Introducing SONIS

Log in with Microsoft (Single Sign-On): for users with Gordon-Conwell email accounts

Users with Gordon-Conwell accounts (students, faculty, alumni, staff, and student workers) can log into SONIS with the same password they use for their email and Canvas! Just click the Log in with Microsoft Azure button.

• The system should prompt you to log in with your Gordon-Conwell email credentials, just as if you were logging into Outlook Webmail.
• If you are already logged into your email in the same browser, you won’t have to log in again. It should just take you straight in!

SONIS Standard Login: for applicants & backup for staff

Please follow the steps below based on your role. If you are unable to log in with either method, please use the contact form at the bottom of this page for assistance.

1. Visit the SONIS Administrative Portals at https://gctssonis.jenzabarcloud.com.
2. If you need to begin a new application or continue an application in progress, click Application Form in the top right corner and follow the instructions.
3. Everyone else (Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Applicants who have already submitted the initial application), click LOGIN in the top right corner.
4. Select your role from the dropdown menu. If you have more than one role, please note that you may only log into one at a time.
5. If you are an Applicant who has already submitted the initial application and needs to submit supplementary materials:
   • Please log in using the email address and password with which you opened your application.
   • If you forget your password, please click the Forgotten Password link toward the bottom of the login page.
   • Enter the email address you used to open the application.
   • The system will immediately email you a temporary password.
   • Return to the login page and log in with your email and the temporary password.
   • You will be immediately prompted to change the temporary password.

Login Errors

1. If you receive an error message upon changing your password, please wait 5-10 minutes, return to https://gctssonis.jenzabarcloud.com, and try to log in with the new password you created.
2. If you continue to receive an error, please try a different web browser (we recommend Mozilla Firefox) or clear the browsing data from your current browser.
3. If you continue to experience login issues, please use the contact form at the bottom of this page for assistance.

Once you have logged into the student or faculty portal, on the left side under General, please click Update Bio (screenshot below). This will allow you to update your contact information, password, language preference, and biographic details.

Once you have logged into the student or faculty portal, on the left side under General, please click Update Bio.

At the bottom of that page, you will see a section to select a photo from your device and then upload it.

1. Please click Browse or Choose File on the left to find the photo on your device.
2. Then click Upload Photo.

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First log into your student portal (see above FAQ).
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In the student portal:
1. Click on Academics, then Registration, in the lefthand menu.
2. Select the semester for which you wish to register. Note: semesters are listed first by the academic year. “202122” refers to academic year 2021–2022.
3. Recommended step: Click “View All” to see all courses for the semester.

4. Find your course in the list in the lower section of the page. Click on “TBD” in the Time Desc column to see details about when the class will meet. Click on the course code to add this class.
5. You should now see your course listed near the top of the page. Red lettering will indicate that this is a pending registration.
6. Click the “Continue Registration Process” button.

7. On the next screen, confirm that you are adding the correct course. If you are registering for an official audit, switch the Enroll Code to Audit. (Note that courtesy audits cannot be added through the SONIS student portal.) Click “Continue Registration Process.”

8. On the final screen, you will see a rough estimate of your charges for the semester. Note that these charges do not reflect any scholarships you will receive or any rate increases that may apply between the date when you register and the date when the class(es) take place. Click “Complete Registration” to proceed.

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To drop a class, return to the Registration page and select the relevant semester (steps 1-2 above). At the top of the page, you will see a list of classes for which you are registered for the semester. Click on the course code for the class you would like to remove and confirm removal on the next page.

1. Everyone has a new ID number in SONIS. Even if you have a CAMS 6-digit student ID number, you additionally have a new SONIS ID! New students are being given only SONIS ID numbers, but returning students can use either for now.
2. The SONIS ID format is the first two letters of the last name followed by 7 digits.
3. You can view your new SONIS ID number on the Bio page of your student portal, on the top right under Enrollment Information.

How to View Your Bill

1. Log into the SONIS portal and select the Financial tab in the lefthand menu.
2. To view a summary by semester of charges, payments, and scholarships, click the Billing tab.
   • Select the academic year and semester you would like to view and click Submit.
   • See the summary of your charges and credits (scholarships/payments) for that semester at the bottom of the page. Please be aware that the “Billing” page only shows payments and charges that were posted during the semester which you are viewing. Payments made prior to the start of that semester may not appear on the “Billing” page, resulting in an incomplete balance.
3. To view your up-to-date balance as well as all payments, scholarships, and charges from your entire time at Gordon-Conwell, click on the Ledger tab in the lefthand menu.
   • See the summary of all charges and credits (scholarships/payments) from your time at seminary at the bottom of the page.

How to Pay Your Bill

1. Select Payment Portal in the lefthand menu.
2. Choose the right option for you:
   • Pre-Pay/Third Party Payments: You are paying for a semester for which the Student Accounts office has not yet done the billing, or you have a third party paying on your behalf. To send the form to a third party, copy the URL at the top of the screen and paste it into an email.
   • Domestic Payments: The Student Accounts office has billed you, and you want to pay with a US bank account.
   • International Payments: You are making a payment as an international student without a US bank account.

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This covers the following topics:

1. Update Your Biographical Information
2. Search for People
3. Check Course Roster
4. Enter Grades
5. Run Extension and Missing Grade Reports

SONIS is different from CAMS in that alumni can no longer access the student portal. Alumni have a separate portal, which is now enabled! Please follow the same steps in the first FAQ to log into the alumni portal.