The CIS office will alert you and provide instructions when you need to submit your course section information for the upcoming academic year, generally late spring or early summer. Please follow the instructions for completing the online survey tool as soon as you know the details.
Be sure to inform CIS about what and when you plan to teach in the coming academic year to enable CIS enrollment services to set up the section(s) of the University course taught through CIS. You'll provide (high school) course start and end dates, among other vital pieces of information.
If you have any questions or need to make a revision to your course section information, contact Koleen Knudson at kknudson@umn.edu.
Visit the Eligibility & Course Policies page for student eligibility information and important course/enrollment policies.
Not every term is the right term to enroll in a college course, even if the student is enthusiastic. As students consider enrolling in a U of M course through CIS, encourage them to think about the following questions:
Will the U of M course workload fit with my other classes?
What other commitments do I have during this term—work, sports, music, drama, debate, time with friends, etc.? Can I meet the attendance requirements of the U of M course?
What is the impact of enrolling in more than one advanced course when considering my other commitments?
A student cannot wait to they see how they’re doing in a class before deciding to register for U of M credit, but must abide by specified deadlines.
CIS instructors are asked to notify students midway through the class if they appear to be struggling so that they may be able to improve their academic performance or make an informed decision to withdraw. See Academic Progress Reports, below.
In schools that allow it, students may be able to withdraw from University credit but complete the course for high school credit only. However, students need pertinent advice when considering withdrawing from a course:
A cancellation request form should be submitted immediately after deciding to drop the class. The form may be submitted by either the student, an instructor, or school counselor.
A withdrawal does not affect a student’s GPA, and a W on a transcript should not be viewed as a negative factor in the student’s academic career.
Withdrawal is allowed until the last day of class as long as the online cancellation request form is received before any final coursework is submitted or a final exam taken.
In some cases, if a student is unable to finish coursework on time, it may be appropriate to arrange an incomplete.
See registration and cancellation dates and deadlines on the Students & Families page on the CIS website.
Due to University reporting deadlines, all students participating in a fall CIS course must register by September 15 in order to earn U of M credit. Registration will open for fall courses on August 15, and students are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Students who submit a cancellation form by the deadline to drop will have the course completely removed from their U of M record.
Deadlines for withdrawing from U of M courses through CIS are relative to the high school term and are strictly enforced.
Instructors and students alike should be aware of deadlines as they can impact a student’s permanent college transcript and the fees that the high school is charged.
Changes to class rosters at the end of the term delay the final grading process for the entire class section, affect the University transcript for late-registering students, and may result in students’ inability to send complete transcripts with their college applications. Please don’t wait until the end of the term to check your class roster for accuracy.
This email will include registration instructions and how students will access the MyCIS registration system. Please observe registration deadlines.
If your students require access to University online resources (such as the library or Canvas sites), but you have not received registration instructions, contact Enrollment Services immediately at cisenroll@umn.edu.
The registration email from Enrollment Services will include these instructions:
The Student Instructions for MyCIS Registration Request will be attached to the email from Enrollment Services.
The link to the MyCIS registration system will be provided in the email from Enrollment Services and is also available in the Students section of the CIS website.
2-3 business days following a students first CIS enrollment, they will receive detailed instructions on how to activate/claim their U of M Internet Account.
Once they have claimed their account, they will gain access to:
MyU
U of M resources
Students are officially registered in the U of M system within 2-3 business days following their registration request in MyCIS.
You will receive an email from Enrollment Services asking you to verify the accuracy of your official Class Roster through the Faculty Center in MyU.
You are responsible for the accuracy of your official University of Minnesota class roster(s).
Name Discrepancies: If you have a question about a name on your class roster, please contact Enrollment Services (cisenroll@umn.edu) immediately. Please note that class rosters display students preferred names, if provided.
Late registration requests: If you discover that a student who has been in your class for U of M credit is not on your official U of M class roster, contact Enrollment Services (cisenroll@umn.edu) immediately. To be fair to all students, registration after the deadline may not be allowed.
Cancelling a registration/withdrawing from a course: As soon as a student stops attending or participating in a U of M-CIS course for U of M credit, the student, the instructor or school counselor must submit an online cancellation request form immediately. The cancellation form is available on the Students section of the CIS website.
Unusual registration circumstances: Unusual circumstances, such as a student transferring into the class after the registration deadline, need to be documented in a petition request for late registration. Petitions are signed by the instructor and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the College of Continuing and Professional Studies (CCAPS) Scholastic Committee. The petition is available on the Students section of the CIS website.
Unusual withdrawal circumstances: A petition for late withdrawal may be required if a student is withdrawing from multiple classes or other unique situations. All petitions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the CCAPS Scholastic Committee, and approval is not guaranteed. Withdrawal from a completed, graded course is never approved.
Cancellation processes and their effect on a student’s transcript depend on when a student cancels.
See registration and cancellation dates and deadlines on the Students & Families page on the CIS website.
How: Remove classes in MyCIS that are still in an In-Progress status, or use the online CIS cancellation request form available on the Students section of the CIS website.
Effect on student’s U of M transcript: The course will not appear on the student’s transcript.
How: Use the online CIS cancellation request form available the Student section of the CIS website.
Deadline: CIS cancellation request forms must be received by Enrollment Services before the last day of the class.
Effect on student’s U of M transcript: A “W” (withdrawal) will appear on the student’s transcript.
How: Contact cisenroll@umn.edu. Cancellations due to unusual circumstances (e.g., drop multiple classes in a term, withdrawal after term end date), may require input from your teacher and review by the College Scholastic Committee. Withdrawal from a course is never approved when the coursework has already been completed and graded.
Effect on student’s U of M transcript: Approved late withdrawal petitions may result in a “W” (withdrawal) on the student’s transcript.
CIS students are allowed one LATE withdrawal during their time in the U of M Twin Cities CIS program. A withdrawal is considered late if a student cancels out of a CIS course for U of M credit following the midpoint of the course, but before taking a final exam or submitting final paper/coursework.
Withdrawal before the midpoint of the course or for extenuating circumstances still results in a W but may be considered differently and may allow the student to late withdraw from a class again in the future. Students cannot late withdraw again for the same extenuating circumstance or after a term has ended.
CIS students taking multiple U of M courses in the same term may be advised to withdraw from all courses if the extenuating circumstances presented warrant complete withdrawal.
A W does not affect GPA, and a W on transcript should not be viewed as a negative factor in the student's academic career.