7. Student registration

Student age at registration

7.1    Some programmes may not be suitable for students who are under 18 years old due to specific requirements, including those from professional accrediting bodies. Overseas applicants to programmes delivered in the UK who are under the age of 18 at the point of registration on a programme must provide details of a UK-based guardian.

Conditions of student registration

7.2    Students are required to complete a registration process at the start of their programme of study, and at the beginning of each subsequent academic year or other designated point where relevant.

7.3    To access and complete the registration process and thereafter to maintain their registered status, students must: 

• Not have been required to withdraw from the same or similar programme in the last three academic years
• Have met the academic requirements for entry to the programme or to progress from the previous year or stage of academic study (except as permitted by conditional progression, see 30.26), or have been permitted to undertake a supplementary year
• Provide their personal details (e.g. local contact address and phone number), updating the University when these change
• Pay their tuition fees by the deadlines set by the University (see Fee Regulations) or the Joint Venture for programmes taught at the Mumbai Enterprise Campus
• Accept the student agreement

Any additional requirements that are specific to a programme of study are set out in specific regulation. 

7.4    In addition, students subject to immigration control must provide on request:

• Current evidence of their permission to study e.g. passport, programme entry qualification documents, visa documents and/or share code with documents showing arrival date
• Original and/or verifiable documents used for entry to their programme e.g. academic and English language qualifications, references and portfolios of work (as applicable to the programme)

7.5    If a student does not meet one or more of these conditions set out in 7.3 and/or 7.4 they are not permitted to register. 

If a student completes the registration process but does not meet the conditions to maintain their registration status, they may be withdrawn in accordance with the Student Agreement.

7.6    Students must be fully registered on their programme of study within the periods set out in the Academic Calendar policy.

7.7    A student registered for a full-time programme leading to a University of Bristol qualification cannot study for another qualification at the same time, unless: 

• they are awaiting results from a Master’s degree but are able to start a new taught postgraduate or research postgraduate programme.
• they are a research postgraduate student undertaking a programme or unit for credit to support them as a teacher (for example, the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice).