Registration Online

You may follow the steps below to register for coursework online:

Step 1: Go to https://online.mountainstate.edu
Under login- enter your User ID and password
(check your MSU email account for your user ID and password)

Step 2: Read the privacy policy

Step 3: Select Student portal (located in the upper right hand corner of the screen)

Step 4: Under Student Registration, select Course Search

Step 5: Select the appropriate term, and click on the Change button in order to save your term

Main Campus Courses

Courses available on the Main Beckley campus are listed as WV001

Step 6: Select Location
Main Campus – select Main Campus Beckley WV001
MSU Center Township – select Center Township, Pennsylvania PAC01
MSU Orlando – select Orlando, Florida FLC01
MSU Martinsburg – select Martinsburg WV015

Step 7: Tab to Department under Detailed Search for Courses and select the department from which you would like to take a course from the Department drop-down menu. Click on the Search button located at the bottom of the screen

INDEPENDENT Study Courses
Independent study courses are listed as WVI01

If you will be enrolled in more independent study credit hours than traditional hours, you are strongly advised to speak with a financial aid representative prior to registration. You cannot receive financial aid for an upcoming term if your enrollment period for the previous term has not passed. You may not register for upcoming independent study courses before your previous term’s completion date and receive financial aid.

Step 6: Select Location – Independent Study

Step 7: Tab to Department under Detailed Search for Courses and select the department from which you would like to take a course from the Department drop-down menu.  Click on the Search button located at the bottom of the screen

Two versions of independent study courses are available:

Step 8: Select Add next to each appropriate class for which you wish to register

Please check the day and time before you save your selection

If you would like to register for a Practicum course or any LS course (excluding LS 301), you may not register on the web. You will need to submit a registration form with the appropriate signatures to the Student Services office.

In addition to registering on the web, students may register for classes in Benedum Center.