GETTING STARTED | MANAGING YOUR PROGRAM | ENDING YOUR PROGRAM
GETTING STARTED
For information about funding and fees, please visit the Financial Services - Fee Schedules page.
In this section:
Setup your Bridge account
- uleth.ca/bridge
- The Bridge is uLethbridge’s online information system. It is your gateway for personal information related to your student status with admission, registration and student information
- To setup your Bridge account:
- Have your nine-digit uLethbridge ID number and birth date available
- Visit the Bridge: uleth.ca/bridge
- Click on ‘Need a username?’ on the right-hand side of the page
- Enter your ID number and birth date
- Follow the steps including selecting your username, password and security questions
- Questions? Contact IT (Information Technology) Solutions Centre.
Accept your Offer of Admission
- To accept your offer of admission, submit your completed Confirmation of Admission (COA) form and payment online in the Bridge.
- Due by the date indicated on your Confirmation of Admission form.
- Questions? Contact the Admissions Office.
Review important documents for your program
- All documents included in your offer of admission (e.g. Offer of Admission, Confirmation of Acceptance)
- The Policies & Procedures
- The SGS Governing Principles
- The Graduate Studies Calendar and Course Catalogue
- Questions? Contact the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office
Arrange for all final official transcripts to be sent to Admissions if you have not previously done so
- https://www.uleth.ca/ross/admissions/step-by-step
- If you studied outside of Alberta, must complete this step once you have finished your studies and final transcripts are available
- If you studied in Alberta, the Admissions Office can obtain transcripts from Alberta Education and most Alberta post-secondary institutions on your behalf
- You can view an up-to-date list of your outstanding documents through the Admissions Inquiry system in the Bridge
- Login to the Bridge: uleth.ca/bridge
- Click ‘Registrar’s Office and Student Services’
- Then ‘Admissions’
- Finally ‘Admissions Inquiry’
- To be considered official, Admissions must receive documents directly from the issuing institutions
- Questions? Contact the Admissions Office.
Get your campus ID card | Turcotte Hall
- uleth.ca/information-technology/services/campus-id-cards
- Your University of Lethbridge ID Card should be obtained from ITS Solutions Centre
- One piece of government-issued photo ID is required to receive your campus ID card (e.g. driver’s license, passport, etc.)
- Questions? Contact ITS (Information Technology Systems) Solutions Centre.
Get in touch with the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office
- Upon admission your name will be added to a list serve for communication purposes
- Follow the Faculty of Education on Twitter: (@ULethbridgeEdu)
- Questions? Contact the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office.
Get familiar with the GSA
- As a registered graduate student, you are a member of the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA)
- Review theGSA Collective Agreement.
- This Agreement governs the employment of graduate students as graduate assistants at the University of Lethbridge.
- Review the GSA policies, constitution, and bylaws.
- Follow the GSA on Twitter: @ULGSA
- Questions? Contact the GSA.
Login and access your Webmail, your uLethbridge e-mail account
- Webmail is the primary way uLethbridge will communicate with you
- Check it often (daily!) to ensure you don’t miss any communications
- Login using the same username and password as the Bridge
- Important note: if you are unable to login to your Webmail but can login to the Bridge, try choosing a new password
- To change your password, visit the Personal Information section of the Bridge (uleth.ca/bridge), or this website: uleth.ca/webtools/account_tools/pswdchng
- Your e-mail address will be your username followed by @uleth.ca (e.g. Luxie T. Pronghorn's username is luxie.pronghorn, so his e-mail address is luxie.pronghorn@uleth.ca)
- Questions? Phone the IT (Information Technology) Solutions Centre at 403-329-2490 or visit them at TH218, Turcotte Hall
- Do not e-mail for assistance with login, username or password inquires. They can only effectively assist you over the phone or in-person
Forward your Webmail
- uleth.ca/webtools/account_tools/forward
- You can forward your Webmail to any e-mail account
- If you forward your Webmail:
- Webmail will not keep copies of your e-mails. They will only be accessible in your other e-mail account
- Regularly check your junk or spam folder as it is possible forwarded e-mails may be misidentified as spam
- If you suspect you are not receiving uLethbridge emails to your forwarded account, check your Webmail to ensure the forwarded content is not being blocked
- Questions? Contact the IT (Information Technology) Solutions Centre: help@uleth.ca
Know important dates and deadlines
- Registration Dates and Deadlines
- The important dates include deadlines, holidays, when classes begin and end, etc.
- Questions? Contact the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office.
- THRIVE Events Calendar
- Check the THRIVE Events Calendar for events pertaining to all graduate students
- Questions? Contact THRIVE at thrive@uleth.ca
Purchase a parking pass (Off-Campus Students Only)
- For details, please visit U of L Parking Services
Sign-up for textbook reservation
- uleth.ca/bookstore/textfinder/reservation
- The Bookstore will package all of the textbooks required for your courses. They will be ready for pick-up at the beginning of the semester
- At this point, you are only signing up for the service. The list of books required for your courses will not be available until two weeks before the first day of classes
- Questions? Contact the Bookstore.
View your list of your textbooks
- uleth.ca/bookstore/get-textbook-list
- You must be registered in courses for the semester for this feature to work
- Textfinder will provide you with a list of the required and recommended textbooks for each course
- The system only updates once a day. Any changes to your current course registration will not be reflected until the following day
- Important note - If you are unable to login to Textfinder but can login to the Bridge, try choosing a new password
- To change your password, visit the Personal Information section of the Bridgeor visit this website: uleth.ca/webtools/account_tools/pswdchng
- Questions? Contact the Bookstore.
Access the on-campus wireless on your devices
- Select the ‘Student@UofL’ network
- Enter the same username and password as the Bridge and when prompted, accept the security certificate
- Questions? Visit the IT Knowledge Base page or Contact the IT (Information Technology) Solutions Centre.
Sign-up for a Library tour
- uleth.ca/lib/self-serve/tours
- The Library is an essential resource for every student at uLethbridge. During a Library tour you’ll learn to navigate the Library and look for resources - in-person and online
- Review the Graduate Research Portal
- Review Services for Graduate Students.
- Questions? Contact the Library.
Register with the Accommodated Learning Centre (ALC)
- uleth.ca/ross/accommodated-learning-centre
- If you will require in-class/exam accommodations or assistive technology for your studies, contact the ALC office to make an appointment to explore options at 403-329-2766
- Questions? Contact the ALC Office.
Get in touch with the School of Graduate Studies
- Visit the SGS website
- Like us on Facebook: (facebook.com/ulethgradstudies)
- Follow us on Twitter: (@UofLGradStudies)
- Upon registration your name will be added to a LISTSERV for communication purposes as well as subscription to the SGS Newsletter
- Questions? Want to unsubscribe? Contact the SGS.
MANAGING YOUR PROGRAM
In this section:
Register for courses
- uleth.ca/ross/registration-information/dates_and_deadlines
- Course registration is the most important step before starting your graduate program. Refer to the Graduate Student Registration Guide.
- The Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office will provide you with course registration information upon admission and for subsequent semesters
- If you are not registering in a class in a particular semester, you must still register in a placeholder.
- You will not be able to register if you have a hold on your Cash Office account.
- Check the Bridge to ensure you are registered appropriately.
- Questions? Contact the Registrar’s Office.
Preparing for your Culminating Activity
- http://www.uleth.ca/education/programs-degrees/graduate-studies/m-counselling/project
- The project is intended as a means for students to integrate their conceptual learning with applied practice in a contextually meaningful fashion. The structure of the project will be flexible in order to accommodate various creative endeavours and it may be work-based.
- We recommend contacting the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office to assist you with the process
- Questions? Contact the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office.
Download a verification of enrolment letter
- uleth.ca/bridge
- You must be registered in courses for the fall semester for this feature to work
- This document is usually required for RESP’s, scholarships etc.
- Here are the steps:
- Log in to the Bridge: uleth.ca/bridge
- Click on 'Registrar's Office and Student Services'
- Click on 'Verification of Enrolment Letters'
- Questions? Contact the Registrar’s Office.
ENDING YOUR PROGRAM
In this section:
Complete Your Culminating Activity
Carefully review the forms, guidelines, and reference information regarding your project. It is critical thal students orient themselves to the process. For assistance contact the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office.
Submit the ‘Recommendation of the Award of the Degree’ form
- Following the successful completion of your culminating activity, including any necessary changes to the written document required by your supervisor/committee the Supervisor completes and submits the ‘Recommendation of the Award of the Degree’ form to the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office.
- Students who do not have final approval and have not completed all degree requirements will be required to register for the upcoming semester
- Questions? Contact the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office.
Apply for Convocation
- http://www.uleth.ca/convocation/
- Application for Convocation deadline dates are March 1 for Summer Convocation and August 1 for Fall Convocation.
- You may apply to convocate if you anticipate completing all degree requirements no later than April 30th (Summer) or no later than August 31st (Fall). You will remain on the convocation list if you have met all degree requirements by these dates.
- The deadline to clear all outstanding Cash Office accounts in order to Convocate is April 1 (Summer) and August 15 (Fall).
- Questions? Contact the Graduate Studies and Research in Education Office.