Undergraduate Registration

Review Teacher Evaluations

Teacher evaluations are written summaries, prepared by undergraduate volunteers and reviewed by undergraduate editors, for the main purpose of supplementing the guidance of professors, academic advisors and students in the course selection process. It is suggested that you use these Teacher Course Evaluations as a reference tool prior to seeing your advisor and planning your course schedule. Visit the Teacher Evaluation page to review evaluations by term.

Lab Safety Tutorial

The myLearning “Laboratory Safety Introductory Course” (required for enrollment in all lab courses) has a 4:30 AM—7:30 AM maintenance period wherein updates cannot be processed into the SIS. Please complete the course in advance of registration for your class, but no later than 3:30 a.m. on the day of registration. If you do not complete the course by 3:30 a.m. on your registration day, you will not be able to add a lab online until later that day. Alternatively, you can contact the Office of the Registrar and provide your completion certificate.

Log into SIS for Students

• Ensure your browser is accurately setup for SIS:
  1. Go to sis.jhu.edu.
  2. Click on “browser requirements” near the bottom of the page.
• Periodically check the Announcements page for updates. Announcements will appear on the first page when you log in, or go to “Personal Info” then “Announcements” if you are on another page.
• Check SIS to see if you have holds. If you see the word “Alerts” in red above the toolbar, click to see what is required to release the hold(s). Once you have completed what is required, the alert will disappear the next time you log into SIS.
• Remember to provide information for an emergency contact, your permanent address, your permanent phone number, a parent/guardian, a 100‐mile contact, and a missing person contact.
• Note: You will be automatically logged out after five minutes of inactivity. Should your session time out, you will need to log in again to complete unprocessed transactions.

Add Courses to My Cart

1. Go to SIS and log in with your JHED ID and password.
2. Under “Registration”, select “Search for Classes”.
3. Select the appropriate academic period from the dropdown.
4. After searching for and finding your class, check “Select” and click “Add to Cart”.
   • Note: courses in My Cart are processed in the order listed. Drag and drop courses to reorder the list.
5. When finished adding all of your classes to your cart, log out and close your browser.

If you chose to add courses to My Cart prior to your registration date, please follow these instructions:

1. Go to SIS and log in with your JHED ID and password.
2. Under “Registration”, select “My Cart”.
3. Ensure the appropriate academic period is selected.
4. Check the box on the right for each course in My Cart that you wish to register.
   • Note: Courses are processed in the order that they appear. Drag and drop to re-order your course list.
5. Click “Register” at the bottom of the screen.

You may also register by searching for classes:

1. Go to SIS and log in with your JHED ID and password.
2. Under “Registration”, select “Search for Classes/Registration”.
3. Ensure the academic period is set to the appropriate term.
4. Search for classes.
5. Check the box on the right to select the course.
6. Click “Register” at the bottom of the screen.

Important Notes

500-Level Courses

• In-person registration (unless otherwise noted in SIS)
• Requires a signature from full-time Homewood faculty sponsor
• No more than 6.0 credits can be earned in one academic year (summer through spring)

600-Level Courses and Above

• Instructor’s signature required (unless otherwise noted in SIS)
• Faculty Advisor’s signature required (For EN Students only)

Permission Required Courses

• Seek permission from the instructor prior to registration and retain for yourself. There is no need to submit this to the Office of the Registrar, unless asked to do so.
• You may register or add the course online
• Registration or adding without permission of the instructor puts you at risk of being removed from the course

Approval Required Courses

• Request permission via SIS Self‐Service (this does not guarantee registration into the course)
• The instructor (or their designee) will review requests and approve registrations using SIS Self‐Service for Faculty
• No documentation is required by the Office of the Registrar
• Inquiries should be addressed to the Department Administrator

Online Registration will NOT be Available for:

• Interdivisional registration
• Cooperative registration
• Independent study/research/internship (unless otherwise noted in SIS)
• Satisfactory/unsatisfactory Grading Option
• Graduate-level courses (unless otherwise noted in SIS)
• Late registrations
• Part-time students/pay-per-credit

International Students with an F or J Visa Status

It is extremely important to have 12 credits of course work at all times in order to maintain your status as a full-time student. If you have questions, please call the Office of International Services at 667-208-7001 or email ois@jhu.edu.

If you need to make changes to your registration:

1. Go to SIS and log in with your JHED ID and password.
2. Under “Registration”, select “Add/Drop Classes”.
3. Check the box on the right for each undesired courses to drop and click “Drop Class”.
4. Check your course schedule for conflicts. Under “Registration”, select “My Class Schedule”, then click on “Weekly Calendar”.
5. To print a copy of your schedule, select “Print my Class Schedule” in the actions box on the right.

University policy requires that grades be submitted to the Office of the Registrar within 48 hours of the final examination. Final grades can be viewed online by students (and their authorized users) by using their JHED account and password and logging into SIS.

Teacher Evaluations

Important: Students can not access grades without first submitting teacher course evaluations.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading

For any enrolled course, the “Y” in the S/U column on the “My Class Schedule” screen means “yes” indicating that you have selected the S/U option for that course. On your “My Grades” screen, and on the grade roster, the listed grade system is “UndergradLetter”. Your instructor does not know that you are taking the course as satisfactory/unsatisfactory and your grade will be converted to S or U when graded.

On your “My Grades” screen under “Registration”, if the listed grade system is “Ugrad S/U”, this course is only offered for S/U credit.

Course Retake Policy

• Students may retake a course to absolve a grade of C+ or lower. The grade for the second attempt and the associated credits are recorded on the transcript and are calculated in the GPA.
• The original grade remains on the transcript along with the notation “R” to indicate the course was retaken.
• Such R grades do not affect grade point calculations; they do not carry credit toward graduation. Only the grade in the retaken course accrues credit and applies to the GPA, even when the retaken grade is lower than the original grade.
• A student may retake a course once. Taking the same course a third time or retaking another course requires permission of the student’s academic advising office.

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact your academic advising office:

• Arts and Sciences, advising@jhu.edu or 410-516-8216
• Engineering, wseadvising@jhu.edu or 410-516-7395

Complete grading policies can be found in the academic catalog.