This guide is a quick reference on how to initiate and complete common tasks in Self-Service (Banner 9). Sections with a Play Button graphic contain a brief video tutorial and all videos can be found in this YouTube playlist.

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Access Self-Service
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  1. Navigate to appalnet.appstate.edu and click Log into Self-Service.

    Log in to Self-Service

  2. Enter your App State credentials and authenticate through DUO to be directed to the Self-Service homepage, where you can click on the Student tile to see the student menu.
    Self-Service homepage
View My Student Profile and Academic Information
  1. Click on the Student Profile tile under the Student tab.
    Student Self-Service tile. 

  2. On the Student Profile landing page, students can view

    A. Bio, General, Graduation information, and Advisors: This section has information about the student and their academic criteria including their student status, class, graduation information, and advisors.
    B. Curriculum and Courses: The Curriculum, Hours & GPA section displays curriculum information and any hours earned for the student’s primary and secondary degrees. Currently enrolled in courses are displayed in the Registered Courses section.
    C. Registration Notices - Displays academic standing, student status, and enrollment status.
    D. Holds - Displays any holds associated with the student for the selected term.
    Example of a Student Profile Page
  1. Click the arrow to the right of Curriculum, Hours, & GPA to uncollapse this section.
    Checking Your Curriculum, Hours, and GPA


  2. Click the Hours & GPA tab under this section to view a detailed GPA view.
    Clicking the Hours and GPA tab

Courses for which you are currently registered, are displayed under the Curriculum, Hours, and GPA section. Click the arrow to the right of registered courses to uncollapse this section.
Seeing the Courses you are registered for 

Registration notices show information about academic standing, enrollment, and student status. These notices outline any academic or financial obligations that need attention before students can register for classes. Holds display any holds associated with the student for the current term. 

These can be viewed by clicking on the Registration Notices or Holds drop-down.
Checking if you have any registration notices.

By clicking the Term drop-down menu at the top left of the student profile page, you can toggle between the current and previous terms.
Changing the Term displayed.

See the Additional Links section located in the left sidebar menu to access

  • Self-Service
  • DegreeWorks
  • Your Unofficial Transcript
  • The National Student Clearing House (where students can order an official transcript or enrollment verification)
    Click on additional links for more resources.
Prepare for Registration

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  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu.
  3. Click Registration.
  4. Click Prepare for Registration.
    Click the prepare for registration block.

  5. Select the appropriate term from the drop-down menu and click Continue.
    Select a term.

    7. This page will display your Registration Status and Earned Hours information. The Registration Status section will check your student status, academic status, and registration holds, to ensure you are able to register at your allotted time. If no issues are found, all three items will be highlighted with a green check mark.
    Automatic registration status check.

    If issues are found, the item will be highlighted with a red exclamation mark.
    Registration status with issues found.

    The Earned Hours section will display your earned hours for each student level (Undergraduate, Graduate) as well as display your class standing for registration purposes. 
    Displaying your earned hours.

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  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu, then click Registration, and then click View your Registration Time.
    Click Student, Registration, and then click View your Registration Time.

  3. Select your term to display your registration date and time as well as an Alternate PIN if provided. 
    Select your Term to display your registration date and time.

    Graduate and Non-Degree students will receive a message directing them to the Registrar’s website to view their time to register for classes.


    Registration time tickets will only apply to undergraduate students.

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  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu.
  3. Click Registration then click Browse Classes.
    Click Student then click browse classes.

  4. Select the appropriate term from the drop-down menu and click Continue.
    Select a term from the drop-down menu.

  5. This will display the Browse Classes page. Enter the relevant information and click Search.

    Search for classes using the drop-down menu.

    Additional search options are available by clicking on Advanced Search.

  6. After clicking Search the page will generate the classes that match your search criteria. You can find additional information about the course by clicking on the course title which will show the Course Details (I.), instructor information can be found by clicking the instructor's name (ii.).
    Course details pop-up

    In the Course Details pop-up click on Course Description & Notes, to view course notes under the Section information text header.
    Section information text header with course notes underneath.

    Course Notes

    You can find additional information on the course by clicking on the course’s title. Please review the Course Description tab as this may contain important class information. See View Course Notes for more information.

  7. To begin another search, click on Search Again.
Register for Classes
  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu, then click Registration, then click Register for Classes.
    Click on register for classes.

  3. Enter the appropriate term and, if applicable, your PIN, then click Continue.
    Enter the appropriate term and, if applicable, your PIN.

  4. This will display the Find Classes page. This page reflects three panels or blocks:

    1.  Search and Add: This panel will allow you to search for and add courses to your summary, including entering CRNs directly.
    2. Schedule: This panel will allow you to view all of your classes in both a calendar and a detailed view. 
    3. Summary: This panel displays a summary of all of your classes for the selected term. This is where you will take action on your classes such as registering, dropping, and removing courses.

    Search, add, schedule, and summary panels.

  5. You can register for courses using the Find Classes and Enter CRNs tabs. 

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  1. Enter applicable search criteria and click Search (click advanced search for additional options).
    Enter search criteria and search, or click on advanced search.

  2.  After clicking Search the page will generate the classes that match your search criteria. Review the Course Description tab as this may contain important class information.  You can find additional information about the course by clicking on the course’s title. You can view additional information about the faculty member by clicking on the instructor's name. 

    Additional Information

    See View Course Notes for more information.

    Click on Add next to a course to register for it.

  3. After clicking Add or Add to Summary the course will be generated in the Summary block on the bottom right of the screen with a Pending status.
  4. If not pre-selected, click the drop-down menu under the Action column and select **Web registered**.

    If the course needs to be removed from the Summary block, select Remove.


  5. Click Submit.

    Submit to Complete Registration

    Make sure you click Submit to finalize your registration.


    After selecting web registered click submit.

    Within the Summary block, four possible statuses can be displayed.
    • Pending: The course is waiting for an action to be submitted, such as to be removed or registered. 
    • Dropped: The course has been dropped.
    • Registered: The course has been successfully registered.
    • Error: During the process of registering, an error(s) has occurred.

      Visit the Registration Troubleshooting page for further information.

  6. If the registration is successful, the Status will turn green and change to Registered. The Schedule block will also be updated with the new registration. This allows you all to view all of your courses in a calendar block.
    Successful course registrations will show registered in the status column.

    Calendar Block View
    Calendar block view can be accessed after successful registration.
  1. Click on the Enter CRNs tab.
    Click on enter CRNs.

  2. Enter the first CRN. Hit Tab on your keyboard or click Add Another CRN to add additional CRNs. Once all CRNs have been entered, click Add to Summary.
    Enter all CRNs and click add to summary.

  3. After clicking Add or Add to Summary the course will be generated in the Summary block on the bottom right of the screen with a Pending status.
  4. If not pre-selected, click the drop-down menu under the Action column and select **Web registered**.

    If the course needs to be removed from the Summary block, select Remove.


  5. Click Submit.

    Submit to Complete Registration

    Make sure you click Submit to finalize your registration.


    After selecting web registered click submit.

    Within the Summary block, four possible statuses can be displayed.
    • Pending: The course is waiting for an action to be submitted, such as to be removed or registered. 

      Trying to Add Courses that are Linked with Other Courses

      If you are trying to add a course that has a co-requisite (another course required to be taken concurrently, e.g. Introductory Chemistry I and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I), the Pending status will be immediately displayed after clicking the Add or Add to Summary buttons. You will receive an error message that says the course has a co-requisite. Once you add the co-requisite course to your summary block and both courses are listed in the summary, click Submit to register for both courses.

    • Dropped: The course has been dropped.
    • Registered: The course has been successfully registered.
    • Error: During the process of registering, an error(s) has occurred.

      Visit the Registration Troubleshooting page for further information.


  6. If the registration is successful, the Status will turn green and change to Registered. The Schedule block will also be updated with the new registration. This allows you all to view all of your courses in a calendar block view. 
    Successful course registrations will show registered in the status column.

    Calendar Block View

    Calendar block view can be accessed after successful registration.

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Students can register simultaneously for courses with linked components, such as those with accompanying labs.

  1. After going to the Register for Classes page in Self-Service, Select a term from the drop-down menu.
    Select a term from the drop-down menu.

  2. Search for the course in which you want to register.
    Search for a course.

  3. If the course has a linked component, select 'View Linked' in the Linked Sections column to see the associated courses.
    View Linked courses.

  4. Next to the linked course that you want to add, click Add All to add both the main course and its linked section to your registration list. 
    Add all to add the main course and the linked course.

  5. After adding both courses to the list, make sure Web Registered is selected in the Actions drop-down, then click Submit to complete registration.

    Submit to Complete Registration

    Make sure you click Submit to finalize your registration.

    Make sure you select web registered and Submit.

  6. Completed registration.
    Completed registration.
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Corequisite courses are required to be taken together. If you know that your course has a corequisite, make sure to register for both the original course and the corequisite course at the same time.


If you attempt to register for a course and receive an error message that says Corequisite Required follow these steps to identify the corequisite course so that you can register for both.

Corequisite error message.
Coreq warning message.

  1. Click Ok on the error message, then click on the title of the course you are attempting to register for to open the Class Details pop-out.
    The class details pop-out.

  2. Click on the Corequisites button in the sidebar menu, to view the corequisite course and write down the course number and title.
    Corequisite course title int he class details pop-out.


  3. Close the Class Details pop-out and click Search Again to find the Corequisite course. (1) Add it to your class registration list, (2) make sure Web Registered is selected in the Action bar next to both courses, (3) then submit to register for both courses.

    Submit to Complete Registration

    Make sure you click Submit to finalize your registration.


Complete Other Course Actions

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  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu, click Registration, and then click Register for Classes.
    Click Student, Register, and then Register for Classes.

  3. Enter the appropriate term and, if applicable, your PIN, then click Continue.
    Select a terma and then, if applicable, enter a PIN.

  4. In the Summary block located at the bottom right of the screen, find the course you want to drop and click on the drop-down menu in the Action column.
  5. Select Drop and click Submit.

    Submit to Complete Registration

    Make sure you click Submit to finalize your registration.

  6. Select drop from the Actions column drop-down menu.

  7. If applicable, you may receive a notification about your course withdrawal limits. Click Complete the Withdrawal.
    Click on complete the withdrawal.

  8. If successful, the course will display Dropped in green in the summary block.

    If you are an undergraduate who is subject to course withdrawal limits, emails will be generated to your advisor(s), instructor of the course, and yourself notifying all of the withdrawal. 


    Droped course successful.
  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu, click Registration, and then click Register for Classes.
    Click on Student, Registration, and then click Register for Classes.

  3. Enter the appropriate term and, if applicable, your PIN, then click Continue.
    Select a term and, if applicable, enter a PIN.

  4. If your course is full but has waitlisting available, the Status column will show 0 seats remain but that waitlisting is available. To begin the waitlisting process click on Add.
    If waitlist is available, click add.

  5. After clicking Add the course will show in the summary block with a pending status.

    If you attempt to register for the course you will receive the following error:
    Error for attempting to register in a full class.


  6. In the Action column select Wait List and click Submit.
    Select waitlist and click submit.

  7. If successful, the status will change to Waitlisted.
    Status will change to waitlisted.

  8. While the course is waitlisted, if a seat becomes available you will receive an email notifying you that you can now register for the course. To register for the waitlisted course click **Web Registered** under the action column and then Submit.

    Submit to Complete Registration

    Make sure you click Submit to finalize your registration.


    After receiving an email notification that you can now register for the course, choose web registered then submit.

  9. If successful, the status will change from Waitlisted to Registered.
    Successful registration will change the status to registered.

Course notes can be viewed from multiple pages including:

  • Register for Classes
  • Browse Classes
  • View Registration Information
  •  and Browse Course Catalog

This example walks through the process while on the Register for Classes page, but the functionality described here is similar on the other listed pages.

  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu, click on Registration, and then click Register for Classes.
    Click the student tab, click registration, and then click register for classes.

  3. Enter the appropriate term and, if applicable, the PIN, then click Continue.
    Enter term and pin (if applicable).

  4. Enter applicable search criteria and click Search

    Additional search options are available by clicking on Advanced Search.


    Enter search criteria to find a course.

  5. After clicking Search the page will generate a list of classes that match your search criteria. Click on the title of the course to display the Class Details pop-out.
    Click on the title of the course.

  6. Click on Course Description & Notes. Under the Section information text header you can view the course notes which will display important information about the course.
    Section information text header with course notes underneath.

    Due to vendor security concerns, hyperlinks for course notes will no longer be available. If a website URL is present, highlight, copy, and paste the URL into your browser. 



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  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu.
  3. Click on Registration.
  4. Click on Withdrawal Information.
  5. Select the applicable term and click Continue.
    Terms open for Registration.

  6. If you are an undergraduate student who is subject to course withdrawal limits, this page will display your course withdrawal credits.
    Course withdrawal credits.

  7. If your student level is NOT regulated by the Fostering Undergraduate Student Success (FUSS) policy, the page will display that withdrawal credits are not applicable at your current level.
    Withdrawal credits not applicable message.
View Registration Information

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  1. Visit appalnet.appstate.edu and log into Self-Service.
  2. Click the Student tab in the top menu.
  3. Click on Registration.
  4. Click on View Registration Information which will display your past schedules as well as your currently active registrations.

    View Past Schedules
    To view your past schedules, click the Look up a Schedule tab and select your Term from the drop-down menu. This will display information about your past schedules, including a calendar view.
    Click the look up a schedule tab then select the term from the drop-down menu.

    View Active Registrations
    To view your active registrations, click on the Active Registrations tab.
    View Active Registrations.

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