How to Online Register

Online Registration Instructions

New Students

Please Note: If you have attended Nipissing University, been an Associate Teacher for a Nipissing University B.Ed. student, or applied to Nipissing University for any programs in the past, you already have a record in our system and therefore need to register as a returning student. If you meet this criteria but are unable to remember your credentials, the Account Information links in WebAdvisor may assist you. Alternatively, please contact In-Service at inservice@nipissingu.ca for assistance with retrieving your account information. Please include in your email your full name, DOB, OCT member number and address you expect we may have on file.

If you are registering in a Part II or Part III course, a Statement of Experience form signed by the Superintendent of your Board is required. Please note that the Statement of Experience form is due no later than the last day of the course.

How to online register as a new student:

• Access Nipissing University’s WebAdvisor.
• Select the “Additional Qualifications Students” link.
• Select “Search and Register for Courses – New Additional Qualification (AQ) Students”.
• Enter the course code of the course you wish to take or leave blank to see all courses offered.
• Select WebCT online in the location field. Submit.
• Place a check mark in the select box of the appropriate course. Submit.
• Fill out your personal information. Submit.
• Fill out your financial information. Submit. The course must be paid in full upon registration.
  Only major credit cards are accepted (Visa, Mastercard and American Express). Debit card payment is not available.
• You are now registered in the course.
• Overnight you will receive a Confirmation of Registration letter emailed to the email address you have provided with your personal information.

Returning Students

You are considered a returning student if you have attended Nipissing University, been an Associate Teacher for a Nipissing University B.Ed. student, or applied to Nipissing University for any programs in the past. If you meet this criteria but are unable to remember your credentials, the Account Information links in WebAdvisor may assist you. Alternatively, please contact In-Service at inservice@nipissingu.ca for assistance with retrieving your account information. Please include in your email your full name, DOB, OCT member number and address you expect we may have on file.

If you are registering in a Part II or Part III course, a Statement of Experience form signed by the Superintendent of your Board is required. Please note that the Statement of Experience form is due no later than the last day of the course.

How to online register as a returning student:

• Access Nipissing University’s WebAdvisor.
• Log in. Your user id is a shortened version of your email with a suffix of @my.nipissingu.ca. Your password is initially your date of birth in the following case-sensitive format: Mmmddyyyy (ex. Sep091985) or may be whichever password you already created. If you are unable to remember your credentials, the Account Information links in WebAdvisor may assist you. Alternatively, please contact In-Service at inservice@nipissingu.ca for assistance with retrieving your account information. Please provide in your email, your full name, DOB, OCT member number and address you expect we may have on file.
• Once logged in select Additional Qualification Students for your point of entry.
• Select Search & Register for classes.
• Entering the Term will provide you with a list of all courses currently offered.
• Choose the course you wish to register for by placing a check mark in the appropriate box and submit.
• Confirm your Home and Mailing Address Verification. Make changes as necessary and submit.
• Complete the Choose one of the following: drop down box and submit.
• Continue.
• Complete the payment information and enter Pay Now. Only major credit cards are accepted (Visa, Mastercard and American Express). Debit card payment is not available.
• You will receive a Confirmation of Registration letter overnight to the email addresses attached to your student record.

For registration in In-Service Education courses, applicants must:

1. register for the course on-line using Nipissing University Web Advisor;
2. provide a photocopy of their Ontario Certificate of Qualification, Interim Certificate or equivalent documentation;
3. Additional Basic Qualification courses (Intermediate or Senior) - provide an original official transcript confirming the completion of an approved undergraduate  degree from an accredited university and that the course subject prerequisites are met;
4. Part II courses - provide proof of completion of Part I. This proof must be either an Ontario Certificate of Qualification (or a photocopy), or a letter from the Ontario College of Teachers verifying their eligibility for the course. No other documentation is acceptable for this purpose. In addition, applicants registering in Part II courses must submit evidence of at least one year of successful teaching experience in Ontario certified by the appropriate supervisory officer, or of at least one year of successful teaching experience outside Ontario certified by the appropriate supervisory official (Statement of Experience form);
5. Part III courses - provide proof of completion of Part II. This proof must be either an Ontario Certificate of Qualification (or a photocopy), or a letter from the Ontario College of Teachers verifying their eligibility for the course. No other documentation is acceptable for this purpose. In addition, applicants registering in Part III (Specialist) courses must submit evidence of at least two years of successful teaching experience, including at least one year of experience in Ontario in the subject area of the course, certified by the appropriate supervisory officer and, if some of the experience was outside Ontario,  by the appropriate supervisory official (Statement of Experience form);

Please note: It is the student's responsibility to meet certification requirements as stipulated by the Ontario College of Teachers.