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Office of Admissions
Congratulations! You're a Black Bear! You join a select group of students who will become members of our entering class this year. There are some important steps you need to take to let us know of your intention to enroll at UMaine, and to ensure that you receive timely and appropriate information from the University in the days ahead.
Please review the following information carefully.
- The Enrollment Deposit
- Registering for Classes
- Financial Aid
- Activating Your UMaine Online Accounts
- Taking Your Math Placement Test
- What do I need for a computer?
- Open House Programs
- New Student Orientation
- Transfer Students
- Living on Campus
- Do I need to live on campus?
- Student Service Center
- Immunization Requirements
- Campus Employment
- Other Resources
- Black Bear Bridge Program, Hutchinson Center, Mid-Coast Maine
Please return the confirmation form you received with your acceptance letter with a deposit of $150.00 to the Admissions Office in the envelope provided. This deposit will be credited to your account in the University Bursar’s Office.
If you do not plan to attend UMaine, please inform us as soon as possible.
- For fall 2009 enrollment, your enrollment deposit and confirmation form must be returned by May 1, 2009, or within two weeks of your admission letter if you are accepted after May 1. Early enrollment confirmation deposits are refundable upon written request until April 30.
- For spring 2010 enrollment, your enrollment deposit and confirmation form should be received by January 2, 2010, or within two weeks of your admission letter if you have been accepted after January 2. Enrollment confirmation deposits are refundable upon written request until January 2.
Once you have submitted your enrollment deposit, the Admission Office will notify your Dean’s Office and administrative departments to assist you with registration, academic advising, billing, and student support services.
As a degree student, you will register for courses through the Dean's Office of the college to which you have been accepted.
To be considered for financial aid you must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). We encourage you to submit your application electronically. If you have not filed a FAFSA, you should do so as soon as possible. The FAFSA form must be received by the Federal Student Aid Processing Center prior to March 1 for priority processing. Failure to meet this deadline may seriously affect your financial aid. Financial aid award letters are mailed after required documents are received for spring enrollment, and beginning March 1 for fall enrollment.
Contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at 207-581-1324 for further information regarding eligibility and availability of funds.
Activating Your UMaine Online Accounts
Now that you have been accepted to the University of Maine, the next step is to make sure your online accounts are activated and working properly.
Activating Your UMS Accounts
If you have already activated your UMS account you should check your access to the MaineStreet portal and your maine.edu email accounts.
If you have not yet activated your UMS account, please do so now. Your UMS account grants access to the MaineStreet portal and your maine.edu email account. This account should be activated as soon as possible, it will be used to communicate important information to you about financial aid, campus housing, registration and student services.To activate your account:
• Go to http://www.maine.edu/activate_account and follow the directions for admission applicants
• Enter your Student ID Number and Activation Key.
• After you submit your activation, the activation web site generates an acknowledgement. The acknowledgement contains your new MaineStreet ID, password, and email address. This information should be kept private. Please save or print the information and keep it in a secure place.
• Once you have activated your account, you will have access to your MaineStreet portal, where you can check on your application, update personal information, view transfer credit evaluation. You may also access your maine.edu email account which will be used to send you important information for financial aid, housing, student registration and student services.
If you have any difficulty activating, logging into, or using your account, please visit our support site at http://www.maine.edu/account_info. This site has information about your UMS account and the MaineStreet portal, and provides links to helpful resources. If you need further assistance, you may call the UMaine IT Help Desk at (207) 581 2506.
Maine.edu Email AccountMaine.edu is UMaine's official email system. The University will use your maine.edu email account to communicate important information to you about financial aid, campus housing, registration and student services. You are responsible for any information sent to you at this account. It is essential that you begin using this email account immediately. You can either check it regularly by going to http://mail.maine.edu or you can forward it to an account that you use regularly.
To read email using the UMS Webmail client:
• Go to http://mail.maine.edu
• Click on the Login to UMS Webmail link
• Login using your MaineStreet ID and password
To forward your email:
• Go to http://mail.maine.edu
• Click on the link Change the destination of email sent to your @Maine.edu address
• Select the button next to Forward to the following address(es), enter the e-mail address to which you want mail forwarded from @maine.edu, and then click the Change Forwarding button.
MaineStreet Portal
• Go to http://www.umaine.edu/.
• Use the MaineStreet quicklink to access the MaineStreet portal
• Enter your MaineStreet ID and password.
If you have any difficulty activating, logging into, or using your account, please visit our support site at http://www.maine.edu/account_info. This site has information about your UMS account and the MaineStreet portal, and provides links to helpful resources. If you need further assistance, you may call the UMaine IT Help Desk at (207) 581 2506.
Taking Your Math Placement Test
Please note that it may take up to 24 hours after activating your MaineStreet account for the Math Placement Test to be available in WebCT
• Go to https://webct.umaine.edu
• Click the Log In button to log into WebCT
• Enter your MaineStreet ID and password
• The Blackboard Learning System will check your Internet browser to ensure it will work with the Blackboard environment. If your browser does not pass the checks, instructions are provided on the Browser Check web page. Further assistance is available from the UMaine IT Help Desk at (207) 581 2506.
• The link for taking the Math Placement Test is displayed under the Course List in the center of the page. Click on the link to start taking the exam. If the link to your Math Placement Test does not appear under the Course List, please try again in about 24 hours before calling the IT Help Desk (207) 581 2506 for assistance.
What do I need for a computer?
The Computer Connection is a non-profit computer store at the University of Maine, located on the first floor of the Memorial Union. Computer Connection works with the colleges in deciding what computer to recommend or require.
If you have not already attended one of our Open House Programs we encourage you to do so. Check-in begins at 8:00 am in the Collins Center for the Arts. Click here to register for an Open House program or contact the Admissions Office by phone at 1-877-486-2364. If accommodations for physical disabilities are required, please notify us in advance.
All new students are expected to participate in one of our two-day Orientation programs. Invitations for January orientation are mailed in mid-November and invitations for June orientation are mailed beginning early May. Click here for dates and information for orientation or call 207/581-1590.
Your credits are evaluated through a process in the Office of Student Records shortly after you have been offered admission to the University of Maine. Once you have been admitted you may view your transfer credit evaluation online at your MaineStreet Portal in the Student Self Service Center. Your academic department also has access to this information for use in scheduling your courses.
Confirming your enrollment with the Office of Admissions is the first step in applying for on-campus housing at the University of Maine. Once you have confirmed your enrollment with the University of Maine, you will receive information on completing the online housing application. Please note that incoming students who confirm their enrollment after May 1st and apply for housing after May 31st may be placed on a wait list for housing. For information on housing at the University of Maine, go to the Housing Services Web site at www.umaine.edu/housing.
Unless students live within commuting distance of campus, are 21 years of age or over, or have extenuating circumstances that will interfere with living on campus, new students are required to live on campus in one of our First Year Residential Experience residence halls (Androscoggin, Cumberland, Gannett, Knox, Oxford and Somerset), or in Honors College Housing where the students will have their own First Year Residential Experience (Balentine, Colvin and Penobscot). On average, each building has four floors and range in size from 38 students to 290 students in each building. Main entrances to all buildings are locked 24 hours and accessible only by security cards issued to each resident of that facility. Students are responsible for locking the doors to their rooms within the facilities. Each building has study lounges, recreation areas, laundries, and vending machines. Items to bring: bed linen, desk lamp, throw rug, towels, toiletries, long distance calling cards, bike and lock, computer, skis/skates and yes, cars are allowed for first year students. If you wish to bring a small refrigerator, you may bring ONE per room of 4.0 cubic feet or less, or if you wish to have a small microwave, you MUST rent a MicroFridge® Combination Appliance which has a refrigerator, freezer and microwave all in one. Information regarding this appliance is sent to each student upon confirmation that you will be attending the University of Maine. Items not to bring: stand alone microwave, pets, water bed, hot plate, toaster, coffee pot, neon signs, weapons. Once you receive your roommate assignment, it is useful to communicate with him/her to decide who is bringing certain items, as there is no need for duplication of items like a mini refrigerator, MicroFridge®, television or throw rugs.
Add funds to your MaineCard and buy a Parking Permit -- all in one convenient location! The Student Service Center offers one-stop shopping for students, faculty and staff on the first floor of the Memorial Union. Please remember to bring a photo ID with you.
MaineCard Parking Permit Student identification is required for all UMaine students. Click here for more information about the MaineCard. All students must purchase a permit to park in university lots. There are several permit options available. Click here for more information about parking permits.
Maine Law requires all full-time and part-time, degree-seeking students born after 1956 to provide proof of the following immunizations:
- One dose of Tetanus/Diptheria given within the last ten years
- Two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR & MMR2) given after (not on) your first birthday.
Send a photocopy of your immunization record signed by a doctor or nurse with specific evidence of dosage, type of vaccine and/or immunity to Shared Processing Center, PO Box 412, Bangor ME 04402-0412 (Fax: 207-561-3430). A high school immunization record is acceptable without a doctor’s or nurse’s signature, but requires the signature of a school official.
Compliance is mandatory. Registration can not be completed until proof of immunization has been verified by the Office of Student Records. If you have questions, please call Student Records at (207) 581-1299 or email immunizations@umit.maine.edu.
The Office of Student Employment is located on the third floor of the Memorial Union. If you plan to work on campus, proof of eligibility is required (social security card, birth certificate or passport). Bring two of these documents with you to campus. Click here to search for on and off campus employment.
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