Freshman Registration, Fall 2011


Step 1
Each freshman needs to be a in a Learning Community.  Please indicate your preferences by completing the Learning Community Questionnaire.  Once submitted, a representative from the Registrar's office will register you for these courses and contact you by e-mail within 24 hours.

Step 2
If you intend to take Spanish, French, or German this year, and you have studied the language before, then take the placement test.

Step 3

Once you have been registered for your Learning Community, you will be able to register for your other classes through MySVU.  A typical first-semester course schedule looks like this:

  • Your Learning Community (6 credit hours)
  • SER 103, Becoming a Leader-Servant (1 credit hour, required course)
  • One science or foreign language course (3 or 4 credit hours)
  • One math course, a second core course, or an introductory course in an area of interest (3 credit hours)
  • One physical activity course, PER 143 Health and Wellness, and/or a music ensemble (1 to 3 credit hours)

Total credit hours: 13-16.

Your schedule may be slightly different than this depending on your entering test scores or transfer credits.

Further Information
Graduation requires 120 credit hours, including completion of the Core and a major. Here is a list of all graduation requirements. You can find the requirements to complete in your first two years on the Core checklist. A list of all courses being offered this fall can be found in MySVU (select "2011-2012 Fall Semester").

We encourage you to take a religion course at the CES Institute at the LDS meetinghouse on campus. Some Institute courses may be transferred to Southern Virginia after completion (for details, see University Catalog at svu.edu > Academics).  To register for Institute classes, please visit the Buena Vista, VA Institute website.

Questions?
Please contact Ashley Kazimer (540-264-2509, ashley.kazimer@svu.edu) or the Registrar's Office (540-261-4343, registrar@svu.edu).