New student registration

Students starting a new course in October 2023

Once you have accepted your place to study with us and your student record has been created, you will receive an email with information about how to register. As part of this, you will be invited to complete Online Registration (step 2), which opened on 30 August 2023. It is important that you complete this as soon as possible to allow you to engage with life here as an Essex student.

Online Registration will include making payment of fees (where required). You should be aware that you are not considered to be registered for your course until your fees have been paid and received. It is important that you make payment of these as early as possible, to ensure they reach us in time for the start of your course.

If you are an international student, you will be required to upload evidence of your immigration status which allows you to study at the University.

• Further information about what you need to upload (.pdf)

We’ll also send information to you via email, so please keep a look out for this, as it will also include details on the compulsory steps you need to complete. Until then, please familiarise yourself with the range of important information detailed on the remainder of this page.

We’ve put together a summary of the key steps you need to complete, to register for your course. These are:

• Step 1 - Set up your Essex IT account
• Step 2 - Complete Online Registration (including Right to Study document upload for international students)
• Step 3 - Pay your Tuition Fees (this can also be completed within Online Registration)
• Step 4 - Complete your in-person Right to Study Check and collect your Student Registration Card

You must complete registration before you attend teaching events, undertake examinations or submit any assessed work. To enable you to engage with life as a student at Essex, it is essential that you register at the earliest available opportunity to ensure that you can access all of the necessary resources, and be ready to begin your journey with us. Please make sure that you familiarise yourself with the latest Registration dates section on this page, to ensure that all of the above stages are complete by the relevant deadlines.

As a reminder, Online Registration does not open until 12pm on Wednesday 30 August 2023, so you won’t be able to complete this step before then.

We would encourage all new students to familiarise themselves with the Registration Regulations. 

Paying your tuition fees

As one of the compulsory steps of registration, you will need to ensure the University is in receipt of the required amount for your tuition fees, before you can begin attending teaching and accessing other resources. 

It is therefore important that you ensure that any funding arrangements are in place as early as possible, including making payments with adequate time for these to clear before the start of term. Further information can be found on our How to Pay Your Fees page.

Completing your Right to Study check

As a new student, you’ll be required to attend a compulsory in-person registration appointment. During this appointment we will review your original ID documents and evidence of your immigration status, to confirm you have the correct permissions to study with us. If you are an international student, you will be asked to upload your documentation via our Online Registration system before you arrive with us. Please note that you will need to also bring a physical copy of any documents that you have uploaded with you to your in-person Registration appointment.

See our guide about documents you should bring to your appointment (.pdf)

Once your registration is confirmed during this appointment, you will be issued with your Student Registration Card, so you can begin using this to record your attendance at teaching events. 

Latest Registration deadlines

It is important that you are on campus and register for your course at the start of term, as this ensures your registration status is confirmed and you can begin attending classes as early as possible. By attending from the start of term, you reduce the chance of you missing essential welcome and induction information, as well as vital teaching and assessment on your course.  You should therefore aim to complete Online Registration and make payment of the required tuition fees before term starts and then be on campus, ready to attend your in-person registration appointment (where your registration will be confirmed) at the start of term.

You should not attend teaching, examinations or submit work until you have completed all required steps for registration (including payment of your tuition fees). This is in line with our Regulations relating to Registration.

In exceptional circumstances, where you cannot complete registration before the start of term, we operate latest registration deadlines.  These are the latest dates a student is allowed to register by, so it is essential you complete all registration steps by the deadline, otherwise you will not normally be allowed to register for your course. 

The latest registration deadlines for students starting a new course in October 2023 are published below. Please note all deadlines fall at 12:00pm on the date listed.

Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents (CCFEA)

Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE)

Essex Business School (EBS)

Economics

Edge Hotel School

East 15 Acting School

Essex Pathways

Government

Health and Social Care (HSC)

Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Language and Linguistics

Law

Life Sciences

Literature, Film and Theatre Studies (LIFTS)

Mathematical Sciences

Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies (PHAIS)

Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (PPS)

Psychology 

Sociology

Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)

Integrated PhDs

Registration Hubs

Once you’ve completed Online Registration and are on campus, you will be sent a link to book your in-person registration appointment. Following the completion of all steps, you will be presented with your Student Registration Card and will become an official student with us at Essex.   

We’ll be publishing details of the locations and opening times of our October 2023 Registration Hubs on this page, so please check back regularly for further information.  

Returning Students

As a returning student you will need to complete Online Registration at the start of each academic year to ensure you can continue to access and teaching for the next stage of study on your course.  This ensures that we know you want to continue as a student, so can keep your student record open and allow you to retain access to University facilities and resources.

You’ll also need to complete Online Registration if you are a student returning from a period of intermission.

For further information on completing the registration process as a returning student, please visit our Returning Student Registration page.