New Student
Checklist
Welcome to the
University of Maine! Below are some vital things-to-do as a new
student that would help in your transition to the University.
Contact information is provided for each item but should you
need further assistance, don't hesitate to contact the Office of
New Student Programs at (207) 581-1590.
MaineStreet
MaineStreet is a one-stop online portal where you can view your
student status, class schedule, student bill, financial aid,
logging work hours if you’re a student employee and much more.
You should regularly check MaineStreet for any important
updates. If you have not activated your MaineStreet portal, go
to
www.umaine.edu/activate_account using the identification
number and activation key included in your acceptance letter. If
you need further assistance activating or accessing MaineStreet,
you may call the UMaine IT Help Desk at (207) 581-2506.
Email Accounts
As a UMaine student, you are provided a FirstClass email
account. FirstClass is UMaine’s internal email and conferencing
system. To activate your FirstClass email account and download
the client software, go to
www.umaine.edu/firstclass using your MaineStreet
username and password. You are also automatically provided a
maine.edu email address (this is a separate email address from
FirstClass). You can view your maine.edu email address by
logging on to MaineStreet…click on Student Self-Service…click on
Student Center…your maine.edu email address is under Personal
Information. It is recommended that you forward your maine.edu
email to FirstClass by going to
http://mail.maine.edu. If you need further assistance
activating or accessing your FirstClass or maine.edu email
accounts, you may call the UMaine IT Help Desk at (207)
581-2506.
Need more help
with your online accounts? See this helpful info sheet.
Class Schedule
You can check your class schedule by logging on to
MaineStreet…..click on Student Self-Service…then click on
Student Center. If your schedule is not yet posted on
MaineStreet or if you have any questions about your class
schedule, you may contact your appropriate College/Program
below:
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Explorations
and the Foundations Program (207) 581-1830
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College of
Business, Public Policy and Health (207) 581-1997
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College of
Education and Human Development (207) 581-2435
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College of
Engineering (207) 581-2217
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School of
Engineering Technology (207) 581-2340
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Honors College
(207) 581-3263
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College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences (207) 581-1952
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College of
Natural Science Forestry and Agriculture (207) 581-3206
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Need more contact information for your specific college?
Click here! (Word Document)
Housing
If you plan on living on-campus and have not applied for housing
yet, please visit
www.umaine.edu/housing or call (207) 581-4580 as soon as
possible.
MaineCard
Student ID and Parking Permit
If you haven’t gotten your MaineCard student ID, visit the
Student Service Center located on the first floor of the
Memorial Union. Be sure to bring a photo ID such as your
driver’s license or state ID. You can also obtain your parking
permit ($50 for the academic year) at the Student Service Center
if you plan to commute or bring your car on-campus. For more
information, call the Student Service Center at (207) 581-2273.
Textbook
Reservation
Students can reserve their books online at
www.bookstore.umaine.edu. For more information, call
581-1700. The University Bookstore is located on the first floor
of the Memorial Union.
Immunizations
To attend classes at the University, it is mandatory that you
provide proof of your immunizations. This includes 1 dose of
tetanus/diphtheria (TD) within the last 10 years and 2 doses of
measles, mumps, rubella (MMR & MMR 2) given after your first
birthday. Submit a copy of your immunization record to Shared
Processing Center, P.O. Box 412, Bangor, ME 04402 or fax to
(207) 561-3430. For more information, you may call the Office of
Student Records at (207) 581-1299.
Key and Bicycle
Registration
Students can register their keys and bicycles with Public Safety
so that they can contact you if they are lost and found. Visit
the Public Safety building anytime.
Emergency
Warning System
To receive emergency text and email messages (including class
cancellation notification), go to
www.umaine.edu/umainetxt.
Student Consent
Form
Student may choose to have their educational records released to
parents, guardians, spouses or others by completing and
submitting the
Student Consent To Release Information form (PDF). For
more information, you may call the Office of Student Records at
581-1290.
Need More
Information?
Check out our Paws Pamphlet (PDF). A Handy
guide to the information you need to know about many offices
at the university of Maine!
If you are looking for more information billing, financial
aid, and issues related to money check out our
Money Matters
Pamphlet (PDF)
Here are some other helpful files!
Still not finding
what you are looking for? You may contact the Office of New
Student Programs at (207) 581-1590 or email
orientation@umit.maine.edu.
