Your advising & registration process
1. Choose your courses & see your advisor
- Print your contract sheet. This is the list of all courses you must take to obtain your degree.
- Go to Banner. You can also click on the Banner link that appears on the LAU homepage.
- Your User ID is the nine-digit LAU ID number found on your admission letter.
- The first time you log in, your PIN is your date of birth in the form of ddmmyy (for example: February 5, 1981 = 050281). As soon as you log in, that PIN will expire and you will be prompted to choose a new one for yourself. It must be a six-digit number. Don’t give your PIN to anyone!
- Go to: Student Services and Financial Aid, then Advising.
- Select the correct term (semester), then Submit.
- Press Create new form.
- Start adding courses to your list. Either enter the course number (for example, PHL101) or use the “lookup” link to select the course you want from the list based on your contract sheet. Then click Add. Repeat until you have all the courses you think you should take.
- Your “form” (list of courses) will appear as “pending” until you see your advisor(check the advisors available for your major) and he/she approves it by using the “Alternate PIN”. If you want to keep a copy of it handy, go ahead and print it.
- Now you can Exit the advising system. Remember, you are not registered for any courses yet. Registration will come later, after you see your advisor.
2. Complete your registration online
After your advisor approves your courses, log in again to banner with your username (ID number) and the password you chose.
Go to: Student Services and Financial Aid > Registration > Check your registration status (last sentence) to see your eligibility for registration. Choose the correct term from the list if it’s not already selected and Submit Term.
- If the message “your academic standing permits registration” appears, you can continue your online registration.
- If the message “you have holds which prevent your registration’’ appears, click “View holds” for more details. Go to the offices indicated below for each type of hold:
| Hold | Office to visit | Beirut | Byblos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Hold (IH) | Human Resources Office | Faculty Apartments Bldg. | Dorm A, room 615 |
| Admissions (AD) | Admissions Office | Irwin Hall, 1st floor | Tohme–Rizk 309 |
| Financial Hold (FH) | Business Office | Irwin Hall, GF | Tohme–Rizk 109 |
| Remedial Courses (RE) |
| Irwin Hall, GF | Tohme–Rizk 102 |
| Intensive English (IE) |
To register after removing your holds: Go to: Student Services and Financial Aid > Registration > Add/Drop Classes to choose your courses.
There are two ways to search for courses:
- Do a Class Search. Enter the subject and specify the campus of the class you’re looking for, and hit Find Classes. Check the box next to the CRN of the class you want. Then press “Register” at the bottom of the list. This reserves your place in that course. If there’s no checkbox but a “C,” it means the section is closed (class is full) so you can’t register in this particular section.
Attention: Look at the Cmp column in your search results: 1 is for Beirut and 2 is for Byblos. Make sure to choose courses in the right campus. - If you know the CRNs of your courses, type them into the boxes under Add Class and be sure to Submit Changes.
Attention: Type the correct CRNs. One wrong digit will sign you up for the wrong class!
If all is well, the course(s) you chose will appear in your list under Add/Drop Classes. Otherwise, you will see an error message along with an explanation on how to fix it.
To remove a course from your list, select “Web Drop/Delete” from the drop-down next to it and press Submit Changes. (This action removes you from that class.)
Keep adding or removing classes until you have all the ones you want on your list.
After this, you will have one last chance to add or drop courses, during the “drop/add” period. At that time, you can follow this same procedure to add or remove classes.
If you miss your chance to register, you can still register during the late registration period but: a) this incurs an extra fee, and b) the courses you need may be full by then.
Always check your final schedule under Registration > Student Detail Schedule, to make sure your courses are indeed on your record. Also do this if you come back later to make a change. Print your detailed schedule for future reference. Use the “Exit” link at the top-right of the screen, to protect your privacy.
3. Finalize your registration and make payment