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videos. Our team is working to update these resources as quickly as possible. Thank
you for your patience!
Workday Basics
- Navigating the Workday Home Page Video
- Apps and Shortcuts Video
- Notifications and My Tasks Video
- Workday Icons Guide
- Customizing Workday Student Guide
Beyond the Basics
- Exploring the Search Bar Functionality Video
- Shortcuts and Prompts Video
- Utilizing Favorites in Workday Video
- Workday Security & Roles Video
Terminology
Workday Access Review & Request
- Workday Security Access Review Guide
- Workday Security Access Request Guide
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
- Student Academic Progress Guide | Video
- Student Notes Guide
- Student Documents Guide
- Student Cohort Membership Guide | Video
- Action Items and Holds Guide
- Historical Reporting via Reports-to-Geaux Guide
Course Planning & Registration
- Student Academic Progress Guide
- Academic Plans Guide | Video (Updated 3/13/25)
- Saved Schedules for Students Guide | Video
- Courses & Course Sections Guide | Video
- Clustered Courses 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 Financials
- SAP Appeal Process (Students) Guide
- Viewing Student Financial Information Video
- Student Payment Elections (Students) Guide
Commonly Used Tasks & 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.
- Student: First Name Last Name (Will deliver the student profile for the student)
- UID: Student's Universal ID Number (Will deliver the student profile for the student)
- Studentid: Student's Universal ID Number (Will deliver the student profile for the student)
- Find Students By Academic Criteria (Student Enrollment Report)
- Evaluate Academic Requirements for Student (Shop a Degree Audit)
- Registration Troubleshooting Console
- Find Course Sections - LSUAM (Active course section offerings)
- Find Course Sections - LSU Online (LSU Online course offerings)
- Find Student Cohorts
- Find Students with Holds By Program
- Find Academic Plan Templates (to review recommended paths for programs)
- Student Program of Study Records by Academic Unit
Administrative Support
Student Academic Support
- Navigating to a Student Quick Reference Guide
- Understanding the Student Profile Guide
- Student Course Registration Guide
Student Financials Support
- Student Financials Quick Reference Guide
- Viewing Student Financial Information Video
- Student Payment Elections (Students) Guide
Scholarship Information
- Blackbaud Award Management Disbursement Guide
Commonly Used 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.
- Student: First Name Last Name (Will deliver the student profile for the student)
- UID: Student's Universal ID Number (Will deliver the student profile for the student)
- Studentid: Student's Universal ID Number (Will deliver the student profile for the student)
- Find Course Sections - LSUAM (Active course section offerings)
- Find Course Sections - LSU Online (LSU Online active course section offerings)
- Find Courses (Course Catalog)
- Find Course Section Definitions (These reports will return term-specific course section
information including course rosters using the section's related actions.)
- View Instructor Teaching Schedule
- View All Courses for Department by Academic Period (similar to legacy "VDPT")
- View All Sections of One Course by Academic Period
- Student Waitlist Information
- Registrar - Unique Waitlist Count
- Registrar - Waitlist Only Students (Students who are waitlisted for a course and are
not actively enrolled in a different section of the course)
Admissions
Student Applications Overview Guide
Matriculating Student Applications Guide
Student Prospect Recruitment Overview Guide
Prospective Student External Records Guide
Manual GPA Assignment for Applications Guide
Admissions Counselor Management Guide
Financial Aid
How to Create an Award Guide
How to Run Merit Based Packaging Guide
How to Run Need Based Packing Guide
Financial Aid Action Items Overview Guide
How to Run Cost of Attendance Guide
ISIR Overview Guide
Parent Plus Process Information Guide
Graduate Plus Process Information Guide
Blackbaud Award Management Disbursement Guide
Student Finance
Student Financials Quick Reference Guide
Viewing Student Financial Information Video
Student Charges Guide
Course & Course Section Fees Guide
Student Payments Guide
Credit Memos Guide
Collections & Bankruptcy Guide
Student Sponsor Contracts Guide
Student Sponsor Payments Guide
Pending Student Sponsor Refund Guide
Student Sponsor Contracts and Payments Overview Video
Student Deposits Guide
Student Financial Waivers Guide
