FAQ

Online, through your My La Sierra.

• Go to my.lasierra.edu
• Using your six-digit student identification number activate your account
• Create a password
• Login
• Once logged in you should be able to register under the myChecklist tab

Login to your campus portal and select the change of major option. You must be registered to submit a change of major request. If you have any questions, please email advising@lasierra.edu

Students must log into their self-service account to register for classes online.

Initially, your user ID is your Student ID number. After creating an account, your user ID is the first letter of your first name, followed by the first three letters of your last name and the last three digits of your student ID number. (e.g., Ima Scholar #999999 = Isch999)

This error restricts registration for particular classes because a student is trying to register for a class for which he or she does not qualify. Some classes require additional classes and/or placement exams prior to registering for the class. The minimum grade for all pre-requisite classes is “C”.

A level restriction occurs when Freshmen and Sophomore students try to register for classes that are 300 level and above. Students must have Junior or Senior standing to register for 300 or 400 level courses. (Juniors = 88-135 units; Seniors = 136 units or more)

If a class is full, students must select a different section or speak with the instructor to see if adding is a possibility. Only the instructor may override a student into full classes.

An override is the authority given by faculty for students to register for a restricted class. Overrides are placed online through the student self-service account. Once an override is placed on to a student’s account, the student has 48 hours to register for the class or else the override expires.

If you forget your password, click on “Forgot Password” and answer the security questions you previously set up to reset your password to your six digit date of birth. If you don’t know your security questions or never set them up, contact the Records Office at 951-785-2006 to have it reset manually.

Withdrawing from a class requires you to drop the course after the first 11 class days of a quarter and by 10 class days before the beginning of final test week. In this time period the student will receive a "W" for that course without impact on GPA. Withdrawals during first 11 days of class in a quarter are not recorded on one's academic transcript.

Your advisor is assigned to you by your major and can be found in the OACS Directory. 

The year you were accepted into La Sierra University is also your Bulletin year.

Freshman: less than 44 units, Sophomore: 44-87 units, Junior: 88-135 units, and Senior: 136 or more units. It is also listed on your DegreeWorks & My La Sierra.

An undergraduate student enrolled for 12 units or a graduate student enrolled for 6 units. Financial aid is dependent on full time status.

A student on Academic Probation who fails to raise his or her cumulative and La Sierra University GPA to 2.00 or above or who earns a quarter GPA below 1.00 is placed on Critical Academic Probation with restrictions on course load, on participation in university activities requiring off-campus travel, and on time devoted to work and other personal non-academic activities.

Also known as Probationary Status. This status is given to students who do not meet requirements for regular standing and are restricted on course load and extracurricular university activities.

FERPA  is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, more information can be found HERE.