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Where do I course enrol?
Ready to enrol in courses? Click the button below to head straight to myUNSW. If you need help with the process, read on!
What is course enrolment?
Course enrolment is step one of the two-step annual enrolment process at UNSW. It is when you will select the courses (subjects) that you will be taking at UNSW for the following year.
Looking for step two of the process, class registration? Find it here.
When can I course enrol?
If you are starting a new program, you can course enrol once you have accepted Part II of your offer. (Get help with managing your offer here.)
If you are continuing a program, we will send details of your Course Enrolment Appointment to your UNSW student email prior to each year of study. This 'appointment' is the specific day and time from which you can course enrol.
How do I course enrol?
The entire enrolment process (from accepting your offer as a new student, through to course enrolment and class registration) is outlined in the video below. Click play to watch the section on course enrolment.
Further step-by-step guides and troubleshooting tips are below. Separate guides are available for UNSW Canberra, Research and Postgrad Online students.
What's next?
Course enrolment step-by-step guides
Add a course
You can update your enrolment on myUNSW until the enrolment deadline. See Enrolment Dates for deadlines to add and drop courses.
Tips for deciding what courses to take
We strongly recommend that you decide what courses you want to enrol in, before proceeding with the enrolment process.
- Use the UNSW Handbook to search for courses and detailed course information.
- Refer to the progression plan (also called a sample program or degree template) for your program.
- Use the Class Search in myUNSW to search for courses.
- If you are a new student, check your personalised offer page for course selection advice for the first term. A link to this should be in your email, but if you can't find it, contact The Nucleus: Student Hub.
1. Access your enrolment basket in myUNSW
a) Log in to the Update Enrolment section on myUNSW.
b) On the Year Selection page, find the row that indicates your current program for the year and click Update Enrolment:
c) The Course Enrolment page displays the terms you can enrol into for the year. Select the term you want to enrol in:
Step 1 troubleshooting
Can't see your program details for the upcoming year? Please contact The Nucleus: Student Hub for help.Can see your program details but can't click Update Enrolment? If you are a continuing student, check your Course Enrolment Appointment. If you are a new student, make sure you have completed Part I and Part II of Offer Acceptance.
2. Add your chosen courses to your enrolment basket
We strongly recommend that you decide what courses you want to enrol in before proceeding, and following the steps for Option 1 below. See our tips above to help you decide what courses to enrol in.
Option 1: If you know the names and/or codes for the courses you want to enrol in
a) Enter a course code or name into the search field and click Search. You can enter multiple courses separated by a comma:
Your selected courses will now appear in your enrolment basket as below. Proceed to Step 3.
Option 2: If you don't know the names and/or codes for the courses you want to enrol in
a) Leave the search field blank and click Search:
b) This will bring up the Course Search page. Adjust the filters to match your preferences and click Search:
c) On the Search Results page, tick the boxes beside the courses that you want to enrol in and click Select Courses:
Your selected courses will now appear in your enrolment basket as below. Proceed to Step 3.
3. Confirm your course enrolment
a) Select the courses in your enrolment basket by ticking the box beside each one under Select? and then click Confirm Enrolment Request:
b) On the Confirm Enrolment Request page, click Submit Enrolment Request:
You should then get a Success message:
Your updated Course Enrolment page will now display a single green tick beside the courses you have successfully enrolled in:
Step 3 troubleshooting
If you receive an error when trying to enrol in courses, check that you are not trying to enrol in:
- too many courses—the maximum units of credit (UOC) per term is 18, or 12 in Summer Term
- an incorrect term order—you must enrol in at least one course in Term 1 before enrolling in Term 2 and at least one course in Term 2 before enrolling in Term 3
- a course that has a co-requisite course (indicated on the UNSW Handbook) that you are not also enrolling in, and that you haven't already completed
- a course that has a pre-requisite course (indicated on the UNSW Handbook) that you have not successfully completed, or that you are not enrolled in for a prior term
View our full list of common enrolment errors.
Swap a course
After enrolling, you may want to swap a course you have chosen. (See Swapping waitlists if you want to swap to a full course where waitlisting is available.)
1. Access your enrolment basket in myUNSW
a) Log in to the Update Enrolment section on myUNSW.
b) On the Year Selection page, find the row that indicates your current program for the year and click Update Enrolment:
c) The Course Enrolment page displays the courses you are enrolled in. Click the correct term to find the course that you want to swap:
2. Swap courses
a) Click Swap alongside the course that you would like to swap:
b) This will bring up the Course Search page. If you know the code or name of the course that you want to enrol in, enter it into the search field. If not, adjust the filters to match your course preferences. Then click Search:
c) On the Search Results page, select the course that you want to swap into and click Select Courses:
d) The Course Enrolment page will now display both the course you are enrolled in and the course you want to swap into. There will be a single box beside them under the heading Select?. Tick the box and click Confirm Enrolment Request:
e) On the Confirm Enrolment Request page, click Submit Enrolment Request:
You should then get a Success message:
Drop a course
There are several deadlines you need to be aware of when considering dropping a course. You can drop a course without financial and academic penalty up until the census date.
International students: It is a condition of your student visa that you be enrolled in 48 units of credit (UOC) in a year and at least 12 UOC in a term. If there are reasons why you cannot study 48 UOC in a year or 12 UOC a term, you will need to apply to reduce your study load.
Want to drop the last/only course that you're enrolled in for a term? You cannot drop your last course in a term. If you want to drop all of your courses and you intend to return to study later, you need to apply for Program Leave. If you do not intend to return to study, you need to apply for Program Discontinuation.
1. Access your enrolment basket in myUNSW
a) Log in to the Update Enrolment section on myUNSW.
b) On the Year Selection page, find the row that indicates your current program for the year and click Update Enrolment:
c) The Course Enrolment page displays the courses you are enrolled in. Click the correct term to find the course that you want to drop:
2. Choose the course you want to drop
a) Click Drop beside the enrolled course that you want to drop.
b) On the Confirm Enrolment Request page, click Submit Enrolment Request:
You should then get a Success message:
Need help with enrolment?
Before contacting The Nucleus: Student Hub for help, try some of the following:
- Check for common enrolment errors.
- Read the troubleshooting tips in the above step-by-step guides.
- Consult the UNSW Handbook for the conditions of enrolment for the course you're trying to enrol in.