Sisu instructions: front page
The front page of Sisu instructions for students
Sisu has the following operating logic when you register for courses:
There are two alternative ways for students to register for courses in Sisu. The type of registration determines whether you will be admitted to a course immediately or after the registration period has ended.
At Aalto University, standard registration is used for teaching where the number of students is limited.
Note: You will know whether you will be admitted to the course after the registration period is over. Check the Registration-page after the registration period ends to find out if you were admitted.
At Aalto University, registration with direct confirmation is used for two types of courses: 1) courses with no limit on the number of students and 2) courses that continue throughout the academic term or year and for which students can register at any point of the academic term or year.
Courses that use standard registration may also be open for late registration if the actual registration period ended without all teaching groups becoming full.
The study calendar displays the status of your registration. Read more here.
Additional information for changing the version of a minor, an equivalent course, or master studies: Changing the version in your study plan
If you have created your study plan according to a previous academic year, you will have the course versions of that particular academic year in your HOPS.
If you are trying to register to an implementation via the study plan and the course information sheet and you have not changed the version to the correct one, you might not see the teaching for the ongoing academic year in the Completion methods-tab in the Teaching-section. You will see the teaching once you have changed the version of the course.
On the Registration-page you can choose how you want to complete the courses you have added to your study plan and register for course implementations. You can also see an overall view of all your registrations.
Selection of course unit
Register-column
If the registration period has not yet begun, you will see that information next to the implementation.
Registrations being processed-column
You can modify you registration by clicking the Edit-button and cancel your registration by clicking Cancel.
Registration processed-colum
If you want to check for possible overlaps between courses before registering, use the study calendar.
In the top right corner of the study calendar there are three tabs: Teaching not selected, Registration, and Finished and discontinued.
In the Teaching not selected-tab you will find the courses that you have placed in your study plan but for which you have not yet chosen the teaching you want to participate in. You can register either through the Registration-page or through the Registration-tab in the study calendar.
In the Registration-tab you will find all the teaching that you have selected and placed in your study plan and study calendar, and for which you have either not yet registered or already registered.
In the Finished and discontinued-tab you will find all the teaching that has already finished, and courses you have dropped. If you have received a grade you will see it beside each course.
If you have completed a course in a past academic year (e.g. 2021-2022) and you want to raise your grade by retaking the course or participating in its retake exam in a coming academic year (e.g. 2023–2024), do this:
When Sisu refuses to process your registration because the correct version of the course is not included in your HOPS, write to Student Services at [email protected] and ask them to confirm your registration for the course (if your registration is not prevented by other factors).
The front page of Sisu instructions for students