Resources for Advising

LSUE staff will use Workday when completing tasks related to student advising and registration, course management and student finance and aid. Utilization of Workday for HCM and Financial tasks remains unchanged.

Step-by-step guides and videos have been created to assist staff in learning how to use Workday for student-related functions. Content is created in conjunction with LSU A&M so you may see references to LSU A&M for images, text, etc. Any items such as this work in the same manner for LSUE.

Getting Started

The Basics

General Workday Introduction Video
Navigating the Workday Home Page Video
Apps and Shortcuts Video
Notifications and My Tasks Video
Workday Icons Guide
Customizing Workday Guide

Beyond the Basics

Utilizing Favorites Video
Exploring the Search Bar Video
Workday Security & Roles Video

Workday Student

Student Academic Records

Understanding the Student Profile Guide
Understanding the Academics Tab in Student Profile Guide
Student Program of Study (Add/Change/Delete Program) Guide | Video
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal (Students) Guide | Video
Student Notes Guide
Student Documents Guide
Student Cohort Membership Guide | Video
Action Items and Holds Guide

Course Planning & Registration

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal (Students) Guide | Video
Academic Plans Guide | Video
Saved Schedules for Students Guide | Video
Courses & Course Sections Guide | Video
Clustered Courses (courses that must be registered together) Video
Registering Courses for Students (Add Drop) Guide | Video
Student Waitlists Guide | Video
Troubleshooting Registration Video
Variable Credit Hour Courses Guide
Academic Requirement Overrides & Effective Dates Guide
Institutional Withdrawal & Leave of Absence Guide

Financial Aid & Student Finances

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal (Students) Guide | Video
Viewing Student Financial Information Video

Commonly Used Tasks and Reports

Enter the following item names in the Workday Search bar to access. If no results populate in the Search bar, or the report returns no results, you do not have access to the task or report data.

Find Students By Academic Criteria (Student Enrollment Report)
Evaluate Academic Requirements for Student (Shop a Degree Audit)
Registration Troubleshooting Console
Find Course Sections - LSUE (Active course section offerings)
Student: First Name Last Name (Will deliver the student profile for the student)

Terminology

Workday Terminology

Common Questions and Finding Help

You can login to Workday at www.myworkday.com/lsu, by selecting the Workday option in the top nav under About on the website, or from the Employee Hub page.

Trouble logging in? Please contact the IT Help Desk for support.

We recommend utilizing the step-by-step reference guides found on this page. We encourage all teaching faculty to utilize their Teaching Dashboard, which can be found in your apps in Workday. For a refresher on finding and utilizing apps, visit the Getting Started - Workday Basics resources found on this page.

If the answer you are looking for is not contained in a guide, we encourage you to reach out to the main advising office in your associated College as these units have undergone additional training related to system functionality and should be able to support you.

If these avenues do not produce the information you need, please contact the IT Help Desk for support.

What each individual can see and do in Workday is dependent upon the security role you have been assigned in the system. Security role and access requests may be submitted via a Workday Security request to the IT Help Desk, which will route to the appropriate offices for approval. If you are granted this access, you will receive communication notifying you of the change.

Workday HCM, Finance, & Payroll Training & Guides

The training material below is hosted by LSU A&M for all campuses and is organized by role and functional area. Use the categories below to navigate to the appropriate material.