Class registration began last week amid LSU’s transition to Workday Student, a cloud-based software and a centralized location for all students’ needs including class registration, financial information access, transcript requests and graduation applications.
Initially many students expressed their frustration with the transition to the Workday platform, but since the transition, many students have changed their minds. Freshman Mia Hattaway studying mass communication expressed her shock at the ease of scheduling classes.
“I didn’t really understand how the system was going to run going into my appointment, but I was pleasantly surprised with how easy registering for classes was,” Hattaway said.
Before Workday, students scheduled through myLSU. Students were not able to plan their schedules out in advance, but with Workday Student that is possible.
“It was super easy for me to navigate and I like how we can plan a schedule in advance through Workday,” said Reagan Hodge, a freshman studying kinesiology.
Hamood Qureshi, a senior studying chemical engineering, explained that he found the process to be easier than registering through myLSU, with the only issue being getting approval for classes and finding courses.
“I just made a saved schedule and put it out and it was wrapped up in 2 minutes. I didn’t have to play the usual game of Russian roulette where I had seven tabs open and was constantly refreshing,” Qureshi said. “Only weird thing is that trying to get approval for certain courses is a bit of a hassle and looking for courses is a pain, but once you know what you’re looking for, it’s easy.”
Students have been receiving many emails regarding resources on navigating the transition, but some students believe there wasn’t enough guidance for the process, making the transition more confusing.
“I hope advisors provide more opportunities to students going forward that can help them feel comfortable with Workday,” Hattaway said.
Alexis Cassell, a freshman studying elementary education, explained that she preferred myLSU over the new platform because of its familiarity.
“I personally liked the old version better just because it was something I had gotten used to, and I’m not always sure how new things work,” Cassell said. “I feel like they didn’t do a lot of explaining of how everything was going to go. With that being said, I did like the simplicity of registering for classes.”
Several students even took to Yik Yak, an app which allows people to post anonymously to people in a five mile radius, to express their admiration for the new platform.
“Once you figure out how it works to make a saved schedule from the academic plan it’s so nice,” one user said.
Registration appointments continue through the rest of April. Students can use the Workday Website as a resource to learn how to navigate the Workday System.
