What is an alternate pin? How is it different from my pin number?
If you’re an undergraduate student, your alternate pin number is the number that your advisor gave to you when you met with him or her on advisement day. This alternate pin number is needed for registration functions; to add or drop classes via the web or to register in person. You are assigned a new alternate pin number for each open enrollment. You are given one in the fall for spring registration, and then given a new one in the middle of the spring semester to register for both summer and fall classes. On the other hand, with your regular pin number, you can access a variety of personal information on-line all year round: grades, un-official transcripts, financial aid, account status, etc. But it is your alternate pin number that you will need in order to register. Your alternate pin can only be retrieved through your advisor after receiving advisement.
