how to register

On this page:

• How To Register
• Logging In
• First Time Login
• Registering
• Add A Course
• Drop A Course
• Helpful Hints
• What Registration Errors Mean
• Completing The Registration Process
• Process Unofficial Degree Evaluation
• Legend
   

If you would like to take a course at Southern and you have never applied to the university, please complete the Student Registration Information Form in order to receive a Student Identification number for web registration.

Students that want to Petition for an Irregular Schedule or register for Independent Study must register in person at the Registrar's Office in the Wintergreen Building:

• Petitions for Irregular Schedules

Please use the following guide to help you navigate the online registration process.

Southern's Web Information Services supports both PCs and Macintoshs, using Netscape Navigator (version 4) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5). If you use version 6 of either browser, the Web pages will not function correctly; these versions are not supported at this time.
 

1. Go to http://www.southernct.edu/registrar
2. Click on BannerWeb Services
3. Scroll to the bottom of the following page and click on BannerWeb Secure Login
4. Enter: USER ID = 8 digit ID, PIN = Six Digit Date of Birth* Example: July 6, 1976 is entered 070676.
        Please note: if you have changed your PIN to one of your own choosing, enter that PIN instead of your date of birth.

If this is your first time logging in you have to enter a security question and answer.

Example Question: What is my dog's name?
Answer: Lucky

1. On the welcome screen click on Student Services & Financial Aid
2. Click on Registration
3. Click on Select Term and submit the appropriate term
4. Click on Add/Drop Classes

Please note at this point in the registration process, for the fall and spring semesters, matriculated students will need to enter the alternate pin given to you by your advisor. This is not the same pin from last semester. A new pin has been issued to your advisor. Graduate students do not need an alternate pin. An alternate pin number is not necessary to register for Winter, Spring Break or Summer Classes.

Enter the 5 digit CRN number of the courses you want to register for then click Submit Changes. You must click on submit changes to process any transaction on this screen.

Example:

In the first column titled ACTION of your registered class click on the drop down menu and select Web Drop. Make sure to click Submit Changes at the bottom of the screen or the drop will not be processed.

• Undergraduates cannot register for 500 level classes without a petition for irregular schedule these are graduate courses.*
• The maximum number of credits you are allowed to register for are listed on the add/drop screen after you register. You cannot exceed the maximum credits without a petition for irregular schedule.*
• Please be sure to check if a class requires a prerequisite before adding the course. Prerequisites are listed in the current schedule of classes under the course title.
• Please note blue permission slips for departmental permission to enter a class or to over enroll in a section must be entered electronically by the department.

*If any of the policies listed above are violated you will be dropped from those courses.

A registration error indicates that you are not able to register for a particular course. The last column titled STATUS will give you the reason you are not eligible to take the course. The following are the most common registration errors:

• Dept. Chair: You must have departmental permission to register for this class.  Contact the department.
• Disability Resources: This section is designed for members of the DRO.
• Link's Coordinator: This section is designed for students in the Link's Program.
• Closed Sect. Or Closed Sect. X: This section has reached its maximum capacity and is closed.
• Duplicate CRN: You are already registered for this course.
• BP Error: This is a system error try your course selection.
• Time Conflict: 2 of the selected courses are ending and beginning at the same time.  You must be given electronic permission by both departments involved before you can register for both courses. 

1. At the top of the add/drop screen end your registration by clicking on Submit Changes.
2. At the top of the screen click on Student Services & Financial Aid then Registration then Complete Registration and Pay Bill.
3. Verify the amount you are being charged is correct.
4. At the bottom of the screen click on Credit Card Payment
   Note: Summer Registration must be paid for at the time of registration
5. Enter credit card information.
6. Click on Submit Payment. Be sure to click only once. Clicking more than once may create added charges.
7. Click on Student Schedule by Day & Time to print your schedule.

Login to Banner WebServices.

1. Click Student Services
2. Click Student Records
3. Click Degree Evaluation
4. You will be prompted for the term (if you have not already selected). Click Submit.
5. View Your Curriculum. [NOTE: If the major is incorrect, you need to complete a SELECTION OF MAJOR form with the department of the correct major.]
6. Click one of the links at Bottom of Page: Generate New Evaluation or What-if Analysis
    

GENERATE NEW EVALUATION:
To Process a Degree Evaluation Based on Your Current Curriculum

1. Click the Program Radio Button - (This is a step most people miss)
2. Select Evaluation Term: latest term for which you have registered (if you have already registered for the next term, use that term so that any courses you are registered for will be included in the evaluation.)
3. Click Generate Request: Only click Generate Request once. It may take a few seconds to process.
4. Select Detail Requirements. (Do not select 'printer friendly version')

WHAT-IF ANALYSIS:
To Process a Degree Evaluation for an alternate Program/Major/Concentration

1. Select Entry Term (your catalog term, the term you matriculated to the university). Click Continue.
2. Select a Program from Drop Down List. Click Continue.
3. Select Major From Drop Down Menu. Click 'Add More'.
4. Select Concentration from Concentration 1 Drop Down Menu. The list of choices is typically anywhere from 1-6 choices. If you get a very long list, select NONE and click Submit.
5. Select Evaluation Term: latest term for which you are registered.
6. Click Generate Request: Only click once. It may take a few seconds to process.
7. Select Detail Requirements. (Do not select 'printer friendly version')

Term Codes
200710 - Fall 2006 (Fall only is previous year)
200720 - Wintersession 2007
200730 - Spring Break 2007
200740 - Spring 2007
200750 - Summer 2007
 

Source Codes
H = Academic History (course taken at Southern)
R = Currently Registered
T = Transfer - 3 possible grades for transfer work:
T1=C or better
T2=C-
T3=D's or Pass for courses taken as Pass/Fail)

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Southern Connecticut State University. 
Revised: 07/18/06.