Enrolment

We need to make sure we have the right information about you. We'll ask you to confirm or update details such as:

• Your full name
• Date of birth
• Contact information
• Address
• Emergency contact details.

We'll also ask you some questions relating to your gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, alongside other typical information that forms part of your student profile.

Next, we'll ask you to confirm your course details. This includes the name of the course and the year of study. For some courses, we'll ask for some additional information, such as a teacher reference number (TRN). This will help us better support you in your learning.

Whether you're a sponsored student or a self-funder, we’ll give you guidance on your tuition fee and how this will be invoiced and collected. For home-sponsored students, we’ll confirm your sponsor details and do everything in the background so that your fees are paid. For self-funders, we’ll ask you to confirm your payment plan details.

If you're an international student, you'll need to ensure 50% of your fees have been paid before you can complete your enrolment. The remaining balance can then be split across five equal instalments.

For further information on paying your fees, please read our fee policies and payment notes.

We’ll ask you three questions about your career plans. We'll use this information to understand how best to support you and others on your course, so please take some time to answer carefully.

First, we’ll ask you to select the statement that most closely matches your current career plans. Then, we’ll give you an opportunity to tell us about any career-related experiences you've had in the last 12 months. Here you can select as many statements as you like, so don’t forget about experiences you've had within previous learning, work, volunteering, or other activities. Finally, we’ll ask you whether you agree or disagree with several statements about your skills, knowledge, and experience.

We'll send your new University user ID to your personal email address, alongside guidance on how to reset your password and set up Microsoft Authenticator.

We'll also start the process to create your account in Canvas, our virtual learning environment. This usually takes a few hours to complete and we'll add your modules on within 72 hours.

See our new students IT set up page for further information about this step.

If we're aware that your studies are sponsored by the Student Loans Company (SLC), we'll confirm your enrolment with them so they can release your funds. We'll email you to let you know when this happens.

If you're a self-funded student, we'll start the process to set up your payment plan as per the conditions of your enrolment. You'll receive an email to help set up your installments shortly after you enrol.

Once you've completed your enrolment, you'll be able to access your first week's timetable (induction timetable) through your 'What next?' checklist on myApplication. Your academic timetable that you'll follow for the rest of the year will be available shortly after this. See our timetables page to find out more.

Your 'What next?' checklist also provides important tasks you need to complete. Some tasks can be done before you join us, while others can be completed within your first few weeks. We recommend you work through your checklist as soon as you can.

Once you're enrolled, you can use 'My Photo' to upload your photo for your campus card. You can also use this to check the status of your campus card.

Before you upload a photo, please ensure your term time address is correct as we’ll post your campus card here. This can take up to eight working days post-upload, so we recommend uploading as early as possible.

If you've tried to enrol online and need some help, you can visit our in-person Enrolment Hub. Here, the Welcome team will be on hand to help get you set up. You can find the Hub in Prospect Building, Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's from 9am-4pm.

After you're enrolled, you can speak to our friendly Student Enquiries team, who can talk you through the next steps to get settled into your studies.

Although enrolment should only take around 15 minutes, we know that you may need to take a break. If you don’t complete enrolment straight away, the next time you log in you'll see the enrolment tile and option in the navigation, so you can pick up where you left off. So, don’t worry, you don’t have to do it in one sitting and your previous answers won’t be lost!

You should log in to myApplication with the username and password we'll send you.

You can use the 'Help to Login' section to reset your password. We'll ask for your username, surname, and date of birth to verify who you are. If everything matches up, we'll send a temporary password to your personal email address. You can then use this to log in when you'll be prompted to update your password.

We recommend that you check all your items in the 'Checklist/Qualification Upload' section in myApplication. Here you'll be able to see the status of each document. The issue may be that your qualifications are uploaded but are waiting to be verified, so you can't enrol yet. This usually takes us 48 hours from the moment you upload to have them checked.

If you’re still stuck, reach out to our Welcome team: welcome@sunderland.ac.uk.

If you have any questions during your transition into student life, you can contact welcome@sunderland.ac.uk. Our helpful and friendly team will get back to you as soon as possible.