USM Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2008

Enrollment Management

[Admission | Advising Services | Early Studies Program
Financial Aid | Registrar]

The Division of Enrollment Management provides comprehensive enrollment services on the Portland and Gorham campuses and provides students with access to coordinated services of admissions, advising and orientation, registration and financial aid at one location on each campus.

Admission

The Office of Undergraduate Admission attracts and enrolls academically qualified first-year and transfer students who are diverse in age, background, experience, and preparation. Admission counselors are available to meet with prospective students and discuss academic programs and admission requirements. The Office of Undergraduate Admission is located in the Admission House on the Gorham campus. Admission services are also available in the Advising Services Office in Payson Smith Hall on the Portland campus and at Lewiston-Auburn College.

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Advising Services

Advising Services provides comprehensive academic advising for students who have undeclared majors, who have been admitted to the University through the GO program, and who are non-matriculated. Those students who have declared a major are assigned a faculty advisor in their school or college.

Advising Services is also responsible for veterans’ certification and advising, providing transfer credit evaluations for all undergraduate international students, and New Student Advising and Registration Programs, USM's orientation program. Advising Services is located in Payson Smith Hall on the Portland campus (780-4040) and Upton Hall on the Gorham campus (780-5652). Advising services are also available at Lewiston-Auburn College (753-6500).

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Early Study Program

The USM Early Study Program offers opportunities for high school students to take college courses with the goal of enriching their high school experience. The program is designed to help students supplement, not supplant, the academic program of the high school. Home-schooled students are also accepted. Academic requirements must be met, and permission from high school and parent(s) is expected. Financial assistance is available. For more information visit www.usm.maine.edu/earlystudy or call (207) 780-4040.

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Financial Aid

The Office of Student Financial Aid administers, coordinates, and recommends programs of financial aid to enable students who lack adequate financial resources to attend USM. Offices are located on the Gorham campus in Corthell Hall, in Payson Smith Hall on the Portland campus, and at Lewiston-Auburn College. For more detailed information about the application process, the funds available and the priority filing dates and deadlines, refer to the Student Financial Aid section of this catalog, call (207) 780-5800, or visit us on the Web at www.usm.maine.edu/fin.

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Registrar

The Office of the Registrar serves as the legal custodian of University academic records and is responsible for the appropriate recording, production, and disbursement of those records. The Office is also responsible for recording such critical functions as academic honors, sanctions, and dismissals. The Office of the Registrar is located in Gorham in Corthell Hall (780-5230). Registration services are available in Advising Services in Portland at Payson Smith Hall (780-4040) and at Lewiston-Auburn College (753-6500).

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