A uniqname is a user ID or user name. To use many UM computing services, you need a uniqname (which identifies you) and a UMICH password (which authorizes and authenticates you). Your uniqname is also part of your e-mail address. Undergraduates will be sent a one-time-identifier (OTID) that allows them to create a uniqname by the ITCS Accounts Office.

DO NOT CHANGE your UMICH password until after you register for the first time as part of orientation. For more information, see the ITCS Frequently Asked questions about uniqnames and passwords.

Use your university e-mail account. You are responsible for what UM sends you via e-mail. Items that are sent to you in e-mail include: registration appointment dates, student bills, and other business and policy information. For more information about your UM e-mail account, see ITCS E-mail Resources.

• Registration Appointments
  Your registration appointment is the earliest date and time you can enroll for the term. Wolverine Access allows you to enroll from anywhere you can access the Internet. Your Registration Appointment is NOT an appointment with an advisor. You will have an appointment with an advisor during your orientation session.
• You may not register prior to the date and time of your appointment. A new appointment is not necessary if you cannot register at the specified date/time, or for drop/add/modification activity once you have initially registered.
• You can check your registration appointment date and time on Wolverine Access (Registration links/Enrollment Appointment).
• The system will take you to your pre-registration Backpack prior to your registration enrollment appointment. Once the date and time of your appointment pass, the Backpack/Registration link will take you to Registration.
  
  
• Registration Preparation Tools
  When planning your class schedule, you will find it helpful to reference the following Web Sites listed below:
  
  
  • Office of the Registrar's Web Site
    You will find information about the Academic Calendar, Registration Appointment Schedule, Schedule of Classes, Web Backpack Instructions, Web Registration Instructions, Term Withdrawals, Final Exam Schedule, and many other helpful resources.
    
    
  • Schedule of Classes
    Use the online schedule of classes to search for classes that interest you and to prepare for enrollment.
    
    Click here to learn how to use the schedule of classes. (Class information provided includes the term, class name, catalog number, credits, course number, type, and section number.)
    
    For a full description of all of the fields and codes in the Schedule of Classes, view the Key to the Schedule of class on the Office of the Registrar's Web Site.
    
    
  • LSA Course Guide
    Use the LSA Course Guide to search for courses and specific requirements. It will help you determine what classes to take.
    
    The LSA Course Guide allows you to view:
    • Information about a course that is provided by instructors
    • Course's enrollment status
    • Prerequisites
    • Seat restrictions (seats held for honors, majors, etc.)
    • Topics for different course sections

    
    Make sure that you record the course number when using the LSA Course Guide so you do not have to search for it again in Wolverine Access.
    

  • Other Course Guides
    Click the link above to view other course guides. Information is included for:
    • Art and Design
    • A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
    • Business Administration
    • Dentistry
    • Education
    • Engineering
    • Graduate School, Rackham
    • Kinesiology
    • Information, School of
    • Law
    • Literature, Science, and the Arts
    • Medicine (Ph.D. and/or M.D.)
    • Music
    • Natural Resources and Environment
    • Nursing
    • Officer Education Programs
    • Pharmacy
    • Public Health
    • Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
    • Social Work

Registration Helpful Information

• Class Location Abreviations
• Term Withdrawals

For more information about registration, see the Registration questions in the Ask Us section of the Office of the Registrar's web site.

You can access your student records and conduct your UM Student Business using Wolverine Access. You may have already used Wolverine Access to register for your orientation session. Examples of UM Student Business include:

• Backpack & Registration
• Personal Information
• Grades & Transcripts
• Financial Aid & Financial Holds

Click here to view some of the Web pages that you can use to conduct your UM Student Business.

Use the link below to view Frequently Asked Questions about Wolverine Access:

• Wolverine Access Frequently Asked Questions

NOTE: Always complete the Sign Out and Log Out process when you've completed your work on Wolverine Access and log out of the computer completely (especially if you use a shared computer in a Campus Computing or ResComp Site). When you are ready to end your session, you should sign out of your session and log out of Wolverine Access and the Web Single Login Service to end your authenticated Web session and ensure that your information is secure. Your authentication continues for 120 minutes after your last transaction if you fail to completely log out. To log out, complete this four-step process:
1. Sign out of Wolverine Access - Student Business
2. Log out of Wolverine Access
3. Click Logout on the Logout screen
4. Click Yes on the Security Alert screen

If you have questions about how to conduct UM Student Business, when using Wolverine Access click on "? Help" on the page that you are viewing for online help directions.

Backpack is a time saving feature that allows you to identify classes that interest you prior to your registration appointment. Using Backpack is not required, but it can be useful for class schedule planning.

Putting classes in your Backpack does not guarantee you a seat in that class. Class availability changes often as students enroll in classes. Putting a class in your Backpack does not automatically register you for the class. Once your registration appointment begins you will need to individually register for classes from your Backpack.

Backpack does not identify time conflicts between classes.

Your registration appointment is the earliest date and time you can enroll for the term. Wolverine Access allows you to enroll from anywhere you can access the Internet. Your Registration Appointment is NOT an appointment with an advisor. You will have an appointment with an advisor during your orientation session.

Click here to see a sample Backpack page.

Click on the links below to learn how to use the different features within Backpack.

• Add a class to Backpack
• Add a class to Backpack (with requirement for concurrent enrollment)
• Modify a class' properties in Backpack
• Enroll in a class from Backpack (process classes from Backpack)
  

Your registration appointment is the earliest date and time you can enroll for the term. Wolverine Access allows you to enroll from anywhere you can access the Internet. Your Registration Appointment is NOT an appointment with an advisor. You will have an appointment with an advisor during your orientation session.

You may not register prior to the date and time of your appointment. A new appointment is not necessary if you cannot register at the specified date/time, or for drop/add/modification activity once you have initially registered. You can check your registration appointment date and time on Wolverine Access (Registration links/Enrollment Appointment).

TIP: You can register for classes without putting classes in your Backpack first.

Click here to see a sample Registration page. Click on the links below to learn how to use the different features within Registration.

• Register for a class
• Drop a class
• Swap a class
• View Class Schedule

• Examples of typical registration error messages
  

After registering for your class schedule, you can modify it at any time using Wolverine Access until the designated drop/add deadline. Refer to the Student Registration Deadlines for more information about drop/add deadlines. After the drop/add deadline, you must obtain approval from your school or college to make any schedule changes. Contact the advising office of your school/college to request the paperwork needed to make schedule changes.