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Personal Information Menu

Under the Personal Information Menu of BannerWeb, you may:

  • Change PIN: PINs must be six characters which can be alpha and/or numeric characters. Key in the new PIN carefully.
  • View Address and Phone: Verify your active addresses and phone numbers that are currently in Banner.  To make changes, contact the Office of the University Registrar.
  • Name Change Information: Learn how to officially change your name.
  • Social Security Number Change Information: Learn how to officially change or update your Social Security records.
  • View E-mail Addresses: View your active University e-mail addresses that are currently in Banner.

Important Notes about Security

  • It is strongly recommended that you change your PIN frequently. If you forget your PIN and wish to have it temporarily reset back to your birth date, answer your security question correctly and the PIN will be reset to your birth date.
  • To protect your privacy, BannerWeb will automatically terminate a session if there are more than 60 minutes of inactivity. Should this occur, you will need to repeat the login process and start your session again.
  • You should always close your browser after exiting your BannerWeb session.
  • BannerWeb will not allow you to be logged in from different computers at the same time. If this occurs, your session will be terminated.

General Education Curriculum Codes

In the “attr” (or “attribute”) column in BannerWeb, you will find indications of whether courses satisfy general education requirements. Each of the requirements has its own code, as follows:

Abbreviation      General Education Requirement
 CORE               First-Year Core Course
 COM1               Communication Skills I: Expository Writing
 COM2               Communication Skills II: Second Language
 FSHT                Field of Study: Historical Studies
 FSLT                 Field of Study: Literary Studies
 FSNB                Field of Study: Natural Science, Biology
 FSNC                Field of Study: Natural Science, Chemistry
 FSNP                Field of Study: Natural Science, Physics
 FSSA                Field of Study: Social Analysis
 FSSR                Field of Study: Symbolic Reasoning      
 FSVP                Field of Study: Visual and Performing Arts