Distance Education

Enrolling in Classes

Authorization for Out-of-State Course Delivery

Southern Oregon University participates in the national State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, making it possible for students from every state except Massachusetts to enroll in online courses offered by SOU.

In compliance with USDOE regulations, current and prospective students can find information about state authorization and complaint processes on the SOU State Authorization page. To determine whether programs in Education meet requirements for licensure in other states, contact the teacher licensing board in the appropriate state.

To register for courses, you will use the SOU Student Information System, SISWeb (also known as Banner Self Service). For assistance with logging into Inside SOU or SISWeb, contact the SOU Student Help Desk at (541) 552-6900 or helpdesk@sou.edu. For assistance with SISWeb procedures, contact Raider Student Services at (541) 552-6600 or StudentServices@sou.edu.

When to Register

Check the current Registration Timetable to see when you may register for courses. Even if the timetable indicates that you may register for courses on or after a certain date, some factors may prevent you from doing so. (See Status and Holds.)

Note: If you are an admitted student, you are required to meet with your major advisor to develop your advising plan prior to registering for classes. You do NOT have to come to campus for this meeting. Your program coordinator can put you in touch with your major advisor.

Activating Your Account

In order to access your online courses, you will need to activate your network account. Network accounts are created as follows:

Non-Admitted Students — Your network account is created one business day after you submit your non-admit application. (If you complete your application after 6:15pm, you will have to wait one additional day.)
New students formally admitted to SOU — Your network account is created after your deposit is received.
Returning students not enrolled for more than one term — Unless an exception has been granted, your network account is disabled four weeks into a term if you are not currently registered for classes; if you have not been registered for classes for over a year, the account is deleted. Another network account is created one business day after you register for courses. (If you register after 6:15pm, you will have to wait one additional day.) Note that your new user name may or may not be the same as your previous user name.

These instructions for using Inside SOU (pdf) describe how to activate your account in detail.

After you have activated (or reactivated) your account and checked that you are eligible to register for courses:

Find Classes

Visit the Schedule of Classes linked in the top margin of Inside SOU to find courses.
Select the future term from the Select Term menu.
Use the Optional Filters fields to narrow your search.
Choose the desired program from the Search Subject menu and click on Search to identify courses that meet your criteria.
Make a note of the 4-digit Course Reference Number (CRN) of each course you wish to take.

Register for Classes

Log in to Inside SOU.
In the Online Services block, click on Registration & Planning under Banner Self Service.
In the Registration screen (shown below), select Register for Classes.
Enter a CRN for each course you wish to take and press Submit.

Note: For detailed instructions, see this guide to using Inside SOU (pdf).

For assistance with SISWeb, contact Raider Student Services at (541) 552-6600 or StudentServices@sou.edu.

Status & Holds

A number of factors may prevent you from registering for classes or making changes to your registration. To check your registration status:

Log into Inside SOU.
Click on the Student & Registration Tools link under Banner Self-Service (SISWeb) in the Online Services area.
Click on the Registration Status link in the Registration Tools box.
Select a term and click on Submit.
Click on the View Holds link at the bottom of the Registration Status page to see what holds are on your account.
If you have any holds, see the View Holds Help Page for an explanation of each hold and how to resolve it. (You can get to the Help page through the link at the top right corner of the View Holds page.)

Waitlisted for a course?

You may find yourself “waitlisted” for a course—the course is fully enrolled when you sign up, but a place is being held for you in case another student drops the course. These instructions describe how waitlisting works and how to get formally enrolled if a place opens up for you.

Note: For detailed illustrated instructions, see Checking Registration Status & Holds-PDF.

Distance Education

Hannon Library Room 321
Email: disteducation@sou.edu
Phone: (541) 552-8290