Scheduling Instructions
- Access the URSA website.
- Prior to entering the secure area to begin registration, it is recommended that all students refer to the link that says “Schedule of Classes Listing.” This will display the most recent overall listing of courses that are being offered.
- Select “Login to secure area” to begin the registration process.
- When asked to enter your User ID, enter the User ID number provided to you. Don’t forget to start the number with the symbol @.
- Enter your PIN number. If you have forgotten your PIN number, you can choose to select the gray box “Forgot PIN?” (You will be prompted to provide an answer to the security questions you created. After providing the correct answers, you will then be prompted to create a new PIN, which must be a code you will always remember.) See Personal Identification Number (PIN) if unable to secure pin number.
- If this is the first time you have ever logged into URSA, you will be taken to the Login Verification Question Screen. This page helps you create login verification questions and answers that you can use later to reset your PIN in case you do not remember it.
- Select “Student Services"
- Select “Registration.”
- Select “Look-up Classes to Add” and select the term for which you want to register; then select the gray box “Submit.”
You may begin searching for open sections of courses for which you wish to register. There are several search options available to you.
- You must select a subject and should select the appropriate campus.
- The remaining items can be used to narrow your search but are not required.
- Scroll down the page and select “Class Search.”
- The CRN is a unique number used to identify a particular section of a course. To register for a class, check the box in front of the CRN and select “Register” at the bottom of the classes that are listed.
The system will then ask for your Alternate PIN if you are registering for Fall or Spring courses (not Summer courses). Your Alternate PIN for the semester is the four-digit number provided to you by your advisor. Enter your Alternate PIN and select “Submit PIN.” You will be required to enter your Alternate PIN each time you enter the system to make registration changes, so remember this Alternate PIN throughout the semester!
You will then see that you are either registered for the course or you will see an error message describing why you could not register for the course. If you receive an error message, you must select a different section or a different course.
Repeat the process of searching for a class by selecting “Class Search” and then registering until you have completed your schedule. You may select “Return to Menu” in the upper right corner and then select “Student Detail Schedule” to see your course schedule complete with meeting times, location, and instructor. You should print this for your records.
- Be sure to select Exit to leave the system, then exit your Web browser.
- Periodically there are changes to the semester schedule. Check your detailed schedule prior to the start of the semester.
- Prerequisite requirements will be strictly enforced. If a course requirement is that a grade of “C” or better is earned in the prerequisite course, then this enforcement is applied following the grading of the prerequisite course.
- You must contact the chairperson of the department in which the course section is offered to obtain permission to register for courses that are designated “permission required.”
- Waitlisting in Web Registration
Additional Information
User ID number: This number is your permanent student identification number. It appears above your picture on your I-Card.
Personal Identification Number (PIN):The Personal Identification Number is used for the URSA system. Once a student uses the URSA system, the PIN remains the same semester after semester. If a student forgets his/her PIN, the student (undergraduate and graduate) needs to contact the Scheduling Center, located within the Office of the Registrar, third Floor, Clark Hall at 724-357-2217, option #2, to have the PIN reset. Students must present a photo ID for proof of identification. The Scheduling Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m (4:00 p.m. in the summer).
Alternate PIN: Undergraduate students must obtain their alternate PIN from their academic advisors. General requirements for the School of Graduate Studies and Research are set forth in the Graduate Catalog.
Making Schedule Adjustments: All students may make schedule adjustments from their initial time appointment until the end of the official drop/add period, using URSA. If any exceptional circumstances exist beyond the end of the drop/add period, undergraduate students must consult the dean of the college of the student’s major. General requirements for the School of Graduate Studies and Research are set forth in the Graduate Catalog.
Obtaining Permission to Enroll in Closed or Restricted Courses: Undergraduates must consult the department offering the course. Once a permit is issued, the student must still register for the course on URSA. General requirements for the School of Graduate Studies and Research are set forth in the Graduate Catalog.
Time Conflict Courses: Undergraduates must complete a Time Conflict Resolution Form. This form is required if there are two classes conflicting in time. For example, one class begins at the same time another class ends. Forms can be secured from the Scheduling Center, located within the Office of the Registrar, third Floor of Clark Hall, or from one of the departmental offices of the conflicting courses.
Permission to Take Excess Credits
Individual Course Withdrawal
Total University Withdrawal
D/F Repeats
Pass/Fail Permission
