BANNER Self-Serve Instructions

BANNER Self Serve Instructions

Banner Self Serve Registration for Summer Quarter2009 will be available for CURRENT students from May 7^th till May 14^th at 7 p.m. All current students must pay tuition and fees no later than May 28^th, or classes will be dropped.

To Access Banner Self Serve

Access the Griffin Technical College web site at www.griffintech.edu.
Click on Banner Self Serve.

To Log in to Secure Area

Click on Enter Secure Area.
Enter your social security number (no dashes) or your student ID as the User ID.
Enter your PIN (Personal Identification Number). New Users: Your initial PIN will be your date of birth in Month, Day, Year order. (2 digit month, 2 digit day, 2 digit year) Example: February 1, 1982 would be entered as 020182. Previous Users: Use your permanent PIN, not your birthday.
Click on Login.
If you receive the message “Your PIN has expired”,
Re-enter old PIN-key in your date of birth again.
Enter a New PIN - key in any six digits. This will be your permanent PIN. Please do not forget your PIN. The Admissions Office will require a Picture ID to reset your PIN. Click on Login.
You may be prompted to enter a Security question and answer. This is a one-time requirement. If you forget your PIN, click on the Forgot PIN? box on the login screen. Your security question will display. If you answer the security question with the correct answer, you will be allowed to change your PIN.

To Register Online (May 7 - May 14) CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY

Technical students and Developmental Status students must see an advisor. If you are completing the course requirements for a degree, diploma, or certificate next quarter, you should complete the Graduation Application. See your advisor to ensure you have met all requirements. If you have problems with online registration, see your advisor.

If you choose to take advantage of the opportunity to self-register on Banner Self Serve, you are accepting full responsibility for course selections and for your progress toward graduation. ALSO, by making changes to your class schedule during the drop/add period, you are again accepting full responsibility for course changes and for your progress toward graduation. If you register for classes not required in your major and receive financial aid, you will have to reimburse your tuition and fees.

Students taking online courses must provide the instructor with an e-mail address prior to the first day of the quarter. If you do not contact the instructor, your online course will be dropped.

Click on Student Services & Financial Aid.
To check for HOLDS: Click on Student Records.
Click on View Holds.
If you do not have a hold, you may proceed to the next step. If there is a hold on your account, the screen will display the type of hold. This hold will need to be resolved in order to continue.
Click on Student Services & Financial Aid.
To Register: Click on Registration.
Click on Select Term. Click on the down arrow button to the right of Term. Select the Term needed. Click on Submit Term.
Click on Add/Drop Classes.
To Add a Course: Click on the CRN box. Enter CRN. Select Submit Changes. Wait for screen to refresh.
Or...
If you are unsure of which classes to add, click Class Search. Use the selection options to search the class schedule. Make sure you choose classes from the correct campus (Main Griffin Tech Campus or Jasper County Facility). Click Find Classes. Click on the box in front of the CRN you wish to register for. Click Add to Worksheet. After choosing all CRNs, click Submit Changes.
Review your schedule by scrolling down to see the courses that were added. Courses not added to your schedule appear under “Registration Errors.” Please contact your advisor about any registration errors that occur.
To make online payment for outstanding balance, click on Registration Fee Assessment from the Registration option on the Student Services & Financial Aid menu. Online payment link is located at bottom of form. Complete all required entries. E-mail confirmation will be provided at end of payment process.
To Print Your Schedule: Return to the Registration menu by clicking menu at the top of the Self Serve page. Click on Student Detail Schedule. Click on the printer in the toolbar or choose File-Print.
To Exit Banner Self Serve Secure Area: Click Exit and then Return to Homepage.

Self Serve Registration Error Messages and What They Mean

Pre-req and Test Score Error – This course has a prerequisite that you have not met. You may seek special permission from your advisor or the department chair to take the course but you will not be able to enter this course via the Self Serve. You will have to see your advisor for him/her to override this error.

Closed Section – The enrollment in this course has reached its limit. Please drop this course and do a class search. Select the same subject and course at a different time or with another instructor that still has seats available.

Maximum Hours Exceeded – You need permission from the Vice President for Academic Affairs to exceed the maximum number of hours.

Dupl Crse with Sec #### - This course has the same course number as a course already on your schedule.

Corq Req – This course has a co-requisite. You must register for both courses at the same time by entering the CRNs in the Add Class Block.

Other Banner Self Serve Options

To Drop a Course

Go to the Add/Drop Classes option where your registered classes appear.
Click on the down arrow in the “ACTION” column to the left of the course you would like to drop.
Click on “Drop Web”.
Click Submit Changes.

Class Search

Click on Class Search.
Select options to be used in search. You must select at least one option. To search for a course on a specific campus, choose subject and also choose ‘Main Griffin Tech Campus’ for the Griffin campus or ‘Jasper County Facility’ for classes at the Jasper Center.
Click on Find Classes. Click the box on the left of the class that you want to select and click Register to register for these classes immediately. If you click on Add to Worksheet, your class will be added to the front screen, but you will not be registered for the class immediately. You will have to submit changes.

To Change Your PIN

Go to the Personal Information Menu.
Click on Change PIN. It will prompt you to enter your old PIN number, new PIN number, and then to re-enter your new PIN number. Click on ‘Change PIN’. If you have LOST your PIN, you will have to go to the Admissions Office with a picture ID to request that your PIN be reset.

To View Your Academic Transcript

Go to the Student Services and Financial Aid Menu.
Click on Student Records.
Click on Academic Transcript. For transcript level, choose ‘all levels’.
Click on Display Transcript. Your academic history will display term by term with cumulative GPA and hours at the bottom. This is an UNOFFICIAL transcript. For an official transcript, please see the Admissions Office.

To Display Your Grades for a Specific Term

Go to the Student Services and Financial Aid Menu.
Click on Student Records.
Click on Final Grades. Choose the term from the drop-down box. Grades may not be available for up to one week after the end of the quarter.
Click on Display Grades.

Types of Holds

TR – A transcript hold indicates that we do not have an official high school, GED, or college transcript in your file. You must contact your high school or college and have a transcript mailed to the Admissions Office. If you received a GED transcript in the state of Georgia, you must contact the center in Atlanta to have them mail a transcript to the Admissions Office. You will not be allowed to register until this transcript is in your file. Please see the Griffin Tech Catalog/Student Handbook for exceptions.

BU – Please contact the Business Office at 770-229-3224 for information on the hold and to release it from your account.

AM – Please contact the Admissions Office at 770-228-7348 for information on the hold and to release it from your account.

LB – A library hold indicates that you have an overdue book or resources. Please contact the Library at 770-412-4755 for information and to release it from your account.

LA – A late fee of $25.00 is placed on your account when you do not register during the appropriate registration time period. You will need to contact the Business Office at 770-229-3224.

To exit the Self Serve page, click on the Exit button at the bottom of the page and then click on the X at the top right corner of the next page.

After 20 minutes of inactivity, the Self Serve session will timeout. At this time you have the option to login again, or you may close down the Internet Explorer session by clicking on File, Close OR clicking on the X at the top right hand of the page.

Failure to completely logout or exit your browser may allow others to access your records.