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  • The Emergency Contacts page lists the name, address, and telephone number of the individual(s) who should be contacted on your behalf in case of an emergency. Because SPIRE is the primary source of information for most offices on campus (including the UMass Police), it is important that you add an...
  • Business/Working Business/working titles are created by departments to provide more detail about the job responsibilities. These titles are included as part of the job description information. Examples of business/working titles (e.g., Technical Writer, Business Manager, Personnel Administrator...
  • Use SPIRE to enroll in UMass Amherst University and some University Without Walls classes.  Your Enrollment Checklist Check your Enrollment Appointment: This is the time window within which you can enroll in for classes. Clear any holds. A hold on your record restricts your ability to enroll...
  • Enrollment Appointment Essentials The Enrollment Appointment is the time window during which you can register for classes in SPIRE. Check your appointment to see your personalized start and end dates for registration for this term. You cannot register before or after your appointment. Make...
  • Staff with SPIRE B access, learn how to process enrollment overrides and modify a students' class schedule. Add a Class to a Student's Schedule (PDF, 57k) Drop a Class from a Student's Schedule (PDF, 21k) Swap Classes in a Student's Schedule (PDF, 16k) Change a Student's Waitlist...
  • Enrollment Requests and Overrides (SPIRE B) is a SPIRE access given to advisors, faculty, and staff who need to perform Enrollment Requests for UMass students. This is a reference page for performing Enrollment Requests. For information about how to request SPIRE B access, please visit SPIRE...
  • Use Extra Info columns, a Checklist or both to store information about the people in your Tracker Group using the Track People page.  Your choices about how to use these options will depend on how much and what kind of information you need to track for each person. If your needs are simple, UM...
  • What is FERPA FERPA (Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act) does two things: 1) allows current and former students access to their own educational records and 2) ensures the privacy of their records. All University employees are legally and ethically obligated to protect the...
  • The FERPA Privacy Waiver is limited to two categories of information: financial and housing. The Waiver does not cover your academic record (e.g., grades, credits, etc.). When you activate your Waiver in SPIRE, you select the type of information (financial and/or housing) your designees can request...
  • FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law protecting the confidentiality of student records. In compliance with FERPA, the University of Massachusetts Amherst must have students’ written permission in order to release information from their records to any third party,...
  • Use SPIRE to find out the date, time, and location of all your final exams. Final exam information is available only if: A class requires you to take a final exam. Some classes may have other requirements such as a final paper, etc. - and - The class has the final exam scheduled in...
  • As part of its efforts toward LGBTQ+ inclusion, UMass Amherst gives you the option to indicate your gender identity and sexual orientation in SPIRE by navigating to: Main Menu > My Personal Information > Gender & Sexual Identity. This information helps us know the number of LGBTQ+...
  • In order to graduate, undergraduate students need to complete a series of required courses from various disciplines, also known as General Education Requirements or GenEds. See your Degree Progress Report to find out the status of your GenEds. To look up courses in Schedule of Classes that...
  • Essential Information Navigation: From the SPIRE Main Menu, go to Faculty Home > Grade Change. To avoid losing your work, click Save Pending Requests every 15 minutes. Restrictions:  You may use SPIRE to change most final grades for only those classes offered within the last three...
  • Grade rosters become available in the latter part of the term, about three weeks before grades are due for the Fall and Spring terms.  For Summer and Winter term grade roster availability, see the University Without Walls Academic Calendar.   Grade rosters have four possible statuses: Not Reviewed...
  • How do I log on to SPIRE? Go to the SPIRE Logon page. Log on with your NetID (IT Account user name) and password. More about the NetID and password... What if I forget my ID or password? If you know your NetID but forget your password, use the Password & NetID Help link on the SPIRE...
  • Essential Information Access: Follow the steps laid out in SPIRE Access for Employees, selecting "Graduate Admissions Committee Member" from the list of options. Navigation:  Log on to SPIRE. From the SPIRE Main Menu, navigate to Graduate Application Review > Lookup Graduate Applicants...
  • General Questions: How do I get access to online graduate admissions documents? Complete the FERPA Quiz, then have your Graduate Program Director email the Graduate School at gradreports@grad.umass.edu to request access for you to review graduate admissions documents online. How do I find...
  • Would you like a quiet environment and personal assistance to learn how to view online graduate admissions documents? Take advantage of our Graduate Admissions Documents Help Sessions. Help Sessions are not formal workshops, but provide an opportunity for any instructor or staff member to get one-...
  • Graduate Milestones & Committees (PDF) Introduction All graduate students must complete certain academic and administrative requirements in order to graduate.  Some of these requirements, such as forming a thesis committee, defending a thesis or passing a general exam, are recorded as...

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