Enrolment

Due to the current situation with COVID -19 there may be differences in the enrolment process to that detailed below. You will receive email communication with exact details of what you need to do to complete your enrolment with the University and obtain your ID card.

UK STUDENTS - HOW TO ENROL

EU / INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - HOW TO ENROL

UK STUDENTS - HOW TO ENROL

You are required to complete the enrolment process in order to be permitted to study on your course.
To make this as smooth as possible please carefully read and follow the relevant guidance:

* If you are an EU/International student, please click here to follow the EU/International enrolment guidance

1. Set up your University IT account

1. Set up your Uni IT account

Here you will gain access to your username and password. Your student email address format will be studentnumber followed by @students.southwales.ac.uk e.g. [email protected]

2. Complete Your Online Enrolment

Complete Online Enrolment

You will now be able to complete the online enrolment process. You will need to enter your eight digit USW ID number as your username, together with your password, both of which can be obtained as part of step one.

3. Collect your Student ID Card

Collect your Student ID Card

The University of South Wales Student SMART ID card is multi-purpose and acts as your University identification, Library card, Door Entry card and allows you access to University services and facilities.

EU / International Students - How To Enrol

You are required to complete the enrolment process in order to be permitted to study on your course.
To make this as smooth as possible please carefully read and follow the relevant guidance:

1. New students

FOLLOW THIS GUIDANCE

If you are an international student studying at the University of South Wales for the first time, or you have studied with us previously and are progressing to a new course, before you will be able to enrol online you must follow this guidance.

2. Returning students

FOLLOW THIS GUIDANCE

If you are an international student, or a student who is subject to immigration control, returning to enrol on the next year of your course at the University of South Wales, or you are required to repeat elements of your course, before you will be able to enrol online you must follow this guidance.

3. Attendance and Engagement Monitoring

ATTENDANCE MONITORING

In order to fulfil our Tier 4 sponsorship duties, the University of South Wales must undertake specific processes and procedures when enrolling international non-EU students. Visit our Attendance Monitoring page for more information on Tier 4 students' attendance monitoring responsibilities.

FURTHER ADVICE

UK student enrolment

Enrol online

We will email you with details of how to enrol online (which includes your USW student ID to enable login - your UCAS ID won't work).

Please note: the Student Enrolment System currently works best with Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers. If you experience problems perhaps consider retrying with these browsers.

>> Enrol now

Student loan

COVID-19 contingency. Student Finance payments are still scheduled to be released once your course has started and upon your completion of the online enrolment process. Once the University has confirmed your registration to the Student Loans Company, you can expect to receive payment within 3 to 5 working days, depending on who you bank with. Please note, your application for Student Finance must have been approved by before the University can confirm your registration with the Student Loans Company.

EU student enrolment

Before you can enrol online you will need to complete personalised enrolment checks.

Please refer to the enrolment information for further guidance on the process.

Find out how to pay your fees.

International student enrolment

Before you can enrol online you will need to complete personalised enrolment checks.

Please refer to the enrolment information for further guidance on the process.

Find out how to pay your fees.

Student ID card

Collecting your student ID card is the final step to enrolling at the University. The multi-purpose Student ID card acts as your University identification, library card, door entry card and allows you access to University services and facilities.

Your Student ID Card will be made available for you to collect following your enrolment. You will be emailed with details of where and when to collect it.

Need help?

Help with setting up your University IT Account can be found on the IT Services website.

If you need help with Online Enrolment, you can read our FAQs or ask a question.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF COURSE ENROLMENT

The University's terms and conditions of course enrolment includes confidentiality, data protection, disclosure of information to third parties, equality and diversity and the Student Declaration.