Registration

The Registration team are responsible for ensuring course and unit registration of all new and continuing students. They act as a key point of liaison and work closely with teams across the University to support staff and students through the onboarding process. Students are invited to register 90 days before the start of induction week as long as all clearance checks have been passed.

We have a number of different intakes each Academic Year. The dates for 2026/27 are listed below:

SEMESTER 1 (Including PGCE & Nursing)

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
01/08/26	Last CAS date: PGCE
14/08/26	Last CAS date: Nursing
28/08/26	Last CAS date: UG & PG (Non-Block)
02/09/26 - 04/09/26	Registration Desk for PGCE: Gateway Building, Polhill Campus, Room G1.05 (9am-5pm on 02/09 & 03/09, 9am-4.30pm on 04/09)
03/09/26 & 04/09/26	Document checks: PGCE 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm G0.13 (Bedford): Room booked 8am-6pm
04/09/26	Last CAS date: UG & PG (Non-Block) Low risk applicants
07/09/26	Induction week/Teaching week: PGCE
07/09/26	Teaching Commences: PGCE
08/09/26	Document Checks Mop Up: PGCE 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm -4.30pm G0.13 (Bedford): Room booked 8am-6pm
09/09/26 – 10/09/26	PSRB/International (maybe) Document checks 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm Outside F100 (Luton)
11/09/26	Document checks mop up: PGCE 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm -4.30pm G0.13 (Bedford): Room booked 8am-6pm
25/09/26	Registration Closes: PGCE
14/09/26	Induction week: Semester 1
14/09/26	Orientation (Luton)
14/09/26 – 18/09/26	Registration Desk: Campus Centre Ground Floor (10am-12noon & 2pm-4pm) Registration Desk: Gateway Building, Polhill Campus, Room G1.05 (10am-12noon & 2pm-4pm)
14/09/26 – 18/09/26	International Document checks There will be admissions presence each of these days, where walk-ins will be attended to outside of any appointments that may or may not have been booked
15/09/26	PSRB Document checks 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm Room P1.13 (Bedford)
16/09/26 – 17/09/26	PSRB Document checks 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm Outside F100 (Luton)
18/09/26	PSRB Document checks 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm Room G1.11 (Bedford)
21/09/26	Teaching Commences: Semester 1
21/09/26 – 25/09/26	Registration Desk: Campus Centre Ground Floor (10am-12noon & 2pm-4pm) Registration Desk: Gateway Building, Polhill Campus, Room G1.05 (10am-12noon & 2pm-4pm)
21/09/26 – 25/09/26	International Document checks There will be admissions presence each of these days, where walk-ins will be attended to outside of any appointments that may or may not have been booked
23/09/26	PSRB Document checks Mop up/reserve 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm Room G0.11 (Bedford)
23/09/26	Last ATR
24/09/26	PSRB Document checks Mop up/reserve 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm Outside F100 (Luton)
25/09/26	PSRB Document checks Mop up/reserve 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm Room TBC (Bedford)
28/09/26 – 02/10/26	International Document checks There will be admissions presence each of these days, where walk-ins will be attended to outside of any appointments that may or may not have been booked
30/09/26	Last ATR: Semester 1
02/10/26	Registration Closes: Semester 1 & Nursing
05/10/26 – 09/10/26	International Document checks Mop up There will be admissions presence each of these days, where walk-ins will be attended to outside of any appointments that may or may not have been booked
09/10/26	Late Registration Closes: Semester 1 & Nursing

BLOCK 1 PGT ONLY

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
14/08/2026	Last CAS date
04/09/2026	Last CAS date Low risk applicants
14/09/2026	Induction week
14/09/26 – 18/09/2026	Registration Desk: Campus Centre Ground Floor (10am-12 noon & 2pm-4pm)
14/09/26 – 18/09/2026	International Document checks
18/09/2026	Registration Closes
21/09/2026	Teaching Commences
21/09/26 – 25/09/26	Registration Desk: Campus Centre Ground Floor (10am-12 noon & 2pm-4pm)
21/09/26 – 25/09/26	International Document checks
23/09/2026	Last ATR
25/09/2026	Late Registration Closes

BLOCK 2 PGT ONLY

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
09/11/2026	Induction week
13/11/2026	Registration Closes
16/11/2026	Teaching Commences
18/11/2026	Last ATR
20/11/2026	Late Registration closes

SEM2

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
11/01/2027	Induction week
18/01/2027	Teaching Commences
27/01/2027	Last ATR
29/01/2027	Registration Closes
05/02/2027	Late Registration closes

BLOCK 3 PGT ONLY

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
18/01/2027	Induction week
22/01/2027	Registration Closes
25/01/2027	Teaching Commences
27/01/2027	Last ATR
29/01/2027	Late Registration closes

BLOCK 4 PGT ONLY

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
15/03/2027	Induction week
19/03/2027	Registration Closes
05/04/2027	Teaching Commences
07/04/2027	Last ATR
09/04/2027	Late Registration closes

BLOCK 5 PGT ONLY

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
24/05/2027	Induction week
28/05/2027	Registration Closes
31/05/2027	Teaching Commences
02/06/2027	Last ATR
04/06/2027	Late Registration closes

SEM3

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
31/05/2027	Induction week
07/06/2027	Teaching Commences
16/06/2027	Last ATR
18/06/2027	Registration Closes
25/06/2027	Late Registration closes

BLOCK 6 PGT ONLY

Date	Activity
Once records have been ATRd	Registration Opens
19/07/2027	Induction week
23/07/2027	Registration Closes
26/07/2027	Teaching Commences
28/07/2027	Last ATR
30/07/2027	Late Registration closes

Course and Unit Registration

Course and Unit registration are fully online.

The Course Registration task asks students to check if course information is correct, agree T&Cs, confirm personal details and confirm payment method for the course. A step-by-step guide [PDF] and a recording are available to students on our registration welcome pages, links to the registration welcome pages are listed below.

The Unit Registration task is only visible to students on courses that have option units to select or are on part-time courses. Students on full core diets will receive an email confirming the units they will be studying during the academic year.

Students are directed to use the help text on the tasks for support and to refer to the welcome pages here: Registering on your course (new students) and Re-registration (continuing students)

You can find frequently asked questions and answers regarding registration on FAQs and useful contacts

Students are sent various communications to log into eVision, My Actions page.

Some of the communications are:

Late Registration

Following the close of registration, students can apply for late registration within one week of the close of registration (Friday of week 3 of teaching period, or week 1 of block teaching). Applications will be considered on a case by case basis and are subject to approval by the Academic Registrar. Late approvals are therefore not guaranteed and will be considered on a case by case basis only.

Cohort	Registration Deadline/ Cut-Off	Late Registration Application Deadline	Late Registration Deadline
New Students Returning Students	End of Week 2 of teaching period	Day 3 of Week 3 of teaching period	End of Week 3
Block Students (Postgraduate only) Short Courses	End of Week 0 (Induction) of teaching period	Day 3 of Week 1 of teaching period	End of Week 1

Rollover of records

A rollover is when student records move from one academic year to the next. Students gain an additional SCE on their records and can then register for their course and units that they will be taking in the next year. It is a vital part of the process that links outcome to entry into registration for the following year. All continuing students should be rolled between August and September each year unless they are exiting the University. More information can be found in Rollover guidance [PDF]

Unit Choice

All undergraduate students on courses eligible for unit choice with an October and February start date will be invited to select their units. Invites for October starters are usually sent in March and have a deadline date of 4 weeks. Student invites for February starters are sent in June, with a deadline date at the end of July.

Unit choice closure

Once the deadline date has passed, eligible students that can continue, will have their records rolled and will be given another opportunity to select their option units through the unit registration task. The usual Registration deadline dates for course and Unit registration will then apply.
If students have not completed unit choice/registration at this stage, Academic Service staff will add the preferred units (provided by Faculties) manually.

Students who wish to change option units

We will be operating on the basis of the current process for requests to changes to units selected and are proposing that the deadline for changes coincides with the registration closure deadline of two weeks after the start of the teaching period.

Documents

ID Cards

The Photo Upload task has been revamped and updated - it now has a red button rather than a small Tab, cropping function, reminder communications and various other improvements. A recording to assist students can be found on Online registration - Upload Photo

The production of Student ID Cards will be undertaken by our security team. ID cards should be produced within a 24 hour turnaround time.

UK student ID Cards are posted to their term-time address. (If they do not have a term-time address on record, ID cards will be posted to their home address).
International and EU student ID cards can be collect from the SiD desk, please wait for an email to confirm its ready for collection!

Working Groups/Service reviews

Registration Review & Briefing Group - looks at enrolment stats and progress.
Course & Unit Registration Working Group - This has replaced the Unit Choice Working Group.

Projects

Registration Reengineering Project (as part of the SITs Change Programme) has delivered:

Automation of the ATR process (whereby applicants become provisional students) and,
Re-engineering of the registration task, separating out unit registration from course registration and automating a whole lot of finance processing (so provisional students can become Current much quicker!).
Fee arrangement task
Course Registration Student Validation Report
Student Registration Look up
Unit Registration Look up
Various other smaller tasks, such as AREL, resend registration invite & Deceased student data task
The Course Registration task has been reviewed and minor changes have been made to the help text to improve students' understanding of what is required within the registration task. Clearer messaging about a new tab opening for T&Cs. The Fees section of the task has had major changes, these include a red button for students to click if they have selected an incorrect payment method. Also on screen messaging informing students how much they still have to pay, next steps and updates to the instalment plan section.