Registration
New students for fall semester must register for their initial term during the New Student Orientation held each summer.

Continuing or returning students may register for subsequent terms during advance or late registration. Dates are found in the Academic Calendar. 

The Office of the Registrar is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Please call the Office of the Registrar at (740) 351-3403 for further information.

How To Register

New Students

If you've never been a registered Shawnee State student, please call the Admission Office (740) 351-4778 for further information.

Registration in Person

Obtain a registration form from the Office of the Registrar and complete the form with the courses you want to register for. The registration form should be submitted for processing. Your registration will be processed immediately with your course/fee schedule prepared while you wait.

The approval of the Registrar is required if you are attempting to schedule more than 18 credit hours a maximum of 21 hours may be attempted.

NOTE:  You may register only during your assigned time - check registration windows on the Semester Schedule. You may not register if you have a registration hold. Your advisor should have cleared you to register when you met for advising (If required). Mandatory advising is required for all freshmen (30 or less cumulative ear ned hours), Sophomores with fewer than 60 cumulative hours earned but moving to Junior status at the end of the term, and Juniors with fewer than 90 cumulative hours earned but moving to Senior status at the end of the term.  Mandatory advising is also required for all student in select majors.

Registration via the Web

You may register for classes using the internet by going to WWW.SHAWNEE.EDU. Click on the link for MySSU and follow the login instructions. You will need to enter your User ID # (your student id number) and your password. Your initial password is your birth date (YYYYMMDD Example: If your birth date is May 6th 1963, your password would be 19630506). Click “Sign in”. Once logged in, click on “Student” at the top right of the page.

It is very important that you select the correct academic term you are registering for. You can change these settings under ‘Set Options.’

In left margin, click “Registration”.

NOTE:  You may register only during your assigned time - check registration windows on the Semester Schedule. You may not register if you have a registration hold. Your advisor should have cleared you to register when you met for advising (If required). Mandatory advising is required for all freshmen (44 or less cumulative earned hours), Sophomores with fewer than 90 cumulative hours earned but moving to Junior status at the end of the semester, and Juniors with fewer than 135 cumulative hours earned but moving to Senior status at the end of the semester.  Mandatory advising is also required for all student in select majors.

To add a course
Enter the full course number, i.e. ENGL111S
Enter section, (i.e. 02)
Click Add
*Please note any messages that appear at the top of the schedule. These will explain why you cannot add a class, i.e. no open seats, you do not meet the pre-requisites, etc). If you do not meet the requisite for a course, you must see the professor to get permission to be added to it.

Or enter part of the course number with a wildcard (*) and it will display all the courses with that information, (i.e. EN* or BIOL*)
Select the desired course by clicking to the left of it and then click select
Enter the desired section and click “add” to add the course.

Clicking the question mark next to the course number and section boxes will display all the courses and sections offered.
Note: When you do this, the section page will list any specific section requirements, (i.e. seniors only), and will display the course description with pre-requisites.

The approval of the Registrar is required if you are attempting to schedule more than 20 credit hours.

To drop a course
Select the course by clicking the box to the left of it
Click Drop
 

If you register 30 days prior to the start of the term, you can expect to receive a bill for your tuition and fees from the Bursar's Office (University Center - room 240) .  If you register and/or change your course schedule within 30 days of the start of the term,  you are responsible for obtaining a copy of your schedule and bill via your MySSU account or by visiting the Bursar's Office, where all student fees are collected.  If you can't pay the entire amount all at once, staff in the Bursar's Office will be glad to tell you about their Short Term Loan Plan (payment plan). It allows you to spread payments over the term and may make it easier for you to attend college.

Special Note: You must pay all tuition and fees, or enroll in the budget Payment Plan, by the deadline date. If you haven't done so by that time, you will be assessed a Late Payment Fee.

PREREQUISITES

Students have the opportunity to fulfill requirements for selected courses offered at Shawnee State University via independent study or specially arranged instruction. If you are interested in pursuing this educational option, you should first secure the advice of your faculty advisor as to its appropriateness for your program of study. You should then contact the appropriate dean, director, or chairperson. This individual, after consultation with appropriate faculty, makes a determination as to the feasibility of your request and will help you complete the Credit by Arrangement form. You may earn up to 12 credit hours toward graduation in this manner, with all credit being considered resident credit, but you are limited to 6 hours of credit by arrangement per semester. Students enrolling in a course by arrangement have until the date grades are due for the current semester to have all work completed in the course.

Credit hours attempted/earned via this option will count toward full-time student status. See the fee schedule for course by arrangement fees.  Credit hours attempted via this option may count towards financial aid eligibility.

Residency
A nonresident surcharge is assessed to any student who does not qualify as a resident for subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes, in addition to other university fees. You are treated as a resident of Ohio and are assessed in-state fees if:

• You are dependent upon at least one parent or legal guardian who has been an Ohio resident for the 12 months preceding your enrollment.
• You have been a resident of Ohio for the 12 months preceding your enrollment and during this time you have not received financial support from outside the state.
• You are the dependent child of a parent or legal guardian, or the spouse of a person, who, as of the first day of your enrollment, has accepted full-time employment and established a domicile in Ohio for other reasons than gaining the benefit of favorable tuition rates.

You may also qualify if you are self-supporting while in Ohio pursuing a part-time course of study (conditional residents), are stationed in Ohio while on active duty in the military or have been an Ohio resident while involved in active duty military service prior to enrollment, have worked as a migrant in Ohio, or have been requested to be out of the country by your employer. If you qualify under one of these conditions, your dependents may qualify as well.

Proof of residency may be presented in a Request for Resident Classification to the Office of the Registrar. This form and all documentation must be submitted by the following deadline dates in order to be effective for the desired semester.

• April 1 for summer semester
• July 1 for fall semester
• December 1 for spring semester

Retroactive residency determinations cannot be made for tuition surcharge purposes.

For information on residency, conditional residency requirements, or to receive a Request for Resident Classification, call (740) 351-3181)  write or visit the Office of the Registrar. We are located in the University Center, Room 230. Our address is:
Office of the Registrar
Shawnee State University
940 Second Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662

U.S. Selective Service
Ohio law requires male students between the ages of 18 and 26 to be registered with the U.S. Selective Service System, unless they are on active duty with the armed forces of the United States (other than the National Guard or reserves) or legally excluded, to be eligible for state educational assistance programs. Residents who are not registered or have not indicated they do not need to register by the first day of the semester are required by Ohio law to pay the out-of-state tuition. You can register with Selective Service in the year you become 18, and you must complete registration by 30 days after your 18th birthday. Selective Service registration can be accomplished in a few minutes at any U. S. Post Office, or interactively via the internet.  Access http://www.sss.gov/ to register.  If you wish to indicate exempt status, you can request materials to do so by contacting the Office of the Registrar (University Center --room 230) or call (740) 351-3403.