The Process
When you’ve completed online enrolment, you’ll be able to:
- have a University Identification
- access course content in your digital learning environment (including your full course timetable)
- activate your student learning Account
- access wider University systems
- access University facilities, such as laboratories
- access academic staff related to your degree.
Complete online enrolment by following all these steps
Online Enrolment
Important note for international students: you cannot complete these steps until you have provided the relevant documentation. If you have been asked to provide your original qualifications or ATAS certificate, please email these to admissions@royalopenuniversity.ac.ug
You do not need to complete this step if you already have a Royal Open University Student account (this would be the case for students enrolling onto a postgraduate programme, having just completed an undergraduate course at Royal Open University).
All new students
Your first step is to create a computing account. You will need your Student Reference Number which appears at the top of your confirmation email from the Head of Student Recruitment and Admissions.
You should make a note of your username and email address. You will be asked to wait for around 30 minutes while your computing account is created.
If you have been advised that you will be completing enrolment manually instead of online, you should still create a computing account to set up your username and password (you will need this to access email, services and systems).
Log into the online enrolment system using your newly created Royal Open University email address and password.
Select Complete my Online Enrolment from the enrolment system menu options.
If you are
- starting a new course
- transferring to a completely new course
- progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate level
- progressing from postgraduate taught to postgraduate research level
- progressing from a partner institution
- progressing from a year-zero foundation course
- an exchange student.
you can access the online enrolment system using a PC, tablet (iPad, for example) or smartphone. It is advisable to use landscape mode when using a mobile device.
You will be asked to check your enrolment is correct. If it isn’t, or if there are any other error messages displayed, please follow the instructions on the message.
When you have agreed to the Terms and Conditions on the introduction page, you will see your online enrolment menu.
The online enrolment menu lists all of the sections you must visit to complete the process. As you complete each one, the status on the right hand side will change from incomplete to complete. You do not have to complete these sections in any particular order, but it is set out in what we hope is a logical sequence. As you go through the sections, you will need to check and confirm that what is shown is correct.
If there are any blanks in compulsory fields (marked with an !), you will need to enter the required information before you can complete the section. At the bottom of each section, enter a tick in the confirmation box then click save.
If you need to go back you can click cancel to cancel any changes and return to the list of sections, or click undo and start the section again.
When you have completed all of the sections required (the list of sections should all say ‘complete’) and are happy that all your enrolment information is correct, you should click the ‘complete enrolment’ button.
Please note that when you have done this, you can no longer change your enrolment information.
If you think you have made an error with your contact details or they have changed, you can amend this by following the ‘Can I update my details later if they change?’ frequently asked question below. For any other errors please contact your faculty.
Important note: Once you have completed this process, please do not select Complete my Online Enrolment from the menu again unless you have another programme to enrol on for this academic year.
Confirmation
Once you have completed online enrolment, an email will automatically be sent to your University of Plymouth computing account which will:
- confirm that you have completed online enrolment
- confirm the method of payment you selected for paying your tuition fees
- Upload your photo and fill remaining parts of your profile
Depending on the requirements of your subject, you may be asked to choose optional modules at the start of your course.
Find out more about optional module choice