1. Academic Success at LHU
The Parent Edition

2. Smooth Transition…
Academic success at Lock Haven University (LHU) starts with a successful transition to LHU. Key factors that will help to ensure a smooth transition for your student are:
Checking their LHU account on a regular basis. Sign in at mail.lhup.edu
Taking the math assessment at (requires LHU and password)
Logging into and becoming familiar with the myHaven web portal at
Familiarizing themselves with the “Guide for New Students” that is provided on the new student tab of myHavenhttps://myhaven.lhup.edu/ICS/New_Students/
If applicable, submitting documentation for disability services. Learn more at

3. Smooth Transition Continued…
Submitting special program information (i.e. the Honors Program, Jumpstart, the Educational Opportunities Program)
Submitting final high school transcripts (including duel credit classes)
Understanding LHU’s scheduling process…
Including the fact that schedules will be created the week of July 9th. They will be posted in Myhaven by Friday July, 13th.

4. LHU Account
Each student is assigned an LHU account, which will end with
This account is to be used for all university business. Most offices will only correspond with students via their university account.
It is important that they sign into their accounts, change their passwords, and check the accounts regularly.
account information will also be used for other processes such as logging into the myHaven web portal and the math assessment.
addresses are/will be mailed to students. The letter will also described how to determine their temporary password.

5. Myhaven Web Portal
This is where they will view their schedules, register for courses, and check their financial aid, housing, student bill and much more.
To log in to myHaven, they visit myhaven.lhup.edu/ICS/. They enter their username (the first part of their address,
Then they enter the new LHU password they created when they set up their accounts. When they are finished working in myHaven, they should always click the "Logout" link at the top of the page to prevent others from accessing their information.

6. Math Assessment
All LHU students are required to take the math assessment.
This exam allows the Registrar’s Office to schedule students for the appropriate level math course
It also helps to identify whether they have met the pre-requisite for non-math courses, such as chemistry.
Students can go to to take the assessment.

7. Scheduling courses…
All first-time LHU students have a schedule assigned to them by the Registrar’s Office.
This occurs for several reasons. Primarily, it is because new students are often not familiar with our course structure, process for scheduling and have not yet been assigned an academic adviser.
This way students are assured that they are scheduled for appropriate freshmen level courses, are taking courses that apply to their declared major and do not select courses that have prerequisites.
Beginning with a student’s second semester at LHU, he/she makes his/her own class schedule, in consultation with his/her academic adviser

8. Expectations
There are seven sets of expectations that can significantly impact a student’s success. Those are:
Students’ expectations of LHU, and their college experiences
The university’s expectations of students
Parents expectations of students
The university’s expectations of parents
Parents expectations of the university
Students’ expectations of parents.
Students’ expectations of themselves
All of these expectations need to be aligned in order for a student to have the optimum college experience.

9. Next Steps… Conversations Summer Orientation
Saturday, June 23 - Jumpstart and EOP Session
Monday, June 25 - Liberal Arts and Education
Wednesday, June 27 - Business, Information Systems, and Human Services
Friday, June 29 - Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

10. Thank you…
Kenneth Hall Director, Center for Excellence and Inclusion Phone: