Students Studying Pre-sessional Programmes with DCAD

Pre-sessional students

Our free Airport pick up service for Pre-Sessional students will run on Saturday 4th July 2026 for 10 week Pre-Sessional and Saturday 1st August 2026 for 6 week Pre-Sessional. The booking form to register for this free service will be shared with you approximately 2-3 weeks before you are due to start your course.

 You will be expected to do the following: 

• Begin enrolment, preferably before you arrive.
• Show your passport and have your identity verified during the pre-sessional programme.
• You will also be required to to complete a "Right to Study" form by the Student Immigration Office after you have arrived. 

For more information, please visit our Student Immigration pages. 

Once enrolment and the "Right to Study" check are completed you will have successfully registered with the University and will be able to collect your campus card.

Once you have completed your pre-sessional programme and you have been accepted onto your main programme of study, you will need to: 

• Re-enrol with the University 
• Register for optional modules 
• Have your identity verified at your college 
• You may also have further visa and passport checks with the Student Immigration Office. See our Student Immigration pages for further information. Summer pre-sessional students will receive guidance and support during their study with DCAD 
• Collect a new campus card.

Before you can enrol and register for your main programme of study you need to allow time for several University processes to be completed including: updates to student records, completion of admissions processes, IT account adjustments. When these have been completed, you will receive the login email for your main programme of study. Please see notes below on username and password information. 

College information

Please note that all pre-sessional student records are assigned to Josephine Butler College for the duration of the pre-sessional programme. Students may be assigned to a different college for the duration of their main programme and the student record for the main programme will show the college details.

Term time address information

Please make sure that you update your term time address when you enrol on your pre-sessional programme and again when you enrol for your main programme of study. 

Username and password information

Your username and password for your main programme of study will be the same as the username and password you had for the pre-sessional programme. Although you won’t be able to enrol on your main programme of study until you have received the login email after you have completed your pre-sessional programme.