Arts, Science, Physical Education
Newly admitted students to the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, and Physical Education Studies starting courses in September 2026 can book an advising appointment, plan their courses, and register by following the steps below.
Academic advising for first-year students is strongly recommended.
Students choosing to register on their own without academic advising must also view the New Student Advising Tutorial Videos in Moodle and follow steps 1, 2, and 4 to learn how to plan courses and register.
Step 1: Claim your student ID and Login to Moodle
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- If you have not already done so, please Claim Your ID. Remember/record your username and password because you will use them to log into important student portals. If you experience difficulties with this process please contact the IT Helpdesk at 204-571-8500 or helpdesk@brandonu.ca.
- Open the Brandon University Moodle website. (Open this link in a new tab or window so you can continue following these instructions.) Moodle is a learning platform that will allow you to watch videos to learn How To Register.
- Login to Moodle using your Brandon University username and password that you claimed. (eg. SMITHTA18).
- Click on Student Services in the menu, then the New Student Advising link.
- Enter the enrolment key, which is newbustudent, and click Enrol Me once you have entered the key.
Step 2: New Student Advising Tutorial
Once you are logged into the New Student Advising Moodle Tutorial, you must watch the following 5 videos that are available in Moodle (time to completion: ~1 hour). This tutorial is important to review before meeting your academic advisor or planning and registering on your own. Students may be asked to reschedule an advising appointment if they have not prepared or reviewed the video tutorials.
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- Parts of a Degree
- Rules of a Degree
- Advising Resources
- Planning an Academic Year
- How to Use the Online Registration System
- Familiarize yourself with the Course Registration Guide, and the Current Academic Calendar, and jot down any courses you think you might be interested in. Bring the list to your advising appointment.
- Academic advisors will discuss options with you. Advisors will not tell you what courses to take, nor will they describe each course.
- Students must be prepared to make decisions regarding choice of potential major(s), minor(s), and courses for the upcoming academic year.
Step 3: Advising and Course Planning
Admitted and Starting Courses in September 2026
Students can make an academic advising appointment by clicking on an advisor’s name below. After clicking an advisor’s name, you will be prompted with a Microsoft login. Please use your BU email and password to login and make an appointment.
Transfer students who have already earned credit at another university must select one of the following advisors: Trent Gill, Alex Braun, or Connor Trueman.
If there are no appointments visible in the booking window, please try a different advisor.
Trent Gill • Connor Trueman • Alex Braun • Kathleen Richards
Students planning on their own can proceed to online registration in Step 4.
Advising for Other BU Programs
For any degree or program listed below, please click on the appropriate link for advising information.
Step 4: Course Registration
Online registration will be available for new students on Tuesday, May 5th.
You can learn about degree requirements, course planning, and course selection by reviewing the New Student Advising Tutorial in Step 2 (above). Student should have their courses for the academic year planned before proceeding to online registration. Planning can be done with the following resources:
Once you have planned courses (either on your own or with an Academic Advisor) and are ready to proceed to online registration, use the following resources. Please note that you will not be able to register until May 5th.
