Returning to study

Welcome back to BCU for a new academic year. Here’s some useful information for you to get ready to start your studies again in September.

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Information for students returning to their studies

To continue your studies, you must re-enrol each academic year. This includes if you are returning to only take assessments.

You must re-enrol by the deadline of Friday of week 4 of the start of teaching or you will be permanently withdrawn from your course.

Once you have received your results from the previous academic year, and the re-enrolment system has opened, you will receive an ‘Invitation to Re-enrol’ to your BCU email address. You can find your re-enrolment tasks in the mySRS portal.  If you have problems accessing the mySRS Portal itself, please contact mysrs@bcu.ac.uk, remember to quote your student ID whenever you contact the University.

If you are taking resits, you will receive your email a little later, after you have completed your re-sits and received your results.

If you are required to pay tuition fees for this academic year, depending on your circumstances, you will need to pay a deposit or confirm who is paying your fees and how they are going to be paid. This needs to be done by the re-enrolment deadline stated above.

You will not be able to re-enrol if you have not paid the required deposit if you are paying fees yourself. If you are not paying fees yourself, then again, you will not be able to re-enrol if you have not provided the information that confirms the agreed arrangements to pay your tuition fees.  

For further guidance and information about the payment options for your tuition fees, please visit the Finance guidance pages.

If you have not yet arranged for your student finance for this academic year and need assistance or guidance, please take a look at our Fees and Funding FAQ’s.

We have re-enrolment FAQ’s to assist you but you can also contact your Faculty Student Centre or Doctoral Research College if you need any further assistance or guidance.

Getting ready for your course

You will be able to access new information for your course on Moodle, including preliminary assessment information for Semester 1.

You will be able to see your new timetable for Semester 1 from September. To get a longer-term view of your timetable, choose ‘Your Calendar’ from the top left menu.

It is important that you attend your timetabled sessions on campus from the beginning of Semester 1 to make the most of your time with us.

Start thinking about placements and employment

Now is a great time to learn more about how our Careers+ team can help you find a placement to gain experience and skills in an area you are particularly interested in.

If you're going in to your final year, they can also help out with getting you ready for employment once you've graduated and applying for graduate schemes. 

Top up your academic skills

Returning to study means progressing to the next year of your course, which inevitably means more emphasis on your studies. Whether you could do with topping up on your referencing skills or need help with starting your dissertation, our Centre for Academic Success can help you through workshops, one-to-ones and online resources.

What are the fees for a continuing students

Fees for Continuing Students | Birmingham City University (bcu.ac.uk)

For each Faculty you can access fees at the below links:

Getting ready for the start of teaching

Your timetable will be available before the start of your semester, we will contact you with the dates by when your timetable will be released and you will be able to access it via iCity. To get a longer-term view of your timetable, choose ‘Your Calendar’ from the top left menu.

It is important that you attend your timetabled sessions on campus from the beginning of Semester 1 to make the most of your time with us. Student attendance and engagement will be monitored in line with the policy and you can find more information about attendance monitoring here. Failure to attend and engage with the policy could lead to you being permanently withdrawn from your course..

You will be able to access new information for your course on Moodle, including preliminary assessment information for Semester 1.

Accommodation

We are able to provide accommodation to returning students if you are a care leaver or care experienced student for the duration of your course.

If you are a Foundation Student progressing to the first year of your degree we can also provide accommodation for your first year.

We may also be able to offer a limited number of places within our portfolio to returning students.

You can complete an application, and this will be placed on the waiting list until after the intake of first year students in September.

Birmingham City University allocates rooms to first year students to ensure that we meet our guarantee deadline, Home (31 July 2024) and International students (31 August 2024).

Applications will not be accepted if you have:

  • Been the subject of disciplinary action whilst previously living in residence
  • A history of bad debt whilst previously living in residence

You can apply for a place in University accommodation by using our online application service.

Support for a disability, specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia) or long-term health condition

If you arranged a Disability Support Summary in a previous academic year, this will remain in place. If anything has changed and you think you might need different adjustments or if you think you need support and haven’t yet been in touch with us, please email the Student Inclusion Team at disability@bcu.ac.uk.

If you think you may have dyslexia but have never been diagnosed, you can request a free dyslexia screening by emailing disability@bcu.ac.uk.

If you are in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA), please note that some students must apply each academic year. If you are not sure if you must re-apply, the Student Inclusion Team can advise you.

For further information about disability support, please see our disability support webpages: Disability support.