Getting Registration Ready

Degree Requirements: 

• University Core/IAI General Education Requirements - 30 credit hours (10 courses)*

• SCPS School Requirements - 12 credit hours (4 courses)**

• Major Required Courses*

• Certificate Requirements (if applicable)

• Elective Requirements (if applicable)*

To be eligible for your graduation, you must also satisfy the following graduation requirements*: 

• 120 credit hours total - includes coursework taken at LUC, transferred coursework, and/or non-traditional credit 

• Minimum or consecutive 45 LUC graded credit hours/Total 60 LUC graded credit hours for returning LUC students

• Half of your Major required courses completed at LUC

*Only applies to undergraduate degree-seeking students

Once you have a clear understanding of your various requirements, you will need to know when registration will open for the semester you're planning on enrolling in. You can look ahead on the Registration Access Schedule to identify when Fall, Spring, and Summer semester enrollments begin. The order of access is based on a student's total earned credit hours, including accepted transfer credit, as recorded in LOCUS. The registration access schedule is tentative and subject to change, so you will want to confirm your access time on LOCUS before you register.

This is known as your Enrollment Appointment - the video below provides you with a guide for identifying your Enrollment Appointment: 

Finding Your LOCUS Enrollment Appointment (2:20)

Holds are service indicators placed on students' LOCUS accounts when there is an action item or need that requires attention. Some holds serve as reminders, whereas other holds prevent students from registering in the following semester. Before beginning your course enrollment, you must review your LOCUS account to see if you have any registration holds. Below are common holds that you may see on your account:

OTB Hold  - Placed by the Bursar's Office when a student has an outstanding tuition balance that must be satisfied; prevents course registration

DAV Hold - Placed by your Advisor when they require you to meet with them to discuss your following semester; prevents course registration

Dean's Probation W/Registration - Placed by the Dean of your school when your GPA falls below Good Standing (2.0); does not prevent registration

LAD Hold - Placed by LUC Dean of Students and is indicative of missing information on LOCUS; does not prevent registration

Verification Form Holds - Relevant to Veteran students, requiring them to verify their financial aid every semester to receive their veteran benefits

If you find that you have one of these holds placed on your LOCUS account, you will want to contact the appropriate office to resolve the hold before you begin to enroll.  When you click on your hold on LOCUS, there will be additional information related to the hold, including contact information for the office which placed the hold. Resolving your hold in a timely fashion will ensure that there are no delays in your registration for the following semester. If you have any questions about the holds you see on your LOCUS account, you can reach out to your Academic Advisor for additional information.

The degree audit that you receive when you first meet with your Academic Advisor is an important tool when creating a graduation plan and when enrolling in classes for any given semester. The degree audit includes various pieces of information, such as a listing of your remaining course requirements; your total credit hours earned; a graduation plan; and more. If you need an updated degree audit, please contact your Academic Advisor and they can provide that for you. Your degree audit can be discussed with your advisor anytime that you meet with them to ensure that you're following your plan. 

Below is a video that provides you with an overview of the Degree Audit and how to navigate the document. Please note, if you are a graduate degree or certificate seeking student, your degree audit will look different than the demonstration in th video below.  

Understanding Your Degree Audit (22:51) 

If you have set a graduation plan with your Academic Advisor, you can use the plan in place to support your enrollment. For example, you and your advisor have already outlined what courses you'll be picking up in Spring so that take the guessing work out for your. All you have left to do is find those courses and register for them! If you don't have a graduation plan

In addition to your degree audit, another tool you can use to support your enrollment will be your Academic Requirements Report, or ARR. The ARR is a resource on LOCUS that serves as your official academic record at Loyola. The ARR tracks the various requirement areas you have left to complete similarly to the degree audit.  Since SCPS is continuously adding and reviewing academic programs, your ARR may not always populate. You can learn more about accessing and reading your ARR by viewing the video below:

 Understanding Your ARR (8:51)

On the site, you will also find Course Rotation Schedules that show the annual rotation of courses within the various majors in SCPS. Using this rotation schedule, you can plan out your future classes. You will find a rotation schedule for all Majors, Core, Certificate, Graduate, and School requirements. We make every attempt to adhere to our rotation schedules so that there is consistency in your planning, but please understand that scheduling is subject to change. Now that you have gathered your enrollment information and have looked ahead to the following semesters, you can proceed to the next step. 

If you went through Steps 1-5, you should have:  

• An understanding of the various degree requirements you have to complete to earn your degree 

• Identified courses you can register for based on your degree requirements 

• Located course enrollment information through the Course Schedules

• Begun planning what future courses you will complete using the Course Rotation Schedule

Now, it is time for you to register!

Registration is completed using LOCUS. Watch the following video to learn how to register for your courses. 

LOCUS Registration Instructions (12:29)

Now that you have enrolled in your courses for the semester coming up, there are some follow ups on your end that you may want to do depending on your circumstances.

Financial Aid Office

Follow up with the Financial Aid office is needed when:

• You drop/withdraw from a course - this will be important if you drop below 6 credit hours for the semester and are receiving federal financial aid (FAFSA)

• You add a course - if you add a course and your total enrollment for the semester is at or above 12 credit hours, your financial aid may need to be adjusted to cover the additional courses 

Bursar's Office

Your tuition e-Bill is generates on the 15th of the month and carries a due date of the 5th of the following month. For example, if you enroll in your Fall courses on August 1st, your first e-Bill is going to be generated on August 15th and will carry a due date of September 5th.  After you have enrolled you can follow up with the Bursar's office to discuss your e-Bill and any payment options you have for satisfying your e-Bill.

Academic Advisor 

You will want to reach out to your Academic Advisor if you need to: 

• Make changes to your enrollment due to a scheduling conflict (e.g. employment, childcare, etc.)  

• Verify your enrollment with the Financial Aid office (applicable to veteran students receiving benefits)

• Receive permission access to enroll in a course 

• and more!