Student feedback bring positive changes to timetabling... 

University's Timetabling Team have released timetables for enrolled students from 27th August and have introduced a new timetable change request process. 

Receiving your timetables this early and introducing a request process can help you better plan for the academic year, manage your work shift patterns, handle caring responsibilities and other commitments you may have.

These changes have been enabled due to feedback collected by BCUSU and being delivered to the timetabling team by Luke McCombe, BCUSU President.

We’d like to thank BCU's Timetabling Team for making these improvements over the summer and providing students with another early timetable release.

Acessing your timetable...

Enrolled students should’ve received their timetables from 27^th August.

Access your timetable by visiting iCity and clicking ‘My timetable’ on the top left. You should then see your lectures, seminars and workshops for Semester 1, 2 and 3.

Not enrolled yet? Expect your timetable to be released in early September.

If not every class is viewable to you immediately, do not worry! Your timetable is personalised to the modules you are enrolled in, and some modules may enrol you slightly later than others.

Having trouble viewing your timetable?

Requesting a change to your timetable

A new feature is to request a change to your timetable, via a form on iCity. Before submitting your request, make sure you read all the terms and FAQs from the timetabling team.

Requests will not be accepted for the following:

• Holidays, house moves, or other planned events outside of the University’s remit.
• Requests to condense teaching into fewer days for full time students, for any reasons such as work, travel, etc.
• Personal preference
• Requests to be in the same group as friends or housemates
• Time management – to adjust start and end times of teaching, or due to timing of other classes
• Minor life events, unless the circumstances are having a disproportionate impact
• Where reasonable adjustments under a Disability Support Summary or occupational health assessment have already been made, unless there is or has been a sudden or unexpected worsening of the condition
• If a change has already been requested, unless there is a significant change in the circumstances or their impact.

Reasons which may be accepted are:

• Major changes in your day-to-day life
• Existing conditions or disabilities that make timetabling inaccessible
• New or changing circumstances that make timetabling inaccessible (e.g. the development of a major illness)

The form is available for students 4 weeks from the day enrolment starts. After that time change requests will not be accepted.

• You'll receive an email confirming that your request has been received

• Your request will then be reviewed by an authorised Faculty staff member 

• Rejection or approval will be sent via email

Please note: Until you receive an email notification indicating the outcome of your request, you should continue to follow your current timetable and attend all activities as they are scheduled. Your timetable is not officially changed until you receive approval confirmation.