Enrolment

If you've received and accepted an offer to study at ANU, there's just one more box to tick. Before joining our community of inspired minds, you need to formally enrol. Here you'll find everything you need to know about enrolling at ANU.

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Confirm your enrolment, degree or study-load

Students are encouraged to seek support whenever needed. Please visit the Health, Safety & Wellbeing webpage for available support services…

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Consent to the Disclosure of Personal Information Process

The University will never release any of your personal information without your written consent. What constitutes personal information (as per the…

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Decisions made under the Awards Rules

A number of decisions regarding your enrolment in your program are made under the relevant Awards Rules. These decisions can include:A decision not…

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Defer an offer

Deferring your offer means delaying the commencement of your studies in a specific program. This occurs if you receive an offer for a particular…

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Di Riddell Student Centre

The Di Riddell Student Centre (Building 154), located in the university's Kambri precinct, is home to central student services on-campus.LEVEL 1 -…

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Enrol for the first time as a coursework student

If you are a new student who has a block on your ISIS account because you are required to provide your Unique Student Identifier (USI), you can…

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Enrol for the first time as a non-award student

New students must complete enrolment before the second teaching week in the semester, or by the last day to add the course in a non-standard session.…

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Enrol for the first time as a research student

During enrolment and the period immediately following, we will formalise your details of candidature. Once formal enrolment is finalised, your…

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Enrol for the first time as an online student

New students must complete enrolment before the second teaching week in the semester, or by the last day to enrol in the course in a non-standard…

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Enrol in fourth year Honours

Students who have completed their undergraduate degree at ANU and are eligible to enrol into an Honours year will need to follow the instructions…

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Finalising your Research Enrolment

Once a Higher Degree Research (HDR) Candidate has accepted an offer of admission into a research program, they can proceed to finalising…

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Haven't received your first password?

We're very excited to welcome you to The Australian National University.Your ANU password allows you to enrol and access a range of ANU systems and…

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Having difficulties with student administration systems?

Are you experiencing technical difficulties on ISIS, eForms or another student administration system? Here are a few actions that might help…

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How to register for multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Microsoft 365 Multi-Factor AuthenticationGiven the rapid worldwide escalation of ransomware and the significant increase in the targeting of higher…

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Overload your enrolment

OverloadingStudents at the ANU can self-enrol into a maximum of 24 units (4 courses) per semester/half-year session*. Your ISIS account will…

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Permission codes

Some courses are restricted to ensure students meet specific requirements before enrolling or because there are a limited number of places…

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Re-enrol

Current and continuing coursework and non-award students must re-enrol themselves for each academic year by the appropriate deadline. Failure to meet…

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Re-enrol in a research program

Continuing research students will be automatically re-enrolled into their program. Research students should check ISIS in January of each year to…

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Research coursework changes

Research students can apply to add or drop a coursework course using the Manage My Degree eForm, via ISIS. It is recommended that you…

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Student cards

Follow the instructions below to obtain a new or replacement ANU student card or extend the expiry of your existing card.  Step 1 - Enrol…

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Student Learning Entitlement (SLE)

On 1 January 2022, the Australian government introduced the Student Learning Entitlement (SLE).  The SLE allows students to undertake 7 years (7…

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Swapping or dropping a course

Most variations to your enrolment can be made using ISIS. Students seeking advice on how to add a course should refer to the Enrolment page for…

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Nov
Results from Semester 2 published
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Nov
Enrolments for 2025 open on ISIS
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Dec
IT maintenance (Wattle)
25
Dec
Christmas Day public holiday
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Dec
Boxing Day public holiday
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Dec
Spring Session ends
31
Dec
Research Quarter 4 (Spring session) concludes
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Dec
Research Semester 2 concludes
01
Jan
Summer Session begins
01
Jan
New Year's Day public holiday