invite will be sent you via email) one of our enrolment webinars, which are taking place in September 2024. If you need any further assistance, then please contact our enrolment support team on 01604 892833 or email enrolment@northampton.ac.uk.

  • If you are a new student studying on campus, then you will need to attend a face to face university enrolment session. At a face-to-face enrolment session we will check your personal details, your identification, scan your passport/visa and provide you with your student card.

    (Please note: if you are not required to attend a Face-to-Face enrolment session then you will be advised of this when you are invited to pre-enrol)

    Confirming your Identity

    At the enrolment session we will need to confirm your identify therefore you will need to bring the following:

    • UK Nationals – Passport or Driving Licence (including provisional)
    • Overseas National – Passport, Decision Letter from the Home Office, and BRP card* (if applicable)
    • If you have a non-British passport, even if you are a home student, please bring your passport to Face-to-Face enrolment
    • Other Identification (e.g. bank cards, birth certificates, official letters etc) in case we need to identify you further

    (Note: if you are a UK national and do not have a passport or driving licence then you should bring official documents which will allow us to confirm your identity)

    Other Documents/Information

    You should also bring the following with you to a face-to-face UON enrolment:

    • Your eight-digit Student ID Number
    • Qualification certificates/slips if you have not already submitted them
    • Name change documentation if you have not already submitted them
    • University/College Payment Advice from Student Finance England (or your local funding authority) – loans cannot be paid unless your information is correct and we can access your Student Support Number
    • Accommodation Arrival Information (if you are moving into halls)
    • Mobile number and preferred personal email address

    When can I attend a Face-to-Face Enrolment Session?

    We run enrolment sessions to coincide with the start dates of programmes. Please sign up to one of the enrolment sessions via the Face-to-Face Enrolment Booking Form.

    * International students will not be allowed to enrol face-to-face without presenting their BRP card. Students must collect their BRP card from the local post office in Northampton town centre (20 St Giles’ Street, Northampton, NN1 1AF) before arriving to face-to-face enrolment.

  • If you have any of the following issues then you will not be enrolled at the University of Northampton, will not receive an ID card and will not be allowed to move into halls:

    • Finance sanction involving paying your fees
    • No ID provided
    • U18s confirmation not submitted
    • Residency Status (e.g. home/overseas status) unresolved

  • The University of Northampton is an access-controlled campus therefore, you need to be fully enrolled and have received a student card to be able to access buildings, learning and teaching spaces, academic sessions, resources, and online systems and content. Please ensure that you attend an advertised face to face session (and where required, book on to the session) so that you can complete your enrolment. If you attend the University outside of scheduled enrolment times, you may not be able to receive a student card and access the campus.

  • If you are attending a face to face session over 14 – 15 September 2024 then please see our Welcome and Arrival page. Remember to check out our Travel and Parking pages for more information on how to get to the University.

    Make sure you check out your programme Welcome Pack for in person and online inductions.

  • You need to wear your student card at all times while you are on campus.

    Your student card will:

    • Provide access to teaching and study spaces for your programme
    • Provide access to library resources
    • Allow access to Students’ Union events.

    If you lose your card, you will need to pay to replace it. Please visit the Payment Portal. Replacement ID cards are to be collected from Senate Reception.

  • For information about enrolment as a Distance Learning student, visit our webpage.

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