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Last updated: Oct 30, 2024 by Sarah Kirschner
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Winter Registration Information

Registration opens Monday, November 18th for Winter Quarter 2025. Plan for registration in Banner using the Graduate Time Schedule (also referred to as the University Graduate Catalog).

As always, before students are able to register all holds must be resolved. Holds may be added at any time, including the day you are scheduled to register.  

Check Holds

    • Student Menu
    • Registration and Class Schedules Menu
    • Class Registration & Planning
    • Prepare for Registration
    • Use the drop down box to select the current or upcoming quarter and click “continue.” This should bring up your registration status screen for the term and show you if you have any holds.

Prior to registration, it is normal for banner to list "Time Tickets do not allow registration at this time. Please register with these time frames: _______"

For more information, visit the Office of the Registrar's Wiki Preparing for Registration

Register

    • Student Menu
    • Registration and Class Schedules Menu
    • Class Registration and Planning
    • Register for Classes
    • Use the drop-down box and select the current or upcoming term, then click “continue” 

For more information visit the Office of the Registrar's Wiki regarding Registering.

Dissertation Credit

Every quarter you will need to get permission to register for dissertation credit. Please email the Associate Director for Graduate Programs (soe-grad@spu.edu) with your ID number and your dissertation chair and the AD can put in permission for you to register for dissertation credits. This is a variable credit course so please make sure you are registering for the appropriate number of credits (see below).

Variable Credits

These courses will always default to 1 credit after registration. If you need to register for more than one credit, please update your variable credits to the correct number. You can find more information on this on the Registration Changes information page. 

Registration Errors or Questions

If you run into a registration error, please email the AD soe-grad@spu.edu with the issue, your name, ID number, and the CRN of the course section you wish to register for.

Important Notes About Registration

Summer registration has different deadlines than the normal academic year. Please see Summer Registration Deadlines and the Graduate Summer Sessions information in the catalog for more information.

Autumn Quarter Registration

    • After registration deadlines, all registration requires instructor approval and a Registration Petition submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
    • Dissertation, Practicum, and Independent Studies have an extended registration deadline of 
    • Registration deadlines and tuition refund deadlines can be found on the academic calendar.

A full listing of all courses is available online through the Graduate Time Schedule.  Please be sure to check out any restrictions or required pre-requisites to make sure you are eligible for the courses you want to register for.  All restrictions, special approval requirements, and pre-requisites are listed by each class under “Course Details” in the time schedule. 

For more detailed instructions on registration and for information on how to use the class planning option now available in Banner, click here.

Questions?  Please contact the Office of the Registrar:

Phone: (206) 281-2032

Email: registrar@spu.edu

Website: https://spu.edu/administration/office-of-the-registrar  

Apply to Graduate!

Finishing your degree Winter 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, or Autumn 2025? You need to apply to graduate for your degree to be processed upon program completion. Applying to graduate is a separate process from registering for commencement activities and is required in order to receive your degree. 

Directions on how to apply here: Applying to Graduate

Program Specific Directions

Doctoral Students
Your graduation term will be after your oral defense has been passed, you have made all required changes, and have submitted your dissertation to digital commons and ETD. In order to participate in commencement, your oral dissertation must be passed no later than April 30. 

Teacher Education
Your graduation term will be the quarter you complete your degree courses. Many students complete their certificate in June but earn their degree in August. You need to earn your certificate in order to receive your degree.

Review Your Degree Check

Now is the time to have a look at your degree check in Banner to make sure you are on track to graduate in the term you selected. Please note that your degree audit is based off of the Catalog requirements for the program and term you were admitted.  This may mean that there are some substitutions or equivalencies that need to be noted in order to complete your record. 

If something seems inaccurate or incomplete, please email the Associate Director for Graduate Programs, who will review and update degree check as appropriate. The AD will work with each of you to ensure that your degree check accurately reflects your progress and that you are on track to earn your degree!

Accessing Degree Check

  1. Log into Banner
  2. Select the Student Menu
  3. Select the Academic Records Menu
  4. Select “GR and DR Degree Status Check”
  5. Click the blue “admitted term” hyperlink to the right of your program of study. For example:
  6. Note: If the hyperlink does not populate your program, follow the prompts in the dropdown menus to find the degree check appropriate to your program. 
  7. Remember to select your term of admission, not the current term.

Reading Degree Check

Degree check lists all courses required during the Catalog year of your admission. Courses in green are complete. Courses in red are not complete. Please also pay attention to the total number of outstanding credits at the bottom of your degree check, as well as substitutions and general comments that may have already entered on your degree check.

If something seems inaccurate or incomplete, please email the Associate Director for Graduate Programs, who will review and update degree check as appropriate.