Fall 2026 registration for Twin Cities

Fall 2026 registration for the Twin Cities campus begins on Thursday, April 9. On Monday, March 23, all Twin Cities undergraduate students received a MyU notification letting them know that their registration appointment time is available in MyU. Students can also find their appointment time by logging into MyU, selecting the "Academics" tab, and then selecting the "Registration" sub-tab.

NameCoach decommissioning

Due to budget constraints, the University’s contract with NameCoach will not be renewed, and integrations with Canvas and APLUS will be decommissioned in May 2026. This means that access to recorded name pronunciations will no longer be available in these systems. NameCoach’s Personal Namebadge remains a complimentary service to individuals.

We are looking at ways to make name pronunciations available within the University’s existing systems. We have been in contact with commencement coordinators on their options for name pronunciation at commencement ceremonies.

Planned PeopleSoft Maintenance April 18-19

MyU and related online services, such as APAS, will be unavailable while the University performs a system upgrade the weekend of April 18 and 19. Service is expected to be restored on Sunday afternoon, April 19. As a result of this upgrade, there will be minor changes to the PeopleSoft interface. You can still access Canvas courses through canvas.umn.edu and University email at mail.umn.edu. Questions? Contact Technology Help.

Academic Change Freeze Calendar

Each year, the University releases an Academic Processes Freeze Calendar, which highlights times in the academic year when systems must be up and running to avoid disrupting critical academic processes. A “freeze” is instituted to prohibit or limit system updates that may adversely affect a business community. By defining a freeze schedule, the University mitigates the risk of a systems outage or other issues during important business cycles (e.g., student class registration). The Academic Processes - Freeze Calendar for 2026-2027 is now available.

Academic policy revisions available for review

The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost is asking for feedback on the Syllabus Requirements: Crookston, Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities policy. Please submit any feedback you may have in the comment form of the policy page by Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

For more information about policy revisions, see the academic policy comprehensive review process page. If you have any trouble accessing these policy materials or have general questions about the review process, email barne062@umn.edu. If you have questions about a particular policy undergoing review, please email the listed policy contact.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act updates

The Office of Student Finance continues to monitor updates from the U.S. Department of Education regarding H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act). As we still wait for official guidance, the University has prepared an H.R. 1 website to keep students, staff, and faculty updated. Once we receive official guidance, our office will communicate any changes. If you have students with questions about financial aid, please refer them to One Stop Student Services.

uAchieve Cloud project update

The uAchieve project team continues to work on the upgrade to the newest version of the software and the move from being hosted on campus to cloud-hosted. The next steps are an additional functional walkthrough with the vendor followed by validation and user acceptance testing. The timeline for go-live has shifted. More time was needed to ensure the highest level of confidence in the cloud-hosted system. In order to avoid disrupting fall 2026 registration and spring degree clearances, go-live windows in summer are being identified. 

We continue to work with CollegeSource on the contract (final bid, statement of work, etc.) for uAchieve Planner, so the timeline for when that work will begin remains unknown. The University’s Graduation Planner was retired at noon on January 30, 2026. Individual users of Graduation Planner have received multiple targeted messages leading up to the retirement. 

Project updates and copies of student communications can be found on the project page on the Academic Support Resources website.