University of Michigan - Flint

UM-Flint issues identification numbers called the UMID for all students. The UMID is an 8-digit identification number used by all UM campuses.  Students may use either their UMID or Social Security Number as their SIS User ID.

New students will receive a PIN from the admissions office.  Current students who have forgotten their PIN should be able to reset it by accurately answering the security question they provided upon first entering SIS.  On the secure login screen, enter your User ID, and then click on "Forgot PIN?" button. If you have not yet supplied a security question, or need assistance with resetting your PIN, please contact the I.T.S. Helpdesk at 810-766-6804 or e-mail itshelpdesk@umflint.edu

Registration dates and times (time-tickets) are assigned based on your total number of credit hours. This total includes all work completed and does NOT include coursework in progress. It is important that you register on your assigned date to maintain your priority. 

The Office of the Registrar will notify current students of upcoming registration dates via their UM-Flint student email account.

A time-ticket is assigned to each student which will permit registration beginning on a certain day and time.  (For example, a continuing student with 105 completed credit hours will be assigned a time-ticket that allows registration beginning at 8:00 am on the first day of early registration.)

Time-tickets are normally assigned three weeks before early registration begins.  To view your assigned day and time for registration, login to the Secure Area of SIS, select "Student Services" from the main menu, click on "Registration", and then on "Check Your Registration Status".

Undergraduate students who are expecting transfer credits to be evaluated and added to their UM-Flint record must have the visiting institutions' transcripts submitted to the Office of Admissions at least five weeks prior to the beginning of early registration in order to have them included in the total number of credit hours completed.

Students may register online using our Student Information System (SIS).  Click here for online registration instructions.

Adds/drops can be done on the SIS website during registration periods. Beginning the first official day of the semester, adds must be done on add forms with instructor’s signature and brought to the Office of the Registrar for processing. All forms MUST have instructor’s signatures. Drops can be done on SIS until the late add deadline. Please refer to the course schedule booklet or the master calendar for appropriate fees and deadlines.

If you wish to cancel all of your classes before the semester begins, you must either drop all of your classes via the web (SIS) no later than 11:59 pm the night before a semester begins OR notify the Office of the Registrar in writing BEFORE the first official day of the semester or you will be assessed appropriate tuition and fees.

Beginning the first day of the semester, registered students who decide not to complete the term must officially disenroll (withdraw) from the term.  Students may disenroll from a term up to and including the last day classes are held, NOT during the final exam period.  You must notify the Office of the Registrar in writing. 

A portion of the tuition (plus fees) will be charged according to the tuition fee schedule.

Be sure to check the SIS website for holds that may prevent you from registering.

If you have a financial hold (tuition, penalties, bookstore, or library), please contact the Cashier’s Office to make payment. If the tuition balance is due to a financial aid award that has not yet been processed or applied to your account, please continue to work with the Financial Aid Office to complete your file. Do not delay.

If you have an advisor hold you MUST contact your advising department for an appointment before you will be allowed to register. (See Advising Appointments below)

Some academic departments require their students be advised before registering. Students who are advised in these departments will have an “advisor approval” hold on their file until the advisor releases it, after meeting with the student. We recommend that you first check your registration status online and then contact the appropriate academic department if you have an advisor hold.

Some courses require instructor’s consent (i.e. independent study, internships, etc) in advance of registering. Please contact the instructor or academic department to obtain an override or additional information.

CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR: Some courses require instructor’s consent (i.e. independent study, internships, etc) in advance of registering. Please contact the instructor or academic department to obtain an override or additional information.

PREQ OR TEST SCORE ERROR:  You will see this error if you have not met the prerequisites for the course.  Please contact the instructor or academic department to obtain an override or additional information.

When adding a course that has reached its capacity, you will receive an error message stating the number of students currently on the waitlist.  You are not automatically added to the waitlist.  You have the option of adding your name to the waitlist roster.  In order to do so, select "waitlisted" from the action field and click "submit changes".  You will not be added to the waitlist if you fail to submit changes at this point.  Use the Look Up Waitlist Position feature in SIS to confirm your position on the waitlist.

Waitlist overrides must be obtained from the instructor or the academic department.

Students must be approved BEFORE they register to take more than 18 hours in the Fall or Winter or 9 hours in the Spring or Summer. SIS does not allow selection of more than the maximum credit hours without prior approval. (Waitlisted courses are not counted in the maximums.)  Approval must be granted from the appropriate Academic Standards or Academic Review Committee. Please see your Dean’s Office for the petition forms.

Books should be available in the Barnes & Noble Bookstore on the first floor of the University Pavilion 2-3 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester.  Students also have the option to 'Shop for Textbooks' while in SIS.

The Bookstore also has specific dates designated for sell-back.  Please contact the bookstore at 810-762-3030 for further details.

ITS will distribute student IDs (MCards) and parking permits from the first floor of the University Pavilion at the beginning of each semester.  Dates and times for upcoming semesters will be announced prior to the first week of classes.  Student parking permits can also be obtained throughout the year at the Mcard Stations located in the 206 MSB and 3174 WSW computer labs.

Students will receive a monthly email with their tuition due date (E-Notification). The E-Notification will direct students to the SIS website. 
100% of your tuition must be received by the due date or late charges will be assessed. Allow a minimum of 5 days handling by the U.S. Postal Service if your payment is mailed. Failure to receive an official E-notification of student billing does not relieve any student of responsibility for payment by the published deadlines.

Students who do not enroll in the number of credits on which their financial aid awards were based must complete a Revision Request Form. Forms are available on SIS under Financial Aid, Printable Forms or in the Office of Financial Aid (OFA) Room 277, University Pavilion. Forms should be submitted immediately so that the OFA has time to review your awards for any possible changes. Failure to submit this form may delay payment of financial aid awards.

Computers are located throughout campus that may be used for registration.  Please check with individual departments for day/time availability.