New Student Orientation
Registering for Classes
SCSU students may register on-line through the Office of Records and Registration Web site at http://www.stcloudstate.edu/registrar. This Web site allows you to register, add, drop, or withdraw a class, look up your student ID number, check your grades, change your address, pay tuition, and check your financial aid awards.
The Web site can also be accessed by going to the main SCSU site at www.stcloudstate.edu and clicking on “Registration”.
The following is a step-by-step guide to registering for classes using the on-line registration system. You may want to print this page to refer to during your registration.
To access the on-line registration/student information system you will need your SCSU ID or Social Security Number and your six-digit PIN (see Step 2). For registration questions when using this system call the HELP line, 320.308.3936 (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) or click on the "Contact Us" link in the right corner of the Web pages.
Step 1: Open your web browser and point it to http://www.stcloudstate.edu/registrar. Click on “Online Services Sign-In”.
Step 2: At the St. Cloud State University Login screen, enter your SCSU ID and your PIN.
- SCSU ID: (This is not your SSN)
- If you do not know your SCSU ID, click on the "Lookup" tab.
- Enter your SSN (9-digits with no hyphens) and your 6-digit PIN. Click on the Submit button.
- Your SCSU ID will display. Write it down for future reference.
- Click on the "Return to Login" link.
- PIN:
- Upon entering SCSU, your PIN is set to your birth date in year, month, day order (yymmdd). Birthdate Example: February 14, 1972 = PIN is 720214
- After entering the system for the first time, you will be required to change your PIN to a new number known only to you. Do not begin your new number with zero or use common combinations of numbers (i.e. 123456).
- This new PIN will be used every time the system is entered thereafter. If a PIN is forgotten, you may call the HELP Line for assistance or click on the Contact Us link.
Step 3: Click on the "Login Now" button.
Step 4: Click on the link below Selected Semester near the top right corner of your screen to choose the appropriate term. Click the “Select” button.
Step 5: Click on the Registration Tab.
Step 6: Click on the Registration Access Code link located in the left column (Contact your advisor for code). Enter your 6-digit access code and click on the “Submit” button.
[Not needed if a graduate student, accepted to a major, already entered for the term or after the last day of the registration time schedule.]
Step 7: To register for classes, click on Quick Add (Register).
- Enter the Course ID for each class you want in the Course ID column. Example: To ADD CMST 192, section 02, enter 000561 in the Course ID box.
- After entering your choices, click on the Register Now button. A message will display verifying your registered classes or possible problems related to your registration.
Step 8: To search for Open Sections, click on the Search for Open Sections menu item (left column). You must fill in at least one of the boxes of search criteria (Subject, Course Number or General Education Code.)
Step 9: To Drop a course, click on View/Modify Class Schedule (left column). Click on the Course ID of the class you wish todrop.
Step 10: You may continue to register for classes until your schedule is complete. Click on “View/Modify Class Schedule” to verify your complete class schedule.
Step 11: When you have finished, be sure to click on the Logout button located near the upper right corner of your screen.
If at any time you have difficulty registering, or need assistance, please call the Registration HELP line at 320.308.3936 (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday) or click on the "Contact Us" link in the right corner of the Web pages.
This concludes the section on Registration. Click on the NEXT button to continue the New Graduate Student Orientation.



