How to Use Self-Service

Current Students

Please follow the registration procedures for undergraduate students / graduate students. Self-Service is accessible through the Single Sign-On (SSO) or through this direct link.

Follow these steps to add courses:

From the top bar, go to “Registration” and select “Courses Arcadia”. Select the term you are searching in (i.e., Fall, Spring, Summer). In the search box type the specific course (ex. BI101) and click “Click to Search”. Or select the “Advanced Search” box to filter your selections further by typing the “Course” by department code (ex. BI, HN, EN, ED) then click Search.
- In the Advanced Search the Course code must be no more than 2-4 letters and three numbers (ie. EN472 or PBH640). All days and times will appear.
- Searching for a partial course code in the Advanced Search (e.g., EN4 or EN47) works better than searching for a full course code (e.g., EN472). Be sure to click SEARCH.
- Each course tile will have a course code (e.g., EN101), section number (e.g., .1 or .OL1), subtype: Lecture, Lab, n.Lab, etc., and session information (e.g., 01).
- Semesters are divided into sessions. Sessions are explained below:
  - Session 01 spans the whole term,
  - Session 02 represents courses meeting during the first half, and
  - Session 03 represents courses meeting during the second half. If you want to see all courses available in a term, please leave the ‘Sessions’ field blank while searching.
  - Summer terms have additional Sessions;
  - AC1 for accelerated online courses during the first half of summer,
  - AC2 for accelerated online courses during the last half of summer,
  - 04 for an intensive Monday through Friday course at the end of summer.
- Do not include section numbers in the search field.
Once you have found a course, click the ADD button. Courses that are full will have the option to “ADD To Waitlist” button. NEW beginning for the fall 2026 priority registration period: Students use Self Service to request to be added to the waitlist.
After you “Add”/”Add To Waitlist” the course, it will move over to the “My Schedule box” and at the bottom will show how many courses were added to your cart. To complete, please click the “Register” button. Once “Add To Waitlist” is clicked, the course appears in the cart with a status of “Pending on waitlist”. To confirm the course was added, you will see a “registered” message in a green box and the number of courses registered at the bottom.
You can also double check your course registration by viewing “My Schedule” under “Registration”.

If a waitlisted course has an available seat:

If a seat opens up for a waitlisted course, an email alert is sent to the student. An email will be sent including the course details and time the seat expires. ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE STUDENT. Students will have 96 hours (4 days) to register before the seat is offered to the next student. Within the 4 days, the cart in Self Service displays a seat available for Registration – with message “Register Now!” Once the Register button is clicked, the course status changes to Pending Advisor Approval, for undergraduate students, (a seat is held) until reviewed by the advisor in Self Service. If the advisor approves the course, registration is complete. Graduate students do not need advisor permission.

Please note: If students experience any issues requesting a waitlist in Self Service, please take a screenshot and send an email to registrar@arcadia.edu for assistance, undergraduate students should include/copy their advisor on the request. It should include information about the course they are requesting to waitlist for (the email should include the semester, course, and section of the course the student is requesting to waitlist). If the section they prefer is closed (full) at the time of registration, then register for all open courses and finalize the online registration process.

Self-Service technical “how-to” videos and instructional materials are available at: IT Helpdesk Knowledge Base