Use the questions below to learn more about registering for classes at Bemidji State University. If your questions are not addressed here, contact the Center for Extended Learning at 218-755-2068, 1-800-852-7422 or cel@bemidjistate.edu. We will be happy to answer all of your questions.
Your BSU ID number is the 8-digit number on the front of your BSU Student ID. If you do not have a student ID, you can call 218-755-2020 or stop by the Records Office to get your BSU ID Number.
If you would like a BSU Student ID card, you can come to campus and stop by the Information Desk in the Hobson Memorial Union to request a picture ID, or contact the Center for Extended Learning by phone at 1-800-852-7422, or via email cel@bemidjistate.edu and request a "Distance Education ID" without a picture.
Your PIN number is originally set to your birth date in one of two formats. If you were admitted to BSU after 4/20/98, it will be in YYMMDD format. If you were admitted to BSU prior to 4/20/98, it will be in DDYY format. You will be prompted to change your PIN number once you access the registration system. If you have changed your PIN number and cannot remember it, you can request it in person with a picture ID, or by sending or faxing a signed request to the Records Office. You may also call the Records Office to have your PIN number reset to it's original birth date format.
You have entered an incorrect ID or PIN number. Check your numbers and try again. If you continue to have problems, contact the Records Office.
Students admitted to the campus through the Center for Extended Learning do not need advisor codes to register for courses. On-campus students will need an Advisor Access Code, which are randomly assigned codes specific to each student each semester (summer session registration does not require Advisor Access Codes). On-campus students need to get their code each semester from their advisor.
There will be a message stating what type of hold you have.
This is just a warning that you have registered for two courses that meet at the same time. However, it will not prevent you from doing this. Please contact the instructor for permission if you wish to take both courses.
This means you are trying to register for a course that requires you to be admitted to a certain program, such as Professional Education, Graduate Studies, or External Studies. Please contact the appropriate department for information on criteria for being admitted to the program.
Contact the instructor of the course to request permission to add. If permission is granted, the instructor will do an override on the registration system. Once the override has been done, you must then add the course through the registration system.
In order to change the grading method for a course, you will need to submit an academic petition or letter to the Records Office by the deadline each semester. Courses required for your major, minor, emphasis, or liberal education requirements must be taken for a letter grade. Please refer to the undergraduate catalog for other restrictions that may apply.
You are restricted from taking more than 18 credits if your GPA is less than 3.00. Contact your advisor to request permission to have this restriction waived. If permission is granted, your advisor will do an override on the registration system. Once the override has been done, you may then register for more than 18 credits.
Drops can be done on the registration system (see academic calendar for last day to drop). Instructor permission is not required to drop a course.
Contact the Cashier's Office at Deputy 202, or by calling 218-755-2046 for clarification of the financial hold and instructions on what you must do to have the hold removed.
You will be prompted to enter the number of credits you wish to take a variable credit course for. For online registration, enter the number of credits in the following format: a two (2) credit course should be entered at 0200.
Contact the Center for Extended Learning at 1-800-852-7422 or cel@bemidjistate.edu.
You may call 218-755-3337, fax 218-755-4409, or email registration@bemidjistate.edu for assistance.
It is a student's responsibility to update the Center for Extended Learning with any address, major, or name changes.