UMUC Enhances the Student Experience, One Portal at a Time

We live in an era where technology is changing at a rapid pace, so it’s essential for UMUC, a predominantly online university, to keep up with these changes. To make the administrative side of being a student more simple, UMUC is upgrading the MyUMUC Student Portal.

To ensure all students are getting the most from the upgraded portals, here are a few exciting and new things you should know about the upcoming changes:

• Registering for courses has become easier than ever before. Students are now able to use a “shopping cart” feature and add the courses to their “baskets” prior to registering. Once a student is ready to enroll, it’s just one click to simultaneously enroll in all the courses added to the “shopping cart”!
  
  
• The Degree Progress Report will now be known as the Academic Advisement Report. The change is in name only. The report still serves the same purpose: It allows students to plan for their future terms and decide what courses are best for them.
  
  
• Student records have been consolidated into what is now called the Student Center. This section of the portal will allow you to manage your student account and financial aid, update your personal information, view your course schedule and holds, as well as provide access to all your important student links.
  
  
• All the existing MyUMUC functions remain intact for student use. While the portal has been consolidated and upgraded to enhance and simplify the student experience, the same functionalities still exist.

Students should note that throughout the duration of the upgrade, the MyUMUC portal will be unavailable. This downtime will occur from 5 p.m. eastern time on March 29, 2012, until 8 a.m. eastern time on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. WebTycho will be unaffected during the time.

Explore more exciting features and changes to your portal.

Get a Head Start on Pursuing Your Bachelor’s Degree

If you’re looking to transfer to UMUC, you can work toward earning your bachelor’s degree now.

The university is hosting Transfer Month from Monday April 2 to Friday, May 4. . The advantage of participating in this event is that you can begin the transfer process much earlier to prepare for your transition to UMUC in fall 2012.

By getting a jump start this month, you can

• Learn how to maximize your transfer credits to earn your bachelor’s degree faster
• Speak with UMUC advisors to help you get started on the right track
• Attend open houses and online events that cater specifically to transfer students
• Test-drive online learning with UMUC 411—a free, weeklong orientation to online learning

Get started today and transfer your associate’s degree credits or relevant work/professional experience toward a bachelor’s degree at UMUC.

When you transfer to UMUC, you join an institution that has a global reach and offers award-winning courses taught by distinguished and talented faculty. Plus, you can choose from more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs that are relevant to some of today’s most in-demand career fields.

UMUC is regionally accredited, so our academic programs are held to a high standard and are carefully reviewed by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. UMUC is also one of the 11 degree-granting institutions in the renowned University System of Maryland.

If you have any questions or need additional information, visit our Transfer Month Web page. You can also join our social communities on Facebook and Twitter to connect with other prospective and current students, faculty and staff. Feel free to tell us about yourself or share your experience. We will also answer any questions you have as well.