ATU Galway Mayo Flexible Pre-Induction

Before you start your programme, you will be sent a registration email inviting you to register for your programme with instructions on how to complete your registration online.

Before beginning your registration we would advise you do the following: 

• Review the ATU Registration Video Guide and the ATU Student Guide to Online Registration.
• Have a photo ready to upload for your student ID card. The file size must be less than 150KB. It may be necessary to resize your image click HERE for a guide to resizing and formatting images. 
• Have your personal information ready: You will need to confirm personal information when registering including PPS number (if applicable), emergency contact details and previous third level qualifications.(if applicable).
• Have your debit or credit card ready: During the registration process,  all students will be asked if they want to pay their fees. You can make a full or partial payment online with a debit/credit card or you can choose not to make a payment. If you are ‘employer funded’, please choose the ‘pay later’ option. Please be aware that failure to pay fees by the relevant deadlines will result in the loss of access to Moodle and Exam Results.

It is important to consider how you will fund your studies. Whilst some students will be self-funded others will be funded by their employer, Skillnet or Springboard+. You should take the time to consider your funding options and learn about the payment deadlines and fee policies at ATU.  

Fees for Self-funded students

To help make payments more manageable for students who are self-funding, ATU has a variety of payment options that include payment per semester, in-full or by instalment.

Self-funded students can choose from one of the following payment plans.

Payment Plan 1:
September & January Intake: Pay 100% of tuition fees at registration.

Payment Plan 2:
September Intake (only): Pay 50% of tuition fees by October 31st and 50% by January 31st.

Payment Plan 3: 
September Intake: Pay 20% of your tuition fees at registration and then pay 10% per month for
8 months.

Instalment requests forms can be requested from your local fees office.

You can make a payment online with a debit/credit card via Self-Service Banner. 

Note: If you fall behind with the agreed payment plan, a hold will be placed on your student account which means that your access to Moodle/Library/Exam Results cannot be guaranteed.

Fees for Employer Funded / Sponsored students

If you are funded by your employer or a sponsor, please email gspdfees.galwaymayo@atu.ie for further details on how to proceed.

Detailed information and guidance about fees and funding  for students studying on online and part-time courses is available here. This includes information about: 

• Deadlines  
• Instalment Plans
• Payment Methods
• Implications for Late Fee Payment  
• Fee Implications for Withdrawals/Deferrals
• Tax Relief  
• Fee Collection Policy
• Contact Details for the Fees Team.

Study Hours

For part-time online or blended learning, it is recommended that you should try to allow for 5-6 hours per week per 5 credit module to your studies. Our online and flexible courses can consist of both live online lectures and pre-recorded videos, independent learning, communicating with your lecturers and classmates and carrying out assignments. If your programme has blended delivery then you will have some on-campus activities to attend. The delivery mode, number of hours and lecture times vary by programme and will be explained to you during your programme induction.

Many of our course webpages detail the general study hours needed for that course and if time is needed for workshops, assessments, examinations etc.

Your Timetable

During our full Induction programme in September, you will get a chance to meet your Course Coordinator online and you will receive further information on your timetable then.

Assessment

Assessment can be through a mix of exams and continuous assessment or 100% continuous assessment, depending on your programme.  Check your programme web page to find out what methods of assessment are being used so that you can plan ahead if you need to take time off work to attend exams or assessments.

As an Online Learner at ATU Galway-Mayo, you will gain access to a host of applications, tools and people that will support you as an online student. You will access most of your learning resources and supports in Moodle, our virtual learning environment (VLE).

In Moodle, you will find your programme support page containing details of your Course Coordinator, any news and important announcements about your programme as well as your timetable, links to relevant reading materials and details of assessment methods. You will also find your module pages in Moodle.

We have created a short support video to allow you explore all the technologies used for Online Learning at ATU Galway. Watch Here.

From the ATU Library team, we look forward to welcoming you to ATU Galway-Mayo in person and virtually. You can browse our online content and become familiar with how we can support you through the academic year.

Have a look at the range of guides about ATU Library services and resources.

Once you are registered you will be able to explore course resources including ebooks and online journals through the library website Library – Atlantic Technological University

You will have your own ATU email address when you register as a student with ATU. It is important for students to regularly check their student email account as lecturers and almost all of ATU Galway correspondence is communicated with students via their student email account. Before your course begins with ATU Galway, you will receive instructions on how to access your student email account.

If you need to report any login problems, please use our IT Services Helpdesk.

Student ID cards are a useful source of identification especially during exams and can prove your status to avail of student discounts.  You will upload your photograph as part of the student registration process in due course which will enable us to produce your I.D. card.

Registered students at ATU can access the Library’s Academic Writing Centre which offers free advice and support on all aspects of academic writing to all students of ATU Galway-Mayo, whether you are studying online or on campus.

How can the Academic Writing Centre help?

• Getting started with an assignment: planning, outline & structure
• The writing process: generating ideas, drafting, revising & editing
• Critical reading and effective note-taking
• Developing an argument: critical reading, thinking and writing
• Reflective writing, report writing & writing for a literature review
• Writing for a dissertation
• Successful writing in exams
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Grammar, punctuation and spelling

In order to accommodate our on-campus online, part-time and international students, we offer a range of 30 minutes appointment times from Monday-Friday, to registered students.

Find out more about the Academic Writing Centre at ATU Galway-Mayo, click here Academic Writing Centre Galway-Mayo – Atlantic Technological University

The Maths Learning Centre offers free maths tuition to ATU Galway Mayo students, at all levels, in all years, across all modules.

How we can help 

• We offer 1-1 online revision classes that can be booked through our webpage. 
• We have a drop-in centre located in Room 971 on the Dublin Road Campus Library. 

You can find out more about the Maths Support Centre here Maths Support Centre Galway-Mayo – Atlantic Technological University

Student Support Services

The aim of Student Support Services at ATU Galway-Mayo is to provide a comprehensive and caring service, to help our students to achieve their full academic and personal potential. You can find out more about the services here

Disability and Learning Support Services

If you have a particular learning need or a disability, please check out the following services available from the Disability Office here and our staff will be able to assist you.  you. Register with this service early in the academic year so that a Learning Support Tutor can develop an individual support plan for you.

For more information please visit our student supports webpage

For queries regarding Registration please contact:

Email: studentreg.galwaymayo@atu.ie

For queries regarding Fees & Payments please contact:

Email: gspdfees.galwaymayo@atu.ie