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What are Registration Holds?

Registration holds prevent students from registering for courses. They are most often established because the student is required to meet with his or her advisor prior to registering or because the student owes money to the university. Registration holds must be resolved before a student can register online via myNKU.

The student can still search for courses and place them in the registration cart, but the student must contact the office or department that placed the hold and resolve the issue before being able to register. For advising holds, the student should contact his or her academic advisor to make arrangements for clearing the advising hold.

If a student has a fee-related hold, the fee must be paid before the hold will be released. Please contact the office that placed the hold for information on what steps may need to be taken in order to have the hold cleared (see chart below).

Table Notes:

Hold Description = How hold is seen in myNKU
Contact Regarding Hold = Whom to contact to have the hold remove
Add/Chg Course = Means that the hold prevents a course to be added or changed on the student record
Transcripts = Means that the hold prevents the ordering of a transcript
Grade Report = Means that the hold prevents the student from printing the grades report in Student Self-Service
Diploma = Means that the hold prevents the printing/mailing of the student’s diploma

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Hold Description Contact Regarding Hold Add/Chg Course Transcripts Grade Report Diploma
1st Academic Suspension Asst. Dean/Director of Advising of College or Program Director X      
2nd Academic Suspension Asst. Dean/Director of Advising of College or Program Director X      
Academic Deficiency Academic Advisor X      
Academic Warning Academic Advisor X      
Advising Hold Academic Advisor X      
Change of Major Hold Academic Advisor X      
Cert Pre Maj Hold Academic Advisor X      
Advising International International Student and Scholar Services 859-572-6517 X      
AELP Registration Hold International Student and Scholar Services 859-572-6517 X      
Athletic Hold Department of Athletics, 859-572-5601 X      
CINSAM Scholar Hold Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics
Ellen Hokkanen 859 572-1938
Ashley Vaughn 859 572-1518
Mandhura Kulkarni 859-572-7872
X      
Complete Req Deficiency Academic Advisor X      
Dismissal from Program Asst. Dean/Director of Advising of College or Program Director X      
FINA Default on Stafford Student Financial Assistance 859-572-5143 X     X
FINA Hold Student Financial Assistance 859-572-5143 X     X
FINA No Exit Interview Student Financial Assistance 859-572-5143 X      
FINA Repayment of Perkins Student Financial Assistance 859-572-5143 X     X
FINA Repayment of SEOG Student Financial Assistance 859-572-5143 X     X
FINA Repayment to KHEAA Student Financial Assistance 859-572-5143 X     X
FINA Repayment to Pell Gr Student Financial Assistance 859-572-5143 X     X
Final Academic Suspension Asst. Dean/Director of Advising of College or Program Director X      
General Hold Office of University Registrar, 859-572-5556   X   X
GR Credential Hold Office of Graduate Education, 859-572-6364 X      
Graduate Admission Office of Graduate Education, 859-572-6364 X      
Graduate Probation Academic Advisor X      
Immigration Hold Student International Student and Scholar Services 859-572-6517 X      
Incomplete Course Eval Course Evaluation Team (eval@nku.edu)     X  
International Admission International Student and Scholar Services 859-572-6517 X      
International Credential Hold International Student and Scholar Services 859-572-6517 X      
Library Hold < $100 Steely Library, 859-572-6395       X
Library Hold > $100 Steely Library, 859-572-6395 X     X
Major Declaration Req Academic Advisor X      
Ohio Rec Deferment Adult and Transfer Center, 859-572-5898 X      
Parking Balance < $100 Parking Services 859-572-5505       X
Parking Balance >$100 Parking Services 859-572-5505 X     X
SAS Active Military Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS At Collection Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS Bal>$100 Send to DOR Student Account Services 859-572-5204        
SAS Financial Warning Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS General Hold Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS Internal Payment Pla Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS KY DOR Collection Ag Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS KY DOR Uncollectable Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS Pending DOR Collection Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X      
SAS Perkins Loan Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS Prior Yr Bal > $100 Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS Registration and Transcript Hold
Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS Repeat Fin Warning Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SAS Transcript Hold Student Account Services 859-572-5204       X
SAS Uncollectable Student Account Services 859-572-5204 X     X
SOAR Scholar Hold Student Scholarships Opportunities Achievements and Results
PJ Ball 859-572-6960
Lindsey Walters 859-572-6390
Diana McGill 859-572-6520
X      
Student Conduct Hold Office of Student Conduct, Rights, and Advocacy, 859-572-5147 X     X
Student Orientation Hold New Student Orientation, 859-572-5220 X      
Student Support Hold Student Support Services, 859-572-5138 X      
Title IX Contact the office of Title IX at 859-572-7669. X      
Title IX Training
Complete Training https://bit.ly/3lzdQrx. Questions: 859-572-7669 X      
Transcript Audit Hold Office of the University Registrar 859-572-5556        
UG Credential Hold Office of Admission 859-572-5220 X      
Undergraduate Admission Office of Admission 859-572-5220 X      
Undergraduate Probation Academic Advisor, Asst. Dean/Director of Advising of College X