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Enrolling on a Certificate of Higher Education or short course

You can enrol on most of our Certificates of Higher Education and short courses via central enrolment (CE). If your course is marked with SA, this requires you to go through the special application route.

For all central enrolment (CE) courses, you can enrol:

There are usually no selection processes or interviews, and students are admitted on a 'first come, first served' basis. (In order to be admitted to the College, you must satisfy the general entry requirements of the College and any additional requirements that are prescribed for a specific programme of study.)

Find out more about paying in instalments.

Enrolling online

  • You can enrol and pay online for most central enrolment modules by clicking the enrol now link next to the module details in the online listings. (Watch our video showing you how to do this.)
    • Please note that you cannot enrol online if you are claiming a concessionary fee or are a sponsored student.
  • If you haven’t enrolled online before, you will need to register as a new user. The system requires you to enter your email address as a user name and provide a password. You will then be asked to enter your personal details (the same information as requested on the enrolment form). You can pay in full using your credit or debit card (MasterCard, Visa, Switch or Delta).
  • At the end of the process you will receive a confirmation of enrolment. Please print this off for your records and take it to your first class.
  • If you wish to enrol on another module, please repeat the process from the ‘enrol online’ link for that module.

Enrolling by telephone

  • You can enrol by contacting our My Birkbeck helpdesk.
    • Please make sure you have all the details of the module in front of you before you phone (particularly the module code).
    • You will also need your credit or debit card (MasterCard, Visa, Switch or Delta) details.
  • If you have a hearing impairment, the Disability Office has a Mincom facility you can use (tel 020 7631 6630) and can liaise with enrolment staff on your behalf as necessary.

Enrolling by post or fax

  • Print and complete a central enrolment form.
  • If you are sending in your enrolment form by post, you can pay your fees by cheque, postal order, MasterCard, Visa, Switch or Delta. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to Birkbeck College. Please do not send cash by post.
  • If you are faxing your enrolment form, please make sure you include your credit or debit card details (MasterCard, Visa, Switch or Delta). Our fax number is 020 7631 6688.
  • We will contact you as soon as we can to confirm that your place has been secured. You are only enrolled on a module once you have received a receipt.
  • If the module is full, we will let you know and refund your payment.

Enrolling in person

  • At our main campus in central London, you can enrol at the My Birkbeck helpdesk.
  • In Stratford, you can enrol at the University of East London, Romford Road, Stratford E15 4LZ, tel 020 8223 4388, Monday to Thursday, 10am-6pm; Friday 10am-5pm.
    • Before travelling to Birkbeck, please telephone us to make sure there are vacancies on your chosen course.
    • Please note that these offices may not be accessible to wheelchair users and we advise you to contact us so that, if necessary, staff can arrange to meet you in a nearby accessible location.
  • Payment can be made by cash, cheque (with a guarantee card), postal order, MasterCard, Visa, Switch or Delta. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to Birkbeck College. If you are claiming a concessionary fee, then you must bring supporting evidence with you.

Enrolling at Open Evenings

  • You can enrol in person during our Open Evenings:
    • in central London on 4 February 2010, 13 May 2010, 24 June 2010 and 2 Sept 2010
    • in Stratford on 22 July 2010 and 8 September 2010.
  • Payment details are as above, but please note we cannot accept cash payments at Open Evenings.