Information Systems

Preparing for course registration

Note that your advisor has no access to your records nor can look up your current enrollment status. An advisor might advise up to 50 students, so please help making this more speedy and effective for everyone involved. Thank you!

Please follow the following steps to prepare for course registration:

  1. Create a google spreadsheet using the MS IS Curriculum Sheet or CG IS Curriculum Sheet (if you have created such a google spreadsheet before, please reuse it and just update it).
  2. This is a screen shot of the spreadsheet. It lists all the options you have for courses.
    screen shot of the program of study spreadsheet
  3. Update the google spreadsheet with the courses you are currently enrolled in (it should have all the courses you have taken so far, and the grades for past semesters)
  4. Check the student resources page which has a new page listing all the available courses for the coming semester a few weeks before registration (the page is usually available mid October for the Spring semester, and the beginning of March for Summer + Fall courses)
    screen shot of a webpage showing upcoming courses
  5. Prioritize selecting required courses before elective courses, and select candidate courses for the following semester
  6. Add those courses to your google spreadsheet with a date of the coming semester.
  7. Send the google spreadsheet link to your advisor, and arrange for an advising appointment. 
  8. Enroll in the courses on Mainestreet after checking with your advisor.

Registration for Summer and Fall 2025 Courses

Fall 2025 Courses for the MSIS

Course enrollment for Fall 2025 semester starts March 31, 2025.
Note: Dr. Giudice is on sabbatical Fall 2025; SIE 515 will be offered in Spring 2026.
Electives include courses from other programs that are eligible and offered online.

Required

Course NoCourse NameInstructorCampus
SIE 507Information Systems Programming ***N. RanasingheUM
SIE 550Information System Design ***T. HahmannUM

Electives

Course NoCourse NameInstructorCampus
SIE 509Principles of Geographic Information Systems ***TBAUM
SIE 559Geosensor Networks ***S. NittelUM
BUA 680Foundations of Business Intelligence and Analysis ***Y. LuUM
BUA 685Problem Solving and Decision Analysis ***Yonggang LuUM
DSC 552Machine Learning 1 ***R. GrazianoUMA
DIG 500Introduction to Digital Curation ***Kendra BirdUM
DSE 501Statistical Foundation for DSE ***M. DubeUM
CYB 501Cybersecurity Fundamentals ***H. FelchUMA
CYB 551Cyber Laws, Policies, and Ethics ***TBAUMA

Registration Notes

  • UMA and USM courses are not yet available for registration or search.
  • If you cannot register for a BUA course, contact Dr. Meghan Gardner: meghan.gardner@maine.edu.
  • After initial enrollment, you can self-service enroll in courses using Mainestreet.
  • Courses can generally be added until the end of the first week of the semester and dropped for a full refund until about three weeks after the semester begins.
  • Before meeting your academic advisor to plan courses for the following semester, update your program of study spreadsheet and send it to your advisor.

Program of Study Spreadsheets:

  • MSIS: MS IS Curriculum Sheet (Pre Fall 2024: MS IS Curriculum Sheet_PreFall2024)
  • Certificate in IS: CG IS Curriculum Sheet (Pre Fall 2024: CG IS Curriculum Sheet_PreFall2024)

Taking Courses at Other UM Campuses

  • You will register as a non-degree student at the other campuses.
  • If you have financial support (e.g., a graduate assistantship), submit a Domestic Study Away form.
  • If you do not have financial support via UM, contact Emily Kuhlmann (emily.kuhlmann@maine.edu) at the end of the semester to transfer the credit. You will need to provide your program of study including the transferred credit.

Contacts for Other Campuses: