Registrar's Office

Registration Help


HOW TO REGISTER

Accessing your account for the first time

photo: SUU Homepage

SUU's Homepage

Login Home Screen

photo: Login Home Screen

This is the page that you will first see when accessing your account to do one of the following:

  1. Register for Orientations
  2. Registering for classes

This tutorial will cover how to register for classes for the upcoming semester

Activation Screens

If this is your first time accessing your account, you will first need to activate your account. You have two options to activate your account:

  1. Enter your email in the space provided, or
  2. Enter your Admissions username and PIN that you used on your application.

1.

photo: Enter your email

2.

photo: Enter your admissions username and pin

Registering for Classes

This is the screen that you will see after activating your SUU Portal

photo: SUU Portal photo: Add, Drop, or Search for Classes photo: Add, Drop, or Search for Classes photo: Add, Drop, or Search for Classes

For example: If I want to register for ACCT 2010 Accounting Principles, I would first select the “Subject” Accounting, then click on the “Class Search” Button on the bottom of the page.

photo: Add, Drop, or Search for Classes

If you want to add the class to your schedule click on the corresponding check box (located in the far left column). If the letter ‘c’ is next to the course, instead of a check box, then the course is closed, and you will be unable to register for this class.

photo: Add, Drop, or Search for Classes photo: Add, Drop, or Search for Classes

To see what a week or your classes will look like for fall semester, follow the instructions below.

photo: Week at a glance

Click on the link “Week at a Glance”

photo: Week at a glance

Pay tuition and fees at the Cashier’s Officedue at the time of registration

WAITLIST

If the class is closed and there is a waitlist you will need to do the following:

  • If the class has a waitlist there will be an action box next to the class.  You will need to select the 'Waitlist' option.
  • Select 'Submit Changes' at the bottom of the screen. The status on the student schedule will then appear as Waitlisted
    • Once you are on the waitlist if there is an opening that becomes available, you will receive an email.  The email will automatically be sent to your preferred email account.  Once you receive the email you will need to register for the course because you will only have 24 hours to do so. ***If you do not register for the course within 24 hours you will automatically be dropped from the waitlist.
  • In person, at the Registrar’s Office (Room 166 Sharwan Smith Student Center)
  • Registration Inquiries– Call (435) 586-7714

REGISTERING FROM A WAITLIST

If you have received a notification to register for a waitlisted course and are within your 24 hour registration window you may add the course section by:

COMMON ONLINE REGISTRATION ERRORS

Explanations of registration errors and their resolutions.

HOLDS

A Hold can be put on a student’s account by various departments for different reasons.  Some of the most common causes of a hold being placed on a student’s account are:

  • Outstanding fees at the Cashier’s Office
  • Overdue library books/library late fees
  • Parking fees

All Holds must be cleared by the office that issued the Hold before a student can register, receive a transcript, receive their diploma, etc.

You may view your holds Online after logging in by choosing:

  • Student Records
  • View Holds

For questions on Holds, please call us at (435) 586-7715.

REGISTRATION FORMS

Use the forms below if you need permission to register for a class:

SENIOR CITIZEN REGISTRATION

Utah residents, age 62 and over, are permitted to enroll, on a space-available, audit-only basis, at any of the state’s public universities and colleges.  Tuition is free and the class must be audited (no credit given).

  • Submit an application to Admissions (applications are available at the Admissions or the Registrar’s Office)
  • Pay a $10 per semester administrative fee
  • Where applicable, a fee may be charged for use of consumable materials
  • Register at the Registrar’s Office on or after the first day of class

TUITION & FEES

Tuition and fees are due as follows:

FALL 5 days prior to first day of class
Spring 5 days prior to first day of class
SUMMER 5 days prior to first day of class

Students with unpaid balances due the University will be assessed a fee of $35 per month.

The University reserves the right to drop students for non-payment of tuition and fees and to withhold registration, grades, transcripts and diplomas for nonpayment of obligations to SUU.

ENROLLMENT STATUS

A student’s status (full or part time) at the University depends on the number of credit hours for which he or she is enrolled each semester, as follows:

  Full Time Part Time
Undergraduate 12 and over Fewer than 12
Graduate 9 and over Fewer than 9

Undergraduate students receiving scholarship assistance must be full-time students. Graduate students should visit with their academic department for scholarship policy.

Undergraduates with federal financial aid should consult the financial aid policy and students receiving benefits from the Veterans Administration should contact the Veterans Affairs Office for status requirements.

NORMAL / MAXIMUM CREDIT HOUR LOAD

  Normal Load Maximum Load
Undergraduate 15 credit hours 18 credit hours - Fall / Spring
12 credit hours - Summer
4 credit hours - Maymester
Graduate 12 credit hours 15 credit hours - Fall / Spring
12 credit hours - Summer

Students with an SUU grade point average of 3.5 or higher may enroll for more than the Maximum Load credit hours.  A written approval from the academic advisor and the respective dean of the student’s major is required.  Approval must be obtained before registering.  You may use the form below:

** Registering for more than the Maximum Load credit hours will increase your tuition and fees.

CLASS STANDING

An undergraduate student’s class standing depends on the number of semester hours successfully completed, as follows:

Hours Completed Level (year)
0 to 29 Freshmen (first)
30 to 59 Sophomore (second)
60 to 89 Junior (third)
90 to graduation Senior (fourth)

Graduate students are considered Masters candidates.