CIS Students & Families Webpage

Resources for students in College in the Schools are located on the CIS Students and Families webpage.

CIS Instructors & Counselors Webpage

Resources for instructors and counselors are located on the High School Instructors & Counselors webpage.

Student Academic Integrity & Student Conduct

See the Student Academic Integrity & Student Conduct page for information and resources.

Disability, Access & Accommodations

Foster a climate of belonging by creating learning environments that support a broad range of learners and represent a diversity of scholars and perspectives. Consider the accessibility of all aspects of your course.

• Accommodations, Access & Inclusion for Students with Disabilities (presentation slides)

For Instructors

Libraries website

• Library Guides and Videos

  • • Quick Introduction to UMN Libraries for CIS Teachers (video) [6:24]

    • (2023) Libraries Orientation for CIS Instructors (presentation slides)

For Students

• • Library Guides and Videos

    • Virtual Library Tour

  • If checking out materials in person, CIS students can show a photo ID (e.g. high school ID or driver's license) in place of a U Card. CIS students are not eligible for U Cards.

Canvas (LMS)

The University of Minnesota’s Learning Management System (LMS) is Canvas. 

Canvas for Instructors

• Canvas Resources and Guides

Locate Canvas at either canvas.umn.edu or MyU (open the “Key Links” menu and select “Canvas”). Your dashboard will show all Canvas sites you may access.

Instructors may choose to use another LMS that is supported by their high school.

Canvas for Students

The University of Minnesota’s Learning Management System (LMS) is Canvas; high school teachers may choose to use another LMS that is supported by their high school. 

Locate Canvas at either canvas.umn.edu or MyU (drag down the “Key Links” menu and select “Canvas”).  Your dashboard will show all Canvas sites you may access.

• Canvas Resources and Guides

Student Access to Canvas

Students need to claim their University student account (see above) before they can log in to Canvas (canvas.umn.edu).

Following a students first CIS enrollment, they will receive detailed instructions on how to activate/claim their UMN Internet Account. Once they have claimed their account, they will gain access to MyU, UMN resources, and Canvas. 

Therefore Canvas access is dependent upon the timing of when a student requests their registration in our MyCIS system.  If students need access to online resources as soon as possible, we recommend encouraging your students to register in MyCIS several business days before the first day of class so they may gain access to Canvas by the time your course begins.

Guest Accounts

Accommodations will be made for any student needing access to a Canvas course site and who is not enrolled for UMN credit, but the procedure remains to be defined. Contact CIS (cis@umn.edu) for details if you have a student who needs access to Canvas but is only enrolled for high school credit.

Student Records Privacy & FERPA

• The University and CIS take the privacy of student records very seriously. Release of student information to third parties is regulated by Regents policy, federal law, and state law, and particularly by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). 

• Students and instructors are able to suppress their public directory information (that is, data publicly available: name; dates of enrollment and registration status; major, advisor, college, and class level; academic awards and degrees received) and limited directory information (information is made available to student groups, staff, and faculty at the University of Minnesota by request: mailing address, email address, and telephone number). 

• Private student information (including social security number, birthdate, grades, student ID number, and GPA) may not be accessed by a third party—other than University officials who need the information to serve the student—without the student’s permission. 

How to Suppress Your Information (Students and Instructors)

• Go to MyU, select “My Info” at the left. Here you can choose which piece(s) of information you want suppressed and click a button to enact the suppression of your data. (Note that One Stop can better assist students who suppress only their contact information than those who also suppress their enrollment data.) 

• A step-by-step guide to Set Directory Suppression is available on One Stop.

Resources for CIS Students:

• Disclosure of Information from Education Records to Parents of Students Attending Postsecondary Institutions (FERPA) [Handout]

• Permission to Discuss Student Progress [Form] 

Related Links:

• Student Education Records & Privacy (Policy)

• Student records privacy and access (OneStop)

All students who take a UMN course through CIS receive IRS Form 1098-T (Tuition Statement) and some receive Form W-9S (Request for Student's Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification).

CIS doesn't provide tax advice, but we can tell you more about these two forms so that you, your counselors, and your students are better informed.

Form 1098-T is provided to students each January. All students who took a course through CIS during the prior tax year and have an active UMN email account receive instructions about how to access their 1098-T via MyU. If they don’t have an active email account they will receive their 1098-T by mail. The form shows the amount the high school paid for CIS registration for each student. We can’t provide tax advice about what to do with the 1098-T. We have been told that the University provides the information in a compliant manner, and use of the 1098-T form is at the discretion of the tax preparer and the family.

In order for the University to be compliant with our Form 1098-T reporting requirements, the University must request our students' taxpayer identification number through Form W-9S. Therefore, the Form W-9S is sent to students who do not have a social security number on file in the UMN system in an attempt to capture it for tax reporting purposes. This form is emailed to students up to four times per year. 

More information about Form 1098-T can be found on the Students and Parents page of the Tax Management Office website.