Student Restrictions or Account Holds
View Restrictions and Notifications
To view any student restrictions on your account and notifications, go to DataVU (Self-Service) and sign in. From the Student menu or the Home screen, you can view your Notifications. Restrictions highlighted in red prevent registration and should be resolved as soon as possible.
Descriptions and Contact Information
Contact the following offices to resolve account holds that are preventing registration, transcript orders, and other services at the university.
Solution
Restriction (Code) | Description and Contact Information | Does this prevent registration? |
Contact Admission - Transcript (AD) | Admission has not yet received your final transcript. | Yes |
Athletics Equipment (ATHEQ) | You have an athletics equipment hold on your account that will prevent registration. This hold will also prevent the release of transcripts, diplomas, or verification of enrollment. Office of Student Accounts: student.accounts@valpo.edu or 219.464.5101 | Yes |
Call Collections - 219.464.5101 (CF, CO, EC, ED, EH, EP, NC, RM, WF) | Please contact Collections in the Finance Office regarding this | Yes |
Dean of Students - (D1, D2, D3, D4) | Please contact the Dean of Students at 219.464.5211. You will not be able to register for classes or be readmitted to the university until this hold has been resolved. | Yes |
Finance Office - Exit Interview (FO) | Please contact the Finance Office regarding this hold. | |
Financial Aid Hold (FA) | You have outstanding paperwork with the Office of Financial Aid | |
Graduate Office Admission (GAC) | You have a hold from the Office of Graduate Admission | Yes |
Health Center (HC) | Complete your Health Center requirements in the HC Patient Portal at valpo.edu/student-health-center | Yes |
Contact Housing Office (HO) | You have a hold from the Housing Office/Residential Life. | Yes |
Library Hold (LI) | You owe either materials or fines to the library. Until this hold is resolved, you will not be able to receive any documents including transcripts, verifications, or a diploma. Please contact the front desk of the library as soon as possible. library@valpo.edu or 219.464.5500 | |
Parking Fine - See Parking Office (PDF) | Please contact parking@valpo.edu | |
Key Hold - Facilities (PPS) | Please contact facilities.management@valpo.edu | |
Registration Hold (ROR) | Please contact the Office of the Registrar to discuss the | Yes |
Contact Student Accounts - Payment Agreement Form Needed (SAF) This hold type is no longer in use. | You have not completed your payment agreement form. Please | |
Student Accounts SAD - Student Accounts Balance<$3,000 | You have a hold based on a balance owed to the University that will prevent the release of transcripts, diplomas, or enrollment verifications. For questions, contact the Office of Student Accounts at 219.464.5101 or student.accounts@valpo.edu. | No Does not prevent registration |
Student Accounts SA - Student Accounts Hold | You have an outstanding balance on your account that will prevent | Yes Prevents registration |
Notes
- Balances over $3,000 prevent registration, but smaller balances do not. Student Accounts uses two separate hold types to allow students with balances under $3,000 to register without delay.
- Students with a Financial Aid Hold should contact the Office of Financial Aid before contacting Student Accounts.
- Student Accounts, Graduate School, Office of the Registrar, and Finance Office are located in Kretzmann Hall.
- Undergraduate Admission is located in the Duesenberg Welcome Center.
- Residential Life is located in the Harre Union.
- Valparaiso University Health Center is located at Promenade East Building, 55 University Drive, Suite 102.
- Campus Map: valpo.edu/about/maps-directions
For additional assistance, contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@valpo.edu.