Academics

Class Registration

Step-by-Step Guide

Log into your Mainestreet account with your @maine.edu student email to browse available classes for your semester. Find the ones that interest you the most and contribute to your degree. As a student at UMaine, you need a minimum of 12 credits to be registered as a full-time student: exchange students have a maximum limit of 15 credits.

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Generally, 1 class will equate to 3 credits (12 credits = 4 classes )

Graduate Students: Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits.
Intensive English Students: Must be enrolled in 5 classes per session

Once you’ve found classes that equal out to a full-time student (minimum of 12 credits and maximum of 15 credits) you can add these classes to your “cart.” Exchange students can register in one online class, but are strongly encourage to attend all in-person classes.

You’ll find courses in your student center which you access through Mainestreet. Refer to video here: Adding a Class to Cart.

Once in your student center, you’ll click on “Class Information.”

Mainestreet, click on the Class Information drop down tab to find classes to enroll in.

Once you’d clicked on class Search, you’ll be brought to a blank page with a search bar. Make sure on here, before you hit “Search,” you select the correct year and semester for the term and click the check box for “Show Open Classes Only.” This assures that you’re looking at the upcoming fall semester and only classes with open availability.

When you complete this and hit “Search,” you’ll get a list of classes. When you click on one, it’ll drop down and give you more information.

Maine street, make sure you have the correct term selected for class searching. Click "Show Open Classes Only"

When you click on one of the classes that show up, it’ll drop down and give you more information.

On this drop down, you’ll find a place to add the course to cart. Click on this button and then you’re class will be added. And that’s it!

Explanation of Mainestreet. From left to right: Days the class takes place, time when the class happening, the room building it happens in, the date of the semester, and how many open seats are left.

With your classes added to cart, email your education abroad advisor at studyabroad@maine.edu. They’ll review your wish list and register you for lover-level classes or request special permission for higher-level classes.

Exchange students will not need a registration pin. The education abroad advisor will work with academic departments to have you manually registered. This will involve evaluation of your transcript to see if you meet the required pre-requisites.

It is normal that some of your classes will not yet be settled by the time you arrive on campus. With the help of the education abroad advisor, you can use the first week of classes to get permission from instructors to be enrolled and finalize your class schedule.

You’ve gained admissions. You’ve registered for your classes. Now it’s time to prepare for an amazing semester! Welcome to the Black bear nation.

International students in front of Fogler Library for Maine Day

Internships

Incoming exchange students have the opportunity to intern in one of the many University of Maine Research Centers and Institutes. Students can complete an internship structured as:

1-3 credit course during an exchange semester
semester-long internships (20-40 hours per week) at UMaine in lieu of an exchange semester
4-month full-time internship following an exchange semester at UMaine
summer full-time internship following an exchange semester or year at UMaine
Griffith University students (IAP partnership): semester-long internships at UMaine in lieu of an exchange semester

Students and home university advisors, please do not contact the UMaine Research Centers and Institutes directly! Follow the process outlined below:

Process:

incoming exchange student researches internship opportunities at UMaine
student discusses with your home university advisor their top choices for internship placements at UMaine
home university advisor nominates the student to the UMaine advisor for the internship (October 15 and March 1 each year) and submits the following:
- student’s cover letter outlining the goals of your internship and desired placement at a specific UMaine research centers or institutes
- student’s resume (CV)
UMaine study abroad advisor arranges the placement
student proceeds to complete the UMaine exchange application process

For more information contact Orlina Boteva, Director of the Office of International Programs, orlina.boteva@maine.edu