To add a course, visit the Course Catalog tab, then search the subject you are looking for. Once you find your choice, select a section and click on 鈥楢dd Section to Plan鈥�. From there, click the Home icon in the left-menu. Now click on the Student Planning tab. You will see the course and section you鈥檝e added to your plan with a status of Planned. You are not yet registered for this course- to complete this task, click the 鈥楻egister鈥� button for that individual course; or add a few to your plan and register for them all at once, by clicking 鈥楻egister Now鈥� button above the schedule you鈥檙e planning.
Compass Student System
The Compass Student System is Cape Breton University’s new student portal. It provides students access to self-service functionality related to admissions, registration, timetables and exam schedules, tracking financials, personal messages from CBU and more.
Please see our frequently asked questions below. The FAQs have been broken down into general account-related questions, course-related questions and finance-related questions. Additional resources will continue to be added as they become available.
Compass FAQs: Course Related
To drop a course, visit the Student Planning tab. On the left of your screen, next to your schedule, you will see a list of the courses you are registered in. They will have a green check mark and a status of Registered. Below the class information for this course, you will see a large 鈥楧rop鈥� button. Once you click that button, you will be asked to confirm your decision. You can then visit the Student Planning tab again to see that this course was removed from your schedule.
If your course doesn’t have a meeting time listed, it means that there will not be regularly scheduled live classes or meetings for this course. You will be able to work around your schedule and complete the course material on your own time as long as you meet any assigned deadlines.
These courses are called “asynchronous,” which means “not existing or happening at the same time.”
Click on 鈥淪tudent Planning鈥� and then 鈥淧lan your听degree and register for classes.鈥� Next, click on 鈥淕o to plan and schedule鈥� and make sure you鈥檙e looking at the correct term.
When you鈥檙e looking at your schedule, you will see a course list on the side. The courses you have successfully registered for will have a green bar听with the phrase听鈥淩egistered but not yet started.鈥� That means you鈥檙e all set!听
Click on 鈥淪tudent Planning鈥� and then 鈥淧lan your听degree and register for classes.鈥� Next, click on 鈥淕o to plan and schedule鈥� and make sure you鈥檙e looking at the correct term. Your courses will be listed next to your schedule with a status bar indicating whether you鈥檙e registered or waitlisted. If a course is waitlisted, you will see a yellow status bar.听
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If a spot becomes available, you will be contacted and asked to confirm your spot within 24 hours. You are welcome to register for an additional course in case you do not receive a seat in the waitlisted course, however it will be your responsibility to drop that course if you are admitted into the other. If you want to remove yourself from the waitlist, you can do so听by clicking 鈥淒rop Waitlist.鈥澨�听
No. Unless you click Register, then your course choices remain on your academic plan, as a guide for your degree.听
An academic plan helps you visualize your degree for the next few years, but unless the course in your plan becomes available during registration [View Available Sections button bar appears] then the course is not available in the current term.听
You can leave it on your academic plan in case it does become available for registration in a future term.听
The academic plan helps you visualize and plan your degree for the next few years. But, when you add courses to your plan, they are not added to your schedule.听
Instead:听
When searching for available courses in the current term, use the filter to view open courses. Once you do that, every course that appears should have the View Available Sections bar to click on. Click on this bar and you will see sections with a Add Section to Schedule button.听
Compass FAQs: Account Related
Chosen听and Legal听Names听
Legal Name:听Official university documents, including but not limited to transcripts, degree parchments, enrolment confirmations, government forms, tax forms, and government reporting will be issued using听a student鈥檚听legal name.听
Chosen Name:听A chosen name is a name that you commonly use that is different from your legal name 鈥� it is about how you want to be addressed.听
While we use the phrase 鈥渃hosen name鈥�,听for many people it is essential to their identity. It is especially important for transgender and non-binary students, whose university experience and well-being are negatively听impacted听when their chosen name is not used.听听
A student鈥檚 chosen name will be used wherever possible in听University听communication and internal systems that do not require the use of a legal name. This includes, but is not limited to:听
- Class lists and grade rosters听
- Learning management systems (e.g., Moodle)听
- Residence life records听
- Email display name听
- Advising and academic support interactions听
- Cocurricular and student experience platforms听
- University directory and internal communications听
The University will make reasonable efforts to ensure that chosen names are used consistently by faculty and staff in all听appropriate contexts.听
CBU听allows students to use their听chosen听name for certain purposes such as class lists, e-mail addresses, and student ID cards.听
Please note听Official university documents, including but not limited to transcripts, degree parchments, enrolment confirmations, government forms, tax forms, and government reporting will be issued using a student鈥檚听legal name.听Students will听likely see听their legal name in some online systems and communications due to the complexity of听CBU鈥檚听information systems and the inability of some systems to share information. If this occurs, email听registrar@cbu.ca.
Fill out the听 to update your chosen name. This is listed as item 7 on the RO Service Request Form.
This is a听Governmental听process. You can apply to change your legal name through听.听
This process is different for each province depending on their procedures, steps, and name change fees. Out-of-province students please contact your provincial government to get this process started.听
If you have legally changed your name and need to update your CBU records, you can fill out the . This is listed as item 7 on the RO Service Request Form. You听must include听legal documentation confirming your name change (valid driver鈥檚 license, passport, birth certificate, marriage license, etc.).听
An account is typically on hold because there is an outstanding balance owing. When you log into your Compass Student Account you should see a message pop up indicating who to contact about this particular hold. This message could come from Student Accounts, Registrar鈥檚 Office, Enrolment Services or the Library to name a few.听
Holds typically take 3-4 business days to process and be removed from the account. If you do not see anything after 5 business days, please email Sheryl_Trimm@cbu.ca听听
Click on “Plan and Schedule” and then click on “Timeline” to see all of your available grades.
To view your unofficial transcript, log into your Compass Student Account, and click on 鈥淎cademics鈥� (the grad cap) located in the left-hand menu.
From there, click on 鈥淯nofficial Transcript鈥� then the 鈥淐ape Breton University Transcript鈥� link, which will start automatically downloading a听pdf of your unofficial transcript.
Click on the 鈥淪tudent Planning鈥� tab; then the 鈥淧lan your Degree & Register for Classes鈥澨齮ab; then 鈥淭imeline鈥�. Your transfer credits will be viewable in that list (they will have a checkmark next to them); use the arrows to move through different terms and find your transfer credits.听
Your account may need to be reactivated. Please complete the readmission form (option 8) in the .
If you are a returning CBU student, the ID number found in your Compass Student Account will be your new ID. The old number will no longer be active. However, if you are making a payment online, you can use either ID number.
Compass FAQs: Finance Related
Once you have logged in to your Compass Student Account, click on the Student Finance tab. You should now see your Account Summary. Within your summary you will see if and how much is owing on your account. Aside from the total amount owing, you can also click on the term your balance is associated with and see what each charge refers to within that term. For each term, your account activity will detail charges, payments and the remaining balance.
Tuition payments cannot be made through the new system. Click here to view our payment options.
Similar to making online payments on a credit card or bank account, online payments can take 3-4 business days to process and appear in the system.
Once you have logged in to your Compass Student Account, click on the Student Finance tab. Below the Total Account Balance, choose a term to view the financial account activity associated with it. Once on the Account Activity screen, scroll down and click on Payments. Within this section you will see a column for Receipt Number; click a receipt number to view the payment receipt.
General Student Loan information is not currently available in your Compass Student Account. However, when a payment is made to your account using a student loan, you can view the payment transaction and receipt within the Account Activity screen. When an update is made about Student Loan information within the Compass Student Account, all students will receive a notification. In the meantime, please click here.
No, the Compass Student System is unable to post various payment deadlines so the Student Statement is reporting all balances due on September 30th. The payment deadline for fall term fees is September 30. The payment deadline for winter term fees is January 30. If you look at the Account Activity view you can see the total due for each semester.
For now, course registration billing will take 1-2 days to appear on your account. If you can鈥檛 access the information after two days, please contact听compass@cbu.ca听We are working to improve this service and hope have a solution by August.
If you are a returning CBU student, you will notice that the ID number found in your Compass Student Account is different than your old CBU ID. The Compass number will be your new ID. The old number will no longer be active. However, if you are making a payment online, you can use either ID number.听