Academics
Class Registration
Step-by-Step Guide
Log into your 海角社区street 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 U海角社区, you need a minimum of 12 credits to be registered as a full-time student: exchange students have a maximum limit of 15 credits.
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鈥檝e 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 鈥渃art.鈥 Exchange students can register in one online class, but are strongly encourage to attend all in-person classes.
You鈥檒l find courses in your student center which you access through 海角社区street. Refer to video here: .
Once in your student center, you鈥檒l click on 鈥淐lass Information.鈥
Once you鈥檇 clicked on class Search, you鈥檒l be brought to a blank page with a search bar. Make sure on here, before you hit 鈥淪earch,鈥 you select the correct year and semester for the term and click the check box for 鈥淪how Open Classes Only.鈥 This assures that you鈥檙e looking at the upcoming fall semester and only classes with open availability.
When you complete this and hit 鈥淪earch,鈥 you鈥檒l get a list of classes. When you click on one, it鈥檒l drop down and give you more information.
When you click on one of the classes that show up, it鈥檒l drop down and give you more information.
On this drop down, you鈥檒l find a place to add the course to cart. Click on this button and then you鈥檙e class will be added. And that鈥檚 it!
With your classes added to cart, email your education abroad advisor at studyabroad@maine.edu. They鈥檒l 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鈥檝e gained admissions. You鈥檝e registered for your classes. Now it鈥檚 time to prepare for an amazing semester! Welcome to the Black bear nation.
Internships
Incoming exchange students have the opportunity to intern in one of the many University of 海角社区 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)聽at U海角社区 in lieu of an exchange semester
- 4-month full-time聽internship following an exchange semester at U海角社区
- summer full-time internship following an exchange semester or year at U海角社区
- Griffith University students (IAP partnership): semester-long internships at U海角社区 in lieu of an exchange semester
Students and home university advisors, please do not contact the U海角社区 Research Centers and Institutes directly! Follow the process outlined below:
Process:
- incoming exchange student researches internship opportunities at U海角社区
- student discusses with your home university advisor their top choices for internship placements at U海角社区
- home university advisor nominates the student to the U海角社区 advisor聽for聽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聽a specific聽U海角社区 research centers or institutes
- student’s resume (CV)
- U海角社区 study abroad advisor聽arranges the placement
- student proceeds to complete the 听辫谤辞肠别蝉蝉
For more information contact Orlina Boteva, Director of the Office of International Programs, orlina.boteva@maine.edu