What you need to do next

"Once you have got your place, it starts to get exciting! Remember to find out as much as you can before you arrive, to make the first few days slightly less hectic!"

Daisy White, BA (Hons) English

Practical checklist

Step 1

Register for your course

An invitation to register for your course online will be sent from 17 August 2021. This includes instructions on how to register via myHub before you arrive and the information you will need to complete this. If you applied through an international representative, we will send this email to your personal email address – not to your representative. It only takes 20-30 minutes to register and includes paying for, or telling us how you intend to pay for, your tuition fees. It will also give you access to your BU student email address and Brightspace, BU’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Step 2

Log in to Brightspace

Once you’ve completed your online registration, you will be able to access Brightspace, BU’s VLE. It will be essential to you throughout your time as a BU student, so please log on as soon as possible. brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk On Brightspace you will find important information to help you prepare for the start of term. General course information, pre arrival activities, ME@BU (which includes information about our student support services) as well as access to your BU email account. Brightspace also has a mobile app called Pulse. Pulse will help you keep track of important announcements, deadlines, and grades so you can spend less time organising and more time learning. Brightspace Pulse is available to download for free on both iOS and Android app stores. www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pulse

Step 3

Complete your online enrolment

After completing your online registration, you will receive an email invitation to enrol onto your course. This is when you will officially become a BU student. It is important you complete your online enrolment before the start date of your course, which in most cases is 20 September 2021. Information about the documents required to enrol will be in your registration email. These details can also be found on our what to bring webpages.

www.bournemouth.ac.uk/what-to-bring

Step 4

Log in to Brightspace to check detailed course information

Approximately one week before your teaching begins your unit information will become available on Brightspace. This is how you’ll find out about any lectures taking place during your induction week as well as lots of other detailed information about your course. brightspace.bournemouth.ac.uk

Organise your finances

If you haven’t already done so, apply for any student loans, maintenance grants, bursaries and scholarships you may be eligible for.

www.bournemouth.ac.uk/funding

Apply for your Student visa

International students (non-EU) now is the time to apply for your visa to study in the UK if you need one. For information about immigration, visas and BU support visit:

www.bournemouth.ac.uk/immigration

Familiarise yourself with emergency numbers

It’s important you know how to get help if you find yourself in an emergency situation. On campus call 01202 962222. For the police, ambulance, fire service or coastguard call 999. Add these numbers to your phone so you always have them close by.

Get to know SUBU

Read the enclosed SUBU ‘We are Freshers’ fold out. It’s your quick start guide to joining in and making new friends.