semester) students, who may register at any time during Open Registration, or up until the add deadline for that semester without penalty. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor prior to registration to review progress and to select courses for the subsequent semester. A completed registration indicates that the student evidences his or her basic harmony with the doctrinal position of the Seminary and agrees to comply with all its regulations. Flagrant or habitual infraction of this standard will jeopardize the student’s continued enrollment. Western Seminary utilizes an online Student Information System designed to provide you with a variety of student services. These instructions will introduce you to the system and answer many of your questions.
LOCATING THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SIS) •
From the seminary home page, you will find a link to the Student Information System (SIS) at the top righthand corner of the screen.
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Click on the link to SIS
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Enter your Student ID number and PIN, which is assigned by the Student Services office.
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Answer the challenge question, which appears only during your initial log in. Simply enter an answer to one of the two questions and click on Change Challenge Answer Now. If you ever forget your PIN, you’ll be prompted to answer the question so that you can log in.
or courses waived through advanced standing or advanced substitutes.
BUSINESS OFFICE •
My Account History: View all of the activity on your student ledger
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Pay on Account: Make a payment on your student account online
FINANCIAL AID •
Loan Activity: View loan types, amounts, and date disbursed
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Grants/Scholarships: View awarded grants and scholarships, amounts, and date disbursed
REGISTERING FOR CLASSES One of the primary reasons you will access SIS is to add and drop courses during Open Registration. As you follow these steps, you should be able to easily manage your course registration. Should you encounter any difficulties or need further assistance, please feel free to contact Assistant Registrar Mitra Motlagh at mmotlagh@westernseminary.edu. 1. Click on “Registration,” located under the “Course Management” heading. 2. Select the campus location. Please note: Distance education courses are listed under a separate campus. Students should select the Online Campus campus in order to register for a distance education course. 3. Select the term.
NAVIGATING THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SIS) As you enter SIS, you will be directed to a home page with a number of categories and possible actions. We have briefly listed each of these below for your reference.
ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE •
Change PIN: Change your PIN to a new four-digit code
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General Information: Review and update your address, email and phone numbers
5. Add courses. Courses are listed in alpha-numeric order. Scroll down and select the course for which you want to register. Click on the blue course ID number. Select credit or audit. Click “Add Course”. Repeat until you’ve selected all of the courses for which you want to register.
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6. Submit for approval. Click on this button after all of your courses have been selected. This notifies Western Seminary that you want to register. Please note: We cannot register you until you complete this important step.
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Registration: Add or drop courses
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4. Read the information in the box and click on “I Have Read The Above” to continue.
My Course History: View a list of all the classes you’ve completed at Western and your grades. Please note, this does not include any transfer credit awarded
Dropping classes. If you need to drop a course, you will need to wait until it is first approved and appears as “registered.” To drop, click on the blue course ID in the list at the top of your screen. Scroll down and click “Drop Course”. Remember to pay attention to the postopen registration fees and the refund that you’ll receive at the time of the drop.