LPU Online Student Info
What you need to know as an LPU online student.
LPU Online Student Handbook
Students are encouraged to review LPU’s Online Student Handbook, to understand all requirements, policies and procedures related to their academic courses and degree pursuits.
Academic Calendar
Academics are a critical component of the DLC program. Please note key dates on the LPU Academic Calendar, providing start and end dates, breaks, etc.
Academic Plan
An academic plan has been developed for each student based on their selected major and information they may have communicated with Amber Burnett (Registrar for LPU Online). This is a working plan and can always be adjusted as needed. If you would like to schedule a time to meet with her regarding the academic plan, she is happy to do that. You can schedule a phone or Zoom meeting by clicking here.
A specific link to access your academic plan file, was provided to you via email (from Amber Burnett). Note: you will need to have accessed your LPU email account before you can access this file (see LPU Email section below). The credentials to log in are the same.
Student Portal
To access your student record, schedule, transcript, etc. you will log in to the LPU Portal. You have been assigned a user ID and password for this portal. If you have issues logging in, please email Amber Burnett to reset your password.
To change your password - after signing into the portal:
Go to the “Settings and Tools” tab.
Select “Change Password” and provide the requested information:
Current Password
New Password
Confirm New Password
Click “Submit”
Class Registration
Each student has been registered for their first semester of classes based on their academic plan. If a student has transfer work, the transfer work has been evaluated and they will not be registered for anything that is not needed for their degree. Since each degree has specific courses that need to be taken in the term, all future registrations will be handled for the student by Amber Burnett (Registrar for LPU Online). If any adjustments to a schedule is needed throughout the program, the student will work directly Amber with regarding that.
To view your schedule, after logging into the LPU Portal:
Click “Student Records”
Under “Schedule Information”, click “Student Schedule”
To see all courses scheduled for the term, you will need to click the small arrow in the right corner to scroll to the next page of courses.
Courses begin and end dates will be listed
Books and materials can be found by clicking the small book icon in the bottom right corner of each course block.
LPU Email Accounts
All Life Pacific University students are required to use a “lifepacifc.edu” e-mail account. Most instructors require their students to use these accounts. Very often personal e-mail addresses do not reflect the name of the student causing confusion for delivery options. When you use your Life Pacific e-mail account the "from" name on the message will match your name on the class roster. Also, using a “lifepacifc.edu” e-mail account ensures that your e-mail messages are virus scanned - both the messages you send and the messages you receive. A benefit to having an “.edu” email account can be educational discounts that require an edu email account etc. Also, once you have logged in, you will have the ability to download the latest version of Microsoft Office. All communication from the university (Registrar’s office, Financial Aid, Student Account, professor communication etc) will go to your “lifepacifc.edu” email address, so it is imperative that you check this email account.
You can login to your student mailbox by clicking here.
Your login information follows:
Email address: (1st letter in your name, followed by your last name)@lifepacific.edu
Sign in with: your provided email address
Password: When you first log in, you will have a case-sensitive temporary password. You will be instructed to change your password when you login the first time and to set up a secondary password recovery option.
Once you have logged in, select “Outlook” on the menu bar (top of screen) to set up and access your mailbox.
LPU Moodle Account
LPU uses Moodle as our online course management platform. It is an easy to use and helpful communication tool, and you will become very familiar with it as a student. In the welcome letter you received, you will find more detailed information regarding Moodle (online course management platform) as well as information regarding the LPU Online Resource Site (opens 7/22) and for completing the required Online Orientation (opens 8/1). Your Moodle account was set up with your “lifepacific.edu” email account.
Go to http://lifepacific.remote-learner.net
Username: Your student ID
Password: Your 8-digit date of birth (YYYYMMDD) It is strongly recommended that this password changed after initial log-in.
Please note the order of the date of birth is year, month and then day.
Log in with the info provided in your Welcome Email under the Moodle section. Please keep you log-in info in a safe place and confidential.
Click on "My Courses" on the home screen.
NSO Online Orientation course (see #2 below) - available August 1st – please begin working on this August 1st
LPU Online Resource Center (see #3 below) – available July 22nd
Classes – your classes will not be visible/available in Moodle until the Monday that the course begins.
Books
Students are responsible to purchase books and materials on their own. The university does not stock or sell books in a local bookstore. Students will not receive a booklist for their courses and are responsible to consult the LPU Portal for their course schedule. Required textbooks can be viewed by selecting the small book icon in the bottom right corner of each course listing or you can find your required books via the MBS Bookstore (see information below) and locating your courses and viewing the required books. LPU currently work with MBS Direct, and they stock all of the necessary books. This may be the easiest and most convenient way to order your books, but you are free to purchase textbooks from any vendor you choose. Amazon.com, booksamillion.com, and christianbook.com are all reputable online vendors that our students have used in the past. Addall.com is a great comparison-shopping site and will show you the best prices available on the web. It is critical that you have these once class begins, so please order these in sufficient time.
MBS Online Bookstore Order info – Not available until August 1st
At Life Pacific University, it is their goal to make things as simple and as cost-efficient as possible, which is why they have partnered with MBS Direct to be the school’s official textbook provider. They are constantly developing new ways to keep costs low while remaining user-friendly. To order textbooks and course materials with convenience and accuracy, follow these steps:
Paying with Credit Card:
Click “Let’s Get Started”
Select the current term (under “Your Term”)
Select your site: LPU Online
Select the classes you want to order books for (under “Courses”), click “continue”
All the books that are required for the classes you selected will be listed. For some books, you have the option of choosing a new copy or a used copy. It will default to “used”, so you will need to select the “new” option, if you want the new copy of the book.
Click on “Add Items & View Cart”
You will get some recommended study aids… But just select “No Thanks, take me to my shopping cart” (unless you want to order anything else)
You can review your order and then click “Proceed to Checkout”
Paying with Voucher: Students with excess financial aid, might be eligible for a book voucher. Please check with your financial aid counselor regarding this.
In the grey bar you will see Do you want to use your Voucher: Click “Redeem It Here”
Use the book voucher information provided to you by Becky in Student Accounts.
Click Access your funds on the Voucher Detail Screen 4. Select the current term (under Your Term)
Select your site: LPU Online 6. Select the classes you want to order books for, click “continue”
All the books that are required for the classes you selected will be listed. For some books, you have the option of choosing a new copy or a used copy. IIt will default to “used”, so you will need to select the “new” option, if you want the new copy of the book.
Click on “Add Items & View Cart”
You will get some recommended study aids… But just select “No Thanks, take me to my shopping cart” (unless you want to order anything else)
You can review your order and then click “Proceed to Checkout”
In keeping with the commitment to money-savings, MBS Direct has developed a multitude of services designed specifically for LPU:
A Guaranteed Buyback program to help you budget for the entire academic term and understand how much it will truly cost to own that particular textbook.
Used books up to 25% off the price of a new book price.
Out-the-door in 24 shipping policy.
Customer Loyalty program for more money at buyback.
Ordering your textbooks can be quite challenging with many uncertainties using other online vendors, which is ultimately why LPU chose MBS Direct. We strongly urge you to use MBS Direct to guarantee you receive the correct book, competitive prices, and the highest level of confidence and satisfaction. In addition, MBS Direct’s 100% returns policy will refund your money for 21 days after the order is shipped or 21 days after school has started, whichever comes later.
If you have questions or concerns about the ordering process or any other product and service MBS Direct offers, their customer service team is ready to answer questions, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Just call 800.325.3252 or message MBS.