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Registering for classes at SPU takes place on a quarterly basis. Registration opens approximately two months before the start of each quarter, and closes by the fifth first day of the quarter (with some notable exceptions). You can find the specific dates on the Academic Calendar. It is important that you follow your program checksheet (or program plan provided by your faculty advisor) to determine the classes you will take each quarter.
Use Time Schedule to find your classes, and then register in Banner using the information you found on each class in Time Schedule (namely, the Course Reference Number, or CRN). If this is your first time registering, we recommend you use the video guide linked below as a tutorial.
Video Registration Tutorial
Use the Banner guide on registration to assist you!
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Finding and Logging into Banner
From the SPU homepage, select the “mySPU” dropdown menu on the upper right side of the page, then Banner (not Administrative Banner), which will take you to a log-in page. You should use Use your SPU email address (without “@spu.edu”) as your username and your SPU email password for your password.
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Banner Menus
The main page will present you with at least two menus: Student and Personal. A list of the functions of each is noted on that page. For registration, you will use the “Student Menu”. From the Student Menu, select the "Registration and Class Schedules Menu," then “Class Registration and Planning.”
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Preparing for Registration
Before you select “Register for Classes”, have a look at the “Prepare for Registration” menu, selecting your intended quarter of enrollment. This page will alert you to anything outstanding in your account which may prevent you from registering in general. You may still run into section level holds.
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Note: If you do not have a time ticket listed, please contact the Associate Director of Graduate Programs (soe-grad@spu.edu).
Common holds
Past-due balance: See Student Financial Services
Health history/immunization: See the Health Center
How to Register
NextTo register, you will be able to register in one of three ways on Banner. Remember that it is recommended you use Time Schedule to find course information, rather than the Banner search function (item 1).
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need to enter your student menu in banner. In the class registration and planning menu, you will click on the Register for Classes link. If prompted, select the term you are registering for.
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We recommend that students use use the graduate time schedule to find course information including the CRN (computer reference number) which is needed to register for courses. Before registering, collect the CRNs of the classes you need from the Time Schedule. In the Enter CRNs tab you can enter as many CRNs as you want. If your courses require you to be concurrently registered, you will need to add them at the same time. More information on how to use the time schedule can be found on the SOE Graduate Time Schedule wiki page.
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Additional information provided by the Office of the Registrar can be found on their Registering Resources wiki page or watching this video (students need to be logged in with their SPU credentials on Panopto) on How to Register. This was created for faculty and staff but may still be helpful.
Registration Errors
If you receive a registration error, please take a screenshot of the entire error message, including course information with the CRN, into an email and send it to Kristi Kanehen. If you are a teacher education student and put it in an email with your ID number.
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Teacher education students (AMAT, AMTMS, MAT, ARC) , please should contact the Certification Office with any registration issues. All other graduate and doctoral students should contact the Associate Director of Graduate Programs.
To If you are using Windows, you can use the snipping tool or snip and sketch to take a screenshot of your desktop on a PC, simply click the "print screen" button. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut Windows key + Alt + PrtScn, or just Alt + PrtScn. You will likely want to crop the image in your email because that will capture everything on your screen.the error message. On a Mac you can use Shift+Command+3.
Viewing Your Registration Record
There While there are three multiple ways you can to view your registration record. The first option is to select View Registration Information within the Registration and Class Schedules Menu in Banner. Here are the steps., the easiest way it to look in banner.
- Log into Banner.
- Select the Student Menu.
- Then select the Registration and Class Schedules Menu.
- Choose Class Registration and Planning.
Then select View Registration Information.
- Select the tab for “Active Registrations”.
- You’ll be able to see your current schedule here, along with any days and times the courses meet.
The second way you can view your registration record is in the same location where you registered. Here are the steps.
- Log into Banner.
- Select the Student Menu.
- Then select the Registration and Class Schedules Menu.
- Choose Class Registration and Planning.
- Then select Prepare for Registration.
- You’ll be able to see your current schedule here, along with any days and times the courses meet.
The third way to view your registration record is through your Student Profile.
- Log into Banner.
- Select the Student Menu.
- Then select the Academic Records Menu.
- Choose Student Profile.
- On the right hand side of the main profile, you will be able to see your current registration record.
- You’ll be able to see your current schedule here.
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Under "Look up a Schedule," select the term in the top left side of the screen (if not already selected)
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- This page will provide you with the ability to see your current registration (status should be "registered") on the top half of the page under the "Class Schedule Block. The bottom half of the page provides you with two different ways to view your schedule. You can look at the "schedule" view or schedule details.
The Schedule page shows a Sunday - Monday calendar and identifies what days/times your classes are. You can use the up arrow, dot, and down arrow in the middle of the page to expand whichever section is most helpful.
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If you need to view the rooms and/or specific dates offered, you can select the title of the course (under the class schedule block or the 'schedule' block and it will bring up a pop-up with additional details.
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The Schedule Details page shows you the same information that would be displayed if you were to click on the course title but it shows all the courses you are registered for and not just one.
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If you have any questions concerning the registration process, you may reference Student Academic Services FAQ page.
Ordering Textbooks
After registration, you may order textbooks for your course. Keep in mind that if you register early, your instructors may not yet have books on order for the following term. Keep checking back regularly. You can find your textbooks in one of two ways: Banner and Time Schedule.
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Important Dates
View the most recent Academic Calendar for registration and withdrawal deadlines, as well as university events.
Making Changes to Your Registration Record Past the Deadline
Sometimes you will the Student Resources provided by the Office of the Registrar.
Making Changes to Your Registration
Variable Credit
If you are registered for a variable credit class (select internships, dissertation, etc.), you will default register for 1 credit. If your program director/chair or checksheet indicates you need to register for more than 1 credit, you will need to change the number of credits you are registered for. Directions can be found on the Office of the Registrar's Registration Changes wiki page. You will know your course is a variable credit if the time schedule lists a range of credits.
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Dropping or registering for a class past the deadline
Sometimes students need to make a registration changes past the Banner deadline . You can now request late registration changes directly in Banner! Between weeks 3 and 7 of any quarter, you can petition to drop a class. In this same location, you can also make a credit overload request (a request to take more than 15 credits in any term), apply for a leave of absence (see below), or make a complete withdrawal from the university. You can find these petitions in the Registration and Class Schedules Menu.
Leave of Absence
Students may take a leave of absence for up to three quarters, meaning if the last time you registered was in Autumn 2020, you would need to register again by Autumn 2021, or you will become inactive. Students can submit a Leave of Absence application by going to the Student Menu in Banner, then the Academic Records Menu. This is what you should see.
You may find more information about taking a Leave of Absence, including the university's policies, on Student Academic Service's webpage.
When you submit a Leave of Absence application, please also be sure to alert your program chair about your plans, if you have not already been in communication.including dropping a class, withdrawing from a class, ore registering late for a class. Instructions on how to drop a class in banner can be found on the Registration Changes by the Office of the Registrar. If a student needs to register for a class past the deadline (see the Academic Calendar for dates), they will need to submit a Registration Petitions and have the support of the instructor.
Submitting a Credit Overload Request (taking more than 15 credits in a given quarter)
In the image above, you will see a link to a Credit Overload Request. Please complete this form in Banner if you wish to If a student needs to take more than 15 credits in any a given quarter. Please , they will need to submit a Credit Overload Request to the Office of the Registrar. Please also let your program chair know that you are making this request, and copy Kristi Kanehen on Sarah Kirschner on your message. If approved, Student Academic Services The Office of the Registrar will enter the override, allowing you to register for the specific number of credits requested.