First Year

Before term starts

You will have received via email details of Induction Events organised by EISPS.
Website with information for all new students: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/new-students
Student IT Essentials, is a general student guide to central IT services.
UCL China Connect addresses connectivity issues for staff and students in China.
Laptop Loans is a service for students from low income households to loan laptops for their entire period of study.
Please refer to the Module Selection Guidelines (First Years).
Refer to the FAQ section on the Current Students page.
Refer to the Moodle EISPS Student Handbook as soon as you have your UCL User ID and password (obtain these pre-arrival via the Online User Registration Service).
Complete pre-enrolment. You will receive an email from UCL in early September inviting you to pre-enrol. Once you have pre-enrolled you will receive an email confirming your enrolment appointment at the Student Centre where you will complete enrolment.
International students should attend the International Students' Orientation Programme.
Familiarise yourself with the Bloomsbury Campus Map.

There are a number of welcome meetings, individual appointments, talks and parties to attend. Please refer to the schedule sent to you via email.

Attend the First Year Welcome Meeting
Attend your tutorial appointment with an EISPS tutor
If you are under 18 at the time of enrolment, attend the under 18 student meeting with the Departmental Tutor
Attend the preliminary meeting of the core module ESPS0001
Attend the Welcome Talks. This will include talks from UCL Careers Services and the UCL Writing Lab. You will also meet your transition mentor - an experienced EISPS student
Come join us for a series of fun and engaging events during our induction week at EISPS
Get connected and visit ISD's pages on IT essentials for new students.
Complete your enrolment online as detailed in the e-mail you will have received for this purpose, having first pre-enrolled.
Register your modules on Portico, if you haven't already done so
Check that your timetable is clash-free using the UCL Common Timetable
If you are a 1st year Mandarin/Japanese/Arabic major language student, attend the welcome meeting.