Current Student Registration Information and Procedures

All Degree Programs:

If you have not done so already, please meet with your advisor prior to registering for courses and check Degree Works for degree progression. If you have a registration hold, it must be cleared through the office listed on the hold.

Non-degree students do not have audits in Degree Works.

General Information:
Class Schedule

The class schedule listing all sections eligible for registration is available. Please note the schedule will continue to update throughout the registration period. 

• The School of Nursing reserves the right to change the class schedule at any time.
• Clinical sections and practica assignments may change at any time.
• While every effort is made to not cancel sections, in the unlikely event of this happening, students will be notified and will receive a full tuition refund for the canceled course.

Undergraduate Nursing Electives Course Descriptions (NELC)

A list of electives for undergraduates can be found here. Please check the class schedule to determine which electives are scheduled for the relevant term.

Advising

Your advisor is listed on your degree worksheet in Degree Works (top right of your worksheet next to “Advisor”). Contact information for advisors is available in the UMSON online Directory. If an advisor is not listed, your advisor will be assigned at New Student Orientation. 

Student Handbook

Students are responsible for knowing and following the policies and procedures in Student Handbook.

Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar lists all relevant term dates and deadlines. All students are expected to review and be familiar with the calendar dates.

University Email

All correspondence regarding students’ academic record and class information will be communicated via University email. Per the Student Handbook, students are required to use their University email accounts to communicate with faculty, administration, and staff at UMSON and UMB. Please be sure to use your “@umaryland.edu” email for any correspondence with us regarding your academic experience.

Continuous Enrollment Policy

All students at UMSON are required to maintain continuous enrollment, per the Student Handbook. (Also see the Student Handbook for enrollment requirements specific to your program.) Students who do not enroll will become inactive. Leave of Absence may only be requested prior to the start of the term. Should a student need to request a leave of absence, the form is available here.

Holds

Title IX Holds:

All students must complete the Title IX, each year.  Students who have a Title IX hold, please select the link to complete the training.  Once you completed the training, please allow 1-2 business days for hold removal.

Questions please contact:

Title IX Contact:  Stephanie Suerth
Title IX Office Email:    oac@umaryland.edu
Title IX Office Phone:  (410) 706 - 2281
Training Link:  https://www.umaryland.edu/titleix/training/

Drug Abuse Prevention Hold:

All incoming students are required to receive opioid prevention education through House Bill 1082 Heroin and Opioid Education and Community Action Act of 2017 (Start Talking Maryland Act). As a part of this requirement, all new incoming and first-year students must complete the prescription drug abuse prevention course.  If you have not completed the training a hold will be placed on your record, preventing registration. To remove the hold, please select the link to complete the training.  Once you have completed the training, please allow 1-2 business day for your student record to update.

Questions please contact:

Drug Abuse Prevention Contact: Julia Wightman, Director, Wellness
Office Phone: (410) 706 – 0288

Training Link:  https://www.umaryland.edu/wellness/required-trainings/prescription-drug-prevention-training/

Missing Emergency Contact Hold:

All students must list an emergency contact in SURFS, no later than the 3^rd week of your first semester in your program.  If you fail to do so, a hold will be placed on your student record preventing registration.  If you have this hold, please login to SURFS, and update your emergency contact (list at least one contact).  Once you have updated your record, please email the UMB Registrar office noting that you have updated your emergency contact.  Please allow 1-2 business days for the hold to be removed from your record.

Missing Emergency Contact: registrar@umaryland.edu
Office Phone:  (410) 706 – 7480

SURFS Link:  https://surfs.umaryland.edu/SIMS/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin

Student Health Hold:

All students must comply with the mandates via student health/castle branch. If you have a student health hold, please contact Denise Mitchell at the Student Health Office. The student health office will remove holds, upon successful submission of all requested compliance documents. 

Student Health Contact:  Denise Mitchell
Office Phone:  (667) 214 – 1883 or (667) 214- 1847