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Student Administration System Division

The Student Administration System Division manages the M-Pathways Student Administration System, which provides a single source for information about students and the administrative data that supports learning and teaching at U-M.

On This Page:

• Student Administration Division Product Areas
• Student Administration Division Responsibilities
• Contact Information

Student Administration Division Product Areas

• Recruiting/Admissions: This product area supports the software applications used to collect and manage data related to recruiting and admitting students. In addition to prospect records and application processing, this data includes test scores; admissions evaluations; education, work, and research experience; academic interests; community service and other extracurricular activities; languages; interviews; portfolios; and recommendations. The Recruiting/Admissions product area also supports Web-based prospect inquiries and admission applications for ten Admitting Offices and online registration via Wolverine Access for U-M Orientation for freshmen and transfer students. This product area also supports the M-Pathways Admissions Snapshot data set, the M-Pathways Admissions Roster data set, and the M-Pathways Recruiting and Admissions data set in the U-M Data Warehouse.
• Campus Community: This product area supports the software applications used to collect and maintain biodemographic data about all members of the University community in one location, eliminating the need to re-enter data due to a change in an individual's status. This product area is part of the Student Administration (SA) System and the Human Resource Management System (HRMS), spanning the management of shared, person-related functionality. Campus Community also supports the software applications related to IDCard, Residency, 3Cs (Communications, Checklists, Comments), External Organizations, SEVIS, and SA & HRMS process-specific Security functions. Web transactions on Wolverine Access for students, faculty, and staff allow users to change their addresses, phone numbers, and emergency contact information.
• Financial Aid and Student Financials: This product area provides comprehensive support for student financial services across campus. Within the Financial Aid area, the software is used to administer both merit aid and need-based aid from federal, state, private and institutional sources. The software provides functionality from initial financial aid application through disbursement of funds and also monitors Work Study employment. Within the Student Financials area, the software application supports all student account activity, billing, third party contracts, collections, tuition calculation, application fees, and student refunds. Web transactions on Wolverine Access for students eSignature for federal loans, eApplication for short term emergency loans, financial aid packages, disbursed aid, document tracking, Customer Account, ePayments, e1098T information, cumulative student loan debt, and financial hold information. Several transactions are also available for parent viewing, as authorized by their student. This product area also supports the M-Pathways Financial Aid/ Student Financials data set in the U-M Data Warehouse.
• Student Records, Curriculum, and Academic Advising: This product area supports the software applications used to manage data related to students' academic endeavors and performance, U-M courses and classes, and students' progress towards a degree. Within the Student Records area, the software is used to manage information about registration, grades, graduation, academic programs, academic standing and dismissal, academic honors, transfer credit, and transcripts. Within the Curriculum area, the software is used to manage data related to U-M courses and classes including class schedules, class notes, enrollment limits, reserved seats, instructor assignments, and room scheduling. Within the Academic Advising area, the software is used to create rules that represent degree requirements for various academic units on campus. These applications enable academic units to track a student's progress toward graduation. Web transactions on Wolverine Access for students include class search, registration for classes, viewing of grades, viewing of class permissions, and ordering of official and unofficial transcripts. Web transactions on Wolverine Access for instructors in the Faculty Business section include viewing the advising report, viewing the degree audit report, viewing the class roster, recording grades, and assigning a proxy. This product area also supports the M-Pathways Student Records data set, the M-Pathways Third-Week-Count data set, the M-Pathways Student Retention and Completion data set and the M-Pathways CRAS data set in the U-M Data Warehouse.

Student Administration Division Responsibilities

• Application Development: Develop and maintain the software applications used to enter, update, and report on data in the M-Pathways Student Administration System.
• Coordination: Coordinate with central offices, which include Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Financial Aid, and Student Financial Operations, to ensure that the supported systems meet the needs of the University.
• Consulting Support: Help schools, colleges, and administrative departments to improve their use of M-Pathways, to refine internal business processes for maximum alignment with enterprise systems, and to achieve optimal balance between enterprise and supplemental systems. Unit consultations support the development of reports and reporting strategies that provide effective management information. Request Student Administration consulting or onsite support for a unit by contacting mais.sa.contact@umich.edu.
• Documentation & Training: Prepare documentation and coordinate Student Administration training classes to acquaint new users with the system and provide experienced users with opportunities to enhance their system skills.

Contact Information

Send e-mail to mais.sa.contact@umich.edu.