Undergraduate Guide to Online Suffolk Resources Suffolk University Orientation & New Student Programs Undergraduate Guide to Online Suffolk Resources This presentation will review the following: How to access your MySuffolk Portal, including Blackboard How to access your Suffolk email How to update your local address and emergency contact information Where to access financial aid and billing (e-bill) information in your MySuffolk portal Where to find registration restrictions and the academic calendar How to search for classes and add them to your student wish list How to register for, drop, and swap classes How to see your class schedule

MySuffolk Go to: my.suffolk.edu How to log into the MySuffolk Portal. Go to my.suffolk.edu (do not start the link with www) Login with your login ID and password. Having trouble logging in? Contract the University Information Technology Services Help Desk phone: 617-557-2000 email: helpdesk@suffolk.edu Only students will be provided login assistance for their account. Family members are not able to gain assistance in accessing a student’s account. Students should never share their password with anyone. Make your password difficult to figure out, do not post it in a easily found location.

Your MySuffolk Portal Homepage This is what a typical MySuffolk Portal Homepage will look like. Take time to on your own explore its many features. This is a students main entry point for financial, academic, and information business with Suffolk University. To be able to access all of the MySuffolk portal’s features, make sure your pop-up blocker is disabled!

How to access Blackboard from your MySuffolk Click on Blackboard Blackboard (Bb) is Suffolk’s online academic course management platform. Many faculty members will use Blackboard to post course materials, assignments, grades, tests/quizzes, and other academic information or resources used in a class. As a new semester begins, you will visit Blackboard to see which of your courses are using Blackboard and then begin accessing that information. Begin exploring Blackboard early so you are familiar with its navigation and features. To access your Blackboard account click the Blackboard tab located at the top of your MySuffolk Portal homepage. The Blackboard portal will open in a new window if your popup blocker is not activated but if it is it will prompt you to open in a new page, just click on open in new window.

You will be directed to your Blackboard homepage BLACKBOARD TAB: Access your Blackboard account by clicking the Blackboard tab on top of your MySuffolk Portal homepage. Blackboard is Suffolk’s online academic course management platform. Many faculty members will use Blackboard to post course materials, assignments, grades, tests/quizzes, and other resources used in their classes. As a new semester begins, you will visit Blackboard to see which of your courses are using Blackboard and then begin accessing that information. Begin exploring Bb early on so you are familiar with its navigation and features.

Your Suffolk Email (Official Suffolk Email – Check Frequently) Click here to check your Suffolk Email Click here to check your Suffolk Email Access your Suffolk email account by clicking on the tab that says “Suffolk Email (Umail)” on the far left column of your MySuffolk Portal homepage. Note: You can also access your Suffolk email by going to http://umail.suffolk.edu (do not include www before the link). You do not have to log in to the MySuffolk portal to access your Suffolk email.

You will be directed to your email login portal Your User name for your Suffolk Email is the same as your Login ID for your MySuffolk portal appended with @su.Suffolk.edu This is your official email account with Suffolk University. The address is your MySuffolk Login ID followed by @suffolk.edu Suffolk professors, administrators, offices, and other official Suffolk groups will contact you at this email to notify you of important information. You should use this email when communicating to anyone at the University, to assure University officials that they are communicating with the intended party. You should check this email account at least once a day, including over breaks, during holidays, and throughout the summer. Remember to change the password frequently. You will be required to change your password every 120 days.

Changing Your Local Address 1. Click on Resources 2. Then click on Resources in the submenu The Resources tab is where you go if you need to change your local address. Click on the resources tab and then click on resources again in the drop down menu.

Changing Your Local Address Click on Update Echeckin Information When in the Resources tab, click on the tab that says “Change Your Local Address” on the far left column of your MySuffolk Portal homepage. When you get to this page fill out the required information and click submit. It’s that easy!

Updating Your Emergency Contact Information 1. Click on Resources 2. Click on Safety in The Resources tab is also where you go if you need to update your emergency contact information.

Updating Your Emergency Contact Information Click on My Emergency Contact Information When in the Resources tab, click on the tab that says “Update Emergency Contact Information” on the far left column of your MySuffolk Portal homepage. Fill out the required information and click “submit.”

Access to Financial Aid & Billing (e-bill) 1. Click on MyFinances 2. Click on MyFinances in submenu The MyFinances tab is located at the top of your MySuffolk portal homepage. This is where you go to access financial aid information and to check your e-bill.

Financial Aid Tabs Click on My Financial Aid Application or My Financial Aid Award Letter The MyFinances tab is located at the top of your MySuffolk portal homepage. This is where you go to access financial aid information and to check your e-bill. MY FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION TAB: This tab allows you to see what financial aid documents have been submitted and the date in which they were received by the university MY FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTER: This tab allows you to see your financial award letter from this year as well as previous years. The Financial Aid tab and Financial Aid Award Letter tab are located on the far left column of your MySuffolk Portal homepage.

Billing, Payments, and Student Account Information (SU Pay/E-Bill) 1. Click on MyFinances 2. Click on the SU Pay link SU Pay/E-BILL: Here you can view your most up to date account activity as well as make payments and store payment profiles. In addition, you can set up your parents or guardians as authorized users to access your bills and make payments on your account.  Monthly student account statements will be posted to your billing account. Your most current balance is on your Account home page. Like the financial aid links, the SU Pay/E-bill link is located on the far left column of your MySuffolk Portal homepage. There are other important links located here: Title IV Refund Authorization, Check Refund Stop Request and even Understanding My Statement.

Billing, Payments, and Student Account Information (SU Pay/E-Bill) 3. Click on View Your Student Account SU Pay/E-BILL: Here you can view your most up to date account activity as well as make payments and store payment profiles. In addition, you can set up your parents or guardians as authorized users to access your bills and make payments on your account.  Monthly student account statements will be posted to your billing account. Your most current balance is on your Account home page.

Searching For Classes 1. Click on Classes and Registration 2. Click on Check Course Offerings

Click Search for Classes Searching For Classes Click Search for Classes It might seem intimidating at first but it’s quite simple! It’s advised that you don’t get super specific with your search that way you get a lot of results to search through. However, you can get very detailed and fill out as much as you can if you are looking for a specific class. Here we just searched CJN – Communications and Journalism (subject) classes for the Fall 2015 semester (term).

Searching for classes and adding them to your wishlist 1. Click on Classes & Registration 2. Click on Register/Class Schedule on the submenu 3. Click on Search & Select to My Wishlist You will become very familiar with the Classes & Registration tab because this is what allows you to search for as well as put classes on your wishlist, manage your waitlist, search for textbooks, add/drop classes, check the final exam schedule, etc.

Searching for your classes & adding them to your wishlist You will become very familiar with the Classes & Registration tab because this is what allows you to search for as well as put classes on your wishlist, manage your waitlist, search for textbooks, add/drop classes, check the final exam schedule, etc. Searching for and adding classes to your wish list is something that you will do on your own every semester. Search for the course like you learned how to do in the previous slide This time there will be a small box on the left hand side of the course name which you can click to select it When you have finished selecting the course(s) you are interested in you click submit at the bottom and they will be added to your wishlist When it is time for you to register for your classes you will log back into blackboard, click on classes and registration at the top of the screen, then click register/class schedule, and then this time click register for classes on my wishlist instead of search and select to my wishlist

Adding Classes to my Wishlist This is how you select classes for your wishlist You can add as many classes to your wish list as you like. All you have to do is select the ones you want by clicking on the white boxes and scrolling all the way to the bottom and clicking “submit.” The classes that you selected will automatically appear on your wishlist.

Managing your Wishlist Drop Down Menu for Registering To view and manage your wishlist you go back to the Classes & Registration Tab and then click on the Register for Classes On My Wishlist tab on the far left column. Even if you’re not registering for classes at that moment, this tab allows you to see your wishlist. You will see that there is a drop down menu next to each class on your wishlist. This allows you to remove a class from your wishlist and put yourself on a waitlist if you didn’t get into one of the classes you wanted. The cool thing about this is that if you make your wishlist in advance (which is HIGHLY recommended) when it’s time to register all you do is go to each of the drop down menus and click on register then click “submit.” This makes it so much easier because all you’re doing is clicking and you don’t have to worry about stressful searching. Plus, if you added backups to your wishlist and you didn’t get into a specific class you can just register for your other class without any hassle. Click on Register for Classes on My Wishlist

Results when searching for CJN classes for Fall 2017 Keep this in mind when searching for classes After your search you will get a page that looks something like this. These are all of the CJN classes that are offered for the Fall 2015 semester (six pages worth!). Make sure to pay attention to the Available/Capacity/Waitlist column. If a class has less than five seats available you should definitely have a backup class just in case.

Add/Drop Classes Check the box next to the course(s) you wish to drop and click submit Adding and dropping classes is just as easy as managing your wishlist. Go to the Classes & Registration tab and then click on Search & Select to My Wishlist on the far left column of your MySuffolk portal. You will see your wish list and under that it shows the classes you are registered for. There is a column that lets you check the classes you want to drop then all you do is click submit: Remember that you can’t take more than seventeen credits so if you are fully registered you can’t add a class until you drop one. After you dropped the class you can follow the procedure to register for classes on your wish list. Remember that you need to be taking 12-17 credits to be considered a fulltime student.

View Your Course Schedule 1. Click on Classes & Registration 2. Click on Register/Class Schedule 3. Click on My Class Schedule When viewing your course schedule you can see the courses you are registered for (by term), the meeting time and place for each course, as well as the scheduled final exam meeting time and location. You can also see the total number of credits you are registered for and your advisor’s name.

Where do I find Suffolk’s academic calendar? Click on the Calendars link It’s super easy to find your academic calendar. Under the MySuffolk Tab there is a Calendars link on the far left column. Click on this link and you will be directed to a month to month calendar of everything going on at Suffolk.

Academic Calendar Your academic calendar will look like this! You can view the calendar in multiple ways depending on what you are looking for. For example, you can display a certain month or display a certain range of dates. You can even display certain events by searching for specific keywords or by selecting a category.

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The remaining slides contain videos that can be watched to learn extra tips useful in navigating course registration. The last slide of this presentation provides contact information should you need assistance.

Video: Search and Select to My Wishlist https://suensemble. suffolk Use the following link to access the video on the registrar’s website: https://suensemble.suffolk.edu/Watch/Yn5j4TFs Students must first create a “wishlist” of classes in order to register and should verify  prerequisites are complete before beginning the registration process. Selecting courses for a wishlist does not guarantee registration in the course(s). Enter Term (e.g., fall 2014 is 14/FA, spring 2015 is 15/SP) and at least one other search criteria, e.g., Subject, Course Type, or Academic Level. Select section on the left and click submit to add to your wishlist. Repeat process to add additional courses. Register and Drop Sections will appear on the top of the screen. 

Video: Register For Classes on My Wishlist https://suensemble. suffolk Use the following link to access the video on the registrar’s website: https://suensemble.suffolk.edu/Watch/q3Y5Pkc8 Select an action for all preferred sections from the All Preferred Sections drop-down menu, or individually select an action from the Action drop-down menu for each course on your wishlist.  Sections may be removed from a wishlist at anytime from this screen. Students who receive an error message at the top of the page stating "You are not eligible for registration at this time," should contact the Office of the Registrar at 617.573.8430 or registrar@suffolk.edu. Once the appropriate registration actions are selected, click submit. Registration results will display and any errors will appear at the top of the screen in red.

Video: How to Manage Your Waitlist https://suensemble. suffolk Use the following link to access the video on the registrar’s website: https://suensemble.suffolk.edu/Watch/p5H4ScQx Students may add themselves to a waitlist for closed courses. Only closed courses can be waitlisted. Students may not be on a waitlist for a course if currently registered for another section of the same course. From the Register and Drop Sections screen, select the waitlist action from the drop-down menu for the course. The course will appear under the Waitlist section of the Registration Results screen. To view the number of students on a waitlist, select Mange My Waitlist on the left hand navigation. Students will be emailed as they become eligible to register from a waitlist. It is extremely important that students check their Suffolk email for these notifications. The opening will be offered to the next student on the waitlist if no action is taken by the deadline stated in the email. Students should remove themselves from the waitlist if they do not intend to register so the next student on the list can be notified. To register for waitlisted course sections once you have received approval: Select Manage My Waitlist from the left hand navigation. Choose Register from the Action column next to the course. To be removed from a waitlist, select an action of Remove. Results screen will appear.

Video: How to Drop a Class https://suensemble. suffolk Use the following link to access the video on the registrar’s website: https://suensemble.suffolk.edu/Watch/Jt27Adj4 In the Register and Drop Sections screen, Preferred Sections and Current Registrations will appear Check the box in the DROP column for the course you wish to remove from your current registration. Click Submit. Results screen will appear.

Need Assistance or Have Questions? Registrar’s Office Phone: 617- 573-8430 Email: registrar@suffolk.edu Undergraduate Academic Advising Center Phone: 617-573-8345 Email: academicadvising@suffolk.edu University Information Technology Services Help Desk Phone: 617-557-2000 Email: helpdesk@suffolk.edu