Registration Procedures for all Returning PhD, ThM & Special Level 2 Students

FALL 2012

Registration is now online (via self-service)!

All students (including those who are not taking courses) are required to register.
Registration is binding! You are responsible for reading the information below and for choosing the appropriate courses towards fulfillment of your degree program requirements!

Before you register:

• Review Fall 2012 Course Schedule  information.
• Review Registration Procedures before registering.
• Review Self-Service Tutorials and Resolving Registration Issues, if necessary.
• Be aware that students in advanced degree programs (ThM, PhD & DMin) are first authorized to register by their advisor. (See Resolving Registration Issues - Issue #2, Reason 4.)
• Registration is finalized by making tuition payment to the Finance Office. 
• Students planning to pay for tuition and fees with a Direct or Graduate PLUS Loan:  Please see Government Loans for important loan application deadlines.
• Students expecting to graduate in May 2013: You must submit your Graduation Application by Friday, June 1. (This is a requirement for all students expecting to graduate in 2013!) 
• Review the 5.2.1.A Annual Notification of Rights under FERPA.

 Notes:

1. During registration period, students can change registration choices without incurring any additional fees.
2. Online registration opens 12:01am of the period's first day and closes at midnight of the period's last day.
3. If you wish to withdraw from a course, you must submit a completed Course Withdrawal Request form (including professor's signature). This form is available in the rack just outside the Reistrar's Office. You will be assigned a "W" for the withdrawn course. If you withdraw from a course(s) after the deadline, you will receive a failing grade.
4. Please see the Financial Information section of the catalog for tuition payment, fees, and tuition refund information.

Registration Procedures

Self-Service Tutorials:
Help with Self-Service (SS) can be found by reviewing the following PowerPoint tutorials:

• Getting Oriented with SS (for first-time users)
• Online Registration via SS
• Dropping/Adding Courses after Registration via SS
• Resolving Online Registration Issues in SS

Resolving Online Registration Issues:
(Also explained in Resolving Online Registration Issues in SS tutorial)

Issue #1. You are unable to log onto selfservice.wts.edu.

Resolution: email IThelpdesk@wts.edu.

Issue #2: Once logged on, you cannot register for any courses. Possible reasons and resolutions are:

1. Reason: Registration is not currently open for your program.
   Resolution: Please check the registration dates in the table above.
   
2. Reason: You are a new or reinstating student.
   Resolution: Please read Registration Procedures for New Students.
3. Reason: Your advisor has not authorized you to register. (All advanced degree students - PhD, ThM & DMin - are first authorized by their advisor prior to registration. Your advisor may require a consultation with you prior to approving you to register.)
   Resolution: Contact your advisor.
4. Reason: You were required to take Advanced Theological Writing (ATW) but have not completed that requirement.
   Resolution: Please contact the Registrar's Office during the registration period to register in person.
5. Reason: Your account is "On a Stop List".
   Resolution: please contact the office associated with the stop [e.g. Library, Student Affairs (WTSstudentaffairsoffice@wts.edu), Business Office (215-572-3805)]. (For an "Expired Address" Stop, please email WTSstudentaffairsoffice@wts.edu. For "Academic" Stop, please email registrar@wts.edu using your WTS email address.) Once your have resolved the issue, you will be able to register. If you do not resolve the issue, you will not be able to register.

Issue #3: You are unable to register for a particular course. 

Reasons include: Course conflict, corequisite/prerequisite requirement, Degree or Emphasis restriction, Class Availability, and "Permissions" course requirement

Resolution:

1. For "permissions" course: First remove the "permissions" course from your cart, then complete registration for all other courses. Afterwards, add the "permissions" course to your cart, request permission to take the course. After you receive permission, finish registering for the "permissions" course. 
2. For all other reasons: Email the Registrar's office at registrar@wts.edu.

Issue #4: You get a "No registration groups found" message and registration periods are listed.  

Resolution: Email the Registrar's office at registrar@wts.edu.