New student
When you have been accepted to a course or programme at the Department of Psychology, there are a few things you need to do before getting on with your studies. First some practical information to help you on your way. Further down there is an extensive list of useful links to more information on the university's general website.
Students on the terrace at Campus Albano. Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein
Activate your university account
One of the first things you should do is to activate your University account to get access to all our IT services.
At the same time you should order a University card, which is used as your library card and for printing on the university printing system, Printomat.
Register on your course or programme
It is important that you register on all the courses you will be taking each semester, or you might loose your position. You should get an e-mail with information on how and when this is done. If you have not got such an e-mail 10-14 days before the start of the semester, you should contact the Student administration office.
In most cases you will register online in the student information system Ladok for students. Login with your University account. If there is a problem and you cannot register, please contact the Student administration office as soon as possible by e-mail studyadmin@psychology.su.se
Athena – our learning platform
Each course at the Department of Psychology has an Athena site and you become a member just by registering on the course. All course specific information is communicated within Athena. You will find the course syllabus, schedule, handouts and various learning activities in Athena, and you can send messages to your teachers and fellow students.
You can also find your schedule on schema.su.se
Course literature
A list of compulsory reading should be available on the course page in the university course catalogue two months before the course starts.
Find your course on the Courses and programmes page.
(You may have to switch to the Swedish version of your course site for some courses.)
IT support
If the problem concerns any university system, like your University account, Athena, Ladok for students, etc, you can call Helpdesk at 08-16 1999. Hopefully they can help you with any urgent problem you may have.
Rights and responsibilities
Here we have collected information on some of the most important rights and responsibilities that you have as a student. Your rights as a student come in part from laws and regulations and in part from local precepts at Stockholm University.
Your rights and responsibilities
Studying with a disability
Stockholm University welcomes students with disabilities. The goal is that all our students should have equal rights and opportunities regardless of disability.
Last updated: 2025-10-08
Source: Department of Psychology