OPUS How To
- For general help questions, please contact the IT Service Desk or 404-727-7777.
- For issues using OPUS, please email the ASK OPUS help group.
PLEASE NOTE: OPUS was upgraded June 11, 2018. Below are several training guides.Videos do not have audio, except for Course Planning and Enrollment
General How To's
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
| Student Homepage Overview | video | |
| Student Profile Tile Overview | ||
| Emergency Verification (at the beginning of each term) | ||
| Student Task Tile Overview | ||
| Create a Guest Access Account | video | |
| Student Account Tile Overview (Pay Charges) | video | |
| Financial Aid Tile Overview - Applicants | ||
| Financial Aid Tile Overview - Students | ||
| Financial Aid Accepting Your Aid | video | |
| FORMER Students - How to change password | ||
| Advisor access to student schedule | ||
| Administrators - How to reorder your homepages | ||
| Staff - How to complete the Courtesy Scholarship application |
Student Records
General:
FORMER Student - How to change password
- Profile Tile
- Change My Password page
Create a Guest Access Account (video)
- Guest Access tile
- Create New Guest Access – enter requested information
- Next Page
- Set Access rights
- Read Authorization Agreement
- Agree/Do Not Agree
- Submit
Financial Aid Accepting Your Aid (video)
- FA Tile
- Choose Aid Year
- Award Information
- Accept of Decline Awards
- Review and agree to Terms & Conditions
- Submit
- Click on Accept/Decline button
- On award level you can
- Accept an award
- Accept & Reduce the amount of the award
- Decline an award
- E-Sign,Yes
Advisor access to Student Schedule
- Log into OPUS
- Use the navigator icon to navigate to the page
- Self Service > Advisor Center > Advisee Student Center
Staff - Courtesy Scholarship application
- Log into OPUS
- You should land on the Student Homepage
- Click the Student Account tile
- Other Account Services link on the left
- Courtesy Scholarship Request link on the left
Student Records:
Course Planning and Enrollment (video coming soon)
| Add to Shopping Cart from Class Search | video | |
| Add to Shopping Cart from Planner | ||
| Add to Planner from Course Catalog | video | |
| Enroll in Classes | ||
| Validate and Enroll from Shopping Cart | ||
| Enroll from Planner | ||
| Enroll from Course Catalog | ||
| Add Yourself to a Class Waitlist | ||
| Drop Classes | ||
| Swap Classes | ||
| Update Classes | ||
| Swap into Waitlisted Class - Drop if enrolled |
How to view Class Schedule and Textbook List (video)
- Course Planning and Enrollment tile (Default page is Class listing)
- Click “By Date” tab (Date/Time view is presented)
- View Textbooks – goes to Barnes and Noble site and provides a list of required textbooks
Download Class Schedule
You can log into OPUS
- Go to opus.emory.edu
- Click on the "Course Planning and Enrollment" tile
- You will land on the "View My Classes" page
- Choose the term you need to view classes for
- Click the "Download Calendar" button
- Save the resulting .ics file and import into your calendar program.
How to view Grades (video)
- Academic Records tile (Default page – View Grades)
- Select term
- View grades
How to view Course History (video)
(Classes completed, in progress and future enrollments)
- Academic Records tile
- Course History (Filters by Taken, In Progress, Transferred, and Planned)
How to view an Unofficial Emory Transcript (video)
(Verify that browser allows pop-ups from site)
- Academic Records tile
- View Unofficial Transcript
- From the Report Type drop down, select Advising Document
- Submit
How to view or locally print Enrollment Verification Report (video)
- Academic Records tile
- Enrollment Verification
- Allow to Print from My Browser
- Set Program/Plan, Earned Degrees, Term and GPA
(Choose Term if only want information for a single term) - Submit
How to request an Official Emory Transcript (video)
- Transcripts tile OR Academic Records tile
- Request Emory Transcript
- Proceed with Order
- Follow instructions from Transcript Ordering Page
Find your Expected Graduation Term and Faculty Advisor (video)
- Academic Progress tile
- Select Advisor or Expected Graduation option
Complete a GER/GEP search (video)
- GER/GEP Search tile
- Choose the option for the requirement
- Enter the term
- Choose the campus
- View Results
Update/Change Grading Basis for a Class
- Log into OPUS
- Course Planning and Enrollment tile
- Drop/Swap/Update Classes – Update Classes
- Choose Term
- Choose Class by clicking on the “>” symbol
- Update Grading Basis – then click Accept
- Review – Submit - Yes
View Enrollment Appointments/Dates
- Log into OPUS
- Course Planning and Enrollment tile
- Enrollment Dates
View Exam Schedule
- Log into OPUS
- Course Planning and Enrollment tile
- Exam Schedule
View Transfer Credit Report
- Log into OPUS
- Academic Records tile
- View Transfer Credit Report