Advising procedure

New undergraduate students and undergraduate students who, during all past and current terms, overall, have registered for less than 24 credits, are required to do their registration only after receiving advice from their advisor. (Note: all students are urged and encouraged to obtain advice from their advisor before registering.)

The online registration system is set up to stop students in the above category from registering directly on the web. It will ask for an Alternate PIN. This Alternate PIN requirement will be removed when the student sees his/her advisor and the advisor approves a selection of courses.

Before seeing the advisor, the student must use the online advising system to prepare a selection of courses.

The advising procedure is as follows:

1. Access the LAU site at http://www.lau.edu.lb/registrar/.
2. Click on Banner Login.
3. To log in:
   • Enter your User ID. This is the LAU ID Number which consists of nine digits and is available on the admission letter and the LAU ID Card.
   • Enter your PIN (six digits). Note that this PIN is different from the above-mentioned Alternate PIN. Check point 2 of Instructions for Web Registration for a detailed discussion of PIN value.
   • Click on Login.
4. Click on Student Services & Financial Aid.
5. Click on Advising and use the advising system to prepare a selection of courses that you wish to register for.
   The advising system has links to the schedule of courses offered, the catalog of LAU courses, and, a help service which provides instructions on the use of the advising system. You must read these instructions carefully and, if needed, consult the schedule and the course catalog.
   Then prepare your selection of courses. This selection is tentative. You will be presenting it to the advisor for approval. It will automatically be accessible to the advisor through the online advising system.
6. Exit the Banner Student System. Note: at this stage you are not registered yet.
7. During the announced advising period, see your advisor (inquiries about the advisor and his/her office must be made at the appropriate academic division). The advisor will access the selection of courses in your presence. He/she will discuss it with you and may suggest or require modifications. Modifications may be entered on the spot. When the advisor is satisfied with the selection of courses, he/she will approve it (by clicking on an Approve button). This action will result in removing the Alternate PIN requirement. This will allow you to register for courses online by using only your ID number and PIN (please check the instructions for the registration procedure).