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Research Postgraduate Students 2012/13 

Entrance and Matriculation Process

Below are the 10 steps to be completed by entrant postgraduate students, that is students who are matriculating (registering) at the University for the first time.

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Once you have confirmed your acceptance of an offer from St Andrews, and satisfied any conditions of that offer (for example, achieved specific grades or qualifications stated in your offer), your application is passed on for processing.

You will receive an entrant email from The Registry in good time to allow you to complete all the necessary steps before matriculating.

Adding st-andrews.ac.uk to your 'Safe Senders' list should ensure that your email does not go into your junk or spam folder.

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• Step 1 - Accommodation

Apply for accommodation if you have not already done so. If you have any queries about accommodation, please contact Student Accommodation Services.

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• Step 2 - Computer account

Open your computer account and activate your University email.

Your University email address is yourusername@st-andrews.ac.uk Your username is included in the entrant email. You will set up your password when you open your account.

Once you have activated your email account you will be able to access it using SaintMail. You should check your University email frequently as official and academic communications will be sent to your University email address.

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• Step 3 - Pay your tuition and accommodation fees

Find out about...

Fees

• your fees
• paying fees
• General Council & Graduation Fee or Completion Fee (new entrants)
• payment deadlines

Funding

• funding

Opening a bank account:

• Opening a bank account - UK students
• Opening a bank account - international & EU students

A projected tuition fee is quoted in your entrant email regardless of who will be paying the fee, so if you know that someone else is paying (e.g. SAAS) then there will be an option to declare this in online matriculation.

It is University policy not to send out invoices to students for payment of tuition and/or accommodation as all the fee information is published on our web pages.

1. Changes in fees
   The University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees without notice at any time before or after a candidate's admission.

2. Liability for tuition fees
   Entrants should note that it is a condition of registration with the University that they accept liability for their tuition fees.

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• Step 4 - Apply for your student ID card

Apply for your student ID (matriculation) card.

This card is also your library borrowing card, and it is a swipe card which will give you access to University buildings, such as the open-access computer classrooms.

If you do not matriculate in the months of September or February, you will be informed by email when your card is ready to collect from the 'Welcome Desk' of the Main University Library.

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• Step 5 - Students with a disability

Information for students with a disability or learning difficulty.

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• Step 6 - Health Centre

All students who are not locally resident must enrol with a GP in St Andrews. Please complete your Application to Register with the Health Centre and Medical Questionnaire (PDF, 243 KB) You can return the form to the matriculation venue, the ASC (79 North Street) or direct to the Health Centre.

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• Step 7 - Module choices

Research students, as a general rule, cannot take modules for credit.  Your supervisor will discuss with you an appropriate programme of training.

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Matriculation

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• Step 8 - Meet with your supervisor

Students are required to contact their supervisors at the start of their studies, please contact your department if you wish to make an appointment to see your supervisor.

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• Step 9 - Online Matriculation - start of registration process

This online process will guide you through the elements of registration required for you to become a St Andrews student.  An email will be sent to your University account with instructions when the Admissions process has been completed and your record transferred to Registry.  It is important that you have created your email account as you will need this to access the online facility.

If you have entered the UK on a student visa you will need to bring your passport, visa/biometric card, Personal ID card (if you have one), to The Gateway, see Map of University (PDF, 223 KB)on 10-13 September, 9am-5pm and Friday 14 September between 9am-1pm.  Thereafter please take your documents to the ASC Office (79 North Street) for UKBA document checking.

Matriculation brings the entrance process to an end. On completion of this process you will be a fully-matriculated student of the University and will have all necessary access to facilities.

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• Step 10 - Register for Postgraduate Researcher Induction

This University induction is intended to help you make a smooth transition from undergraduate or masters study to postgraduate research student.  It focuses particularly on University procedures and the support available to help you make the most of your research and development opportunities as a postgraduate student. 

For further information and how to register go to Postgraduate Researcher Induction.

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After Matriculation - questions and answers

Please contact your Supervisor in the first instance regarding any queries you may have with regard to any aspect of your studies or life at University of St Andrews. Another useful reference source is the Policy for supervisors and students in research postgraduate programmes.

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