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Register for Classes in DataVU Student Planning

Register for Classes in DataVU Student Planning

Follow these steps to register for classes in Self-Service Student Planning. You can also PLAN for future terms using these directions.

Step-by-step guide to plan and register for classes

Log in and select a term

  1. Navigate to datavu1.valpo.edu in your web browser.

  2. Log in with your ValpoNet username and password.

    1. Make sure that you are signed into your valpo.edu email!

  1. From the Main Menu, select Student Planning

  1. Next, click the link under It's Registration Time

    1. You can also click Go to Plan & Schedule 

    2. If you get a message that you have a Required Agreement to complete, follow these instructions.

  1. Then click Add a Term to Your Plan

  1. A drop-down box will appear, use the arrow on the right-hand side to display the available terms. Select the term you wish to register for, then click the blue Add Term button.

Search for courses to select

  1. Use the Search for courses... box in the upper right-hand corner to begin your search. You can type in any keyword, course prefix, or title to return results.

Search for courses tips:

  • This search returns all courses in the current Valparaiso University catalog that match your search criteria.

  • From there, you will be able to filter by course sections (specific offerings) available in a term (Fall 2021)

  • You can search using any keyword, for example, if you search:

    • BIO - will return all courses with the prefix BIO

    • Biology - will return all courses with 'Biology' in the course title or description

  • NOTE FOR IT/Information Technology course searches

    • In the Search for courses box, entering just 'IT' will not return any results. Instead, type Information Technology.

    • In the Catalog Subject search, selecting Information Technology in an initial search will not return results - use just the Term filter initially, and THEN select Information Technology under the Subject Filters

  1.  If course sections are offered in a currently available term, you will see 'View Available Sections for XXX-123' beneath the description and any course requirements.

    1. Clicking on this box will open the view to display all available sections. Note: this could be for a current or former term, you can set the Terms filter for the term you want to see.

  1. Use the Filter Results options in the left-hand column to further refine your search. Common filters include:

    1. Terms - check the box of the term for which you want to register

    2. Availability - Open and Waitlisted Sections or Open Sections Only

    3. Days of Week

    4. Time of Day

    5. Course Type - returns courses that meet each of the General Education category requirements

  2. Note that your current filter selections appear above the list of course section options displayed. 

Add courses to your Plan

  1. Once you have selected the Section of the Course you wish to register for, click the blue Add Section to Schedule button.

    1. Continue selecting and adding courses to your Plan until you have completed your schedule.

  1. When you have selected all of the courses that you need to take (minimum for full-time undergraduate status is 12 credit hours, graduate is 9 credit hours), click Back to Plan & Schedule

 

Requirements or Pre-Requisites not met

You may encounter a course with a yellow warning box as you are selecting courses. Please check with your academic advisor for assistance on these.

Review your plan with your academic advisor

  1. Once you have added courses to your plan, or if you are uncertain what to add, review the plan with your academic advisor(s)

  2. From the Advising tab in Plan & Schedule, click Request Review

  3. This will send an email notification to your advisor that you would like for them to review your plan, you may also email your advisor using the links on this tab.

  4. Compose a Note is a good place to add notes about your course plan or future course plans. A history of the notes is maintained within the system.



Find your Registration Start Time

  1. Go to Plan and Schedule, under the Academics menu in Student Planning

  2. Use the arrows (< >) to select the upcoming term you are registering for, or the plus sign to add the term.

  3. Your Registration start date and time will appear in a blue box just beneath the term.

    1. Note: You will only be able to view your registration start time once the following conditions are met:

      1. Resolve any account holds (or Student Restrictions).

      2. Accept any Required Agreements, such as the Payment Agreement.

      3. Meet with your primary academic advisor, who will mark Advisement Complete on your record.

    2. Your primary academic advisor can tell you when your registration time will begin based on a weekly report they receive.

    3. There is also a list of registration start times by class level posted on the Faculty & Advisor Information page; it is called Registration Priorities.