How to Register

Online Registration Instructions

New Additional Qualification (AQ) Students

If you have attended Nipissing University, have been an Associate Teacher for a Nipissing University BEd. student, or have applied to Nipissing University for any programs in the past, you already have a file created in our system and therefore need to register as a returning student.

If you meet the criteria above and do not know your login information you can complete a search with your surname, SIN or student number here or alternatively please contact our University Technology Services (UTS) team by email at techsrv@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 for you.

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:

• 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 Nipissing University Students

If you have attended Nipissing University, have been an Associate Teacher for a Nipissing University BEd. student, or have applied to Nipissing University for any programs in the past, you already have a file created in our system and therefore need to register as a returning student.

If you meet the criteria above and do not know your login information you can complete a search with your surname, SIN or student number here or alternatively please contact our University Technology Services (UTS) team by email at techsrv@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 for you.

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:

• Access Nipissing University’s WebAdvisor.
• Log in. Please note that as of August 2020 your user id has changed. It is a shortened version of your email address, with a suffix of @my.nipissingu.ca instead of @community.nipissingu.ca. Your password is initially your date of birth in the following case-sensitive format: Mmmddyyyy (Sep091985) or may be whichever password you have already created. If you cannot remember your username and password, the User Account links may assist you or you can contact our University Technology Services (UTS) team by email at techsrv@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 for you.
• Once logged in select Additional Qualification Students for your point of entry.
• Select Search & Register for classes.
• Entering the Term (AQ24SS) 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.