Moraine Valley Community College || Admissions & Registration || Register for Classes

Steps to Complete Online Admission Form and Register for Credit and Noncredit Courses

How New Students Complete Online Admission Form
How to Search for Your User Name
How to Reset Your Password
How to Register for Credit Courses
How to Search for Credit Courses
How to Add/Drop Credit Courses
How to Print Class Schedules
How to View Transcripts

How New Students Complete Online Admission Form

	Step 1.	Go to http://www.morainevalley.edu.
	Step 2.	Under Quick Clicks, select Admission Form from the drop-down menu, click Go.
	Step 3.	Click the Prospective Student link on the right side of the screen.
	Step 4.	Click Admissions Form-Screen 1 of 4.
	Step 5.	Complete the Admissions Form. Fields with the red * are required. Click Submit.
	Step 6.	Complete screens 2-4. Click Submit until done.
	Step 7.	After completing the Admission Form, you will see a summary screen of everything you entered. You are now an applicant and will receive a welcome letter in the mail regarding further information about your future education at Moraine Valley.
		Additional Required Admission Steps

How to Search for Your User Name

Note: New students will be mailed their user name and password when they apply to the college. A student’s default password is his/her 8-digit birth date. For example, if your birthday is November 7, 1985, your password would be “11071985”. You immediately will be required to change the password at your first login.

	Step 1.	Go to http://www.morainevalley.edu.
	Step 2.	Click the MVConnect green box in center of page.
	Step 3.	The MVConnect login screen appears. See Need help logging into MVConnect? Use links beneath to access User Name Lookup, Password Reset or Tutorials.
	Step 4.	To search for your user name, click User Name Lookup. Complete the required information, then click Find My Account.
	Step 5.	You will be provided with your user name and MVConnect Colleague ID number. If you also need to reset your password, do it from this screen as well.

How to Reset Your Password

	Step 1.	From the MVConnect login screen, click Password Reset (or from the screen where you receive your User Name and Colleague ID number, click Also need to reset your password?).
	Step 2.	Before your reset your password, take a moment to read the important information in yellow on how a password reset will affect other applications you complete. Then, enter your user name and birth date. Click Next to continue.
	Step 3.	To continue, you must verify your PIN (last 4 digits of your Social Security Number) and create a challenge question. Note: The challenge question is set up the first time you perform a password reset. If you perform future password resets, you only need to answer the challenge question.
	Step 4.	Enter your new password two times. Click Reset Password.
	Step 5.	A green bar displays letting you know your password reset is being processed.
	Step 6.	A message displays Your Password has been Reset.

How to Register for Credit Courses

	Step 1.	Go to http://www.morainevalley.edu.
	Step 2.	Click the MVConnect green box in center of page.
	Step 3.	Enter your User Name and password. Click login.
	Step 4.	On welcome screen, click Go to the Student portal page.
	Step 5.	Under the Self-Service tab, click Registration.
	Step 6.	From the sub-menu, select Register for Sections.
	Step 7.	A security warning appears. Click Yes.
	Step 8.	Under the Register for Sections tab, click Search and register for sections.
	Step 9.	Select a term/semester from the drop-down box. Select all information (subject, course level, etc.) you have to help narrow your search results. You must complete at least one additional field to perform a search. Click Submit.
	Step 10.	Selection results appear. Read screen information. If you want more detail about a class, click the Section Name and Title link.
	Step 11.	Details about the class are displayed. Click Close Window to continue.
	Step 12.	If this is the class you want, click box under Select. Click Submit.
	Step 13.	Your class appears under Preferred Sections. To register for the class, choose the Register option under the Action drop-down box.
	Step 14.	Your class appears under Current Registrations.

How to Search for Credit Courses

	Step 1.	Go to http://www.morainevalley.edu.
	Step 2.	Click the MVConnect green box in center of page.
	Step 3.	Enter your User Name and password. Click login.
	Step 4.	On welcome screen, click Go to the Student portal page.
	Step 5.	Under the Self-Service tab, click Registration.
	Step 6.	From the sub-menu, select Register for Sections.
	Step 7.	A security warning appears. Click Yes.
	Step 8.	From the Search for Sections tab, select a term/semester from the drop-down list. You must complete at least one additional field to perform a search, then click Submit. Note: The less information you enter, the larger the results. The more information you enter, the fewer the results. Note: You *cannot* choose a term/semester *and* start/end date fields. If you do, you will receive an error message. You must choose *either* term/semester or start/end date.
	Step 9.	Choose a subject from the Subjects drop-down list.
	Step 10.	If you want a particular course level, select it from the Course Levels drop-down list.
	Step 11.	If you know the course number or section number, enter it in the Course Number and Section fields; for example, Course Number 101; Section Number 001. Note: All courses with this course number and section number will be displayed. Enter a subject to narrow the results.
	Step 12.	Under Sections Meeting After and Sections Ending Before, you can search for classes meeting after a certain time or ending before a certain time.
	Step 13.	If you want classes that meet on Fridays or some other day of the week, you can make that selection.
	Step 14.	You can enter a Course Title Keyword(s) and perform a search.
	Step 15.	To search for classes at another Moraine Valley site, choose from the Location drop-down list.
	Step 16.	Choosing an Academic Level is not required.
	Step 17.	You may search by Instructor’s Last Name.
	Step 18.	Once you fill in all information for your search, click Submit.
	Step 19.	The search results display. To browse through all selections, use the navigation buttons.
	Step 20.	To select the class you want, click Course Title.
	Step 21.	The next screen provides course information, such as description of class, start and end dates, meeting times, prerequisite requirements (if any), etc. Click Close Window to return to your search results. To begin a new search, repeat steps 9-21.

How to Add/Drop Credit Courses

	Step 1.	Go to http://www.morainevalley.edu.
	Step 2.	Click the MVConnect green box in center of page.
	Step 3.	Enter your User Name and password. Click login.
	Step 4.	On welcome screen, click Go to the Student portal page.
	Step 5.	Under the Self-Service tab, click Registration.
	Step 6.	From the sub-menu, click Register and Drop Sections.
	Step 7.	A security warning appears. Click Yes.
	Step 8.	The top portion of the screen displays classes you have in your Preferred Sections list for which you can register. The bottom portion of the screen shows classes your Current Registrations that you can drop, if desired.
	Step 9.	To drop a course, check the Drop box beside the course. Click Submit.
	Step 10.	The status will show the course has been Dropped from this Section.

How to Print Class Schedules

	Step 1.	Go to http://www.morainevalley.edu.
	Step 2.	Click the MVConnect green box in center of page.
	Step 3.	Enter your User Name and password. Click login.
	Step 4.	On welcome screen, click Go to the Student portal page.
	Step 5.	Under the Self-Service tab, click Academic Profile.
	Step 6.	From the sub-menu, click My Class Schedule.
	Step 7.	A security warning appears. Click Yes.
	Step 8.	From the Term drop-down list, select a term/semester. Click Submit.
	Step 9.	Your schedule appears. From the browser window in upper left corner, click File. From the drop-down list, click Print.

How to View Transcripts

	Step 1.	Go to http://www.morainevalley.edu.
	Step 2.	Click the MVConnect green box in center of page.
	Step 3.	Enter your User Name and password. Click login.
	Step 4.	On welcome screen, click Go to the Student portal page.
	Step 5.	Under the Self-Service tab, click Academic Profile.
	Step 6.	From the sub-menu, click Transcript.
	Step 7.	A security warning appears. Click Yes.
	Step 8.	The drop-down list pre-selects for you. Click Submit.
	Step 9.	Your transcript appears on the next screen.
	Step 10.	To print your unofficial transcript, click File from the upper left browser window.
	Step 11.	From the drop-down list, click Print. Note: Official transcripts soon will be available to request from MVConnect. Until then, to request an official transcript, visit the Cashier’s Office in Building S, Room S105, to complete the request form and pay.