Registration 2009/10

Key Points• Registration is an online process

• If you get stuck, telephone our Helpline 0161 275 2350

• If you need to see somebody e.g. to pay by cheque, come to the Whitworth Hall according to the Registration timetable.

You should already have:

• Crucial Guide– If not, your School will have a copy of the Crucial

Guide for you– Alternatively go online

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/

• Log-On details– Telephone 0161 275 2350 if you have not received

these.

Where to Start

Sign up for IT facilities

PC Clusters

Venue LocationCluster

RoomGeorge Kenyon

ClusterOxford Road site

Accommodation Block

Owens Park Fallowfield1st floor Main

Entrance

Barnes Wallis Building

Sackville St site

2nd Floor

Other clusters are available in Halls of Residence and in schools.

After I.T. signup• Log on to the student system to

register

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/academic-life/registration/

• Follow the 10 steps (refer to Crucial Guide)

The Online Registration Process

(10 steps)

• Steps 1-9

You will need to check your personal details and give a term-time address.

• Step 10 is Payment of Tuition Fees.

Payment of Tuition Fees • You should aim to do this online

• If you get stuck telephone Registration Helpline 0161 275 2350

• If you really need to see somebody go to Whitworth Hall according to the Registration timetable.

http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/academic-life/registration/

You can pay online by• Debit / Credit Card

You can pay in Whitworth

Hall by• Cheque – payable to “The University of Manchester”• Travellers cheques (sterling only)• Bankers Draft• Cash (for security reasons we don’t recommend this)

Note – We cannot accept American Express Cards

Payment Online

• The 1st instalment (3 instalments maximum) is due at Registration, to be paid by debit /credit card.

• You can pay in full or set up a Direct Debit plan to pay your remaining 2 instalments.

• You then need to attend a swipe card collection venue to have your photograph taken and collect your card

Registration Helpline

0161 275 23509am – 5pm in Registration Week

• Queries• Payment by Credit / Debit Card• Set Up Direct Debit Plans

(need to make1stpayment immediately by card)

Face to Face Registration(only if absolutely necessary)

• Whitworth Hall

• You should attend at the time advised by your School/Registration timetable

• No fast track card issue facilities

What you need to bring:• Log-On details• Sponsorship Letter (if applicable)• UK bank details (if you wish to pay in

instalments)• Payment• Passport + UK ID / ICFN card (if one has

been issued) for scanning• EU Students – Financial Notice from

SLC

Instalment Plans

Paying in 3 Instalments• Three equal instalments for all students

1)Registration2)19th January (payable by Direct Debit)3)19th April (payable by Direct Debit)

• The money must be in your account by the close of business the working day before – £25 fee for late payments

• Late payment levy rises to £50 after 28 days if payment not made.

Banks• To set up a Direct Debit for the remainder of

your tuition fees you MUST have a UK bank account details.

• Major High-Street banks on Campus(see Crucial Guide p23 for contact details)

• Some banks available at Registration in Whitworth Hall.

• Some banks allow you to apply online• Open a bank account as soon as possible

Opening a Bank Account• You will need

– Passport– Offer Letter sent to home address– Confirmation of UK address

• You should be able to get your account number and sort code within a couple of days (you cannot set up a Direct Debit to pay in instalments without these).

• What do banks offer in terms of services: http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/financial-life/bank-accounts/

Swipe Card Collection

New international students can only get their swipe card when they have had their passport and visa or passport and UK ID (ICFN) card scanned.

Swipe Card Collection Venues

CENTRAL VENUES• George Kenyon cluster (18 - 30 September - Monday to Friday

9.15am to 5pm and Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 10am to 4pm)

• Joule Library (Sackville Street, Main Building, Floor E), 18 – 30 September 9.15am - 5pm, except Sunday 20 September 1pm to 6pm.

• Students from the School of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering (MACE) only: George Begg Building, Room B8; times to be advised to relevant students.

• Students from the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering only: Sackville Street Building, Room B23, times to be advised to relevant students.

Swipe card collection venuesHALLS OF RESIDENCE VENUES

• Owens Park (Little Court A) (17 – 21 September; 9.15am - 5pm weekdays and 10am to 4pm at weekends.)

• Renold Building, Sackville Street B28 (17 – 21 September; 9.15am - 5pm weekdays and 10am to 4pm at weekends.)

• Grosvenor Hall ( TV Room) (17 – 21 September; 9.15am - 5pm weekdays and 10am to 4pm at weekends.)

• Grove House, Whitworth Park (IT Cluster) (17 – 21 September; 9.15am - 5pm weekdays and 10am to 4pm at weekends.)

• Hulme Hall (Seminar Room) (17 – 21 September; 9.15am - 5pm weekdays and 10am to 4pm at weekends.)

• Dalton Ellis (Library) (17 – 20 September; 9.15am - 5pm weekdays and 10am to 4pm at weekends.)

Late Registration Charge

The University will impose a £50 late registration fee on students registering after 30th September.

Debts

•Students who owe money to the University cannot re-register, or graduate.

•Budgeting is essential

•If you run in to difficulties, seek help immediately

•Student Services Centre

Travelling between the registration venues use the

FREE 147 BusSackville StUnder the railway bridge next to the gate house

Oxford Rd

Outside MBS or the Students Union

Use your swipe card or free pass on inside cover of ‘Crucial Guide’