Registration Information

• To register all student accounts must be cleared.
• Plan a tentative course schedule prior to meeting with your advisor.
  • If you are unable to meet with your advisor please contact one of the following professional advisors located on the seventh floor of the Library: 
    • Kristen Herrick - College of Business & Economics
    • kherrick@ashland.edu or Ext. 5945
    • Victoria O'Brien - College of Arts & Sciences
      • vobrien@ashland.edu or Ext. 5522
    • Kelly Kossick - College of Nursing and Health Sciences
      • kkossick@ashland.edu or Ext. 5679
    • Kristina Cunningham - College of Education
    • kcunnin3@ashland.edu or Ext. 5627
    • Stephany Elgin - Pre-Nursing, Deciding & Transfer Students         
      • selgin@ashland.edu or Ext. 4997
  • To schedule an appointment with a professional advisor, please visit https://ashland.edu/advising                                                  

• International students must be enrolled for at least 12 semester hours during the Fall and Spring semesters. For any exceptions please consult the ISS office, second floor of the Student Center-ext. 5935.
• Students may register for Independent Study 498 in their major or an area related to their major with an Independent Study Form.
• Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better may register for 21 hours per semester with the approval of their advisor and chairperson of the department of the students major, and dean.
• For Institutional Requirements for all degree programs refer to the appropriate catalog.

Returning students interested in using the Self Service/Student Planning registration process may do so at the authorization of their faculty advisors. Please meet with your faculty advisor ahead of time to review the process.

• You must receive permission from your faculty advisor. If you do not, Self Service/Student Planning will not accept your registration and you will not be able to register online.
• The system will block your registration attempt until your predetermined time.
• Training videos and documents are available by clicking on the following link: Student Planning Training.
  
• Self Service/Student Planning blocks registration for courses if the prerequisites are not met. You will have to register for that course by contacting the Registrar's Office with professor approval for the prerequisite override.
• Independent Studies, Course by Conference, Elective Internships or Applied Music courses cannot be registered for on Self Service/Student Planning, you will have to bring completed paperwork to the Registrar's Office to register.
• The Self Service/Student Planning site can also be used to see up-to-date information about your current semester schedule, transcript record, program evaluation and account balance. That service is not connected to the registration option, so it is available to you any time of day throughout the year and does not require special permission.