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  • Introduction   SPIRE’s Query Viewer allows SPIRE users to run pre-built queries and download the results.  Navigation: Reporting Tools > Query > Query Viewer. To learn how to run a query and view the results, visit our Use the Query Viewer help page. Some queries produce FERPA-protected ...
  • Essential Information Navigation: Main Menu > Reporting Tools > Query > Query Viewer Queries about specific students produce FERPA-protected data! If you download or print data about specific students, take care to keep the data secure. General Summaries of Class Information and...
  • The SPIRE Main Menu is now a dropdown menu at the top of your SPIRE pages, as shown above. Click Main Menu to see all of your familiar SPIRE options, such as Course Guides and UMass Directory and then click the menu option you need.  If you navigate using the keyboard only, press Ctrl...
  • Help SPIRE Help SPIRE Contacts Additional Links New Students eCampus FAST Adoption Tool EAB SSC UMass Dining Internships & Careers Health Insurance Waiver Health Plan Enrollment for MassHealth Subscribers  
  • SPIRE Logon Essentials Students, Faculty, Staff, Applicants: Use your NetID (IT Account user name) and password to log on to SPIRE.  More about NetIDs & Passwords Alumni, Inactive Students: Did you ever log in to SPIRE as an active student? Yes:   Use your 8-digit SPIRE ID instead of your...
  • SPIRE for Staff users can use these documents to get started with SPIRE. Get Started with SPIRE for Staff Academic Structure Constructs & Definitions (PDF, 81k) Effective Searches in SPIRE (PDF, 115k)   *To open .pdf documents, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your...
  • About SPIRE Training for Employees You need to apply online to get access to SPIRE. Note first  Apply for SPIRE access. Your department head and the Registrar's Office must approve your application. If in-person training is required, we will invite you to the next available session as soon as...
  • In the SPIRE Menu, select Campus Profiles > Student Services Center. The Student Services Center search page opens. Enter a student's 8-digit SPIRE ID or Last Name and First Name. Click Search. If more than one student matches the search criteria, click the correct student's...
  • Learn how to find and interpret a student's personal and academic information. Navigate to the Student Services Center page About the Student Services Center Look Up a Student's Contact Information, Including Address (PDF*, 94k) About a Student's Program(s)/Plan(s) (PDF, 103k)...
  • About Diploma Name and Special Characters The SPIRE Diploma Name page allows entry of special characters. The allowable special characters are included on the page. Copy a character you want to insert, and paste it into one of the name fields. Each name field has a 30 character maximum...
  • Undergraduate students: You can find advising information in the Advisor box on your Student Center in SPIRE. Graduate students: With some exceptions in the School of Education, your advisor's information is not available through your Student Center in SPIRE. TIP: Use People Finder to find your...
  • Introduction to QuikPAY QuikPAY is an e-billing and payment system that allows you to manage your University bill online. Use QuikPAY to view your University charges, print a PDF copy of your bill, and make a secure online payment. QuikPAY also enables you to set up ‘authorized payers’ (one or...
  •           FROM YOUR STUDENT CENTER   ACADEMICS HOUSING ADVISOR FINANCIALS MESSAGE CENTER MESSAGE CENTER PERSONAL INFORMATION HOLDS HOLDS PERSONAL TO DO LIST SPIRE TIPS EXPECTED GRAD TERM...
  • This content has been moved to the Bursar's website at: http://www.umass.edu/bursar under the "Bills - Payments" menu item about Excess Express. 
  • You have the option of including a religious preference in SPIRE. Religious preference information is used to notify students about events sponsored by religious organizations on campus. It is not released to any other organization or individual. Note: You are not required to enter a...
  • Use SPIRE to update your UMass Amherst meal plan. The options in SPIRE vary to match your situation. Note: Some meal plan options are available each term for a limited time only.  For more information about UMass Amherst meal plans, see UMass Dining. On your Student Center SPIRE Home page, go...
  • If you are a UMass Amherst employee as well as a student, learn how to add/update your UMass Amherst work contact information. To view and update your work contact information: In the SPIRE Menu, go to My Personal Information > Work Contact Info. The Work Contact Info page will open,...
  • About Academic Requirements Reports Undergraduates, use Academic Requirements reports in SPIRE to check your progress toward earning your degree. The reports show which requirements you have already satisfied and which ones you still need to satisfy in order to graduate. The reports are...
  • At the end of each semester, your grades are posted in the Grades area in SPIRE. Use the View My Grades page to check your grades and GPA for all the semesters you’ve been a student at UMass. In the SPIRE Menu, go to Academics > Grades. The Select Term page will open, listing all the...
  • Holds Holds can be placed on your record by various offices and departments on campus such as the Library or the Bursar. You can receive a hold for many reasons, like an overdue library fee or outstanding tuition. Holds may restrict your ability to register for classes, request transcripts...

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