Student Guide to REGISTRATION Office of Records and Registration 304 Pierce Hall - 487.4111 HOW TO WEB REGISTER EMU uses a Web-based registration process through the my.emich system. All students MUST use the online registration system to register for classes. For additional assistance, visit Service EMU (268 Student Center) or call the Office of Records and Registration at 734.487.4111. Step 1: Activate your NetID (my.emich) Account If you already are using the my.emich system and your password has not expired, skip this step and go to Step 2. (If your password has expired, you will be redirected to the account password reset page). To get your NetID (my.emich) credentials, you must: Be admitted to EMU. If you still need to take care of any admission details, please visit our Web site at www.emich.edu and click on “Admissions” or call 1.800.GO.TO.EMU (734.487.3060 for local calls). EMU STUDENT GUIDE HOW TO WEB REGISTER If you meet these criteria, do the following to get your NetID (my.emich) account information. (Detailed instructions for activating your NetID (my.emich) account can be found at http://www.emich.edu/it/passwords/emich/create_account/index.php) Perform the following steps to activate your NetID (my.emich) account: 1. Go to https://account.emich.edu. 2. Click the Activate Account button (DO NOT fill-in the fields). Note: The Verification process may not be required at all times. Click the Refresh button to obtain different verification codes. Click the Audio button to toggle between text and audible verification codes. 3. Type the verification code(s) in the field below the code(s) displayed then Click the Verify button (the codes displayed may be one or two typed words, or an image of text). The Activate Account page is displayed. 4. Type in your NetID and EID numbers in the respective fields then click the Activate button. 5. Click the Continue Button in the Activation Confirmation window. The Change Password is displayed. 6. Type your New Password and Confirm Password in the respective fields and then click the Change Password button. 7. Click the Continue button in the Success window. 8. Review the Update Profile window and then check the I Agree box and click the Continue button. 9. Type your alternate email address (NOT your EMU email address) in the Alternate Email for Password reset field and then click the Update button. Your alternate email address is used when you reset a forgotten your password. 10. Click the Continue button in the Success window. 11. The Logout window displays. Close your browser before attempting to log in again. If you experience problems activating your account, check the supported browsers page to ensure you are using a compatible system and browser. If you have further questions, please contact the I.T. Help Desk at 734.487.2120 or visit them in 106 Halle Library. Step 2: Logging in and navigating to Student Services Use your Web Browser to go to http://netid.emich. edu, and enter your username and password in the spaces provided. When you are ready to register, select the Student tab. Scroll down to the "Registration” link, and then click “Add or Drop Classes”. Follow the instructions to enroll in your classes. EMU STUDENT GUIDE GUIDE TO REGISTRATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Spending a few minutes to become familiar with this guide will help avoid registration errors that could potentially delay degree completion or add unnecessary costs to your education. OFFICE OF RECORDS AND UNIVERSITY REGISTRATION POLICY REGISTRATION SERVICES By registering for classes at Eastern Michigan Phone Assistance: University, you accept responsibility for reading Need assistance with your academic record or and conforming to all policies, procedures, required registering for class? Records and Registration dates, fees and other requirements published in the staff are available by phone Monday-Friday 8am to University Catalogs and in the student guide. Upon 5pm to answer your questions. Call 734.487.4111. registering for your first class in a given semester, you will incur a non-refundable registration fee. In Person Assistance: If you wish to speak with someone face-to-face, ADDRESS CHANGE you can do this at Service EMU (268 Student File your ADDRESS CHANGE with the post office Center). and the University. Each time you change your In addition to answering your questions, staff are address, you must update your address in the available at Service EMU to assist with the University’s records. You can make address changes online by logging into your my.emich.edu account, following transactions: clicking on the Student tab, choosing “Personal • Total withdrawal requests Information” and following the links to the address • Individual course withdrawals for students correction page. If you have activated your Higher with holds One card, you must also change your address with • Late registration for students with prior Higher One. departmental authorization COURSE LOAD • Auditing a class • Removal of pass/fail grading option Undergraduate: • Address and/or name change Students must register for a minimum of 12 credit • Request for an EMU transcript hours to qualify as full time for University purposes, including financial aid. Form Submission: Timely graduation will require a higher number of Need to drop off a form? You can do this at credits. Students should consult regularly Service EMU or in the Records and Registration with academic and career advisors to construct an drop box (outside 303 Pierce Hall). Forms appropriate academic plan. As such, the accepted: recommended course load is 15-19 hours. • Enrollment verification/deferment forms The registration system will prevent registration for • Course substitutions/waivers more than 19 credit hours in any given semester. • Undergraduate re-enrollment applications Request permission at Service EMU to add classes • Requests to enroll in 500 level courses in excess of 19 credits. First semester students and when restricted by academic level students on academic probation, may not take • EMU transcript requests more than the recommended full-time academic On-line Services – Remember These Can be load without special permission from the University Done Online: Registrar, 304 Pierce Hall, [email protected]. • Application for graduation (my.emich account) • EMU transcript requests (my.emich.edu or Graduate: getmytranscript.com) During each semester, a full time graduate student is required to enroll in a minimum of 8 PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANOTHER PERSON TO HANDLE credit hours and may not exceed 15 hours. A YOUR RECORDS AND REGISTRATION BUSINESS! student attending half-time is required to enroll in By federal law, we can only accept transaction a minimum of 4 hours. requests from the student, with photo identification and a signature. EMU STUDENT GUIDE COURSE OPTIONS even if not used to determine the grade point See the EMU catalog for guidelines for all of the average. There are no restrictions on the number of following: times that a student may take a course, however, the grades earned in the third and allsubsequent Auditing Classes: Courses may be audited (no attempts will be used in determining the student’s credit or grade is given) subject to the approval of grade point average unless explicit permission to the Department Head or School Director offering have previous grades for the course eliminated the course. Tuition and fees apply the same as if from the calculation is granted by the EMU credit is given. Forms may be obtained online or at Registrar. Specific guidelines are outlined in the the Service EMU Centers (McKenny Hall and the EMU catalog (catalog.emich.edu). Student Center). Graduate students may only repeat a course once, Credit/No credit: A credit/non credit option is and only if the grade obtained in the first enroll- utilized by departments in courses where the ment is less than a B. standard letter grades are not appropriate. COURSES BELOW THE 100 LEVEL Developmental Incompletes: An “I” is awarded only when a courses, those with course numbers below 100, will student’s work has been of acceptable quality (“C” appear in total hours attempted, completed and or better), but the required amount of work has passed. The grades will also be used in calculating not been completed because of illness, necessary the term and cumulative grade point average. absence or other satisfactory reasons. It is never However, they will NOT count toward the minimum applied to poor work or to non-attendance of class 124 hours required for graduation. by the student. An incomplete is granted by the instructor at his/her discretion. A maximum of one 500-LEVEL COURSES AS UNDERGRADUATE (1) year is allowed for completion of the course CREDIT FOR SENIORS work. Please see the EMU catalog for an expanded Courses numbered 500-599 are intended for version of this policy (catalog.emich.edu). graduate students but are open, in a limited number of cases, to seniors. See the EMU Catalog for Pass/Fail Option: The pass/fail option is available guidelines and information. to students who wish to experiment in an unfamiliar field without jeopardizing their grade APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION point averages or for other reasons. Please see the Students who anticipate completing graduation EMU catalog (catalog.emich.edu) to see requirements must file a graduation application who qualifies to use this option. A student who online via their my.emich at the beginning of the qualifies and wishes to elect this option should fill semester in which they plan to complete all degree out a pass-fail form and submit it to the University requirements. For more graduation information, go Advising and Career Development Center, 200 to www.emich.edu/registrar and click on McKenny Hall.