Guide to Online Registration - The University of Sheffield

Online Registration Menu
This screen shows the full list of tasks you need to complete. Tasks showing as red are outstanding
(To Be Completed). As you work through and complete tasks, tasks will turn to green
Personal Details Screen
This first screen allows you to view the personal details that we hold on record. If this information is
correct, select Continue.
If you wish to amend your details, click on Amend and the following screen will appear. PLEASE
NOTE: If your name or date of birth information is incorrect, you will need to come and see us in
person with your identification documents. Once you are happy your details are up to date click
Save, which will return you to the first personal details screen (shown above). Then click Continue to
return to the main menu.
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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Monitoring
The following screen will only appear if you indicated on the previous screen that you have studied a
MOOC at Sheffield.
Equality and Diversity Monitoring
The University is committed to equality in all aspects of its work and celebrates diversity within its
community. As part of raising awareness of the diversity of the student community and for provision
of services, we collect data about sexual orientation. Information collected in this way will not be
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attached to individual student records. As such the information can only be supplied once and any
changes to the information in the future cannot be recorded. You can answer this question at this
stage or choose to answer later by selecting from a drop down menu. You can also select ‘I prefer
not to respond to this question’ if you do not wish to share this information.
Term Time Address
The screen shown below shows an overview of your term time address information. If you are happy
that this information is accurate, select Confirm Address is Complete.
If the address details are incorrect, choose Amend to make a small change to the information (the
screen you see next appears as below). Alternatively, if your address details have completely
changed select New Address – this will bring up a blank screen requiring the same information as
shown below.
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Home Address
The home address task works in the same way as the Term Time Address.
Emergency Contact
It is important that you keep your emergency contact details up to date. The details in this task can
be changed by clicking on the Amend button, if the information does not need to be updated, select
Confirm Emergency Contact Complete button and move on to the next task.
If the contact details are incorrect, select Amend and you will see the following screen. You have the
option to copy your home address and the fields will automatically update using the details from the
Home address task. If you want to change your address completely please overtype the information
that is already there.
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Disability Information
This screen allows you to enter information about any disabilities you have. This helps the University
ensure the right support is in place. If you do not have any disabilities, tick the box at the top of the
screen. If you would like to add disability information, select Add Disability and select the
appropriate option from a list. If your disability has already been declared to the University, it will
appear on this screen – if you do not wish to change the information, press Continue.
Programme Details
This section shows an overview of your programme details. Here you can check that your
programme/level of study, registration dates and qualification aimed for are correct. This screen will
also show any modules that you have chosen for your next year of study (if applicable). If the correct
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number of modules has not been selected, then the system will not allow you to register until this
has been rectified. Once you are happy with the information on this screen, click Continue.
Voter Registration Details
Home/ EU students will see the Voter Registration Details task. When you select the task you will be
taken through to a new screen to complete further information. Fields that are mandatory are
marked with an asterisk.
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Information boxes have been added to the Opt in to Open Register and National Insurance Number
fields to provide further details:
If you do not complete the task at this point in the online registration process, you will be given one
final chance after you have completed your University registration.
Financial Declaration
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The financial declaration asks you to complete information on how your tuition fees will be paid and
confirm that you have the required amount of funds to cover living costs whilst in the UK.
Please note: The screens below show the Financial Declaration for all Home/EU PGT students. The
Financial Declaration for all other students will look the same as below but will not have the first part
of question 3.
Arrange Fee Payment
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In this section you will be able to enter details of how you intend to pay your tuition fees. The online
registration system is capable of accepting credit/debit card payments and will allow direct debits to
be set up, if information is completed in good time.
When you select View/Edit, the following screen will appear:
The above screen confirms who will be paying your tuition fees. Click Continue to be taken through
to the payment plan screens (shown below), where you can set up payment online or request
temporary registration, if (for example) you are awaiting confirmation from Student Finance England
or an official sponsor. It is very important that once you complete this task you return to the Main
Menu to complete your Registration.
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Register
This is the final tab, and it does not appear until all other tasks have been completed. Please read
the Declaration and Data Protection details, tick the two boxes to show you understand the
information and then click Register. You will also need to confirm your course dates by ticking the
relevant box.
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Registration Acknowledgement
This is the final screen of online registration. This screen shows all course and module information
alongside confirmation of your registration status. You will also receive this via email, sent to your
University computer account.
If you did not complete the Voter Registration Details task previously, a Continue button will appear
on this screen, if the Voter Registration Details task has already been completed then this will not
show.
Click Continue and you will be taken to the same screens as shown in the Student Voter Details task
(previously detailed), where you can either complete the information or select No Thanks to update
your details with Sheffield City Council later:
If you experience any problems with the online registration system, please contact us on 0114 222
1288 or email [email protected]
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