Getting Started

Enrolment

Before starting to study at USW, you will need to complete enrolment process. The below guidance will make this as smooth as possible.

Enrolment Guidance
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UK Students

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

How to set up your university IT account

Once you have set up your University IT account, you can sign in to our online enrolment service. You just need your USW ID number and password.

Complete your online enrolment

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

How to collect your student ID card

EU / International Students

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, you will need to follow this guidance before enrolling online.

Follow this guidance if you are arriving at USW as a new student

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.

Follow this guidance if you are a returning student

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.

Find out more about Attendance and Engagement Monitoring