All campuses in the University of Arkansas System, including UA at Little Rock, use Workday Student to support student records, financial aid, student accounts, academic advising, and admissions.
Please explore the information and training resources below to learn how to use Workday Student and make the most of its features.
What Can I Do with Workday Student?
Workday Student is your one-stop resource for managing your academic journey at UA Little Rock. You can view schedules, check grades, review financial aid, track academic progress, manage your account, and pay tuition and fees.
How Do I Get Started with Workday?
1. Log in to Workday:
- Open workday.ualr.edu in a browser (Google Chrome preferred)
- Log in with your UA Little Rock email and password
- When asked, use the Authenticator app or a code so you can verify yourself
2. After you login, look for the “Awaiting Your Action” section on the homepage. Click on the tasks and follow the steps to finish them. Do this before your advising appointment so you will be ready to be advised.
How Do I Register for Classes in Workday?
At UA Little Rock, you can register for classes in three ways: from your Academic Plan, from your Saved Schedule, or using the Find Course Section Report. Learn about each method below and in this Register for Classes video.
Academic Plan
This semester-by-semester guide shows which courses you should take and when.
- Read the Register from Academic Plan Guide
- Watch the Register from Academic Plan Video
Saved Schedule
If you have created a schedule previously and saved it in Workday, you can go to it and start registration.
- Read the Register from Saved Schedule Guide
- Watch the Create and Register from Saved Schedule Video.
Find Course Section Report
This is the method you’ll use if, while searching for a particular course section, you decide you want to register for it.
Guides for Students
Below is a list of guides and training materials for using Workday Student:
- Change Legal or Preferred Name | Video: Change Preferred Name
- Change Personal Information: Instructions for updating your date of birth, marital status, gender, race/ethnicity, citizenship status, and more.
- Locate Your Student ID: Learn how to locate your student ID number in Workday.
- Change Contact Information: Instructions for updating your home contact information.
Video: Change Contact Information - Change Residency: Learn how to update your residency information.
- Add/Update Student Location for Online Courses: Instructions for adding your location while taking online classes.
- Change Government ID: Learn how to update your government identification.
- Modify Military Service: Details on how to add, edit, and delete military service from your Workday profile .
- Add Friends & Family: Instructions for adding your friends and family in Workday and giving third-party access to your account.
Video: Setting Up Third Party/Parent Access to Workday - Manage Privacy Settings: Choose to consent or do not consent to allow your institution to share your information externally. You will also choose if you want or do not want your directory information to be public.
- Change Profile from Employee to Student: Learn how to change your profile from employee to student in Workday.
- Opt in to Text Messaging: Instructions on how to opt in to text messaging in Workday for non-emergency information and support.
Video: Opt In to Text Messaging
- View Your Academic Advisor: Learn how to view your academic advisor in Workday.
- Prepare for Registration: Learn how to access the information you need to review before registering for classes in Workday. Video: Preparing for Registration
- Student Onboarding Materials: Instructions for accessing and completing your student onboarding tasks in Workday,
- Create and Edit an Academic Plan: Learn how to create and update an academic plan Video: Create and Edit an Academic Plan.
- Academic Progress Guide: This guide helps you access and understand your academic progress.
- Declare a Program of Study: Instructions on how to apply to programs that require secondary application for entry in Workday.
- Evaluate Another Program of Study: Instructions on how to evaluate another program of study, also known as your major, in Workday. You do this if you are thinking about chaning your major and would like to know your progress toward the new major. Video: Evaluate Another Program of Study
- Change Program of Study: Learn how to request a program of study change, also known as chaning your major.
- View/Print Class Schedule: Instructions on how to view and print your schedule. Video: View Current Classes
- View Interim or Final Grades: Details on how to view your mid-term and final grades in Workday.
- Generate Unofficial Transcript: Learn how to get a copy of your unofficial transcript.
- Apply for Program Completion: Details on how to apply for program completion and how to check the status of your application. This process is also known as applying for graduation.
- Fulfill a Financial Aid Action Item: Instructions for completing financial aid actions in Workday, including uploading required documentation.
- Accepting and Declining Financial Aid: Instructions for how to accept and decline awards and loans in Workday.
- Find Jobs for Students: Instructions for searching for student jobs at your institution.
- Change Profile from Employee to Student: Instructions for changing your profile from employee to student in Workday.
Workday allows students to give permission to a third party to access their student records, including financial account information. While most often given to parents, permissions can be granted to anyone the student sets up for third party access to Workday.
Third-Party Access to Workday: Instructions for accessing a student’s academic record and/or financial information.
Video: Logging in to Workday as a Third Party/Parent
Making payments as a third party at UA Little Rock:
For Students: How to Add an Authorized User to Make Payments
For Parents/Third Parties: How to Check My Student’s Account Balance and Make a Payment
- Prepare for Registration: Learn how to the information you need to review before registering for classes in Workday. Video: Preparing for Registration
- Create a Saved Schedule: Explanation of how to create a saved schedule.
- Create a Saved Schedule from Academic Plan: Details on how to use your Academic plan to create a saved schedule.
- Create a Saved Schedule from Find Course Section: Learn how to use your Find Course Sections report to create a saved schedule.
- Register from a Saved Schedule: Instructions on how to register for courses from a saved schedule.
- Register from an Academic Plan: Learn how to register for courses from your academic plan.
- Register from Find Course Section: Instructions on how to register for a course from the Find Course Section report.
- Register from Waitlisted Course: Details on how to register for the waitlist of a course section and how to accept a seat if one becomes available.
- Register for Courses in the Mobile App: Learn how to use the Workday Mobile App to register for courses.
- Drop or Swap a Course: Instructions on how to drop or swap a course in Workday.
- Withdraw from a Course: Details on how to withdraw from a course in Workday.
- View/Print Class Schedule: Instructions on how to view and print your schedule. Video: View Current Classes
Manage My 1098-T Delivery Preferences: Learn how to manage how you want to receive your 1098-T form. This is the tutition statement that UA Little Rock used to report qualified tuition and related educational expenses to you and the IRS. You or parent or guardian may be able to claim these as tax credits.
Print 1098-T: Learn how to print your 1098-T form.
The Workday mobile app allows you to perform many of the same features of the desktop app, including accessing your class schedule, searching the course catalog, viewing your grades, and managing your personal contact information.
Installing the Mobile App: Instructions on how to install the Workday mobile app on Android and Apple devices.
Overview of the Mobile App: Learn how to navigate the Workday mobile app.
Register for Courses in the Mobile App: Information on how to register for courses in the mobile app. Video: Register for Courses in the Mobile App
Check Your Schedule in the Mobile App: Learn how to view your course schedule in the mobile app.
View Your Grades in the Mobile App: Details on how to view final grades for an academic period in the mobile app.
Get Details on Your Academic Progress in the Mobile App: Learn how to view your academic progress in the mobile app.
Former students are labeled inactive by Workday when they have graduated or have not registered for classes for an extended period of time. The following guide provides information about how inactive students can access to their records.
Student Training Videos
