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Welcome to UMUC Asia DE. You have made a great choice! This guide will help you apply for admission, log in to the MyUMUC Student Portal, enroll in classes, order textbooks, and more. If you should get stuck along the way, feel free to contact your local UMUC Field Representative. Meanwhile, print this page and have it ready when you sign up. It will be very helpful. For more details see our New Student FAQs available on our UMUC Asia Website. Good luck in your studies!

1. Apply for Admission – All new students must apply for admission before enrolling in their first UMUC class. Visit MyUMUC and click on the "Apply Online" button, found on the left hand side of the page. While completing the electronic application (eApp) be sure to provide accurate information, particularly, properly formatted mailing* and email addresses. A $30 admission fee is incurred when the eApp is submitted. When your application is processed and you have been accepted as a UMUC Asia student, we will email you a MyUMUC User ID** and Password, giving you access to the Student Portal and allowing you to enroll in classes. Keep this information with your valuables so you can always find it when you need it.

   * If you have an APO/FPO mailing address, please enter your country as "USA" rather than the country in which you physically reside (e.g. Japan, Korea, etc.).

   ** A User ID is normally the first initial and then the last name together with no space. For example, John Doe would be JDoe. For names that are common, a number may be added to distinguish them (e.g. JDoe24). Please do not confuse this User ID (for logging into MyUMUC) with your other EmplID/Student ID you’ll also need while navigating UMUC online systems. The EmplID/Student ID is a seven-digit number (no letters). The EmplID/Student ID can be found by logging in to MyUMUC and clicking on MyInfo, then Contact Information, and finally Display My EmplID.



2. Log in to MyUMUC Student Portal – The Student Portal is the place where you can view our schedule of classes, enroll in classes, order textbooks, and a whole lot more. Once you have received your User ID and Password, you should log in and look around. Here are the steps: Go to MyUMUC, enter your User ID and Password, and click on the Go button. The next few steps take place inside the MyUMUC Student Portal.



3. Find the Schedule of Classes – The schedule tells you which classes we are offering, and provides the important Class Number you need to enroll in a class. To get to the schedule, click on My Academics at the top of the page, click on Asia Undergraduate Classes, and select the appropriate Term. This will bring up the schedule of Asia DE classes (Location: WEB_AS). Each class has a five-digit class number (under the Class No. column). This is the number you will need to enter later on the "Registration/Enrollment" form for each class in which you enroll. Write down the applicable class numbers so you'll have them handy when you enroll. Be accurate to prevent enrolling in a wrong class.



4. Enroll for Class – Click on My Academics at the top of the page, click on Registration/Enrollment, and click on the appropriate term. On the next screen, click on Add Classes, enter the registration center* code in the Registration Center box and press the Tab key on your keyboard, enter the class number(s) in the Class Number box and press Tab after each 5-digit class number that you enter. Sometimes you will be directed to another page that displays the class; click ok on this page. Once you have entered all the class numbers for the classes that you want to enroll in, click the yellow submit button at the bottom of the page. To verify that you are enrolled in the classes, make sure that the Add Status changes from "Pending" to "Success" or "Success/Messages". When you see “Success”, you are enrolled and you can double check by clicking on View My Schedule at the bottom of the page. This will bring up all of your classes. If your Add Status indicates errors were found, click on "Errors found" to view the reason(s) for the error. If necessary, contact your local Field Representative immediately.**

   * Registration Center is considered the UMUC Asia Field Representative Office nearest your physical location. If you are temporarily located away from your normal home station/location, select your normal/home registration center. For example, if you are away on vacation or on military operations nowhere near one of our UMUC Asia Field locations, select the Registration Center you would if you were home. To find the correct Registration Center code, see the list at the bottom of Asia Student Announcements Page (first page after logging into MyUMUC).

   ** Wait List - If your error message states "Not Enrolled, Class Full", simply click the Cancel button and return to the Add Classes page. Here you simply check the box entitled "Okay To Waitlist?" and submit the enrollment request again. This will place you on the wait list for that course. The DE office reviews wait list requests on a regular basis approving students as seats are available. It is important to note that approvals from the wait list are granted based on available seats, not solely on selected section/instructor.



5. Order Books and Course Materials - From inside the MyUMUC Student Portal, click on My Academics at the top of the page and click on Order Asia Class Materials. This will open a new window to webText, our UMUC Asia book ordering system. The webText link can also be found on the Asia DE Webpage. At this point, new students will need to create an account to place a textbook order. This is separate from your MyUMUC account. In the "Account Sign In" box, click on Create New Account, fill in the form, and then click the Create New Account button at the bottom of the page. Be sure to enter your name exactly the same way it appears in your MyUMUC account. So, for example if your name is "Richard" in MyUMUC, webText will not accept "Rick".

   Your payment options depend on whether you include the following information when creating your webText account:

   1. EMPLID/Student ID
   2. Last 4 digits of your SSN (or National ID#)
   3. Date of birth

   If you have included them, then your textbook charges will be loaded automatically into your MyUMUC account (it takes about 4-5 business days). Click on My Finances in MyUMUC to see the various payment options available to you. If this information is not included in your webText account, then you may only pay by credit card.

   Once you have created your webText account you are able to place your textbook order. Click on Place a Textbook Order. Be sure to select the appropriate session from the top drop down menu. The Class Location block automatically displays "Asia - Distance Education (AD896)", so you can leave this as is, so now click the "Submit" button. Check the appropriate boxes for the classes you are enrolled in and click View Course Materials. The materials for the classes will be shown. Click in the bubble/radio button to select the items, and then click on Add to Shopping Cart.

   Now it's time to check out. Click on Proceed to Checkout, select a payment method, click on Continue to Checkout, select a delivery option (read carefully), fill in the credit card information (if applicable) and click on Continue to Checkout. On the next screen, review your textbook order information and then click Confirm Order. You have just ordered books for your class.

   How do I get my books? If you chose your mailing address as your delivery option your DE textbooks will be shipped directly to you. If you chose to have your order shipped to a UMUC class center, please check with your UMUC field rep to see if they have arrived. Expect delivery in 7-10 business days; a bit longer for Europe and Middle East APO/FPO.

   If you have any questions or comments about WebText, please send them to otextbook@asia.umuc.edu.



6. WebTycho – WebTycho is UMUC’s own online classroom environment for all UMUC classes (Asia, Adelphi and Europe). All Distance Education classes have their meetings in WebTycho. All UMUC students will have WebTycho accounts created when they are enrolled in their very first UMUC class, whether online or face to face (on-site) courses. You will receive your WebTycho username and password via email soon after enrolling in your first class (normally within 24 hours). This email is sent only once after your account is created, or if you use the "Forgotten your user name and/or password?" feature. If you do not receive this initial email, please contact our WebTycho Administrator at tycho@asia.umuc.edu> or call 225-3696.

So, now that you have become a UMUC Asia DE student, have become familiar with the MyUMUC Student Portal, have enrolled in classes and ordered your course materials, you are ready to start class! The next time you sign up for classes, it will be much easier because you will already have your accounts set up.

Be sure to keep your MyUMUC User ID and Password, your MyUMUC EmplID/Student ID, and your WebTycho User ID and password in a secure place where you can always find them. Always remember that if you get stuck along the way, we are here to help you. If you have any questions, please contact your local UMUC Field Representative.