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How to register

We can’t wait for you to join our University of Essex family.  Have you received your registration email yet? 


Once your student record is ready, you’ll be contacted on your personal email to ask you to set up your new Essex IT account using our Get Account system. You can then use your IT account to register with us online.

Online registration for new courses starting in October 2023 will be open from 12:00pm on Wednesday 30 August 2023.

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.

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:

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

 

Getting an error code?

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Our records indicate you are a student of one of our partner institutions.

Please ensure you complete the Registration process with your institution, who will then confirm this to us so we can complete your registration remotely.

Error code 3:

There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration then please use the Live Chat facility quoting error code 3.

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There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration please use the Live Chat facility, quoting error code 4.

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There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration please use the Live Chat facility, quoting error code 5.

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Unfortunately you are unable to complete your registration online.

Please contact the Registration Team by emailing regoff@essex.ac.uk, quoting error code 7, and they will confirm the arrangements for your Registration.

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Unfortunately you are unable to complete your registration online.

Please contact the Registration Team by emailing regoff@essex.ac.uk, quoting error code 8, and they will confirm the arrangements for your Registration.

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There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration please use the Live Chat facility, quoting error code 9.

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There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration please use the Live Chat facility, quoting error code 10.

Error code 11:

Unfortunately you are unable to access Registration at this time.

If you require a visa to study in the UK, you may need to provide evidence of this to our International Services Team: international@essex.ac.uk. Once this has been received and approved, you will be able to register.

If your department's registration deadline has now passed and they will not permit further late registrations for the 2023/24 academic year you will not be able to access and complete this process.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration then please use the live chat facility quoting error code 11.

Error code 12:

If you are awaiting the outcome of assessment for 2022/23, or of summer reassessment (voluntary or compulsory) from the Board of Examiners, you must await this outcome before your student record for 2023/24 can be created.

Once you have received your results, your new student record will be created and you will be able to register.

Information is also available on our Rules of Assessment web pages

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration then please use the live chat facility quoting error code 12.

Error code 13:

There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration please use the Live Chat facility, quoting error code 13.

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There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration then please use the Live Chat facility quoting error code 14.

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Your student registration is complete.

Please complete your Online Welcome Programme.

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Your student record indicates that you have an outstanding debt to the University.

Please sign into WebPay to pay your outstanding debt.

If you need assistance please contact the Income Team via income@essex.ac.uk.

Error code 17:

The online registration system is not currently open.

Our registration web pages have more information about the online registration process.

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Your student record indicates that you were given multiple options by the Board of Examiners. You must decide which option you wish to proceed with before you will be able to register.

Please refer to your Board of Examiners outcome email for further details.

Information is also available on our Rules of Assessment web pages.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration then please use the Live Chat facility quoting error code 18.

Error code 20:

Your student record indicates that you have an outstanding debt to the University.

Please sign into WebPay to pay your outstanding debt.

If you need assistance please contact the Income Team via income@essex.ac.uk.

Error code 21:

Online registration is currently closed.

Please contact the Student Services Hub for further assistance.

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Our records indicate you are a student of one of our partner institutions.

Please ensure you complete the Registration process with your institution, who will then confirm this to us so we can complete your Essex registration remotely.

Error code 24:

There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration please use the Live Chat facility, quoting error code 24.

Error code 25:

There is an issue with your student record, which we are working to fix. Please wait at least 24 hours before trying to access Online Registration.

If you continue to experience issues with accessing Online Registration then please use the Live Chat facility quoting error code 25.

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)

Course Latest registration deadline
All postgraduate taught courses Monday 09 October 2023
All post graduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE)

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters and Integrated Masters with a Placement Year) Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate taught courses Monday 09 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Essex Business School (EBS)

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters and Integrated Masters with a Placement Year) Wednesday 25 October 2023

All postgraduate taught courses (including those undertaken at Colchester and Southend Campus)

Wednesday 11 October 2023
All post graduate research courses Wednesday 01 November 2023

Economics

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters and Integrated Masters with a Placement Year) Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate courses (including Graduate Diploma) Wednesday 25 October 2023
All post graduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Edge Hotel School

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Year Abroad) Tuesday 10 October 2023
All postgraduate taught courses Tuesday 10 October 2023

East 15 Acting School

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including CERT HE Theatre Arts, Acting and Community Theatre) Monday 09 October 2023
All postgraduate taught courses Monday 09 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Monday 09 October 2023

Essex Pathways

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate foundation courses Wednesday 11 October 2023

Government

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters, Integrated Masters with a Placement Year and Integrated Masters with a Year Abroad) Wednesday 01 November 2023
All postgraduate taught courses Wednesday 01 November 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 01 November 2023

Health and Social Care (HSC)

Course Latest registration deadline

BSc Nursing (including Adult and Mental Health) and BSc Nursing with a Year Abroad (including Adult and Mental Health)

Monday 16 October 2023
BSc Occupational Therapy Monday 09 October 2023
FdSc Oral Health Science
Thursday 02 November 2023
BA Social Work
Thursday 02 November 2023
BSc Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) (including Placement Year and Year Abroad)
Wednesday 11 November 2023
MSc Global Public Health Friday 13 October 2023
MSc Speech and Language Therapy (SLT)
Thursday 12 October 2023
MSc Occupational Therapy
Monday 09 October 2023
PWP Friday 06 October 2023
MSc Periodontology, Advanced Periodontal Practise
TBC
MA Social Work
Monday 30 October 2023
All postgraduate courses
Monday 30 October 2023

Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Course Latest registration deadline
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Language and Linguistics

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Modern Languages and Integrated Masters) Wednesday 18 October 2023
All postgraduate taught courses Wednesday 18 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 01 November 2023

Law

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including English and French Law, Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters, Integrated Masters with a Placement Year and Integrated Masters with a Year Abroad)
Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate taught courses (including with Professional Placement) Wednesday 11 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 11 October 2023

Life Sciences

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Applied and Biomedical Sciences with NHS Placement, Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters, Integrated Masters with a Placement Year and Integrated Masters with a Year Abroad)
Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate taught courses Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Literature, Film and Theatre Studies (LIFTS)

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Multimedia Journalism, Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year, Multimedia Journalism with a Year Abroad, Placement Year, Year Abroad, and Integrated Masters)
Wednesday 25 October 2023
All post graduate taught courses Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Mathematical Sciences

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters, Integrated Masters with a Placement Year and Integrated Masters with a Year Abroad)
Wednesday 25 October 2023
 All postgraduate taught courses (including with a Professional Placement) Monday 09 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies (PHAIS)

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses ((including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters, Integrated Masters with a Placement Year and Integrated Masters with a Year Abroad) Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate taught courses  Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (PPS)

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Childhood Studies, Childhood Studies with a Placement Year, Childhood Studies with a Year Abroad, Psychodynamic Practice, Psychodynamic Practice with a Placement Year and Therapeutic Communications and Therapeutic Organisations)
Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate taught courses (including Graduate Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma) Wednesday 25 October 2023
All post graduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Psychology 

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters, Integrated Masters with a Placement Year and Integrated Masters with a Year Abroad)
Thursday 02 November 2023
All postgraduate taught courses Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 25 October 2023

Sociology

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters, Integrated Masters with a Placement Year and Integrated Masters with a Year Abroad)
Thursday 02 November 2023
All postgraduate taught courses Thursday 02 November 2023
All postgraduate research courses Thursday 02 November 2023

Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES)

Course Latest registration deadline
All undergraduate courses (including Physiotherapy, Sports Therapy, Sports Therapy with a Placement Year, Sports Therapy with a Year Abroad, Placement Year, Year Abroad, Integrated Masters, Integrated Masters with a Placement Year and Integrated Masters with a Year Abroad)
Wednesday 25 October 2023
MSc Physiotherapy Wednesday 11 October 2023
MSc Sports Therapy Wednesday 11 October 2023
MSc Strength and Conditioning Wednesday 11 October 2023
All other postgraduate taught courses Wednesday 25 October 2023
All postgraduate research courses Wednesday 01 November 2023

Integrated PhDs

Course                             Latest registration deadline
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Economics, Life sciences, LiFTS, Maths, PPS, Psychology, PHAIS   
Wednesday 25 October 2023
EBS, Government, History, Language & Linguistics, SRES
Wednesday 1 November 2023
E15
Monday 9 October 2023
Health and Social Care
Monday 30 October 2023
Institute for Social and Economic Research
Wednesday 25 October 2023
Law
Wednesday 11 October 2023
 Sociology  Thursday 2 November 2023

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. 

 

 
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