New student checklist

You’ve accepted your offer to study at Birkbeck, so what do you need to do next? The checklist below will help you to prepare for university life, prior to joining us this term.

To-do list for your first week of term at Birkbeck

Getting ready to study

• Complete your enrolment: Log in to My Birkbeck and complete your enrolment as soon as you can.
• Complete the Welcome to Birkbeck Moodle module to familiarise yourself with your student life at Birkbeck.
• Find out the name of your programme administrator on My Birkbeck or in your programme handbook.
• View your timetable on your My Birkbeck account.
• Create a student identity card by uploading a photo and updating your details via My Birkbeck.

Events

• Confirm the timings of your programme induction event.
• Come along to the 'Welcome to Birkbeck' online event on Saturday 7 January 2023 to hear tips about ways to prepare for the new academic year.
• Book tickets for some of the Students' Union Re-freshers events.
• Celebrate Birkbeck's 200th anniversary with Birkbeck History Professor, Joanna Bourke.
• Attend the Re-freshers event on Saturday 14 January. Arrange to meet your classmates and come to meet the student clubs and societies, and Birkbeck's student services.
• Join a campus tour  on 12 or 19 January, or a Library tour to find out more about Birkbeck. The tours are led by our experienced current students and are a great way to ask questions about student life.

Health and wellbeing

• Complete a dyslexia screening and the adult dyslexia checklist if you have always wondered whether you have dyslexia.
• Find who your disability/mental health adviser is on My Birkbeck if you have a disability, Specific Learning Difficulty or mental health issue.

Financial

• Check if you’re eligible for funding and set up a payment plan via My Birkbeck to pay your fees.
• Apply for a TOTUM card (student discount card).

To-do list for your first month of term at Birkbeck

• Read your programme/module handbook and note the key dates and deadlines.
• Familiarise yourself with the Library resources.
• Check out the study skills resources available to you on the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle module and the extensive programme of study skills workshops.
• Check your Birkbeck registered email regularly.
• Set up WiFi to get access to the free network across the campus if you are visiting the College.
• Get to know the student services available to support you throughout your time at Birkbeck.
• Ensure you've received the MenACWY vaccine, otherwise contact your GP.
• Join a Students' Union club or society.