Advising & Registering

Academic advising at LSUS offers you a unique opportunity to engage with a faculty member who is an expert in your chosen field and whose insights will help you attain academic success as you prepare for your career beyond college. Advising helps you take responsibility for your own education by directing you towards online and campus resources, as well as guiding you successfully through your curriculum towards graduation.

Which comes first: Advising or Registering?

Registering for classes is one of the most important, and perhaps daunting, tasks for a student.  In order to register for courses at LSU Shreveport, you must first talk with your advisor to plan which courses to take. Below are some tips to having a great advising experience.

Academic Advising

1. Know who your advisor is! Login to MyLSUS, hover over the "Advising" button on the yellow bar at the top of the page. Click "Advisor Information" to see their name and contact info. NOTE: Be sure you have selected the right term to see the correct advisor's info. If no one is listed, contact the Department Chair to find out who the appropriate person is. If you're a graduate student, contact your Program Director. 
   
   
2. Use the university catalog to understand your degree program and look up the descriptions of individual classes.
   
   
3. Prepare for advising sessions by reviewing your graduation plan, looking over your curriculum sheet, and making sure that your transcript is correct. Check the schedule of classes from the "public access" column in myLSUS to see what's being offered, then put together a draft schedule to discuss with your advisor. Use this handy Advising Preparation Checklist to be sure you're ready for your meeting with your advisor.
   
   
4. Register for classes at the earliest opportunity! Many classes have "caps" - a maximum number of students allowed to enroll. Registration dates for spring, summer, and fall are sent out via your student e-mail well in advance of registration dates, so check frequently to make sure that you get the courses you want. 

Registering

1. Visit the myLSUS website and login with your Student ID and Pin.
2. Under "Registration" on the navigation bar, click "Add/Drop."
3. Choose the appropriate term, then click "Select Term."
4. Enter the Course Reference Numbers or use the search option to view the class schedule. If you wish to view an entire listing of all courses offered, leave the Course ID section blank, and click the Search Now button at the bottom of the webpage.
5. Select desired class (es).
6. Click "Save to Cart" when complete.
7. Once you have added all the courses you wish to take for the semester, click the Proceed to Checkout Button on the bottom right side of the page.
8. Enter your Student ID and PIN Number and click the Green Sign In button
9. Review the courses in your cart, and if these are the courses that you have been advised to take, click the red Register Now button.

* SPECIAL NOTES
Audit and special permission courses require approval of the chair of the department in which the course is offered and/or the approval of the appropriate dean.

Students who plan to attend another college or university while registered at LSUS must have prior written approval from their dean.

A financial aid recipient who wants to drop below the minimum credit hours required to receive their financial aid should contact the Financial Aid Office, AD 159, by phone at 318-797-5363, or via e-mail, finaid@lsus.edu, prior to dropping the course.

A student attempting to drop his or her last class must resign from the university. Students may resign by dropping all classes on the web and completing the web resignation survey.

Hold on Registering?

You might find that you are unable to register for class. Automatic holds occur for a number of reasons (the reason is usually specified on myLSUS):

• Student has not been cleared to register
• Time conflict between selected classes
• Student has exceeded credit hours
• Student has not fulfilled prerequisites
• Class is full
• Off-campus transcript has not yet been assessed
• Academic suspension

The process for granting overrides differs from department to department. You need to be aware of the protocols established by various departmental Chairs. Please contact your appropriate Department Chair for specific details.