Process to enroll in UMSI classes
How to register for UMSI classes
All University of Michigan students may participate in School of Information classes when seats are available. Register online through Wolverine Access. You can enter the Student Center under Student Business, navigate to the Schedule Builder, add courses to your Backpack, Register and View your academic schedule.
Courses without requisites
Many UMSI courses are available to all students, regardless of program or previous experience. You should be able to directly register for these courses in Wolverine Access without needing to join our external waitlist or getting an override from our team.
Courses with prerequisites or program requirements
Some courses have prerequisites or require you to be a UMSI student or affiliate. If you are unable to register or waitlist for a UMSI class directly in Wolverine Access, you can join an external waitlist by filling out our Fall 2026 Waitlist Form. Please note that you must be logged into your U-M Google account to access this form. After the third week of registration and continuing through the drop/add deadline, submissions will be reviewed and permissions issued for available seats.
Courses with shadow sections
Non-UMSI students who have completed the prerequisites for any of the courses below can register or waitlist directly in Wolverine Access using the 10x-numbered shadow sections (e.g., 102, 103) without an override permission. You will not need to complete the external waitlist form. UMSI minor students should register for the 10x-shadow sections whenever they are available.
To find these shadow sections, you may need to uncheck the “Show open classes only” box on the Class Search/Browse Catalog page in Wolverine Access. Be sure to turn on the waitlist option when adding the course to your Backpack by selecting the checkbox next to “Waitlist if class is full” on the Enrollment: Add Classes page in Wolverine Access. You will not be able to check the “Waitlist if class is full” box once the class is in your Backpack.
MDS students interested in SI 699: Big Data Analytics
If you are in the Master of Science in Data Science (MDS) program offered by the U-M College of Literature, Science and the Arts and are interested in enrolling in one of the Big Data sections of SI 699, fill out the MDS Interest for SI 699 Big Data Analytics form to be considered for this course. Please note that you must be logged into your U-M Google account to access this form.
A limited number of seats are available each semester for students in the MDS program, and filling out our interest form does not guarantee a seat in the course.
Still have questions?
Contact the UMSI Registrar & Student Services team: [email protected].