Welcome to UCL

ISOP – January 2017

‘We Are All Global’

HOW TO MAKE UP YOUR PROGRAMME OF STUDY

Affiliate StudentsSimilarities to Degree Students

• Same workload• Same lectures• Same seminar / tutorial groups• Same rigorous examinations / assessment• Same access to UCL facilities

Affiliate StudentsDifferences

• Credit transferred to your home institution• No award of a UCL qualification• No access to modules at other colleges of the University of London

Sources of Information• Module lists provided by departments • “Notes for Affiliate Students” and “Module Registration –

Student User Guide”• International Student Support website:

www.ucl.ac.uk/iss • Portico – the Student Information System• Affiliate Tutors• Student Centre• Module registration video

Registering for Modules• Must have enrolled first• Terminology:

– Programme = course = programme of study– Course = module – Course unit = credit– Most modules worth 3.5 or 4 US credits/7.5 ECTS

• Structure of an academic year (3 terms, exams completed in the final term)

• Admitted to a department (or departments)

Registering for Modules• Main department – at least 50% of workload• Second department (if applicable) – at least 25% of workload• Other teaching departments

Registering for Modules• Consult the module lists provided by your

department/on departmental web pages• Attend the ‘Meet Your Department’ induction

session (if jointly admitted go to the first named department on your offer letter)

• Follow instructions in ‘Notes for Affiliate Students’

Registering for Modules• Check for timetable clashes• Try out modules before confirming your selection• Contact the Affiliate Tutor in other departments to

discuss interest

Portico – Login www.ucl.ac.uk/portico

Portico – My Studies

Portico – Module registration

Portico – View List

Portico – Search

Portico – Add

Portico – Submit

Portico – Errors

Portico – Errors

Portico – Confirm

Registering for Modules • Step by step guide to registering your

modules on Portico is available here: www.ucl.ac.uk/iss/orientation/affiliate-students1/programme-study

Registering for Modules

• Contact Affiliate Student Tutor(s) as necessary upon arrival• Meet the deadline for confirming module selection:

Wednesday 18 January 2017• Parent department and teaching departments confirm

selections

Registering for ModulesThings to remember• You must take the same full-time workload as a UCL degree

student, unless special arrangements agreed• Your module selection is subject to departmental approval• Your approved module selection will appear on your transcript

Assessment• Varies between departments, so check with your Affiliate Tutor

or Portico record• The modules listed on your Portico account will be used to

register you for assessment and examinations• All students are normally required to sit all examinations and

complete all coursework– May have implications and may be recorded on your transcript

Assessment• The examination timetable is usually available

before the end of the second term• Do not make travel arrangements prior to

examination timetable production• Do not leave UCL before you have completed all of

your assessments/examinations• Transcripts - produced by the Assessment and

Student Records • Special assessment arrangements

Top Tips• Ensure enrolment is completed first• Attend departmental meeting• Register for modules online via Portico by

18 January, making sure right number selected

• Ensure you take all the assessments• Keep in touch with your home institution• Enjoy your time at UCL!

Q&A PANEL

UCL is a very big and busy place, which can make it seem impersonal. How did you go about settling in and

coming to feel that you 'belong' here?

Clubs and societies

ISOP social events

Departmental events

All universities have different styles of teaching and learning.

What is unique about UCL’s approach?

Connected CurriculumResearch-based education, focus on interdisciplinary

learning, building connections

www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/education-initiatives/connected-curriculum

Focus on independent learning

UCL is a very big university spread over a number of sites, what opportunities are

there to engage with the UCL community and what worked for you?

Exchange Student Society

UCLU Welfare and International OfficerMehj Ahmed

Lectures and seminars

Departmental common rooms (if applicable)

What support have you found to be helpful at UCL?

Affiliate Tutors

Personal Tutors / Academic Mentors

Departmental Administrators

Faculty Tutors

Other support services

Student Support & Wellbeing Blog!www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/support/ssw-blog