Top Things to Know about BannerSUnited (2024)

A New Experience. A New "U"

In recognizing the need to provide students with similar experiences across campuses, SU System has consolidated its multiple Banner ERP Systems into a single, shared application that will result in a more efficient, consistent, and feature-rich student information system. The new consolidated platform with a common course catalog will enable students to move seamlessly between SU campuses. Cross-admissions and registration processes like the SU Connect program will be simplified. The new interface between Banner and a newly consolidated Moodle LMS will provide seamless integration between the systems. Common business processes will enable campuses to collaborate and develop new ideas that will propel the University forward.
The consolidation of the Banner ERP system for all campuses is a significant step toward the realization of a long-term benefit for the SU System, along with significant savings due to economies of scale. The much-anticipated SUS Consolidated Banner platform is coming soon.
For more information on BannerSUnited please visit www.sus.edu/BannerSUnited

A new Southern Universal login will make it easier to access a variety of platforms on all five campuses of the Southern University System. An entity (person or non-person) may have multiple email addresses within the Banner system. However, the appropriate “Official University” email address will be used for all SUS official correspondence. Email addresses should be accurate and reflect the most recent email address received.

Moving forward a new Southern University System email “FirstName.LastName@sus.edu” will be created for all students/faculty/staff. A notification email will be sent once the email accounts have been created and confirmed. This new email will be used for credentials to access BANNER, MOODLE, mySU mobile app, and the Wireless Network. All students/faculty/staff will continue to have access to their current campus email (@subr.edu, @susla.edu, @suno.edu, @sulc.edu) and will receive their local campus communications via this email.

Inside BANNER SSB Students, Faculty, and Staff may create/update any of the accounts listed below if needed:

• EMR Emergency Contact Email Address
  PARN Parents Email Address
  PERS Personal Email Address
  FAEM Financial Aid Email Account

All other email accounts will require official documentation to be modified or updated in the Banner System:

• UNIV Official University Email Address
  CAMP Campus Emal Address

Prior to July 1, 2019, each institution maintained a unique Identification Number for students, employees, and vendors.
For example:

• SUBR / SULC: S12345678
  SUSLA: 900987654
  SUNO: N12345678

A new system-generated number will be used as the primary identification number within the Southern University Consolidated Banner System. This new 9 digit numbers will begin with the letter "U" followed by 8 numerical digits. For example, a system-generated number would appear as U12345678. When transferring between SUS institutions no new entry for a person will be created regardless of location or module.

The old Identification Number has been retained as an "alternate ID".

Term codes have been restructured to allow each Southern University Campus to control registration and other important business processes. To achieve this, the code was revised to use numbers in the first position of the codes, identifying the campus within the SU System.

Campus Identifier

• 2 - SUBR
• 3 - LAW CENTER
• 4 - SUNO
• 5 - SUSLA

The new structure moves the academic year into the 2nd through 5th position.

The Calendar Year Identifier

• 2019
• 2020
• 2021

The semester within the academic year is in the last position. Values range from 0-9 for semesters. When additional Summer Terms are scheduled, 6 or 7 will be used:

Semester Identifier

• 1 -Fall
• 2 -Placeholder for an intersession short semester
• 3 -Spring
• 4 -Placeholder for a late Spring or early Summer semester
• 5 -Summer

Examples of the changes for Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020

SUBR

SULC

SUNO

SUSLA

A new level code has been created as a means to distinguish students within the Southern University System Campuses. The code will start with the campus Identification number proceeded by a Level Identifier.

Campus Identifier

• 2 - SUBR
• 3 - LAW CENTER
• 4 - SUNO
• 5 - SUSLA

Level Identifier

• U - Undergraduate
• G - Graduate
• D - Doctoral

Example of New Campus Levels

SUBR

SULC

SUNO

SUSLA

For more information and examples please review the following "Document".

Subject Codes

All Southern University courses that were identified as equivalent, transferable courses within the Louisiana Common Course Catalog (to be referred to as “LCCC” in the remainder of this document) had the Subject codes revised to make it clear that the course is part of the Common Catalog matrix and is transferable within the Louisiana system.

To make these common courses more obvious to students, advisors, and faculty, the subject code was modified by adding an “S” as the first character (prepended). The remainder of the code was modified to coincide with the LCCC abbreviations.

For Example:

This pattern was followed for all courses that were mapped to LCCC courses for transferability within the State. In general, courses at the advanced level, 300 or higher, did not have the subject code changed as described above. However, if a 300 or higher-level course had an LCCC equivalent, the course number was changed to align with the LCCC. Therefore you will see course number adjustments even at the 300 level or higher, but the subject code was not always revised as described above.

All other subjects that are not translated in the Louisiana Common Course Catalog have been converted using the previous subject code rubrics and had the numbers appended with the campus identifying character, as described in the next section. During course conversion, the course titles for each campus were retained.

Below is the new look for the SUS Ellucian Ethos Identity page. This page will be displayed when accessing any Banner 9 and Banner related products that require Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication. The SSO creates a "Token" that will expire within 30 minutes of inactivity. For a new token, users will need to log in using their credentials again. Users cannot create shortcuts or bookmarks to access any of the Banner 9 and Banner related products after logging in, because a unique "Token" is created with every access.

If you are trying to log in and you are receiving the display below you will need to clear the history of your internet browser.

To clear the browser history please follow the instruction below.

Chrome- Clear your history

• On your computer, open Chrome.
• At the top right, click "More".
• Click "History" and then "History" again.
• On the left, click Clear browsing data. A box will appear.
• From the drop-down menu, select how much history you want to delete. To clear everything, select All time.
• Check the boxes for the info you want Chrome to clear, including “Browsing History."
• Click "Clear" data.

Firefox- Clear your entire browsing history

• Go to the History panel on your home screen.
• Tap on Clear browsing history at the bottom of the History panel.
• Tap "OK" to confirm.

Internet Explorer - Delete your browsing history

• In Internet Explorer.
• Select the Tools button.
• Select Internet options.
• Under Browsing history, select "Delete".

The Recommended Modern Browsers for optimal use, functionality, and compatibility while accessing "Banner 9" are the following:

• Firefox
• Safari
• Edge
• Chrome

Non-Recommended Browser:

• Internet Explorer

For more information on the browsers please review the following "Document"

A new universal help desk is now available to support all Southern University System campuses. In addition to Moodle and general IT support, the One-Stop Help Desk will assist students with admissions, registration, financial aid, student accounts, and other enrollment management inquiries.

For convenience & in the best interest of the time, this helpdesk has been implemented and has the following benefits:

• Just dial 877-771-0621 for assistance
• Support available24 hours a day, seven days a week
• No more visiting the Departments in person, "Helpdesk" is just a call away
• Experts available to provide Quick Resolution
• All interactions are recorded, a reference to history with ease

List of Departments covered in this Support: