Contact your faculty advisor to register for class.  Faculty advisor assignments are listed in the MaineStreet Student Center on the right-hand side of the page in a blue box near the bottom.

MaineStreet is UMaine Machias’ student information system.  This is where you will go to access your grades, your schedule, your financial aid package, and where you will go for information on classes that are offered in a given semester. When you enroll at UMaine Machias, you will be sent activation instructions for your MaineStreet account. If you have not yet activated your account, you may do so at the Account Activation webpage (External Site).

Access MaineStreet via your portal at my.machias.edu (Portal Website). If you don’t have a username and password, you should contact our Help Desk by calling (207) 255-1237.

You cannot register for classes without obtaining a PIN number from your advisor. We want to make sure that you are picking the correct classes.

Students can only get a PIN number by consulting with an advisor about courses.

You can add/drop courses on your own during the add/drop period in our MaineStreet Student Center.  You can add courses through the end of the first week of classes.  You can also see Drop and Withdrawal deadlines for any class by clicking on the Calendar icons on your MaineStreet Class Schedule.  However, you should discuss any changes with your advisor.

In general, for semester-long classes you have…

• one week to add a class without instructor permission
• an additional two weeks to add a class with instructor permission
• after the third week of classes you can only add a class with approval from your advisor, the instructor, and the Provost/Assistant Provost.
• two weeks to drop a class

What follows is the more detailed descriptions:

• Adding Courses
  No student may add a course after the start of the fourth class hour of that class without the written approval of the instructor and their advisor.  For most semester-long classes the add deadline is one week after classes begin.  (i.e., Fall 2015 classes started on 8/31 and the last day to add was 9/6 at 11:59pm.)  For courses which do not run the full length of the semester, the add deadline is the 7% point of the course (equivalent to first week of a normal semester).   You can click on the calendar icon in MaineStreet Class Schedule to find out the exact date.  You can add courses through MaineStreet OR by using the Add/Drop Slip.
• Late Course Adds
  If you wish to add a semester-long course after the end of the third week, then you must complete a Late Course Add Form and obtain the written approval of the instructor, your advisor, and the Provost or Assistant Provost.  You must indicate the compelling reasons for adding a course this long after the add deadline. You and the instructor must also indicate on the form the manner in which you will make up the work missed at the beginning of the semester.
• Dropping Courses
  If you are not withdrawing from school completely, then you may reduce their course load without any financial penalty through the first two weeks of the semester.  (i.e., Fall 2015 classes started on 8/31 and the last day to drop was 9/13 at 11:59 pm.)  Dropping a course during this period will leave no record of the course on your record.  Courses can be dropped by you through MaineStreet OR by using the Add/Drop Slip.
• Course Withdrawal
  After the drop period has passed, you may withdraw from a course using the Course Withdrawal Form.  You will have a W on your transcript for the class and still must pay for it.

If you need/want to withdraw for the semester then you must fill out a Semester Withdrawal Form and meet with a faculty advisor. If you plan to come back to UMaine Machias the next semester or next academic year, then you also need to fill out the Application for Leave of Absence.

1. You can look on your syllabus for office hours and contact information.
2. You can also search for the instructor’s faculty page in the directory.

Full-time enrollment is defined as 12 credit hours or more (usually, four classes) in a given semester. However, in order to earn a two- or four-year degree on time, typical full-time enrollment is 15 credit hours a semester. Remember, dropping below full-time enrollment (fewer than 12 credits) will impact your financial aid eligibility and your ability to live on campus.

Prerequisites are courses or other requirements that must completed before another class can be taken.  For example, in mathematics students must complete Pre-Calculus before they are able to take Calculus.  You can find a list of what the prerequisites for a given class by looking the class up in MaineStreet.  All prerequisites are listed in the course descriptions on MaineStreet or in the course catalog.

You may sometimes see something called a corequisite instead of a prerequisite.  Corequisites are classes which can be taken at the same time as another class.

You can access your class schedule by logging into MaineStreet and going to the Student Center page. You can click weekly schedule for a visual weekly view or click my class schedule for a list view. Classes which you are registered for will appear in a list, with the times, days, location and professor all listed.

A hold is basically an electronic lock which is placed on your account.  Some holds will freeze your enrollment (preventing any change to the class schedule) and will often prevent the Registrar’s Office from being able to produce transcripts.  These holds are placed on your account for a number of reasons, such as failure to pay a bill, failure to provide immunization records, etc.  If you have a hold, then you should immediately contact the office which has placed the hold.

If you log into your student center on MaineStreet, you will be able to see any holds which have been placed on your account.  By clicking on the hold, you will be provided with information as to how the hold might be removed.

Free tutoring services are available in our Study Center  located on the second floor of Torrey Hall, Room 225.  Please contact  Lori McBrine, Student Success Coordinator, lori.mcbrine@maine.edu or 255-1232, if you need assistance.

There are two ways that a student can find their books:

1. Within your student center you can click on class schedule and then textbook information which is underlined in blue on the right side.  You will then have to select your payment method.  This is the easiest way to find your books since the books shown are the exact ones they need for their classes.
2. Visit the online bookstore at umm.ecampus.com (External Site). You will then click on online bookstore, order books, select payment method, and then select the courses you will be taking.  You need to make sure you are selecting the correct section since many courses have more than one instructor.

If you need Enrollment Verification for insurance, loan deferment, scholarships or other purposes, then you can request one by selecting Enrollment Verification from the drop-down menu labelled “Other Academic” in your MaineStreet Student Center. Requests will be processed once a week, and mailed to the address indicated by the student.

You can also request an enrollment verification at the registrar’s office.

You must complete a Change of Program Form, get your advisor’s signature, and return it to the Registrar’s office.

In order to be considered in good academic standing, you are required to meet the following minimum cumulative and/or semester Grade Point Average:

You will be placed or continued on academic probation if your cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) falls below the minimum specified for the number of hours you’ve attempted (see above). If your semester GPA is below a 1.5, regardless of their cumulative average, then you will also be placed or continued on probation.

If you have been on probation for two consecutive semesters and fail to achieve the necessary minimum Grade Point Average, then you will be suspended for one semester. If you are a student who was accepted into the Transitions Program, then you will be suspended if you do not bring your cumulative Grade Point Average to the minimum specified for the number of hours you’ve attempted by the end of your second semester.

If you are academically suspended, then you must apply for readmission if you desire to return.